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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1669 

To require large public housing agencies to develop disaster response and 

relief plans to guide and prepare staff and residents of such agencies, 

the local community, and Federal, State, and local governments for 

disasters affecting public housing projects. 

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 require large public housing agencies to develop disaster 

response and relief plans to guide and prepare staff 

and residents of such agencies, the local community, 

and Federal, State, and local governments for disasters 

affecting public housing projects. 

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 ‘‘Public Housing Dis5 aster Preparedness Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF PLAN. 

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

3 1437 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new title: 

5 ‘‘TITLE V—DISASTER 

6 PREPAREDNESS 

7 ‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 

8 ‘‘In this title: 

9 ‘‘(1) COVERED PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The 

10 term ‘covered public housing agency’ means a public 

11 housing agency that owns, operates, or assists no 

12 less than 500 dwelling units in public housing 

13 projects. 

14 ‘‘(2) DISASTER.—The term ‘disaster’ has the 

15 same meaning given the term ‘major disaster’ in sec16 tion 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re17 lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 5122(2)) and includes any natural catastrophe (in19 cluding any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, 

20 wind driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, 

21 volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or 

22 drought), or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or 

23 explosion, which in the determination of a relevant 

24 State or local official causes damage of sufficient se25 verity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance 


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1 in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suf2 fering caused thereby. 

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

4 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 502. REQUIREMENT OF DISASTER RESPONSE AND RE6 LIEF PLAN. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 

8 covered public housing agency to develop a disaster re9 sponse and relief plan in accordance with the provisions 

10 of this title to provide— 

11 ‘‘(1) guidance for— 

12 ‘‘(A) public housing agencies and staff; 

13 ‘‘(B) residents of dwelling units in public 

14 housing; 

15 ‘‘(C) relevant Federal, State, and local 

16 agencies and officials; and 

17 ‘‘(D) community-based organizations; and 

18 ‘‘(2) comprehensive information regarding pre19 disaster, disaster impact, and post-disaster policies, 

20 standards, procedures, and protocols. 

21 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION WITH ANNUAL AND 5-YEAR

22 PLANS.—A disaster response and relief plan developed 

23 under this title shall be included in the annual and 5-year 

24 plans required to be submitted under section 5A of this 

25 Act. 


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1 ‘‘(c) HUD APPROVAL.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A disaster response and re3 lief plan developed under this title shall be submitted 

4 to the Secretary for approval before implementation 

5 of such plan. 

6 ‘‘(2) RESPONSE.—The Secretary shall have 60 

7 days to respond to each submission made pursuant 

8 to paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(d) FEEDBACK.—A covered public housing agency 

10 shall seek input from resident or tenant associations and 

11 advocacy groups during the development of the disaster 

12 relief plan described in subsection (a). 

13 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title 

14 prohibits a covered public housing agency from developing 

15 and submitting to the Secretary multiple plans tailored to 

16 address specific disasters. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 503. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing agency 

19 shall include in the disaster response and relief plan devel20 oped under this title protocols for receiving, analyzing, and 

21 disseminating information regarding disasters before, dur22 ing, and after such disaster. 

23 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFOR24 MATION.—A covered public housing agency shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) provide structure and organization within 

2 such agency by establishing a clearly defined chain 

3 of command with set responsibilities for each indi4 vidual or group of individuals involved; and 

5 ‘‘(2) identify 1 or more individuals or groups of 

6 individuals at each agency and each building that is 

7 owned, operated, or assisted by each agency that are 

8 responsible for— 

9 ‘‘(A) coordinating disaster relief efforts; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B) disseminating information regarding 

12 emergency protocols under the disaster response 

13 and relief plan developed under this title to 

14 each resident of a dwelling unit in public hous15 ing owned, operated, or assisted by such agency 

16 and other stakeholder groups, including commu17 nity-based organizations that may provide as18 sistance to such resident following a disaster. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 504. RESIDENT PREPAREDNESS. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing agency 

21 shall disseminate information about the emergency proto22 cols established under the disaster response and relief plan 

23 developed under this title to each resident of a dwelling 

24 unit in public housing owned, operated, or assisted by such 

25 agency— 


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1 ‘‘(1) prior to such resident moving into their 

2 dwelling unit; 

3 ‘‘(2) annually; and 

4 ‘‘(3) if possible, prior to an impending disaster. 

5 ‘‘(b) INFORMATION.—Such information disseminated 

6 under subsection (a) shall include— 

7 ‘‘(1) information on how to prepare for a dis8 aster; 

9 ‘‘(2) if necessary, mandatory evacuation proto10 cols; 

11 ‘‘(3) a list of covered public housing agency and 

12 resident rights and responsibilities, as applicable 

13 under Federal, State, and local law and regulations, 

14 and covered public housing agency rules and emer15 gency protocols before, during, and after a disaster 

16 as they relate to— 

17 ‘‘(A) disaster preparedness; 

18 ‘‘(B) evacuations; 

19 ‘‘(C) disaster relief; 

20 ‘‘(D) basic human needs assistance; 

21 ‘‘(E) utility restoration; 

22 ‘‘(F) resident relocation; 

23 ‘‘(G) supportive services; 

24 ‘‘(H) payment of rent and eligible rent ex25 emptions; and 


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1 ‘‘(I) assessing and repairing physical dam2 age to public housing buildings; and 

3 ‘‘(4) any other items that the Secretary may re4 quire through regulations prescribed pursuant to 

5 this title. 

6 ‘‘(c) METHOD OF DISSEMINATION.—The information 

7 described under subsection (b)— 

8 ‘‘(1) shall be disseminated by— 

9 ‘‘(A) giving notices and flyers to each resi10 dent of a dwelling unit in public housing and 

11 posted in high-traffic areas; 

12 ‘‘(B) having an automated system to con13 tact residents; 

14 ‘‘(C) posting on the official Web site of the 

15 covered public housing agency with links to the 

16 appropriate Web pages regarding the impending 

17 disaster; and 

18 ‘‘(D) any other means the Secretary may 

19 require through regulations prescribed pursuant 

20 to this title; and 

21 ‘‘(2) may be disseminated by— 

22 ‘‘(A) visiting door-to-door to each dwelling 

23 unit and providing such information to each 

24 resident; 

25 ‘‘(B) phone trees; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) toll-free numbers for residents to call. 

2 ‘‘(d) ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION.—The infor3 mation described under this section shall be accessible to 

4 individuals with limited English proficiency. 

5 ‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF RESIDENTS.—A covered public 

6 housing agency is strongly encouraged to include residents 

7 of public housing owned, operated, or assisted by such 

8 agency in the execution of the disaster response and relief 

9 plan developed under this title. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 505. IMMEDIATE DISASTER RESPONSE. 

11 ‘‘A disaster response and relief plan developed under 

12 this title shall include detailed information on how the au13 thorities plan to allocate and station staff before, during, 

14 and after a disaster. The plan should reflect reasonable 

15 emergency work hours and ensure staff is on call and pre16 pared for a disaster. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 506. PROTECTING SPECIAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) LIST.—A covered public housing agency shall 

19 maintain a list, updated annually, of the members of each 

20 family residing in a dwelling unit in public housing owned, 

21 operated, or assisted by such agency, and identify the fol22 lowing (as such information is provided by residents): 

23 ‘‘(1) The special needs of certain residents be24 cause of a disability, physical or mobility impair25 ment, or medical condition. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The units in which residents who are el2 derly reside. 

3 ‘‘(3) The units in which residents who have lim4 ited English proficiency reside and the primary lan5 guages of such residents. 

6 ‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION OF LIST.—The list described in 

7 subsection (a) shall be provided to the individual or indi8 viduals identified under section 503(b) and other relevant 

9 staff of the covered public housing agency. 

10 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing 

12 agency shall analyze the challenges of providing dis13 aster relief assistance with respect to the health and 

14 medical needs to certain populations of residents of 

15 a dwelling unit in public housing owned, operated, or 

16 assisted by such agency and include such analysis in 

17 the disaster response and relief plan developed under 

18 this title. 

19 ‘‘(2) POPULATIONS.—The populations analyzed 

20 under paragraph (1) include— 

21 ‘‘(A) residents of a dwelling unit in public 

22 housing who— 

23 ‘‘(i) are disabled; 

24 ‘‘(ii) require life-support equipment or 

25 have other severe medical conditions; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) are elderly; or 

2 ‘‘(iv) have a physical or mobility im3 pairment; and 

4 ‘‘(B) other populations of residents identi5 fied by the Secretary through regulations pre6 scribed pursuant to this title. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 507. SAFE EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS AND STAFF. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing agency 

9 shall include in the disaster response and relief plan devel10 oped under this title information on evacuating residents 

11 of a dwelling unit in public housing owned, operated, or 

12 assisted by, and staff of, such agency. 

13 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The information re14 quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) Detailed protocols regarding evacuating 

16 residents and staff of a covered public housing agen17 cy safely and orderly. 

18 ‘‘(2) Transportation options, in addition to pub19 lic transportation which may be out of service or de20 layed, for transporting residents and staff to safe lo21 cations. 

22 ‘‘(3) A list of pre-approved public housing agen23 cy safe locations for residents and staff. 

24 ‘‘(4) A list of pre-approved public housing agen25 cy fall-back locations for staff to monitor a disaster 


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1 safely and launch response efforts following the con2 clusion of such a disaster. 

3 ‘‘(5) Options for oral and written translation 

4 services for residents with limited English pro5 ficiency. 

6 ‘‘(6) Any other information the Secretary may 

7 require through regulations prescribed pursuant to 

8 this title. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 508. SUPPORTING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM RELOCA10 TION OF RESIDENTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing agency 

12 shall include in the disaster response and relief plan devel13 oped under this title protocols for relocating residents in 

14 the event that the unit in which such resident resides be15 comes uninhabitable. 

16 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The protocols de17 scribed in subsection (a) shall include short-term, long18 term, and permanent relocation possibilities. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 509. PROVIDING RELIEF TO OTHER VICTIMS. 

20 ‘‘A covered public housing agency shall include in the 

21 disaster response and relief plan developed under this title 

22 protocols for temporarily renting vacant units of public 

23 housing to local victims of a disaster who are not residents 

24 of public housing. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 510. PROTECTING TENANTS FROM EVICTION. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No covered public housing agen3 cy shall begin, continue, or complete an eviction of a resi4 dent of a dwelling unit in public housing owned, operated, 

5 or assisted by such agency during the moratorium period 

6 defined in subsection (c). 

7 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if 

8 an eviction of a resident is for— 

9 ‘‘(1) a drug-related or violent criminal activity; 

10 ‘‘(2) a felony charge; or 

11 ‘‘(3) a sex crime or any violation of Federal or 

12 State law related to such resident’s status as a sex 

13 offender. 

14 ‘‘(c) MORATORIUM PERIOD.—The term ‘moratorium 

15 period’ means the time period beginning on the date that 

16 a disaster is declared by applicable Federal, State, or local 

17 officials and ending on the date that the Secretary deter18 mines that a covered public housing agency’s disaster re19 lief efforts have concluded. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 511. RENTAL PAYMENT FAIRNESS. 

21 ‘‘A covered public housing agency shall prorate, for 

22 each month, the rental amount, and, if applicable, the ten23 ant-paid utility amount of a dwelling unit assisted under 

24 this Act for each family residing in a dwelling unit in pub25 lic housing owned, assisted, or operated by such agency 

26 in accordance with the rent abatement policies under the 


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1 agency’s rules, the property lease executed between the 

2 resident and the agency, or any relevant Federal, State, 

3 or local laws or regulations. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 512. ENSURING RESIDENTS RECEIVE BASIC HUMAN 

5 NEEDS AND ASSISTANCE. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 hours after 

7 the conclusion of a disaster, in such manner as the Sec8 retary may require, a covered public housing agency shall 

9 provide to each resident of a dwelling unit in public hous10 ing owned, operated, or assisted by such agency the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(1) Contact information for Federal, State, 

13 local agencies, or other local organizations that can 

14 provide supportive services and disaster relief sup15 port and assistance, including— 

16 ‘‘(A) potable water; 

17 ‘‘(B) food; 

18 ‘‘(C) shelter; 

19 ‘‘(D) first aid; and 

20 ‘‘(E) any other support and assistance that 

21 the Secretary may identify through regulations 

22 prescribed pursuant to this title. 

23 ‘‘(2) Specific information about household and 

24 individual assistance available from— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the Federal Emergency Management 

2 Agency; 

3 ‘‘(B) any other Federal, State, and local 

4 emergency relief agencies; and 

5 ‘‘(C) local organizations and public housing 

6 agency partners. 

7 ‘‘(3) Information regarding the personal prop8 erty damage claims process of a covered public hous9 ing agency, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) how to file a claim; 

11 ‘‘(B) eligibility guidelines for filing a claim; 

12 ‘‘(C) coverage of the policy; and 

13 ‘‘(D) the time period to file and process 

14 claims. 

15 ‘‘(b) CREATING PARTNERSHIPS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered public housing 

17 agency shall create partnerships to provide basic 

18 human needs, additional supportive services, and se19 curity before, during, and after the conclusion of a 

20 disaster for each resident of a dwelling unit in public 

21 housing owned, assisted, or operated by such agency. 

22 ‘‘(2) POTENTIAL PARTNERS.—A covered public 

23 housing agency may establish partnerships with— 

24 ‘‘(A) the Federal Emergency Management 

25 Agency; 


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1 ‘‘(B) State and local governments; 

2 ‘‘(C) local law enforcement; 

3 ‘‘(D) community-based organizations; 

4 ‘‘(E) resident or tenant associations; 

5 ‘‘(F) health care professionals; 

6 ‘‘(G) other individuals or organizations 

7 that provide volunteer services; or 

8 ‘‘(H) any other entity that the Secretary 

9 may include through regulations prescribed pur10 suant to this title. 

11 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec12 tion shall be construed as to prohibit or restrict any entity 

13 from providing disaster relief to any resident of a dwelling 

14 unit in public housing. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 513. PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC 

16 HOUSING BUILDINGS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The disaster response and relief 

18 plan developed under this title shall include protocols for 

19 inspecting, evaluating, and repairing damage to physical 

20 assets of a covered public housing agency. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROTOCOLS FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORA22 TION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.—Such protocols shall include 

23 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Maintaining a list of licensed contractors 

2 to assess damage to physical assets and provide 

3 short-term repair and restoration efforts. 

4 ‘‘(2) If possible, executing supportive services 

5 contracts in advance of disasters to obtain faster re6 sponse times. 

7 ‘‘(3) Deploying contractors immediately fol8 lowing the conclusion of a disaster to assess and re9 pair immediate priorities, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) restoring electric, gas, water, VAC., 

11 sewage, and elevator service as soon as possible; 

12 ‘‘(B) remediating exigent health and safety 

13 hazards, such as mold and mildew removal and 

14 pest control; and 

15 ‘‘(C) other items as described by the Sec16 retary through regulations prescribed pursuant 

17 to this title. 

18 ‘‘(4) Not later than 14 days after the conclu19 sion of a disaster, conducting follow-up inspections 

20 to determine short- and long-term repair and res21 toration priorities. 

22 ‘‘(5) Establishing short-term priorities for the 

23 repair and restoration of public housing projects, in24 cluding— 


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1 ‘‘(A) air quality testing to address disaster 

2 related health and safety hazards; 

3 ‘‘(B) continuing to maintain building sys4 tems and utilities; and 

5 ‘‘(C) other items as described by the Sec6 retary through regulations prescribed pursuant 

7 to this title. 

8 ‘‘(6) Establishing long-term priorities for the 

9 repair and restoration of public housing projects, in10 cluding— 

11 ‘‘(A) developing a revised physical capital 

12 needs assessment to determine necessary re13 pairs and rehabilitation of a public housing 

14 project; 

15 ‘‘(B) rehabilitating building structures; 

16 ‘‘(C) repairing and rehabilitating super17 ficial damages to building structures and dwell18 ing units; 

19 ‘‘(D) mitigating the impact of a disaster 

20 that may occur in the future by upgrading or 

21 replacing building systems or strengthening the 

22 structure of the building; and 

23 ‘‘(E) other items as described by the Sec24 retary through regulations prescribed pursuant 

25 to this title. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 514. EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The disaster response and relief 

3 plan developed under this title shall include a detailed list 

4 describing the condition and location of emergency sup5 plies and equipment, including— 

6 ‘‘(1) electrical generators and the types of pub7 lic housing building systems they are compatible 

8 with; 

9 ‘‘(2) mobile boilers and the types of public 

10 housing building systems they are compatible with; 

11 ‘‘(3) heaters and fans; 

12 ‘‘(4) water pumps; 

13 ‘‘(5) phones, radios, cameras, and televisions 

14 (and power sources, if necessary, for these items); 

15 ‘‘(6) potable water, food, and emergency supply 

16 kits; 

17 ‘‘(7) property vehicles; 

18 ‘‘(8) backed-up critical computer files (such as 

19 contact information for residents and staff, rent and 

20 income calculations, and other information); 

21 ‘‘(9) first aid kits; and 

22 ‘‘(10) any other supplies and equipment that 

23 the Secretary may describe through regulations pre24 scribed pursuant to this title. 

25 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REVIEW.—A covered public housing 

26 agency shall check annually to ensure that the supplies 


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1 and equipment described in subsection (a), or through reg2 ulations prescribed pursuant to such subsection, are in 

3 working order. Such agency shall immediately replace or 

4 repair such supplies and equipment that are not in work5 ing order and update the list described in subsection (a). 

6 ‘‘(c) CONTRACTS.—A public housing agency shall 

7 enter into standby contracts for critical equipment, such 

8 as pumps, boilers, and generators, in order to expedite the 

9 restoration of necessary utilities. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 515. SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE. 

11 ‘‘The disaster response and relief plan developed 

12 under this title shall include— 

13 ‘‘(1) information regarding Federal, State, and 

14 local grant and loan programs and other resources 

15 related to disaster relief available to a covered public 

16 housing agency; 

17 ‘‘(2) how to apply for such resources; and 

18 ‘‘(3) information regarding the insurance policy 

19 of the covered public housing agency and how to file 

20 a claim. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 516. PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN. 

22 ‘‘The disaster response and relief plan developed 

23 under this title shall include, and a covered public housing 

24 agency shall have available on-site at each public housing 

25 project, a step-by-step checklist to implement such plan 


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1 to be utilized by relevant staff of the agency. Such check2 list shall emphasize disaster relief on the property level. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 517. EMERGENCY DISASTER TRAINING. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The disaster response and relief 

5 plan developed under this title shall include training re6 quirements such as— 

7 ‘‘(1) hosting annual workshops to train employ8 ees of public housing agencies on the disaster re9 sponse and relief plans of such agencies and the 

10 proper implementation of such plans; 

11 ‘‘(2) offering no less than 3 events, such as 

12 workshops, seminars (held-in person or over the 

13 Internet), or conference calls, to provide information 

14 to residents on— 

15 ‘‘(A) what to do during a disaster; 

16 ‘‘(B) covered public housing agency and 

17 resident rights and responsibilities during a dis18 aster; and 

19 ‘‘(C) basic first aid and CPR training; and 

20 ‘‘(3) conducting annual evacuation and emer21 gency drills for disasters at public housing projects. 

22 ‘‘(b) STAFF TRAINING.—A covered public housing 

23 agency shall provide leadership, basic first aid, and CPR 

24 training to staff of such agency to prepare such staff to 

25 coordinate and assist residents of dwelling units in public 


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1 housing owned, assisted, or operated by such agency and 

2 other individuals in carrying out the pre-disaster, disaster 

3 impact, and post-disaster polices and procedures developed 

4 pursuant to this title. 

5 ‘‘(c) RESIDENT TRAINING.—A covered public housing 

6 agency may provide leadership, basic first aid, and CPR 

7 training to residents of dwelling units in public housing 

8 owned, assisted, or operated by such agency, in addition 

9 to training required to be provided to staff of such agency 

10 under subsection (b), to prepare such residents to coordi11 nate and assist other residents in carrying out the pre12 disaster, disaster impact, and post-disaster polices and 

13 procedures developed pursuant to this title. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 518. IMPROVING DISASTER RELIEF OVERSIGHT. 

15 ‘‘Following a disaster in which a covered public hous16 ing agency implemented its disaster response and relief 

17 plan developed under this title, the Inspector General of 

18 the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall 

19 evaluate such plan and, if necessary, make recommenda20 tions for improving such plan not later than 180 days 

21 after the conclusion of such disaster.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO HOUSING ACT. 

23 (a) INCLUSION IN 5-YEAR PLAN.—Section 5A(a)(1) 

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

25 1437c–1(a)(1)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(C) if applicable, a disaster response and 

4 relief plan developed in accordance with title 

5 V.’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

7 and 

8 (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 

9 and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 

10 (b) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL PLAN.—Section 5A(d) of 

11 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c– 

12 1(d)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraph (19) as para14 graph (20); and 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(19) DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF

18 PLAN.—If, applicable, a plan developed by the public 

19 housing agency in accordance with title V that pro20 vides comprehensive information regarding pre-dis21 aster, disaster impact, and post-disaster policies, 

22 standards, procedures, and protocols.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated such sums as may be necessary to the Secretary 

4 to carry out this Act. 

5 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums appropriated under 

6 the authorization contained in this section shall remain 

7 available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. 

8 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

9 A covered public housing agency (as such term is de10 fined in the amendments made under section 2 of this Act) 

11 shall submit the initial disaster plan developed in accord12 ance with the amendments made under section 2 of this 

13 Act on the date that occurs on the later of— 

14 (1) 270 days after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act; or 

16 (2) the date that the annual plan under section 

17 5A(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

18 U.S.C. 1437c–1(b)) is required to be submitted to 

19 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

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