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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2179 

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2021 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling 

units, 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 to as the ‘‘Grandfamily Hous5 ing Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the LEGACY Act of 

8 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at 

9 the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not later 

3 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

4 establish a program to provide grants to owners of inter5 generational dwelling units. 

6 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

7 under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwell8 ing unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

9 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa10 tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

11 ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—An owner of an in12 tergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under 

13 this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs asso14 ciated with— 

15 ‘‘(1) employing a service coordinator to— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide onsite services to intergenera17 tional families, including tutoring, health care 

18 services, and afterschool care; and 

19 ‘‘(B) coordinate with any local kinship nav20 igator program (as described in section 

21 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 674(a)(7)); 

23 ‘‘(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational 

24 families as described in subsection (d); 

25 ‘‘(3) planning and providing services to inter26 generational families; and 


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1 ‘‘(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing 

2 spaces within the property that contains the inter3 generational dwelling unit for the services and pro4 grams provided to intergenerational families. 

5 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner of an intergen7 erational dwelling unit that receives a grant under 

8 this section shall engage with intergenerational fami9 lies in the community surrounding the property that 

10 contains the grandfamily housing owned by the 

11 grant recipient by— 

12 ‘‘(A) performing periodic informational 

13 outreach; and 

14 ‘‘(B) planning and executing events for in15 tergenerational families. 

16 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Outreach under this 

17 subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination 

18 with a local kinship navigator program (as described 

19 in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or enti21 ty in the State in which the intergenerational dwell22 ing unit is located. 

23 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 


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1 out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

2 and 2023.’’. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

4 of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and 

5 Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report 

6 that— 

7 (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant pro8 gram established under section 206 of the LEGACY 

9 Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and 

10 (2) makes recommendations for legislative 

11 changes that could allow for the grant program to 

12 be more effective. 

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