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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8678 

To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain 

Federal rental assistance programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Mr. BOWMAN (for himself and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the 

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

A BILL 

To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs, 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 ‘‘Fair Adjustments for 

5 Income-based Rental Costs Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR Costs 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO RENTAL PAYMENTS WITH RE2 SPECT TO CERTAIN FEDERAL RENTAL AS3 SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937.—The 

5 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et. 

6 seq.) is amended— 

7 (1) in section 3(a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘30’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘20’’; 

9 (2) in section 8(o)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘30’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘20’’; and 

11 (3) in section 9(e)(2)(A)— 

12 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end; 

14 (B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 

15 (viii) and by moving such clause 1 em to the 

16 right; and 

17 (C) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(vii) the amount of public housing 

20 rental income forgone by the public hous21 ing agency as a result of lowering the per22 centage of monthly adjusted income for the 

23 calculation of rental payments; and’’. 

24 (b) HOUSING ACT OF 1949.—Section 521(a)(3) of 

25 the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(3)) is 


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1 amended by striking ‘‘30’’ in each place it occurs and in2 serting ‘‘20’’. 

3 (c) HOUSING ACT OF 1959.—Section 202(c)(3) of 

4 the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(3)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 

6 (d) CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE

7 HOUSING ACT.—Section 811(d)(3) of the Cranston-Gon8 zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 8013(d)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘20’’. 

11 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR APPLICANTS FOR AD12 MISSION TO A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT. 

13 Section 9(h)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 

14 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(h)(1)) is amended by inserting 

15 ‘‘applicants for admission to a project,’’ after ‘‘organiza16 tions,’’. 

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS WITH RE18 SPECT TO CERTAIN FEDERAL RENTAL AS19 SISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937.—The 

21 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et. 

22 seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 9(c)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘, and 

24 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 2025, and each fiscal 

25 year thereafter’’; 


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1 (2) in section 9(c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘, and 

2 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2003, 2025, and each fiscal 

3 year thereafter’’; and 

4 (3) in section 8, by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(ee) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

7 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized to 

8 be appropriated, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year 

9 thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for tenant10 based assistance under subsection (o).’’. 

11 (b) HOUSING ACT OF 1959.—Section 202(m) of the 

12 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(m)) is amended 

13 to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec16 essary to carry out this section.’’. 

17 (c) CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE

18 HOUSING ACT.—Subsection (m) of section 811 of the 

19 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 8013(m)) is amended by striking the period at the 

21 end and inserting ‘‘, and such sums as necessary for fiscal 

22 year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter’’. 

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