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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5185 

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through 

the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2019 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. PRESSLEY, 

Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, and Ms. TLAIB) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the 

United States through the modernization of public housing, 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 ‘‘Green New Deal for 

5 Public Housing Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purpose of this Act is— 


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1 (1) to stimulate, gather, and develop the work2 force capacity, tools, financing, and materials needed 

3 to rehabilitate, upgrade, modernize, and transition 

4 public housing; 

5 (2) to rehabilitate public housing that is se6 verely distressed and causing residents to be exposed 

7 to unhealthy and unsafe environments; 

8 (3) to upgrade and equip all public housing 

9 with cutting-edge materials, infrastructure, and all10 electric appliances made in the United States in 

11 order to improve energy efficiency, water quality, 

12 and material living standards in public housing and 

13 to support United States manufacturing; 

14 (4) to modernize public housing laws in order to 

15 maximize tenant participation and management by 

16 low- and very low-income individuals in the rehabili17 tation, upgrade, and transition of public housing 

18 through education, training, and jobs; and 

19 (5) to transition the entire public housing stock 

20 of the United States, as swiftly and seamlessly as 

21 possible, into highly energy-efficient homes that 

22 produce on-site, or procure, enough carbon-free re23 newable energy to meet total energy consumption 

24 annually. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER.—The 

4 term ‘‘community resilience center’’ means a com5 munal space in public housing that is used as a cool6 ing center, heating center, or disaster relief center 

7 during extreme weather. 

8 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti9 ty’’ means— 

10 (A) a public housing agency; 

11 (B) an Indian tribe or a tribally designated 

12 housing entity that is eligible to receive assist13 ance under the Native American Housing As14 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

15 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and 

16 (C) the Department of Hawaiian Home 

17 Lands, as defined in section 801 of the Native 

18 American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter19 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221). 

20 (3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBALLY DESIGNATED

21 HOUSING ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and 

22 ‘‘tribally designated housing entity’’ have the mean23 ings given those terms in section 4 of the Native 

24 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina25 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 


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1 (4) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘‘public hous2 ing’’— 

3 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec4 tion 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 

5 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); and 

6 (B) includes— 

7 (i) any dwelling unit owned by an In8 dian tribe that is or was a dwelling unit in 

9 public housing; 

10 (ii) any low-income housing dwelling 

11 unit described in section 302(b)(1) of the 

12 Native American Housing Assistance and 

13 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

14 4152(b)(1)); 

15 (iii) any dwelling unit assisted under 

16 section 802 of the Native American Hous17 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

18 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4222); and 

19 (iv) any dwelling unit that— 

20 (I) was a low-income housing 

21 dwelling unit described in section 

22 302(b)(1) of the Native American 

23 Housing Assistance and Self-Deter24 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

25 4152(b)(1)); and 


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1 (II) is rented only to households 

2 with an income that is not more than 

3 80 percent of the area median income. 

4 (5) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The term 

5 ‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 

6 term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 

7 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 

8 (6) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI9 NESS.—The term ‘‘public housing resident-owned 

10 business’’ means a business concern that— 

11 (A) provides economic opportunities, as de12 fined in section 3(e) of the Housing and Urban 

13 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

14 1701u(e)); and 

15 (B) is owned by public housing residents. 

16 (7) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew17 able energy’’ means— 

18 (A) utility-, community-, and small-scale 

19 photovoltaic and thermal solar energy; 

20 (B) utility- and small-scale wind energy; 

21 (C) geothermal energy; 

22 (D) microturbine hydroelectricity; 

23 (E) energy efficiency; 

24 (F) building electrification; 

25 (G) energy storage; 


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1 (H) microgrids; and 

2 (I) modern distribution grid infrastructure. 

3 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

5 (9) ZERO-CARBON HOME.—The term ‘‘zero-car6 bon home’’ means a highly energy-efficient home 

7 that produces on-site, or procures, enough carbon8 free renewable energy to meet the total annual en9 ergy consumption of the home. 

10 SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CON11 GRESS FOR IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DE12 SIGN IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 

13 Section 4 of the Housing and Urban Development 

14 Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701v) is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 4. IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GOVERN17 MENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 

18 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

19 ‘‘(1) if Federal aid is to make its full commu20 nity-wide contribution toward improving our urban 

21 and rural environments, Federal aid must have a 

22 greater impact on improvements in architectural de23 sign; and 

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1 lies, architectural design and environmental perform2 ance can be improved not only to make the housing 

3 more livable, but also to better suit the needs of oc4 cupants including human and environmental health, 

5 zero carbon emissions, well-being, accessibility, and 

6 equity. 

7 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that in the administration of housing programs that 

9 assist in the provision of housing for low- and moderate10 income families, emphasis should be given to— 

11 ‘‘(1) encouraging good architectural design that 

12 yields maximal environmental performance and ad13 heres to accessibility guidelines established in ac14 cordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act 

15 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) as an essential 

16 component of such housing; and 

17 ‘‘(2) developing, with opportunities for resident 

18 involvement, housing that will be of such quality as 

19 to reflect the highest international architectural 

20 standards and the architectural standards of the 

21 neighborhood and the community in which it is situ22 ated, consistent with prudent budgeting.’’. 

23 SEC. 5. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

24 Section 2(a) of the United States Housing Act of 

25 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(a)) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 

2 the United States— 

3 ‘‘(1) to modernize the intersections of Federal 

4 and local government by employing the funds and 

5 credit of the United States, as provided in this 

6 Act— 

7 ‘‘(A) to guarantee the right to housing for 

8 every individual; 

9 ‘‘(B) to assist States and political subdivi10 sions of States in ensuring that— 

11 ‘‘(i) all housing in the United States 

12 is habitable, highly energy-efficient, and 

13 safe; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) housing conditions lead to good 

15 health, security, and adequate protection 

16 from the economic fears relating to old 

17 age, disability, sickness, accident, and un18 employment; and 

19 ‘‘(C) to protect, maintain, preserve, and 

20 expand public housing as a sustainable safety 

21 net for all people; 

22 ‘‘(2) that it is the responsibility of the Federal 

23 Government, in conjunction with public housing 

24 agencies, to incentivize, promote, and protect the 

25 independent, collaborative, and collective actions of 


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1 public housing residents and other private citizens to 

2 develop housing in a manner that strengthens entire 

3 neighborhoods; and 

4 ‘‘(3) that the Federal Government should act 

5 and build new public housing where there is a seri6 ous need that the free market cannot address or is 

7 not addressing responsibly.’’. 

8 SEC. 6. GREEN NEW DEAL PUBLIC HOUSING GRANTS. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

10 (1) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DE11 VELOPMENT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es13 tablish a grant program that provides amounts 

14 to eligible entities to facilitate workforce devel15 opment projects and high-income employment 

16 transition at public housing. 

17 (B) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants 

18 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

19 preference to applications submitted by— 

20 (i) eligible entities located in rural 

21 areas; 

22 (ii) eligible entities described in sub23 paragraph (B) or (C) of section 3(2); and 


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1 (iii) eligible entities that demonstrate 

2 a capacity to facilitate a workforce develop3 ment program that includes— 

4 (I) the development of career and 

5 related skills, including financial and 

6 economic empowerment education; 

7 (II) direct entry to apprentice8 ship programs; 

9 (III) certification or associate de10 gree acquisition; 

11 (IV) technical assistance and re12 sources for public housing resident13 owned businesses for purposes of com14 pliance with the requirements under 

15 section 3 of the Housing and Urban 

16 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

17 1701u), including— 

18 (aa) legal or compliance 

19 services on behalf of public hous20 ing resident-owned businesses for 

21 purposes of helping them access 

22 and apply for government pro23 curement and contracting oppor24 tunities; 


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1 (bb) education on starting 

2 and sustaining a business; 

3 (cc) accessing insurance and 

4 bonds; and 

5 (dd) demonstrating capacity 

6 and sustainable operations; 

7 (V) training and development of 

8 skills necessary for career develop9 ment in the fields, trades, and services 

10 reasonably determined during the first 

11 public comment period held in accord12 ance with subsection (b)(3) to be of 

13 interest to public housing residents; 

14 (VI) educational and organiza15 tional tools for public housing resi16 dents in order to advance the models 

17 of worker cooperatives and collective 

18 bargaining; 

19 (VII) education, engagement, and 

20 empowerment resources to help both 

21 residents of public housing and local 

22 low- and very low-income individuals 

23 avail themselves of opportunities made 

24 available under the workforce develop25 ment program, including education, 


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1 engagement, and empowerment re2 sources provided in partnership 

3 with— 

4 (aa) a local entity that oper5 ates a Family Self-Sufficiency 

6 program under section 23 of the 

7 United States Housing Act of 

8 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u); and 

9 (bb) community-based orga10 nizations that demonstrate a 

11 commitment to and history of or12 ganizing with public housing resi13 dents; 

14 (VIII) innovative design partner15 ships with local schools and architec16 tural firms; 

17 (IX) training and employment 

18 opportunities reserved specifically for 

19 local low- and very low-income people 

20 that were formerly incarcerated; and 

21 (X) stipends valued at not less 

22 than $250 per week to individuals 

23 participating in the workforce develop24 ment program. 


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1 (C) COMPLIANCE MANAGERS.—Not more 

2 than 10 percent of the amount of a grant re3 ceived by an eligible entity under this para4 graph may be used by an eligible entity to hire 

5 or otherwise retain reporting and compliance 

6 managers with sufficient expertise to ensure 

7 that the eligible entity can comply with the re8 quirements of section 3 of the Housing and 

9 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

10 1701u). 

11 (2) GRANTS FOR DEEP ENERGY RETROFITS.— 

12 The Secretary shall establish a grant program that 

13 provides amounts to eligible entities to conduct phys14 ical needs assessments and subsequent deep energy 

15 retrofits in public housing, including— 

16 (A) retrofits for— 

17 (i) energy-efficient windows; 

18 (ii) super insulation of roofs and exte19 rior walls, including the addition of new 

20 cladding to buildings and the rerouting of 

21 plumbing and electricity; 

22 (iii) electrification of water heating 

23 and building heating systems using electric 

24 heat pumps; and 


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1 (iv) electric heat pumps to provide air 

2 conditioning, where feasible; 

3 (B) strategies to increase airtightness of 

4 building envelope, including air sealant paints; 

5 and 

6 (C) acquisition and installation of heat-re7 covery ventilation systems. 

8 (3) GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BUILD9 ING ELECTRIFICATION UPGRADES, AND WATER

10 QUALITY.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es12 tablish a grant program that provides amounts 

13 to eligible entities for upgrades, replacements, 

14 and improvements in public housing to energy 

15 efficiency, building electrification, including 

16 for— 

17 (i) conducting physical needs assess18 ments of public housing dwelling units; 

19 (ii) in-unit energy efficiency product 

20 upgrades, including upgrading to— 

21 (I) modern, energy-efficient insu22 lation; 

23 (II) all-electric state-of-the-art ef24 ficient appliances; 


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1 (III) energy-efficient bathroom 

2 plumbing, including low-flow toilets; 

3 (IV) energy-efficient laundry ma4 chines; 

5 (V) energy-efficient air filters; 

6 (VI) energy monitoring devices 

7 including smart meters and smart 

8 thermostats; 

9 (VII) energy-efficient lightbulbs; 

10 (VIII) highly insulated windows; 

11 (IX) reflective roofing; and 

12 (X) smart Supervisory Control 

13 and Data Acquisition systems and 

14 building-to-grid integration; 

15 (iii) infrastructure related to building 

16 electrification, including the upgrade of— 

17 (I) electric heating, ventilation, 

18 and air conditioning systems, includ19 ing cold-climate heat pumps; 

20 (II) electrical panels; and 

21 (III) electric appliances to re22 place appliances reliant on fossil fuels, 

23 such as gas stoves and hot water 

24 heaters; and 


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1 (iv) water quality upgrades, including 

2 the replacement of water pipes in public 

3 housing if a quality test of drinking water 

4 concentrations in public housing exceeds— 

5 (I) 3.1 parts per billion of lead; 

6 (II) 20 parts per trillion com7 bined of the 5 perfluoroalkyl and 

8 polyfluoroalkyl substances, which 

9 are— 

10 (aa) perfluorooctanoic acid; 

11 (bb) perfluorooctane 

12 sulfonate; 

13 (cc) perfluorohexane sulfonic 

14 acid; 

15 (dd) perfluoroheptanoic acid; 

16 and 

17 (ee) perfluorononanoic acid; 

18 (III) 0.010 mg/L of arsenic; 

19 (IV) 1.3 mg/L of copper; 

20 (V) drinking water standards of 

21 the Environmental Protection Agency 

22 for organic and inorganic contami23 nants, radionuclides, and micro24 biological contaminants; and 


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1 (VI) any other Environmental 

2 Protection Agency standard adopted 

3 under the Safe Drinking Water Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). 

5 (B) BENCHMARKING ENERGY AND WATER

6 CONSUMPTION.—In addition to the require7 ments described in subsection (b), an eligible 

8 entity desiring a grant under this paragraph 

9 shall include in the grant application a commit10 ment to benchmarking energy and water con11 sumption using ENERGY STAR Portfolio 

12 Manager, or another system approved by the 

13 Department of Housing and Urban Develop14 ment, for a period of not less than 5 years be15 ginning on the date on which the eligible entity 

16 receives the grant. 

17 (4) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY GENERA18 TION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es20 tablish a grant program that provides amounts 

21 to eligible entities to build and expand commu22 nity energy generation in public housing, in23 cluding the construction of and ongoing costs 

24 associated with— 

25 (i) renewable energy rooftops; 


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1 (ii) renewable energy generation; 

2 (iii) photovolatic glass windows; 

3 (iv) the bulk purchase of clean energy 

4 grid supply from energy utilities; and 

5 (v) community-scale energy storage 

6 systems. 

7 (B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

8 this paragraph, the Secretary shall give pref9 erence to applications submitted by eligible enti10 ties that— 

11 (i) demonstrate an ability to generate 

12 the greatest amount of renewable energy 

13 that can be consumed by public housing 

14 projects and transferred to the local energy 

15 grid; and 

16 (ii) demonstrate a commitment to pro17 vide job training and contracting opportu18 nities to public housing residents and pub19 lic housing resident-owned businesses. 

20 (C) PROFITS.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 

22 energy produced by an eligible entity car23 rying out a grant under this paragraph, 

24 the eligible entity may retain 90 percent of 

25 any profits earned from selling the energy. 


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1 (ii) VOTE.—An eligible entity de2 scribed in clause (i) with not less than 50 

3 public housing dwelling units shall provide 

4 residents of the public housing the oppor5 tunity to vote on how the profits earned 

6 under clause (i) shall be used. 

7 (iii) OTHER REVENUE.—Any profits 

8 not retained under this subparagraph shall 

9 be transferred to the Department of the 

10 Treasury for deposit in the General Fund. 

11 (5) GRANTS FOR RECYCLING AND ZERO-WASTE

12 PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall establish a grant 

13 program that provides amounts to eligible entities to 

14 establish or expand recycling and zero-waste pro15 grams in public housing, including the recycling of 

16 appliances and machines that were replaced through 

17 the grant program described in paragraph (3). 

18 (6) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCY AND

19 SUSTAINABILITY.—The Secretary shall establish a 

20 grant program that provides amounts to eligible en21 tities for community resilience and sustainability 

22 projects in public housing, including— 

23 (A) the purchase and installation of energy 

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1 mal energy storage, in order to ensure energy 

2 backup of not less than 48 hours in the event 

3 of an emergency or disaster; 

4 (B) the construction of childcare centers 

5 and ongoing costs associated with childcare cen6 ters; 

7 (C) the construction of senior centers and 

8 ongoing costs associated with senior centers; 

9 (D) the construction of community gardens 

10 and ongoing costs associated with community 

11 gardens; 

12 (E) the maintenance of entire public hous13 ing developments; 

14 (F) the installation of publicly owned high 

15 speed internet in order to provide universal 

16 internet access for all residents with an upload 

17 speed of not less than 100Mbps and a download 

18 speed of not less than 100Mbps, and the ongo19 ing costs associated with providing that internet 

20 infrastructure and access; 

21 (G) the establishment or improvement, and 

22 painting, of community centers and other 

23 shared community spaces, the personnel of 

24 which shall earn the higher of— 

25 (i) the local prevailing wage; or 


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1 (ii) a wage of $15 per hour; 

2 (H) the establishment or improvement of 

3 dedicated infrastructure for transportation by 

4 bicycle, including lanes, parking spots, and the 

5 bulk purchase of enough bicycles to offer 1 bi6 cycle to every low- and very low-income public 

7 housing resident; 

8 (I) the establishment and leasing of com9 mercial activity that offers public housing resi10 dents on-site access to goods and services, in11 cluding good-quality healthcare clinics, dental 

12 clinics, bookstores, learning and tutoring cen13 ters, and affordable organic groceries; and 

14 (J) repairs and upgrades to public housing 

15 to ensure compliance with the physical condi16 tion standards under section 5.703 of title 24, 

17 Code of Federal Regulations. 

18 (7) GRANTS FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND

19 EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE.—The Secretary 

20 shall establish a grant program that provides 

21 amounts and technical assistance to eligible entities 

22 for construction and ongoing costs associated with 

23 climate adaptation and emergency disaster response 

24 for public housing, including— 


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1 (A) integrated solutions that combine bet2 ter walls, heating, cooling, ventilation, solar, 

3 and storage into a single easy-to-install and af4 fordable retrofit for public housing; 

5 (B) additional solar and storage on site, or 

6 through a local community microgrid, in order 

7 to allow residents to access essential energy 

8 during power outages; 

9 (C) insulating and eliminating air leakage 

10 in order to ensure that individual dwelling units 

11 can retain a safe temperature during a power 

12 outage until power is restored or emergency as13 sistance arrives; and 

14 (D) installing rigid foam wall insulation in 

15 hurricane and earthquake-prone areas in order 

16 to create shear walls to resist structural dam17 age from walls tilting or falling during high 

18 winds and earthquakes. 

19 (b) GRANT APPLICATION.— 

20 (1) COMMON APPLICATION FORM.—The Sec21 retary shall develop a single common grant applica22 tion that an eligible entity shall use to apply for 1 

23 or more grants under subsection (a). 

24 (2) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—As a condition of 

25 receiving a grant under subsection (a), each eligible 


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1 entity shall include in the grant application sub2 mitted to the Secretary— 

3 (A) a certification that, in carrying out ac4 tivities under the grant— 

5 (i) the eligible entity shall— 

6 (I) ensure that the materials 

7 used by all contractors and sub8 contractors receiving grant funds are 

9 substantially manufactured, mined, 

10 and produced in the United States in 

11 accordance with chapter 83 of title 

12 41, United States Code (commonly 

13 known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’); 

14 (II) ensure that all laborers and 

15 mechanics employed by contractors or 

16 subcontractors in the performance of 

17 construction, alteration, or repair 

18 work financed in whole or in part with 

19 assistance under this section shall be 

20 paid wages at rates not less than 

21 those prevailing on similar construc22 tion in the locality, as determined by 

23 the Secretary of Labor— 

24 (aa) in accordance with sub25 chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 


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1 40, United States Code (com2 monly known as the ‘‘Davis3 Bacon Act’’); and 

4 (bb) who, in carrying out 

5 this subclause, shall have the au6 thority and functions set forth in 

7 Reorganization Plan Numbered 

8 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 

9 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 

10 title 40, United States Code; 

11 (III) be a party to a project labor 

12 agreement or require contractors and 

13 subcontractors receiving grant funds 

14 to consent to a project labor agree15 ment; 

16 (IV) require all project labor 

17 agreements to be in compliance with 

18 the hiring and contracting require19 ments described in subsections (c) and 

20 (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 

21 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 

22 U.S.C. 1701u); 

23 (V) prohibit all contractors and 

24 subcontractors receiving grant funds 

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1 porary staffing agency unless the rel2 evant State workforce agency certifies 

3 that temporary employees are nec4 essary to address an acute, short-term 

5 labor demand; 

6 (VI) require all contractors and 

7 subcontractors receiving grant funds 

8 to have an explicit neutrality policy on 

9 any issue involving the organization of 

10 employees of the contractor or subcon11 tractor, and all contractors and sub12 contractors, for purposes of collective 

13 bargaining; 

14 (VII) for each skilled craft em15 ployed to rehabilitate, upgrade, inno16 vate and transition public housing de17 velopments, demonstrate an ability to 

18 use and to commit to use individuals 

19 enrolled in a registered apprenticeship 

20 program who shall, to the greatest ex21 tent practicable, constitute not less 

22 than 20 percent of the individuals 

23 working on the project; and 

24 (VIII) to the greatest extent 

25 practicable, ensure that contractors 


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1 and subcontractors provide pref2 erential treatment in hiring laborers 

3 and mechanics that are— 

4 (aa) public housing resi5 dents; 

6 (bb) hired from within 50 

7 miles of their official residence; 

8 (cc) veterans or active or re9 tired military; 

10 (dd) highly skilled union 

11 workers; or 

12 (ee) returning citizens who 

13 were formerly incarcerated indi14 viduals; and 

15 (ii) the eligible entity and all contrac16 tors and subcontractors of the eligible enti17 ty receiving grant funds— 

18 (I) shall not require mandatory 

19 arbitration for any dispute involving a 

20 worker engaged in a service for the el21 igible entity, contractor, or subcon22 tractor; and 

23 (II) shall consider an individual 

24 performing any service under the 

25 grant as an employee, and not an 


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1 independent contractor, of the eligible 

2 entity, contractor, or subcontractor, 

3 respectively, unless— 

4 (aa) the individual is free 

5 from control and direction in 

6 connection with the performance 

7 of the service, both under the 

8 contract for the performance of 

9 the service and in fact; 

10 (bb) the service is performed 

11 outside the usual course of the 

12 business of the eligible entity, 

13 contractor, or subcontractor, re14 spectively; and 

15 (cc) the individual is cus16 tomarily engaged in an independ17 ently established trade, occupa18 tion, profession, or business of 

19 the same nature as that involved 

20 in such service; 

21 (B) a signed acknowledgment indicating a 

22 commitment to transition all public housing 

23 owned or managed by the eligible entity into 

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1 the date on which the eligible entity receives the 

2 grant; 

3 (C) a full accounting of the amount of 

4 funds required to complete the activities under 

5 the grant, which shall— 

6 (i) be complete and reasonably cal7 culated to accomplish the purposes of this 

8 Act; 

9 (ii) include costs related to complying 

10 with local wage and labor laws; 

11 (iii) include the amount of funds ex12 pended by the eligible entity to comply 

13 with the resident and community engage14 ment requirements under paragraph (3); 

15 and 

16 (iv) be updated and submitted to Con17 gress on a quarterly basis; and 

18 (D) a community impact assessment and 

19 analysis of— 

20 (i) the likely direct and indirect im21 pact the grant funds, if awarded, will have 

22 on the economic empowerment and social 

23 mobility of traditionally disadvantaged in24 dividuals and communities; and 


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1 (ii) whether the proposed actions to be 

2 taken under the grant would be affirma3 tively furthering fair housing, as defined in 

4 section 5.152 of title 24, Code of Federal 

5 Regulations, or any successor regulation. 

6 (3) RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

7 BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION.—Before submit8 ting an application for a grant under this subsection, 

9 an eligible entity shall— 

10 (A) solicit and consider community and 

11 public feedback, to the maximum extent pos12 sible, by providing for opportunities to comment 

13 via a cloud-based content collaboration provider 

14 that is certified by the Federal Risk and Au15 thorization Management Program, through— 

16 (i) an initial public comment period, 

17 for which the eligible entity shall— 

18 (I) publish— 

19 (aa) a description of each of 

20 the grant programs established 

21 under subsection (a); and 

22 (bb) a form to be used to 

23 submit comments; and 

24 (II) give interested persons 90 

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1 (aa) submit draft text di2 rectly into the application; 

3 (bb) submit written data 

4 and accounting estimates; and 

5 (cc) submit general com6 ments; and 

7 (ii) a second public comment period 

8 beginning not later than 30 days after the 

9 end of the initial public comment period 

10 under clause (i), for which the eligible enti11 ty shall— 

12 (I) publish a draft version of the 

13 completed common application form 

14 described in subsection (a) that con15 tains, at a minimum— 

16 (aa) a short analysis and 

17 evaluation of the relevant signifi18 cant proposals set forth during 

19 the initial public comment period; 

20 and 

21 (bb) a clear and concise 

22 statement of the basis, purpose, 

23 and goals of the application; and 

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1 ommended improvements to the draft 

2 final grant application; 

3 (B) host not less than 2 public hearings, 

4 which shall be recorded and held at a conven5 ient location for public housing residents, for 

6 each public comment period described in sub7 paragraph (A), to provide public housing resi8 dents with an opportunity to comment, with not 

9 less than 1 occurring in the afternoon and not 

10 less than 1 occurring in the evening; and 

11 (C) solicit input and acquire signed ap12 proval of the completed common application 

13 form from the resident council or resident coun14 cils, if existing and active, of the public housing 

15 that will receive assistance under the grant. 

16 (4) PRIORITY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

17 GRANTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the review 

18 and funding of applications submitted for grants 

19 under subsection (a)(1) over applications submitted 

20 for any other grant described in subsection (a). 

21 (5) EXCEPTIONS FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND

22 TRIBES.— 

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1 plication for a grant program described in this 

2 subsection— 

3 (i) is exempt from compliance with 

4 subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of paragraph 

5 (2)(A)(i) and paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I); and 

6 (ii) is empowered to self-determine 

7 guidelines and standards pertaining to en8 suring high-road labor standards, sup9 porting United States manufacturing, and 

10 ensuring community and resident engage11 ment. 

12 (B) SUBMISSION BY TRIBALLY DES13 IGNATED HOUSING ENTITIES.—An application 

14 for a grant under subsection (a) for an Indian 

15 tribe may be prepared and submitted on behalf 

16 of the Indian tribe by the tribally designated 

17 housing entity for the Indian tribe, if the appli18 cation contains a certification by the recognized 

19 tribal government of the grant beneficiary that 

20 the Indian tribe— 

21 (i) has had an opportunity to review 

22 the application and has authorized the sub23 mission of the application by the tribally 

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1 (ii) has delegated to the tribally des2 ignated housing entity the authority to 

3 submit an application on behalf of the In4 dian tribe without prior review by the In5 dian tribe. 

6 (c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity submits 

8 to the Secretary an application for a grant under 

9 subsection (a) that complies with the requirements 

10 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall award the 

11 funds to the eligible entity that are required to com12 plete the grant, as specified in the accounting sub13 mitted under subsection (b)(2)(C). 

14 (2) REAPPLICATION.—If the Secretary deter15 mines that an application submitted by an eligible 

16 entity under this section does not comply with the 

17 requirements under subsection (b)— 

18 (A) the Secretary shall provide to the eligi19 ble entity a summary of the requirements that 

20 the eligible entity has failed to meet; and 

21 (B) the eligible entity may reapply for the 

22 grant. 

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1 gible entities that own or manage public housing in 

2 a congressional district— 

3 (A) with an aggregate total of not less 

4 than 5,000 public housing residents; 

5 (B) in which— 

6 (i) not less than 40 percent of the 

7 residents are not less than 62 years old; 

8 (ii) not less than 25 percent of the 

9 residents are disabled; or 

10 (iii) not less than 5 percent of all 

11 heads of household are not more than 24 

12 years old; or 

13 (C) with an average household income of 

14 less than $40,000. 

15 (d) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS FOR CAPACITY BUILD16 ING.—An eligible entity may use not more than 5 percent 

17 of grant funds received under this section for activities to 

18 expand the capacity of the eligible entity to carry out the 

19 grant activities, including— 

20 (1) hiring staff; 

21 (2) training residents for staff positions; 

22 (3) providing technical assistance; 

23 (4) community engagement; and 

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1 (e) RESIDENT PROTECTION.—Each eligible entity 

2 that is the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) 

3 shall— 

4 (1) comply with the requirements under part 24 

5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and provide 

6 relocation assistance for any and all residents of 

7 public housing managed by the eligible entity who 

8 may be displaced during construction, and ensure 

9 that all temporarily displaced residents can return to 

10 their homes once retrofitting is completed; 

11 (2) provide enhanced tenant protection vouchers 

12 under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act 

13 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) to all displaced resi14 dents during the period in which dwelling units are 

15 under construction; and 

16 (3) ensure that activities undertaken as part of 

17 the grant do not result in a reduction of total public 

18 housing dwelling units. 

19 (f) CONSULTATION WITH AGENCIES.—The Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 (1) consult with the Secretary of Energy— 

22 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap23 plications for grants described in paragraphs 

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1 (B) to identify and verify state-of-the-art 

2 building materials and appliances, made in the 

3 United States, that can be procured at scale for 

4 purposes of this Act; 

5 (2) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury 

6 to track alternative energy revenues that are re7 turned to the Department of the Treasury under 

8 subsection (a)(4)(C); 

9 (3) consult with the Administrator of the Envi10 ronmental Protection Agency— 

11 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap12 plications for grants described in paragraphs 

13 (2) through (5) and (7) of subsection (a); and 

14 (B) regarding testing air quality and water 

15 quality for purposes of grants described in sub16 section (a)(3); 

17 (4) consult with the Secretary of Education in 

18 developing criteria and assessing applications for 

19 grants under subsection (a)(1); 

20 (5) consult with the Secretary of Labor in de21 veloping criteria and assessing applications for 

22 grants under subsection (a)(1); 

23 (6) consult with the Administrator of the Small 

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1 assessing applications for grants described in para2 graphs (1) and (6) of subsection (a); 

3 (7) consult with the Secretary of Health and 

4 Human Services— 

5 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap6 plications for grants described in subsection 

7 (a)(6); and 

8 (B) regarding health trends related to all 

9 illnesses that disproportionately impact low-in10 come people; 

11 (8) consult with the Administrator of the Fed12 eral Emergency Management Agency in developing 

13 criteria and assessing applications for grants under 

14 subsection (a)(7); 

15 (9) consult with the Secretary of the Interior to 

16 develop criteria and assess applications for grants 

17 under subsection (a)(6); and 

18 (10) consult with any entity described in para19 graphs (1) through (9) for any other purpose as de20 termined necessary by the Secretary to carry out 

21 this section and the purposes of this Act. 

22 (g) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Con23 gress biannual reports on the impact that the grant pro24 grams established under subsection (a) have had on— 


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1 (1) the rehabilitation, upgrades, innovation, and 

2 transition of public housing in the United States; 

3 (2) total greenhouse gas emission output, and 

4 quarterly data on greenhouse gas emission reduc5 tions from individual public housing developments, 

6 specifically as they relate to— 

7 (A) home energy carbon pollution emis8 sions in each public housing development, as 

9 calculated using the Carbon Footprint Calcu10 lator from the Environmental Protection Agen11 cy; 

12 (B) waste-related carbon emissions in each 

13 public housing development, as calculated using 

14 the Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Envi15 ronmental Protection Agency; and 

16 (C) total greenhouse gas emissions released 

17 by individual public housing buildings and 

18 homes within a public housing development, as 

19 calculated using the Greenhouse Gas Equiva20 lencies Calculator from the Environmental Pro21 tection Agency; 

22 (3) the amount of Federal money saved due to 

23 energy cost savings at public housing projects, on a 

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1 (4) the amount of energy savings per KwH at 

2 each public housing project, on a quarterly basis; 

3 (5) public housing residents, including— 

4 (A) access to economic opportunities 

5 through compliance with the hiring and con6 tracting requirements described in subsections 

7 (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 

8 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

9 1701u); 

10 (B) the impacts, if any, those residents 

11 have experienced to their individual economic 

12 growth as measured by individual and house13 hold income; 

14 (C) the specific career skills acquired; 

15 (D) the impacts, if any, those residents 

16 have experienced to their overall health; and 

17 (E) the specific educational or technical 

18 certifications acquired; and 

19 (6) changes to the overall community health in20 dicators in public housing developments and their 

21 surrounding neighborhoods, including asthma rates, 

22 air quality, water quality, and levels of lead and 

23 mold. 

24 (h) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING

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1 not affect the eligibility of a public housing agency or a 

2 public housing dwelling unit to receive assistance under 

3 subsection (d) or (e) of section 9 of the United States 

4 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

5 (i) FUNDING.—Out of funds in the Treasury not oth6 erwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out 

7 this section such sums as may be necessary for each of 

8 fiscal years 2020 through 2030. 

9 SEC. 7. THE SECTION 3 PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR10 TUNITIES. 

11 Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 

12 Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (c)(1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op15 erating assistance provided pursuant to section 

16 9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro17 vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 

19 the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 

20 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 

21 Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 

22 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 

23 under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 

24 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) HIRING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec2 retary shall require that, of the employment po3 sitions generated by development assistance 

4 provided pursuant to section 6 of the United 

5 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c), 

6 assistance from the Operating Fund under sec7 tion 9(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), as8 sistance from the Capital Fund under section 

9 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and as10 sistance provided under a grant awarded under 

11 section 6 of the Green New Deal for Public 

12 Housing Act, public and Indian housing agen13 cies, and their contractors and subcontractors, 

14 shall fill, to the greatest extent possible— 

15 ‘‘(i) not less than 40 percent of those 

16 positions generated during the 1-year pe17 riod beginning 1 year after the initial re18 ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low19 and very low-income persons; 

20 ‘‘(ii) not less than 50 percent of those 

21 positions generated during the 1-year pe22 riod beginning 2 years after the initial re23 ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low24 and very low-income persons; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) not less than 90 percent of those 

2 positions generated after the expiration of 

3 the period described in clause (ii) with low4 and very low-income persons.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op7 erating assistance provided pursuant to section 

8 9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro9 vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 

11 the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 

13 Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 

15 under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 

16 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(C) CONTRACTING REQUIREMENT.—The 

19 Secretary shall require that, of the aggregate 

20 dollar amount of contracts awarded for work to 

21 be performed in connection with assistance 

22 from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of 

23 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

24 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the Capital 

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1 1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a 

2 grant awarded under section 6 of the Green 

3 New Deal for Public Housing Act, public and 

4 Indian housing agencies, and their contractors 

5 and subcontractors, shall, to the greatest extent 

6 possible, certify that— 

7 ‘‘(i) not less than 20 percent of the 

8 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

9 awarded during the 1-year period begin10 ning 1 year after the initial receipt of 

11 grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 

12 public housing resident-owned businesses; 

13 ‘‘(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 

14 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

15 awarded during the 1-year period begin16 ning 2 years after the initial receipt of 

17 grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 

18 public housing resident-owned businesses; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent of the 

21 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

22 awarded after the expiration of the period 

23 described in clause (ii) shall be awarded to 

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1 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI4 NESS.—The term ‘public housing resident-owned 

5 business’ has the meaning given the term in section 

6 3 of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act.’’; 

7 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub8 section (i); and 

9 (5) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(g) MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) MONITORING, MEASURING, AND REPORT13 ING REQUIREMENTS.—Before the start of the second 

14 fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 

15 the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, and 

16 quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall require each 

17 public housing agency to monitor, measure, and re18 port to the Secretary on the economic impacts of 

19 this section on the community in which housing de20 velopments of the public housing agency are located, 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(A) the aggregate dollar amount of con23 tracts awarded in compliance with this section; 

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1 and very low-income persons in accordance with 

2 this section; 

3 ‘‘(C) the aggregate dollar amount ex4 pended for training opportunities provided to 

5 low- and very low-income persons in accordance 

6 with this section; and 

7 ‘‘(D) the aggregate dollar amount ex8 pended for training and assisting public housing 

9 resident-owned businesses for compliance with 

10 this section. 

11 ‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF SPEARS SYSTEM.—The 

12 Secretary shall terminate the Section 3 Performance 

13 Evaluation and Registration System of the Depart14 ment of Housing and Urban Development and shall 

15 issue such notice and guidelines as may be necessary 

16 to replace such system with the system for moni17 toring, measuring, and reporting under this sub18 section. 

19 ‘‘(h) WORKFORCE ROSTER.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall re21 quire each public housing agency to establish and 

22 maintain a roster of the residents and public hous23 ing resident-owned businesses of the public housing 

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1 local laborers and facilitate compliance with this sec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The roster maintained by 

4 a public housing agency under paragraph (1) shall 

5 include information that is updated not less fre6 quently than every 30 days, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) information for each public housing 

8 resident choosing to have their information re9 corded that lists their occupational skills, career 

10 goals, and any workforce development programs 

11 they participate in; and 

12 ‘‘(B) information for each public housing 

13 resident-owned business that lists the field of 

14 business they are in and the hiring opportuni15 ties they currently have available. 

16 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—In order to facilitate com17 pliance with this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) require each public housing agency to 

19 submit to the Secretary the information main20 tained by the public housing agency in the ros21 ter under this subsection; and 

22 ‘‘(B) collect and make the data described 

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1 contractors, resident councils, resident manage2 ment organizations, and YouthBuild pro3 grams.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 

5 Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

6 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Eco7 nomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protec8 tion Act (Pub. L. 115–174; 132 Stat. 1339), is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(C) An Indian tribe or tribally designated 

13 housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the 

14 Native American Housing Assistance and Self15 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 at the end; 

19 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 

20 subparagraph (M); and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 

22 the following: 

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1 ‘‘(L) provision of a home health aide for el2 derly and disabled members of participating 

3 families; and’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the 

5 first sentence the following: ‘‘The program coordi6 nating committee shall include representatives of any 

7 resident council and any jurisdiction-wide resident 

8 council of the eligible entity.’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (h)(3)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 

13 subparagraph (J); and 

14 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(I) a description of how the local program 

17 will ensure that opportunities provided through 

18 the local program will maximize success in syn19 chronizing the program with, and complying 

20 with, the requirements regarding employment 

21 and contracting under section 3 of the Housing 

22 and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 

23 U.S.C. 1701(u)).’’; and 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

2 but not more than 35 participants,’’ before ‘‘is 

3 eligible’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘36’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘35’’; 

9 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 

10 (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and 

11 (H), respectively; and 

12 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC

15 HOUSING GREEN NEW DEAL APPLICANTS.—An 

16 eligible entity that is approved for a grant 

17 under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 

18 Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive 

19 an additional award under this subparagraph to 

20 cover costs of filling an additional family self21 sufficiency coordinator position, or additional 

22 such positions, responsible for— 

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1 ticipants seeking employment opportunities 

2 made available by the grant; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) compliance by the eligible entity 

4 with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 

5 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

6 1701u). 

7 ‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR SYNCHRO8 NIZATION WITH SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 An eligible entity that meets such criteria as 

10 the Secretary shall establish regarding success11 ful synchronization and compliance of a local 

12 program under this section with the require13 ments regarding employment and contracting 

14 under section 3 of the Housing and Urban De15 velopment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall 

16 be eligible to receive an additional award under 

17 this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a 

18 family self-sufficiency coordinator position re19 sponsible for such synchronization and compli20 ance. 

21 ‘‘(E) AWARDS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE ENTI22 TIES TO ESTABLISH FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

23 PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity that is not ad24 ministering a local program under this section 

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1 shall establish shall be eligible to receive an 

2 award under this subparagraph to cover costs 

3 relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator 

4 position responsible for assisting in preparing 

5 and submitting an application to establish such 

6 a local program.’’. 

7 SEC. 9. RESIDENT COUNCILS. 

8 Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(c) RESIDENT COUNCILS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing 

13 project with not less than 50 dwelling units shall 

14 form a resident council to— 

15 ‘‘(A) improve residents’ quality of life and 

16 resident satisfaction; and 

17 ‘‘(B) establish self-help initiatives to enable 

18 residents to create a positive living environment 

19 for families living in public housing. 

20 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Each resident council 

21 formed under this subsection may actively partici22 pate through working partnerships with a public 

23 housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of 

24 public housing operations. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A resident council 

2 shall consist of individuals residing in public 

3 housing and shall meet the requirements de4 scribed in this paragraph in order to— 

5 ‘‘(i) receive official recognition from 

6 the public housing agency and the Sec7 retary; 

8 ‘‘(ii) be eligible to receive funds for 

9 resident council activities; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) be eligible to receive stipends for 

11 officers for their related costs in connec12 tion with volunteer work in public housing. 

13 ‘‘(B) RESIDENTS REPRESENTED.—A resi14 dent council may represent residents residing 

15 in— 

16 ‘‘(i) scattered site buildings; 

17 ‘‘(ii) areas of contiguous row houses; 

18 ‘‘(iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings; 

19 ‘‘(iv) a development; or 

20 ‘‘(v) any combination of clauses (i) 

21 through (iv). 

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1 dures, such as by-laws or a constitution, 

2 which shall— 

3 ‘‘(I) provide for a democratically 

4 elected governing board that— 

5 ‘‘(aa) consists of not less 

6 than 5 members; and 

7 ‘‘(bb) is elected— 

8 ‘‘(AA) by the voting 

9 membership of the residents 

10 of the public housing; and 

11 ‘‘(BB) in elections that 

12 occur on a regular basis not 

13 less frequently than every 2 

14 years; and 

15 ‘‘(II) provide for the recall of the 

16 resident council by the voting mem17 bership through a petition or other ex18 pression of the desire of the voting 

19 membership for a recall election and 

20 set the threshold percentage of voting 

21 membership who are required to be in 

22 agreement in order to hold a recall 

23 election, which percentage shall be not 

24 less than 10 percent of the voting 

25 membership. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The vot2 ing membership of a resident council shall 

3 consist of heads of households of the public 

4 housing dwelling units of any age and 

5 other residents not less than 16 years of 

6 age. 

7 ‘‘(4) STIPENDS.—Public housing agencies may 

8 provide stipends to resident council officers who 

9 serve as volunteers in their public housing develop10 ments, which shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) not exceed $1,000 per month per offi12 cer; and 

13 ‘‘(B) be decided locally by the resident 

14 council and the public housing agency. 

15 ‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF 2-YEAR ELECTION

16 CYCLE.—The requirement under paragraph 

17 (3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on and after Janu18 ary 1, 2022.’’. 

19 SEC. 10. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT. 

20 Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 

21 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking para22 graph (3). 

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