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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5072 

To create an equitable and stable rental housing market, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. MENG, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, and Ms. LEE of California) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 

Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

A BILL 

To create an equitable and stable rental housing market, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘A Just Society: A 

5 Place to Prosper Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. OBLIGATIONS OF LANDLORDS. 

7 (a) OBLIGATIONS.—A covered landlord— 


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1 (1) may not, when a residential lease expires, 

2 increase monthly rent by an amount greater than 

3 the percentage increase, if any, over the preceding 

4 12 months in the Consumer Price Index for All 

5 Urban Consumers or 3 percent of the average 

6 monthly amount paid for the same unit for each 

7 month that the unit was occupied during the pre8 vious 12-month period, whichever is greater; 

9 (2) may not initiate eviction proceedings or 

10 threaten a tenant with eviction, except in the case 

11 that— 

12 (A) the tenant has failed to pay rent for 2 

13 or more consecutive months, caused substantial 

14 destruction to the rental property, or violated 

15 an explicit lease term; or 

16 (B) the landlord seeks to occupy the unit, 

17 or seeks the availability of the unit for occu18 pancy by an immediate relative; and 

19 (3) shall maintain each rental unit in good re20 pair (as defined under applicable State and local 

21 codes). 

22 (b) ENFORCEMENT.— 

23 (1) CIVIL ACTION AUTHORIZED.—A tenant may 

24 file a civil action in the appropriate district court of 


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1 the United States against a covered landlord who 

2 violates subsection (a). 

3 (2) LEASE PROVISION VOID.—Any lease provi4 sion that waives the right of a tenant to file a civil 

5 action under this subsection is void. 

6 (3) ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEY GEN7 ERAL.—The attorney general of the State may file 

8 a civil action in the appropriate district court of the 

9 United States on behalf of a resident of the State 

10 whose covered landlord violated subsection (a) to— 

11 (A) enjoin further violations; 

12 (B) obtain damages on behalf of such resi13 dent in an amount that does not exceed ten 

14 times the sum of the monthly rent amounts 

15 specified on the most recent lease agreement for 

16 each such resident; and 

17 (C) in the case of a covered landlord 

18 against whom a court has ruled in 2 or more 

19 civil actions under this subsection, obtain addi20 tional punitive damages in an amount not to ex21 ceed three times the amount of actual damages 

22 suffered by resident. 

23 (4) GOOD FAITH EFFORTS CONSIDERED.—In 

24 any civil action under this subsection, the court shall 

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1 ered landlord’s good faith effort or attempt to com2 ply with the subsection (a). 

3 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall prevent a State or local government from impos5 ing lower limits on rent increases or additional obligations 

6 on landlords. 

7 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘covered landlord’’ means entity 

9 that owns or holds a controlling interest in more 

10 than 5 residential properties or more than 2 manu11 factured housing parks. 

12 (2) The term ‘‘rent’’ includes any payment 

13 made by a tenant to a landlord, with respect to 

14 which the failure to pay may authorize the landlord 

15 to initiate eviction proceedings, except that such 

16 term does not include any utility which is paid by 

17 the landlord on behalf of the tenant. 

18 SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR ACCESS TO COUNSEL. 

19 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Housing 

20 and Urban Development is authorized to make grants to 

21 State and local governments to establish a right to counsel 

22 for tenants in eviction proceedings. 

23 (b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive officer of a 

24 State or unit of local government seeking a grant under 

25 this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 


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1 of Housing and Urban Development at such time, in such 

2 manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

3 may reasonably require, including an assurance that the 

4 funds will be used in accordance with subsection (c). 

5 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—A State or unit of local gov6 ernment receiving a grant under this section shall use not 

7 less than 85 percent of such funds to provide counsel for 

8 tenants in eviction proceedings. 

9 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated $6,500,000,000 for each of 

11 fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to carry out this section. 

12 SEC. 4. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF 

13 SOURCE OF INCOME. 

14 (a) FAIR HOUSING ACT.—The Fair Housing Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) in section 802 (42 U.S.C. 3602), by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(p) ‘Source of income’ includes— 

19 ‘‘(1) a housing voucher under section 8 of the 

20 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1437f) and any form of Federal, State, or local 

22 housing assistance provided to a family or provided 

23 to a housing owner on behalf of a family, including 

24 rental vouchers, rental assistance, and rental sub25 sidies from nongovernmental organizations; 


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1 ‘‘(2) income received during a taxable year as 

2 Social Security benefits, as defined in section 86(d) 

3 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or as supple4 mental security income benefits under title XVI of 

5 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); 

6 ‘‘(3) income received by court order, including 

7 spousal support and child support; 

8 ‘‘(4) any payment from a trust, guardian, or 

9 conservator; and 

10 ‘‘(5) any other lawful source of income.’’; 

11 (2) in section 804 (42 U.S.C. 3604), by insert12 ing ‘‘source of income,’’ after ‘‘familial status,’’ each 

13 place that term appears; 

14 (3) in section 805 (42 U.S.C. 3605)— 

15 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘source 

16 of income,’’ after ‘‘familial status,’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘source 

18 of income,’’ after ‘‘handicap,’’; 

19 (4) in section 806 (42 U.S.C. 3606), by insert20 ing ‘‘source of income,’’ after ‘‘familial status,’’; and 

21 (5) in section 808(e)(6) (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)), 

22 by inserting ‘‘source of income,’’ after ‘‘handicap,’’. 

23 (b) CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968.—Section 901 of the 

24 Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended 

25 by inserting ‘‘source of income (as defined in section 


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1 802)’’, before ‘‘or national origin’’ each place that term 

2 appears. 

3 SEC. 5. REMOVING TOXINS FROM HOMES. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated 

5 $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 

6 2029 for activities of the Office of Lead Hazard Control 

7 and Healthy Homes of the Department of Housing and 

8 Urban Development. Of any amounts appropriated in each 

9 such fiscal year pursuant to this section— 

10 (1) 75 percent shall be available only for car11 rying out the Lead Hazard Reduction Program au12 thorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead13 Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 

14 U.S.C. 4852); and 

15 (2) 25 percent shall be available only for car16 rying out the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to 

17 sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban De18 velopment Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1701z–1, 1701z– 

19 2), which shall include research, studies, testing, and 

20 demonstration efforts, including education and out21 reach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 

22 other housing-related diseases and hazards. 

23 SEC. 6. REGULATION OF MARKET-DOMINANT LANDLORDS. 

24 (a) DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of Housing and 

25 Urban Development shall require each covered owner (as 


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1 such term is defined in subsection (c)) to disclose to the 

2 Secretary, on a calendar quarterly basis, the following in3 formation for the preceding calendar quarter regarding 

4 rental dwelling units owned by the covered entity: 

5 (1) The number and percentage of tenants that 

6 have been forced to vacate its units by court order 

7 or a threat that the entity would seek a court order. 

8 (2) The median rent for all units. 

9 (3) Any code violations and efforts to remedy 

10 such violations. 

11 (4) The median amount of fees and other mon12 ies paid by tenants to the covered owner other than 

13 monthly rent, actual utility charges and homeowners 

14 association fees, and security deposits. 

15 (5) The most recent standard lease agreement 

16 used by the covered owner. 

17 (6) The identity of the covered owner and its 

18 largest three shareholders, if the entity is owned by 

19 shareholders. 

20 (b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

21 make the information submitted to the Secretary pursuant 

22 to subsection (a) publicly available online. The Secretary 

23 shall update such information on a calendar quarterly 

24 basis and shall disaggregate such information by the 

25 smallest geographic area possible. 


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1 (c) DEFINITION OF COVERED OWNER.—The term 

2 ‘‘covered owner’’ means any person or entity that in aggre3 gate owns or holds a controlling interest in any entity that, 

4 in aggregate, owns— 

5 (1) more than 100 rental units that are located 

6 within in a single Metropolitan Statistical Area; 

7 (2) more than 1,000 rental units nationwide; or 

8 (3) rental units in three or more States. 

9 SEC. 7. CONDITIONS FOR THE SALE OR GUARANTEE OF 

10 LOANS, REAL PROPERTY, AND RELATED SE11 CURITIES. 

12 (a) PROHIBITIONS.— 

13 (1) FEDERAL MORTGAGES, GUARANTEES, AND

14 INSURANCE.—A covered rental housing owner may 

15 not— 

16 (A) purchase any mortgage, mortgage17 backed security, or other loan that is made, 

18 sold, insured, guaranteed, or otherwise sup19 ported or assisted by any Federal agency or en20 terprise (which term for purposes of this sec21 tion, shall have the meaning given such term in 

22 section 1303 of the Housing and Community 

23 Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)); 

24 (B) be provided any insurance or guar25 antee by any Federal agency or enterprise for 


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1 any mortgage for which the covered rental 

2 housing owner, or any entity in which such 

3 owner holds a controlling interest, is the mort4 gagee; 

5 (C) be provided any insurance or guar6 antee by any Federal agency or enterprise for 

7 any loan for which the covered rental housing 

8 owner, or any entity in which such owner holds 

9 a controlling interest, is the lender; or 

10 (D) purchase any FHA asset (as such 

11 term is defined in section 204(m) of the Na12 tional Housing Act, as added by subsection (d) 

13 of this section) from the Department of Hous14 ing and Urban Development or an enterprise 

15 that was acquired by such Department or enter16 prise pursuant to a foreclosure action on a 

17 mortgage insured under title II of the National 

18 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.). 

19 (2) MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES.—Notwith20 standing any other provision of law, no Federal 

21 agency or enterprise may purchase, or issue any se22 curity backed by, any mortgage for which the mort23 gagee is a covered rental housing owner. 


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1 (b) COVERED RENTAL HOUSING OWNER.—For pur2 poses of this section, the term ‘‘covered rental housing 

3 owner’’ means— 

4 (1) any owner of rental housing who has been 

5 determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

6 Development, on the record after an opportunity for 

7 an agency hearing, to— 

8 (A) have 3 or more documented or adju9 dicated instances of— 

10 (i) harassing tenants; 

11 (ii) violating any applicable codes re12 garding health and safety of rental dwell13 ings; 

14 (iii) evicting tenants without sufficient 

15 cause; or 

16 (iv) offering at-risk mortgagees tem17 porary interest-only modifications that do 

18 not support long-term affordability to bor19 rowers; or 

20 (B) have foreclosed on more than 40 per21 cent of occupied properties that are owned by 

22 the covered rental housing owner and subject to 

23 mortgages purchased from a government agen24 cy or enterprise; or 


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1 (2) any entity that owns or holds a controlling 

2 interest in entities that, in aggregate, own— 

3 (A) more than 100 rental units that are lo4 cated within in a single Metropolitan Statistical 

5 Area; 

6 (B) more than 1,000 rental units nation7 wide; or 

8 (C) rental units in three or more States. 

9 (c) TARGETING DISPOSITION OF FHA-OWNED AS10 SETS.—Section 204 of the National Housing Act (12 

11 U.S.C. 1710) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(m) DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS FOR FHA SIN14 GLE-FAMILY ASSETS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except to the extent nec16 essary to comply with the capital ratio requirements 

17 of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund under sec18 tion 205(f) (12 U.S.C. 1711(f)), the Secretary shall 

19 ensure that not less than 75 percent of the number 

20 of FHA assets sold in each fiscal year shall be made 

21 only to purchasers— 

22 ‘‘(A) who will occupy the property that is 

23 the asset or is subject to the mortgage that is 

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1 ‘‘(B) that is a nonprofit organization that 

2 has among its primary purposes significant ac3 tivities related to the provision of decent hous4 ing that is affordable to low- and moderate-in5 come families; 

6 ‘‘(C) that is a community land trust or 

7 land bank that meets such requirements as the 

8 Secretary shall establish; or 

9 ‘‘(D) is a community-controlled entity that 

10 meets such requirements as the Secretary shall 

11 establish. 

12 ‘‘(2) FHA ASSETS.—For purposes of this sub13 section the term ‘FHA asset’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) a property that— 

15 ‘‘(i) is designed as a dwelling for occu16 pancy by 1 to 4 families; 

17 ‘‘(ii) was previously subject to a mort18 gage insured under the provisions of this 

19 title; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) is owned by the Secretary pursu21 ant to the payment of insurance benefits 

22 under this title; or 

23 ‘‘(B) a mortgage that— 


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1 ‘‘(i) is an interest in a property that 

2 meets the requirements of clause (i) of 

3 subparagraph (A); 

4 ‘‘(ii) was previously insured under this 

5 title except for mortgages insured under or 

6 made pursuant to section 235, 237, or 

7 255; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) is held by the Secretary pursu9 ant to the payment of insurance benefits 

10 under this title.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGH12 WAY PROJECTS. 

13 Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(l) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING EQUITABLE

16 GROWTH AREAS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR AREAS

18 ENCOURAGING EQUITABLE GROWTH.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 

20 payable on account of any project under this 

21 chapter carried out in an area governed by a ju22 risdiction encouraging equitable growth and not 

23 governed by any jurisdiction blocking equitable 

24 growth shall be increased, up to the total cost 

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1 ‘‘(i) 10 percent; or 

2 ‘‘(ii) the percentage calculated in sub3 paragraph (B). 

4 ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro6 vided in clause (ii), the percentage in sub7 paragraph (A)(ii) shall be the percentage 

8 of the project (calculated by square mile9 age) that is governed by a jurisdiction en10 couraging equitable growth. 

11 ‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—For 

12 any project carried out in an area governed 

13 by multiple jurisdictions encouraging equi14 table growth and not governed by any ju15 risdiction blocking equitable growth, the 

16 percentage in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be 

17 calculated by— 

18 ‘‘(I) determining the percentage 

19 under clause (i) for each such juris20 diction; and 

21 ‘‘(II) averaging the percentages 

22 under subclause (I). 

23 ‘‘(2) DECREASED FEDERAL SHARE FOR AREAS

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share 

2 payable on account of any project under this 

3 chapter carried out in an area governed by a ju4 risdiction blocking equitable growth and not 

5 governed by any jurisdiction encouraging equi6 table growth shall be decreased by the greater 

7 of— 

8 ‘‘(i) 10 percent; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) the percentage calculated in sub10 paragraph (B). 

11 ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro13 vided in clause (ii), the percentage in sub14 paragraph (A)(ii) shall be the percentage 

15 of the project (calculated by square mile16 age) that is governed by a jurisdiction 

17 blocking equitable growth. 

18 ‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—For 

19 any project carried out in an area governed 

20 by multiple jurisdictions blocking equitable 

21 growth and not governed by any jurisdic22 tion encouraging equitable growth, the per23 centage in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be 

24 calculated by— 


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1 ‘‘(I) determining the percentage 

2 under clause (i) for each such juris3 diction; and 

4 ‘‘(II) averaging the percentages 

5 under subclause (I). 

6 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR MIXED COVERAGE OF

7 JURISDICTIONS ENCOURAGING AND BLOCKING EQUI8 TABLE GROWTH.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For any project under 

10 this chapter carried out in an area any portion 

11 of which is governed by at least 1 jurisdiction 

12 encouraging equitable growth and at least 1 ju13 risdiction blocking equitable growth, the Fed14 eral share payable on account of such project 

15 shall be— 

16 ‘‘(i) for any percentage under sub17 paragraph (B)(ii)(I), increased, up to the 

18 total cost of the project, by the percentage 

19 under such subparagraph; 

20 ‘‘(ii) for any percentage under sub21 paragraph (B)(ii)(II), decreased by the 

22 percentage under such subparagraph; or 

23 ‘‘(iii) for any percentage under sub24 paragraph (B)(ii)(III), neither increased or 

25 decreased. 


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1 ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—The percentages in 

2 subparagraph (A) shall be calculated by— 

3 ‘‘(i) determining the percentages 

4 under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in any case in which— 

6 ‘‘(I) the percentage in paragraph 

7 (1)(B) is greater than the percentage 

8 in paragraph (2)(B), subtracting the 

9 percentage in paragraph (2)(B) from 

10 the percentage in paragraph (1)(B); 

11 ‘‘(II) the percentage in para12 graph (2)(B) is greater than the per13 centage in paragraph (1)(B), sub14 tracting the percentage in paragraph 

15 (1)(B) from the percentage in para16 graph (2)(B); or 

17 ‘‘(III) the percentage in para18 graph (1)(B) is the same as the per19 centage in paragraph (2)(B), sub20 tracting the percentage in (1)(B) from 

21 the percentage in (2)(B). 

22 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub23 section: 

24 ‘‘(A) AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT.—The 

25 term ‘affordable development’ means a housing 


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1 development in which not less than 15 percent 

2 of the housing units of such development are 

3 affordable housing units. 

4 ‘‘(B) AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT.—The 

5 term ‘affordable housing unit’ means a housing 

6 unit for which the amount of rent does not ex7 ceed 9 percent of the median household income 

8 of the area in which the unit is located, as de9 termined by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(C) JURISDICTION ENCOURAGING EQUI11 TABLE GROWTH.—The term ‘jurisdiction en12 couraging equitable growth’ means any unit of 

13 State or local government that the Secretary 

14 determines has enacted and is enforcing any 

15 provision of law or regulation that— 

16 ‘‘(i) allows an affordable development 

17 to contain a number of housing units 

18 greater than the number allowed by appli19 cable laws or regulations for other housing 

20 developments; 

21 ‘‘(ii) streamlines or shortens permit22 ting processes and timelines for the con23 struction of affordable developments; 

24 ‘‘(iii) eliminates height restrictions for 

25 affordable developments; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) prohibits a landlord from reject2 ing a rental application on the basis of the 

3 source of income (as such term is de4 scribed in section 802 of the Fair Housing 

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 3602)) of the applicant; 

6 ‘‘(v) taxes vacant land; 

7 ‘‘(vi) provides for the donation of va8 cant land to nonprofit developers for the 

9 purpose of developing affordable develop10 ments; 

11 ‘‘(vii) allows a smaller, independent 

12 residential dwelling unit to be located on 

13 the same lot as a stand-alone or detached 

14 single-family dwelling unit; or 

15 ‘‘(viii) prohibits landlords from asking 

16 prospective tenants for criminal history in17 formation. 

18 ‘‘(D) JURISDICTION BLOCKING EQUITABLE

19 GROWTH.—The term ‘jurisdiction blocking equi20 table growth’ means any unit of State or local 

21 government that the Secretary determines has 

22 enacted and is enforcing any provision of law or 

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1 ‘‘(i) requires a housing developer to 

2 provide off-street parking at a housing de3 velopment constructed by such developer; 

4 ‘‘(ii) requires residential housing to sit 

on more than 1 5 ⁄2 of an acre of land; 

6 ‘‘(iii) prohibits multiunit residential 

7 properties; or 

8 ‘‘(iv) prohibits the development of 

9 manufactured housing parks.’’. 

10 SEC. 9. INCREASING ACCESS TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 

11 ALL. 

12 (a) INAPPLICABILITY OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

13 AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF

14 1996.—The Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor15 tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended— 

16 (1) in section 401 (8 U.S.C. 1611)— 

17 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub18 paragraph (E); and 

19 (B) in subsection (c)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

21 ‘‘public or assisted housing,’’; and 

22 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (I) in subparagraph (B), by 

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1 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

2 striking the period at the end and in3 serting ‘‘; or’’; and 

4 (III) by adding at the end the 

5 following new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(D) to any benefit or assistance under 

7 any program for housing or community develop8 ment assistance or financial assistance adminis9 tered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

10 Development or under any program under title 

11 V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 

12 et seq.).’’; 

13 (2) in section 411 (8 U.S.C. 1621)— 

14 (A) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 

15 ‘‘public or assisted housing,’’; and 

16 (B) in subtitle D (8 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), 

17 by adding at the end the following new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 437. INAPPLICABILITY TO HOUSING PROGRAMS. 

19 ‘‘This title may not be construed to affect the eligi20 bility of any individual or family for any benefit or assist21 ance under any program for housing or community devel22 opment assistance or financial assistance administered by 

23 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or 

24 under any program under title V of the Housing Act of 

25 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).’’. 


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1 (b) REPEAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF ASSISTED

2 HOUSING BY CERTAIN ALIENS.—Section 214 of the 

3 Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 

4 U.S.C. 1436a) is hereby repealed. 

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