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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1670 

To improve the implementation and oversight for the program under section 

3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for training 

and hiring requirements for public housing, Indian housing assistance, 

and housing and community development programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2013 

Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. JEFFRIES) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To improve the implementation and oversight for the program under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for training and hiring requirements 

for public housing, Indian housing assistance, and housing and community development programs. 

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 ‘‘Raising Employment 

5 in Affordable Communities and Homes Act of 2013’’ or 

6 the ‘‘REACH Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SECTION 3 ACTION PLANS. 

2 Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 

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

4 (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and 

5 (g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and 

6 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(e) ACTION PLANS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) PUBLIC HOUSING AND INDIAN HOUSING

10 ASSISTANCE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro13 vided in clause (ii), a public housing agen14 cy may not be provided any development 

15 assistance pursuant to section 5 of the 

16 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

17 U.S.C. 1437c), or assistance from the Op18 erating Fund or Capital Fund under sec19 tion 9 of the United States Housing Act of 

20 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g), for any fiscal 

21 year unless the agency prepares an action 

22 plan under this subsection that describes 

23 activities to be carried out in accordance 

24 subsections (c) and (d) of this section dur25 ing such fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) INAPPLICABILITY TO QUALIFIED

2 PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.—Clause (i) 

3 shall not apply to any qualified public 

4 housing agency, as such term is defined in 

5 section 5A(b)(3)(C) of the United States 

6 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c– 

7 1(b)(3)(C)). 

8 ‘‘(B) INDIAN TRIBES.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro10 vided in clause (ii), an Indian tribe or trib11 ally designated housing entity (as such 

12 terms are defined in section 4 of the Na13 tive American Housing Assistance and 

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

15 4103)) may not be provided any grant 

16 amounts under such Act for any program 

17 year unless the tribe or entity prepares an 

18 action plan under this subsection that de19 scribes activities to be carried out in ac20 cordance subsections (c) and (d) of this 

21 section during such fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(ii) INAPPLICABILITY.—Clause (i) 

23 shall not apply to any recipient of grant 

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1 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

2 of 1996 for which the sum of— 

3 ‘‘(I) the number of affordable 

4 housing dwelling units administered 

5 by such recipient and assisted with 

6 such grant amounts, and 

7 ‘‘(II) the number of households 

8 provided tenant-based rental assist9 ance with such grant amounts by such 

10 recipient, 

11 is 550 or fewer. 

12 ‘‘(C) INCORPORATION IN ANNUAL PLAN.— 

13 Such an action plan for a year shall be incor14 porated— 

15 ‘‘(i) in the case of a public housing 

16 agency, in the annual plan under section 

17 5A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) for 

18 the agency for such fiscal year; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an Indian tribe or 

20 tribally designated housing entity, the In21 dian housing plan under section 102 of the 

22 Native American Housing Assistance and 

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

24 4112) for the tribe for the program year. 


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1 ‘‘(D) RETROACTIVE FUNDING.—Funds 

2 may be provided to any public housing agency, 

3 and to any Indian tribe or tribally designated 

4 housing entity, retroactively upon the develop5 ment and inclusion of an action plan under this 

6 subsection in an agency’s annual plan, or the 

7 tribe’s or tribally designated housing entity’s 

8 Indian housing plan, respectively. 

9 ‘‘(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 

10 require that each application for housing and com11 munity development assistance in an amount exceed12 ing $200,000 shall include an action plan under this 

13 subsection that describes activities to be carried out 

14 in accordance subsections (c) and (d) of this section. 

15 ‘‘(3) CONTENT.—An action plan under this 

16 subsection for a public housing agency, for an In17 dian tribe or tribally designated housing entity, or 

18 for a recipient of housing and community develop19 ment assistance, shall specify the agency’s, tribe’s or 

20 entity’s, or recipient’s— 

21 ‘‘(A) intended outreach efforts under this 

22 section within the community; 

23 ‘‘(B) planned training programs; 

24 ‘‘(C) relevant employment opportunities 

25 under this section; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) timeline for planned implementation 

2 under this section. 

3 ‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall take 

4 such actions as may be necessary to review the im5 plementation of annual action plans under this sub6 section. 

7 ‘‘(5) PENALTIES.—The Secretary may establish 

8 and impose penalties for public housing agencies, In9 dian tribes and tribally designated housing entities, 

10 recipients of housing and community development 

11 assistance that do not comply with their action plans 

12 to the satisfaction of the Secretary. Such penalties 

13 may include— 

14 ‘‘(A) in the case of a public housing agen15 cy, or tribe or tribally designated housing enti16 ty, withholding of assistance from the Depart17 ment until compliance is achieved; and 

18 ‘‘(B) in the case of recipients of housing 

19 and community development assistance— 

20 ‘‘(i) enforcement actions through the 

21 Departmental Enforcement Center of the 

22 Department of Housing and Urban Devel23 opment; 

24 ‘‘(ii) withholding future assistance 

25 payments; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a flag in the Active Partners 

2 Performance System; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) rejection of any further applica4 tions for assistance from the Department 

5 until compliance is achieved. 

6 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.— 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

8 as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

10 The amendment under section 2 shall take effect 

11 upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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