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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2900 

To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and 

streamlined requirements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To create livable communities through coordinated public 

investment and streamlined requirements, 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 ‘‘Livable Communities 

5 Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) when rural, suburban, and urban commu2 nities plan transportation, housing, and water infra3 structure strategically it is estimated that these com4 munities could save nearly $122,000,000,000 in in5 frastructure costs over the next 25 years; 

6 (2) key Federal programs are missing a vital 

7 opportunity to boost economic growth at the local 

8 and regional level through better coordination of 

9 housing, transportation, and related infrastructure 

10 investments; 

11 (3) Federal regulations and policies should sup12 port community efforts to implement and sustain 

13 progress toward the achievement of locally defined 

14 development goals, in terms of— 

15 (A) geographic location and proximity to 

16 existing resources; 

17 (B) developing transportation choices that 

18 serve the needs of all users and fit within the 

19 context of the community; and 

20 (C) maintaining structural and indoor en21 vironmental quality and minimizing health haz22 ards; and 

23 (4) greater coordination of public investment 

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1 ience and prosperity by leveraging significant private 

2 sector and philanthropic investment to make the 

3 most of Federal funding. 

4 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

5 The purposes of this Act are— 

6 (1) to strengthen rural, suburban, and urban 

7 economies by enabling communities to establish 

8 goals for the future and to chart a course for achiev9 ing such goals; 

10 (2) to promote local leadership by encouraging 

11 communities to develop innovative solutions that re12 flect the unique economic assets and needs of the 

13 communities; 

14 (3) to maximize returns on Federal funding of 

15 housing, transportation, and other infrastructure 

16 projects through the coordination of Federal grant 

17 programs, regulations, and requirements, by reduc18 ing the number of duplicative Federal programs and 

19 improving the efficiency and effectiveness of pro20 grams and policies of the Department of Housing 

21 and Urban Development, the Department of Trans22 portation, the Environmental Protection Agency, 

23 and other Federal agencies, as appropriate; and 

24 (4) to ensure that Federal funding supports lo25 cally defined long range development goals. 


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1 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 

3 (1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘‘afford4 able housing’’ means housing, the cost of which does 

5 not exceed 30 percent of the income of a family. 

6 (2) COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL PLAN.—The 

7 term ‘‘comprehensive regional plan’’ means a plan 

8 that— 

9 (A) uses a cooperative, locally controlled, 

10 and inclusive public engagement process to 

11 identify needs and goals across a region and to 

12 integrate related planning processes; 

13 (B) prioritizes projects for implementation, 

14 including healthy housing projects; and 

15 (C) is tied to capital improvement pro16 grams and annual budgets. 

17 (3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

18 means the Department of Housing and Urban De19 velopment. 

20 (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

21 the Director of the Office of Sustainable Housing 

22 and Communities established under section 5. 

23 (5) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The 

24 term ‘‘extremely low-income family’’ means a family 

25 that has an income that does not exceed— 


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1 (A) 30 percent of the median income in 

2 the area in which the family lives, as deter3 mined by the Secretary, with appropriate ad4 justments for the size of the family; or 

5 (B) a percentage of the median income in 

6 the area in which the family lives, as deter7 mined by the Secretary upon a finding by the 

8 Secretary that such percentage is necessary due 

9 to unusually high or low family incomes in the 

10 area in which the family lives, with appropriate 

11 adjustments for the size of the family. 

12 (6) HEALTHY HOUSING.—The term ‘‘healthy 

13 housing’’ means housing that is designed, con14 structed, rehabilitated, and maintained in a manner 

15 that supports the health of the occupants of the 

16 housing. 

17 (7) HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH HAZARD.—The 

18 term ‘‘housing-related health hazard’’ means any bi19 ological, physical, or chemical source of exposure or 

20 condition in, or immediately adjacent to, housing 

21 that could adversely affect human health. 

22 (8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

23 has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 

24 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De25 termination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 


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1 (9) LIVABLE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘livable 

2 community’’ means a metropolitan, urban, suburban, 

3 or rural community that— 

4 (A) provides safe, reliable, affordable, and 

5 accessible transportation choices; 

6 (B) provides long-term affordable, acces7 sible, energy-efficient, and location-efficient 

8 housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, 

9 races, and ethnicities; 

10 (C) supports, revitalizes, and encourages 

11 the growth of existing communities and maxi12 mizes the cost-effectiveness of existing infra13 structure; 

14 (D) promotes economic development and 

15 economic competitiveness; 

16 (E) preserves the environment and natural 

17 resources; 

18 (F) protects agricultural land, rural land, 

19 and green spaces; and 

20 (G) supports public health and improves 

21 the quality of life for residents of, and workers 

22 in, the community. 

23 (10) LOCATION-EFFICIENT.—The term ‘‘loca24 tion-efficient’’ characterizes mixed-use development 

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1 tation choices, commercial development, and facili2 ties and amenities— 

3 (A) to lower living expenses for working 

4 families; 

5 (B) to enhance mobility; 

6 (C) to encourage private investment in 

7 transit-oriented development; and 

8 (D) to encourage private sector infill devel9 opment and maximize the use of existing infra10 structure. 

11 (11) LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The term ‘‘low-in12 come family’’ has the meaning given that term in 

13 section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 

14 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 

15 (12) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZA16 TION.—The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organiza17 tion’’ means a metropolitan planning organization 

18 described in section 134(b) of title 23, United States 

19 Code or section 5303(b) of title 49, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (13) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 

22 Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities es23 tablished under section 5. 


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1 (14) REGIONAL COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘regional 

2 council’’ means a multiservice regional organization 

3 with State and locally defined boundaries that is— 

4 (A) accountable to units of general local 

5 government; 

6 (B) delivers a variety of Federal, State, 

7 and local programs; and 

8 (C) performs planning functions and pro9 vides professional and technical assistance. 

10 (15) RURAL PLANNING ORGANIZATION.—The 

11 term ‘‘rural planning organization’’ means a vol12 untary regional organization of local elected officials 

13 and representatives of local transportation sys14 tems— 

15 (A) that— 

16 (i) works in cooperation with the de17 partment of transportation (or equivalent 

18 entity) of a State to plan transportation 

19 networks and advise officials of the State 

20 on transportation planning; and 

21 (ii) is located in a rural area— 

22 (I) with a population of not less 

23 than 5,000; and 


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1 (II) that is not located in an area 

2 represented by a metropolitan plan3 ning organization; or 

4 (B) that is a regional transportation plan5 ning organization, as defined in section 5303 of 

6 title 49, United States Code. 

7 (16) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

8 means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop9 ment. 

10 (17) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean11 ing given that term by the Secretary, by rule. 

12 (18) TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.—The 

13 term ‘‘transit-oriented development’’ means high14 density, walkable, and location-efficient mixed-use 

15 development, including commercial development, af16 fordable housing, and market-rate housing, that is 

17 within walking distance of and accessible to 1 or 

18 more public transportation facilities. 

19 (19) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN20 MENT.—The term ‘‘unit of general local govern21 ment’’ means— 

22 (A) a city, county, town, township, parish, 

23 village, or other general purpose political sub24 division of a State; or 


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1 (B) a combination of general purpose polit2 ical subdivisions, as determined by the Sec3 retary. 

4 (20) UNIT OF SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL GOV5 ERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of special purpose local 

6 government’’— 

7 (A) means a division of a unit of general 

8 purpose government that serves a special pur9 pose and does not provide a broad array of 

10 services; and 

11 (B) includes an entity such as a school dis12 trict, a housing agency, a transit agency, and a 

13 parks and recreation district. 

14 (21) VERY LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The term 

15 ‘‘very low-income family’’ has the meaning given 

16 that term in section 3(b) of the United States Hous17 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 

18 SEC. 5. OFFICE OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING AND COMMU19 NITIES. 

20 (a) OFFICE ESTABLISHED.—There is established in 

21 the Department an Office of Sustainable Housing and 

22 Communities, which shall— 

23 (1) coordinate Federal policies that— 


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1 (A) encourage locally directed comprehen2 sive and integrated planning and development 

3 at the State, regional, and local levels; 

4 (B) encourage coordinated public invest5 ments through the development of comprehen6 sive regional plans; 

7 (C) provide long-term affordable, acces8 sible, energy-efficient, healthy, and location-effi9 cient housing choices for people of all ages, in10 comes, races, and ethnicities, particularly for 

11 low-, very low-, and extremely low-income fami12 lies; and 

13 (D) achieve other goals consistent with the 

14 purposes of this Act; 

15 (2) review Federal programs and policies to de16 termine barriers to interagency collaboration and 

17 make recommendations to promote the ability of 

18 local communities to access resources in the Depart19 ment and throughout the Federal Government and 

20 coordinate with and conduct outreach to Federal 

21 agencies, including the Department of Transpor22 tation and the Environmental Protection Agency, on 

23 methods to reduce duplicative programs and improve 

24 the efficiency and effectiveness of programs within 


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1 the Department of Transportation, the Environ2 mental Protection Agency, and the Department; 

3 (3) conduct research and advise the Secretary 

4 on the research agenda of the Department relating 

5 to coordinated development, in collaboration with the 

6 Office of Policy Development and Research of the 

7 Department; 

8 (4) implement and oversee the grant programs 

9 established under this Act by— 

10 (A) developing the process and format for 

11 grant applications for each grant program; 

12 (B) promulgating regulations or guidance 

13 relating to each grant program; 

14 (C) selecting recipients of grants under 

15 each grant program; 

16 (D) creating performance measures for re17 cipients of grants under each grant program; 

18 (E) developing technical assistance and 

19 other guidance to assist recipients of grants and 

20 potential applicants for grants under each grant 

21 program; 

22 (F) monitoring and evaluating the per23 formance of recipients of grants under each 

24 grant program; and 


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1 (G) carrying out such other activities relat2 ing to the administration of the grant programs 

3 under this Act as the Secretary determines are 

4 necessary; 

5 (5) provide guidance, information on best prac6 tices, and technical assistance to communities seek7 ing to adopt sustainable development policies and 

8 practices; 

9 (6) administer initiatives of the Department re10 lating to the policies described in paragraph (1), as 

11 determined by the Secretary; and 

12 (7) work with the Federal Transit Administra13 tion and the Federal Highway Administration of the 

14 Department of Transportation and other offices and 

15 administrations of the Department of Transpor16 tation, as appropriate— 

17 (A) to encourage transit-oriented develop18 ment; and 

19 (B) to coordinate Federal housing, commu20 nity development, and transportation policies, 

21 including the policies described in paragraph 

22 (1). 

23 (b) DIRECTOR.—The head of the Office shall be the 

24 Director of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Com25 munities. 


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1 (c) DUTIES RELATING TO GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 

3 the grant programs established under this Act. 

4 (2) SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES GRANT

5 PROGRAM.—The Director shall coordinate with the 

6 Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to small 

7 and rural communities under sections 7 and 8. 

8 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANT RE9 CIPIENTS AND APPLICANTS.—The Director may— 

10 (A) coordinate with other Federal agencies 

11 to establish interagency and multidisciplinary 

12 teams to provide technical assistance to recipi13 ents of, and prospective applicants for, grants 

14 under this Act; 

15 (B) by Federal interagency agreement, 

16 transfer funds to another Federal agency to fa17 cilitate and support technical assistance; and 

18 (C) make contracts with third parties to 

19 provide technical assistance to grant recipients 

20 and prospective applicants for grants. 

21 SEC. 6. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi23 nitions shall apply: 

24 (1) CONSORTIUM OF UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL

25 GOVERNMENTS.—The term ‘‘consortium of units of 


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1 general local governments’’ means a consortium of 

2 geographically contiguous units of general local gov3 ernment that the Secretary determines— 

4 (A) represents all or part of a metropolitan 

5 statistical area, a micropolitan statistical area, 

6 or a noncore area; 

7 (B) has the authority under State, tribal, 

8 or local law to carry out planning activities, in9 cluding surveys, land use studies, environmental 

10 or public health analyses, and development of 

11 urban revitalization plans; and 

12 (C) has provided documentation to the 

13 Secretary sufficient to demonstrate that the 

14 purpose of the consortium is to carry out a 

15 project using a grant awarded under this Act. 

16 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti17 ty’’ means— 

18 (A) a partnership between a consortium of 

19 units of general local government and an eligi20 ble partner; or 

21 (B) an Indian tribe, if— 

22 (i) the Indian tribe has— 

23 (I) a tribal entity that performs 

24 housing and land use planning func25 tions; and 


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1 (II) a tribal entity that performs 

2 transportation and transportation 

3 planning functions; and 

4 (ii) the Secretary determines that the 

5 isolated location and land expanse of the 

6 Indian tribe require the Secretary to treat 

7 the tribe as an eligible entity for purposes 

8 of carrying out activities using a grant 

9 awarded under this section. 

10 (3) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 partner’’ means— 

12 (A) a metropolitan planning organization, 

13 a rural planning organization, or a regional 

14 council; or 

15 (B) a metropolitan planning organization, 

16 a rural planning organization, or a regional 

17 council, and— 

18 (i) a State; 

19 (ii) an Indian tribe; 

20 (iii) a State and an Indian tribe; or 

21 (iv) an institution of higher education. 

22 (4) GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘grant pro23 gram’’ means the comprehensive planning grant pro24 gram established under subsection (b). 


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1 (5) NONCORE AREA.—The term ‘‘noncore area’’ 

2 means a county or group of counties that are not 

3 designated by the Office of Management and Budget 

4 as a micropolitan statistical area or metropolitan 

5 statistical area. 

6 (b) COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

7 ESTABLISHED.—The Director shall establish a com8 prehensive planning grant program to make grants to eli9 gible entities to carry out a project— 

10 (1) to coordinate locally defined planning proc11 esses across jurisdictions and agencies; 

12 (2) to identify regional partnerships for devel13 oping and implementing a comprehensive regional 

14 plan; 

15 (3) to conduct or update assessments to deter16 mine regional needs and promote economic and com17 munity development; 

18 (4) to develop or update— 

19 (A) a comprehensive regional plan; or 

20 (B) goals and strategies to implement an 

21 existing comprehensive regional plan and other 

22 related activities; and 

23 (5) to identify local zoning and other code 

24 changes necessary to implement a comprehensive re25 gional plan and promote sustainable development. 


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1 (c) GRANTS.— 

2 (1) DIVERSITY OF GRANTEES.—The Director 

3 shall ensure geographic diversity among and ade4 quate representation from each of the following cat5 egories: 

6 (A) SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.— 

7 Eligible entities that represent all or part of a 

8 noncore area, a micropolitan area, or a small 

9 metropolitan statistical area with a population 

10 of not more than 200,000. 

11 (B) MID-SIZED METROPOLITAN COMMU12 NITIES.—Eligible entities that represent all or 

13 part of a metropolitan statistical area with a 

14 population of more than 200,000 and not more 

15 than 500,000. 

16 (C) LARGE METROPOLITAN COMMU17 NITIES.—Eligible entities that represent all or 

18 part of a metropolitan statistical area with a 

19 population of more than 500,000. 

20 (2) AWARD OF FUNDS TO SMALL AND RURAL

21 COMMUNITIES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall— 

23 (i) award not less than 15 percent of 

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1 gible entities described in paragraph 

2 (1)(A); and 

3 (ii) ensure diversity among the geo4 graphic regions and the size of the popu5 lation of the communities served by recipi6 ents of grants that are eligible entities de7 scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 

8 (B) INSUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS.—If the 

9 Director determines that insufficient approvable 

10 applications have been submitted by eligible en11 tities described in paragraph (1)(A), the Direc12 tor may award less than 15 percent of the 

13 funds under the grant program to eligible enti14 ties described in paragraph (1)(A). 

15 (3) FEDERAL SHARE.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

17 subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost 

18 of a project carried out using a grant under the 

19 grant program may not exceed 80 percent. 

20 (B) EXCEPTIONS.— 

21 (i) SMALL AND RURAL COMMU22 NITIES.—In the case of an eligible entity 

23 described in paragraph (1)(A), the Federal 

24 share of the cost of a project carried out 


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1 using a grant under the grant program 

2 may be 90 percent. 

3 (ii) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of 

4 an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe, 

5 the Federal share of the cost of a project 

6 carried out using a grant under the grant 

7 program may be 100 percent. 

8 (C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

9 (i) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—For 

10 the purposes of this section, in-kind con11 tributions may be used for all or part of 

12 the non-Federal share of the cost of a 

13 project carried out using a grant under the 

14 grant program. 

15 (ii) OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING.— 

16 Federal funding from sources other than 

17 the grant program may not be used for the 

18 non-Federal share of the cost of a project 

19 carried out using a grant under the grant 

20 program. 

21 (4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

23 receives a grant under the grant program 

24 shall— 


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1 (i) obligate any funds received under 

2 the grant program not later than 2 years 

3 after the date on which the grant agree4 ment under subsection (g) is made; and 

5 (ii) expend any funds received under 

6 the grant program not later than 4 years 

7 after the date on which the grant agree8 ment under subsection (g) is made. 

9 (B) UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.—After the 

10 date described in subparagraph (A)(i), the Sec11 retary may award to another eligible entity, to 

12 carry out activities under this section, any 

13 amounts that an eligible entity has not obli14 gated under subparagraph (A)(i). 

15 (d) APPLICATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de17 sires a grant under this section shall submit to the 

18 Director an application, at such time and in such 

19 manner as the Director shall prescribe, that con20 tains— 

21 (A) a description of the project proposed to 

22 be carried out by the eligible entity; 

23 (B) a budget for the project that includes 

24 the anticipated Federal share of the cost of the 


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1 project and a description of the source of the 

2 non-Federal share; 

3 (C) the designation of a lead agency or or4 ganization, which may be the eligible entity, to 

5 receive and manage any funds received by the 

6 eligible entity under the grant program; 

7 (D) a signed copy of a memorandum of 

8 understanding among local jurisdictions, includ9 ing, as appropriate, a State, an Indian tribe, 

10 units of general purpose local government, units 

11 of special purpose local government, metropoli12 tan planning organizations, rural planning or13 ganizations, and regional councils that dem14 onstrates— 

15 (i) the creation of an eligible entity; 

16 (ii) a description of the nature and ex17 tent of planned collaboration between the 

18 eligible entity and any partners of the eligi19 ble entity; 

20 (iii) a commitment to develop a com21 prehensive regional plan; and 

22 (iv) a commitment to implement the 

23 plan after the plan is developed; 

24 (E) a certification that the eligible entity 

25 has— 


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1 (i) secured the participation, or made 

2 a good-faith effort to secure the participa3 tion, of transportation providers and public 

4 housing agencies within the area affected 

5 by the comprehensive regional plan and the 

6 entities described in clause (ii); and 

7 (ii) created, or will create not later 

8 than 1 year after the date of the grant 

9 award, a regional advisory board to provide 

10 input and feedback on the development of 

11 the comprehensive regional plan that in12 cludes representatives of a State, the met13 ropolitan planning organization, the rural 

14 planning organization, the regional council, 

15 local jurisdictions, non-profit organizations, 

16 and others, as deemed appropriate by the 

17 eligible entity, given the local context of 

18 the comprehensive planning effort; 

19 (F) a certification that the eligible entity 

20 has solicited public comment on the contents of 

21 the project description under subparagraph (A) 

22 that includes— 

23 (i) a description of the process for re24 ceiving public comment relating to the pro25 posal; and 


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1 (ii) such other information as the Di2 rector may require; 

3 (G) a description of how the eligible entity 

4 will carry out the activities under subsection (f); 

5 and 

6 (H) such additional information as the Di7 rector may require. 

8 (2) INDIAN TRIBES.—An eligible entity that is 

9 an Indian tribe is not required to submit the certifi10 cation under paragraph (1)(E). 

11 (e) SELECTION.—In evaluating an application for a 

12 grant under the grant program, the Director shall con13 sider the extent to which the application— 

14 (1) demonstrates that the applicant has or will 

15 have the legal, financial, and technical capacity to 

16 carry out the project; 

17 (2) demonstrates the extent to which the con18 sortium has developed partnerships throughout an 

19 entire region, including, as appropriate, partnerships 

20 with the entities described in subsection (d)(1)(D); 

21 (3) demonstrates integration with local efforts 

22 in economic development and job creation; 

23 (4) demonstrates a strategy for implementing a 

24 comprehensive regional plan through regional infra25 structure investment plans and local land use plans; 


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1 (5) promotes diversity among the geographic re2 gions and the size of the population of the commu3 nities served by recipients of grants under this sec4 tion; 

5 (6) demonstrates a commitment to seeking sub6 stantial public input during the planning process 

7 and public participation in the development of the 

8 comprehensive regional plan; 

9 (7) demonstrates that a Federal grant is nec10 essary to accomplish the project proposed to be car11 ried out; 

12 (8) minimizes the Federal share necessary to 

13 carry out the project and leverages State, local, or 

14 private resources; and 

15 (9) demonstrates such other qualities as the Di16 rector may determine. 

17 (f) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity that re18 ceives a grant under this section shall carry out a project 

19 that includes 1 or more of the following activities: 

20 (1) Coordinating locally defined planning proc21 esses across jurisdictions and agencies. 

22 (2) Identifying potential regional partnerships 

23 for developing and implementing a comprehensive 

24 regional plan. 


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1 (3) Conducting or updating assessments to de2 termine regional needs, including healthy housing, 

3 and promote economic and community development. 

4 (4) Developing or updating— 

5 (A) a comprehensive regional plan; or 

6 (B) goals and strategies to implement an 

7 existing comprehensive regional plan. 

8 (5) Implementing local zoning and other code 

9 changes necessary to implement a comprehensive re10 gional plan and promote sustainable development. 

11 (g) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Each eligible entity that 

12 receives a grant under the grant program shall agree to 

13 establish, in coordination with the Director, performance 

14 measures, reporting requirements, and any other require15 ments that the Director determines are necessary, that the 

16 eligible entity shall meet at the end of each year in which 

17 the eligible entity receives funds under the grant program. 

18 (h) PUBLIC OUTREACH.— 

19 (1) OUTREACH REQUIRED.—Each eligible entity 

20 that receives a grant under the grant program shall 

21 perform substantial outreach activities— 

22 (A) to engage a broad cross-section of 

23 community stakeholders in the process of devel24 oping a comprehensive regional plan, including 

25 low-income families, minorities, older adults, 


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1 and economically disadvantaged community 

2 members; and 

3 (B) to create an effective means for stake4 holders to participate in the development and 

5 implementation of a comprehensive regional 

6 plan. 

7 (2) FINALIZATION OF COMPREHENSIVE RE8 GIONAL PLAN.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

10 receives a grant under the grant program may 

11 not finalize a comprehensive regional plan be12 fore the eligible entity holds a public hearing to 

13 obtain the views of citizens, public agencies, and 

14 other interested parties. 

15 (B) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—Not 

16 later than 30 days before a hearing described in 

17 subparagraph (A), an eligible entity shall make 

18 the proposed comprehensive regional plan and 

19 all information relevant to the hearing— 

20 (i) available to the public for inspec21 tion during normal business hours; and 

22 (ii) available on a publically accessible 

23 website. 


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1 (C) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days be2 fore a hearing described in subparagraph (A), 

3 an eligible entity shall publish notice— 

4 (i) of the hearing; and 

5 (ii) that the information described in 

6 subparagraph (B) is available. 

7 (i) VIOLATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT OR FAILURE

8 TO COMPLY WITH PUBLIC OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 If the Director determines that an eligible entity has not 

10 met the performance measures established in the grant 

11 agreement under subsection (g), is not making reasonable 

12 progress toward meeting such measures, is otherwise in 

13 violation of the grant agreement, or has not complied with 

14 the public outreach requirements under subsection (h), the 

15 Director may— 

16 (1) withhold financial assistance until the re17 quirements under the grant agreement or under sub18 section (h), as applicable, are met; or 

19 (2) terminate the grant agreement. 

20 (j) REPORT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

21 GRANT.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

23 the date on which the grant agreement under sub24 section (g) expires, an eligible entity that receives a 


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1 grant under the grant program shall submit a final 

2 report on the project to the Secretary. 

3 (2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 

4 include— 

5 (A) a detailed explanation of the activities 

6 undertaken using the grant, including an expla7 nation of the completed project and how it 

8 achieves specific transit-oriented, transpor9 tation, housing, or sustainable community goals 

10 within the region; 

11 (B) a discussion of any obstacles encoun12 tered in the planning process and how the eligi13 ble entity overcame the obstacles; 

14 (C) an evaluation of the success of the 

15 project using the performance measures estab16 lished in the grant agreement under subsection 

17 (g), including an evaluation of the planning 

18 process and how the project contributes to car19 rying out the comprehensive regional plan; and 

20 (D) any other information the Director 

21 may require. 

22 (3) INTERIM REPORT.—The Director may re23 quire an eligible entity to submit an interim report 

24 before the date on which the project for which the 

25 grant is awarded is completed. 


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1 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 

3 be appropriated to the Secretary for the award of 

4 grants under this section, to remain available until 

5 expended— 

6 (A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and 

7 (B) $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2016 through 2019. 

9 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Director 

10 may use not more than 2 percent of the amounts 

11 made available under this subsection for a fiscal 

12 year for technical assistance under section 5(c)(3). 

13 SEC. 7. COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

15 (1) the terms ‘‘consortium of units of general 

16 local governments’’, ‘‘eligible entity’’, and ‘‘eligible 

17 partner’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

18 section 6; and 

19 (2) the term ‘‘grant program’’ means the com20 munity challenge grant program established under 

21 subsection (b). 

22 (b) COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM ES23 TABLISHED.—The Director shall establish a community 

24 challenge grant program to make grants to eligible entities 

25 to— 


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1 (1) promote integrated planning and invest2 ments across policy and governmental jurisdictions; 

3 and 

4 (2) implement projects identified in a com5 prehensive regional plan. 

6 (c) GRANTS.— 

7 (1) DIVERSITY OF GRANTEES.—The Director 

8 shall ensure geographic diversity among and ade9 quate representation from eligible entities in each of 

10 the categories described in section 6(c)(1). 

11 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as other12 wise provided in this section, a grant under the 

13 grant program shall be made on the same terms and 

14 conditions as a grant under section 6. 

15 (3) EXPENDING FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

16 that receives a grant under the grant program shall 

17 expend any funds received under the grant program 

18 not later than 5 years after the date on which the 

19 grant agreement under subsection (g) is made. 

20 (d) APPLICATION.— 

21 (1) CONTENTS.—An eligible entity that desires 

22 a grant under the grant program shall submit to the 

23 Director an application, at such time and in such 

24 manner as the Director shall prescribe, that con25 tains— 


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1 (A) a copy of the comprehensive regional 

2 plan, whether developed as part of the com3 prehensive planning grant program under sec4 tion 6 or developed independently; 

5 (B) a description of the project or projects 

6 proposed to be carried out using a grant under 

7 the grant program; 

8 (C) a description of any preliminary ac9 tions that have been or must be taken at the 

10 local or regional level to implement the project 

11 or projects described under subparagraph (B), 

12 including the revision of land use or zoning 

13 policies; 

14 (D) a signed copy of a memorandum of 

15 understanding among local jurisdictions, includ16 ing, as appropriate, a State, units of general 

17 purpose local government, units of special pur18 pose local government, metropolitan planning 

19 organizations, rural planning organizations, and 

20 regional councils that demonstrates— 

21 (i) the creation of a consortium of 

22 units of general local government; and 

23 (ii) a commitment to implement the 

24 activities described in the comprehensive 

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1 (E) a certification that the eligible entity 

2 has solicited public comment on the contents of 

3 the project or projects described in subpara4 graph (B) that includes— 

5 (i) a certification that the eligible en6 tity made information about the project or 

7 projects available and afforded citizens, 

8 public agencies, and other interested par9 ties a reasonable opportunity to examine 

10 the content of the project or projects and 

11 to submit comments; 

12 (ii) a description of the process for re13 ceiving public comment, and a description 

14 of the outreach efforts to affected popu15 lations and stakeholders; and 

16 (iii) a certification that the eligible en17 tity— 

18 (I) held a public hearing to ob19 tain the views of citizens, public agen20 cies, and other interested parties; 

21 (II) made the proposed project or 

22 projects and all information relevant 

23 to the hearing available for inspection 

24 by the public during normal business 


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1 hours not less than 30 days before the 

2 hearing under subclause (I); and 

3 (III) published a notice informing 

4 the public of the hearing under sub5 clause (I) and the availability of the 

6 information described in subclause 

7 (II); 

8 (F) a budget for the project or projects 

9 that includes the Federal share of the cost of 

10 the project or projects requested and a descrip11 tion of the source of the non-Federal share; and 

12 (G) such additional information as the Di13 rector may require. 

14 (2) INDIAN TRIBES.—An eligible entity that is 

15 an Indian tribe is not required to submit a memo16 randum of understanding under paragraph (1)(D). 

17 (e) SELECTION.—In evaluating an application for a 

18 grant under the grant program, the Director shall con19 sider the extent to which the application— 

20 (1) demonstrates that the applicant has or will 

21 have the legal, financial, and technical capacity to 

22 carry out the project; 

23 (2) demonstrates the extent to which the eligi24 ble entity has developed partnerships throughout an 

25 entire region, including partnerships with units of 


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1 special purpose local government and transportation 

2 providers; 

3 (3) demonstrates clear and meaningful inter4 jurisdictional cooperation and coordination of hous5 ing (including healthy housing), transportation, and 

6 environmental policies and plans; 

7 (4) demonstrates a commitment to imple8 menting a comprehensive regional plan and docu9 ments action taken or planned to implement the 

10 plan; 

11 (5) minimizes the Federal share necessary to 

12 carry out the project and leverages a significant 

13 amount of State, local, or private resources; 

14 (6) identifies original and innovative ideas to 

15 overcoming regional problems, including local land 

16 use and zoning (or other code) obstacles to carrying 

17 out the comprehensive regional plan; 

18 (7) promotes diversity among the geographic re19 gions and the size of the population of the commu20 nities served by recipients of grants under the grant 

21 program; 

22 (8) demonstrates a commitment to substantial 

23 public input throughout the implementation process; 


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1 (9) demonstrates that a Federal grant is nec2 essary to accomplish the project or projects proposed 

3 to be carried out; and 

4 (10) demonstrates such other qualities as the 

5 Director may determine. 

6 (f) GRANT ACTIVITIES.— 

7 (1) PLANNING ACTIVITIES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

9 receives a grant under the grant program may 

10 use not more than 10 percent of the grant for 

11 planning activities. 

12 (B) LIMITATION.—Activities related to the 

13 updating, reform, or development of a local 

14 code, plan, or ordinance to implement projects 

15 contained in a comprehensive regional plan 

16 shall not be considered planning activities for 

17 the purposes of a grant under the grant pro18 gram. 

19 (2) PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS.—An eligible 

20 entity that receives a grant under the grant program 

21 shall carry out 1 or more projects that are designed 

22 to achieve the goals identified in a comprehensive re23 gional plan. 

24 (g) GRANT AGREEMENT.—Each eligible entity that 

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1 establish, in coordination with the Director, performance 

2 measures, reporting requirements, and any other require3 ments that the Director determines are necessary, that the 

4 eligible entity shall meet at the end of each year in which 

5 the eligible entity receives funds under the grant program. 

6 (h) VIOLATION OF GRANT AGREEMENT.—If the Di7 rector determines that an eligible entity has not met the 

8 performance measures established under subsection (g), is 

9 not making reasonable progress toward meeting such 

10 measures, or is otherwise in violation of the grant agree11 ment, the Director may— 

12 (1) withhold financial assistance until the re13 quirements under the grant agreement are met; or 

14 (2) terminate the grant agreement. 

15 (i) REPORT ON THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

16 GRANT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

18 the date on which the grant agreement under sub19 section (g) expires, an eligible entity that receives a 

20 grant under the grant program shall submit a final 

21 report on the project to the Secretary. 

22 (2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 

23 include— 

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1 nation of the completed project and how it 

2 achieves specific transit-oriented, transpor3 tation, housing, or sustainable community goals 

4 within the region; 

5 (B) a discussion of any obstacles encoun6 tered in the planning and implementation proc7 ess and how the eligible entity overcame the ob8 stacles; 

9 (C) an evaluation of the success of the 

10 project using the performance measures estab11 lished under subsection (g), including an eval12 uation of the planning and implementation 

13 process and how the project contributes to car14 rying out the comprehensive regional plan; and 

15 (D) any other information the Director 

16 may require. 

17 (3) INTERIM REPORT.—The Director may re18 quire an eligible entity to submit an interim report 

19 before the date on which the project for which the 

20 grant is awarded is completed. 

21 (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 

23 be appropriated to the Secretary for the award of 

24 grants under this section, to remain available until 

25 expended— 


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1 (A) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2015 and 2016; 

3 (B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; 

4 (C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and 

5 (D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. 

6 SEC. 8. CREDIT FACILITY TO SUPPORT TRANSIT-ORIENTED 

7 DEVELOPMENT. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi9 nitions shall apply: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 applicant’’ means a State or local government. 

12 (2) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible area’’ 

means the area within 1 13 ⁄2 mile of an existing or 

14 planned major public transportation facility. 

15 (3) ELIGIBLE BORROWER.—The term ‘‘eligible 

16 borrower’’ means— 

17 (A) a governmental entity, authority, agen18 cy, or instrumentality; 

19 (B) a corporation, partnership, joint ven20 ture, or trust on behalf of which an eligible ap21 plicant has submitted an application under sub22 section (c); or 

23 (C) any other legal entity undertaking an 

24 infrastructure development project on behalf of 


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1 which an eligible applicant has submitted an 

2 application under subsection (c). 

3 (4) MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACIL4 ITY.—The term ‘‘major public transportation facil5 ity’’ means— 

6 (A) a fixed-guideway public transportation 

7 station; 

8 (B) a high speed rail or intercity rail sta9 tion connecting to public transportation; 

10 (C) an intermodal facility connecting mul11 tiple public transportation lines; or 

12 (D) a public transportation center located 

13 in an area other than an urbanized area. 

14 (5) PLANNED MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

15 FACILITY.—The term ‘‘planned major public trans16 portation facility’’ means a major public transpor17 tation facility for which— 

18 (A) appropriate environmental reviews 

19 have been completed; and 

20 (B) funding for construction can be rea21 sonably anticipated. 

22 (6) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means an 

23 infrastructure project that is used to support a tran24 sit-oriented development in an eligible area, includ25 ing— 


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1 (A) property enhancement, including con2 ducting environmental remediation, park devel3 opment, and open space acquisition; 

4 (B) improvement of mobility, including re5 habilitating, or providing for additional, streets, 

6 public transportation stations, structured park7 ing, walkways, and bikeways; 

8 (C) utility development, including rehabili9 tating or relocating existing, or providing for 

10 new drinking water, wastewater, electric, and 

11 gas utilities; or 

12 (D) community service facilities, such as 

13 child care centers. 

14 (7) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—The term 

15 ‘‘public transportation’’ has the meaning given that 

16 term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 

17 (b) LOAN PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary, 

18 in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may 

19 make or guarantee loans under this section to eligible bor20 rowers for projects. 

21 (c) APPLICATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible applicant may 

23 submit to the Secretary an application for a loan or 

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1 (A) to fund a project carried out by the eli2 gible applicant; or 

3 (B) on behalf of an eligible borrower, to 

4 fund a project carried out by the eligible bor5 rower. 

6 (d) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 

8 loan or loan guarantee under this section for a 

9 project that— 

10 (A) is part of a community-wide develop11 ment plan, as defined by the Secretary; 

12 (B) promotes sustainable development; and 

13 (C) ensures that not less than 15 percent 

14 of any housing units constructed or substan15 tially rehabilitated as part of transit-oriented 

16 development supported by the project are af17 fordable over the long term to, and occupied at 

18 time of initial occupancy by— 

19 (i) renters with incomes at or below 

20 60 percent of the area median income; or 

21 (ii) homeowners with incomes at or 

22 below 100 percent of the area median in23 come. 

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1 select the recipients of loans and loan guarantees 

2 under this section based on the extent to which— 

3 (A) the transit-oriented development sup4 ported by the project will encourage increased 

5 use of transit; 

6 (B) the transit-oriented development sup7 ported by the project will create or preserve 

8 long-term affordable housing units in addition 

9 to the housing units required to be made avail10 able under paragraph (1)(C) or will provide 

11 deeper affordability than required under para12 graph (1)(C); 

13 (C) the project will facilitate and encour14 age additional development or redevelopment in 

15 the overall public transportation station area; 

16 (D) the local government has adopted poli17 cies that— 

18 (i) promote long-term affordable hous19 ing; and 

20 (ii) allow high-density, mixed-use de21 velopment near public transportation sta22 tions; 

23 (E) the transit-oriented development sup24 ported by the project is part of a comprehensive 

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1 (F) the eligible borrower has established a 

2 reliable, dedicated revenue source to repay the 

3 loan; 

4 (G) the project is not financially viable for 

5 the eligible borrower without a loan or loan 

6 guarantee under this section; and 

7 (H) a loan or loan guarantee under this 

8 section would be used in conjunction with non9 Federal resources to fund the project. 

10 (e) ELIGIBLE SOURCES OF REPAYMENT.—A loan 

11 made or guaranteed under this section shall be repayable, 

12 in whole or in part, from dedicated revenue sources, which 

13 may include— 

14 (1) user fees; 

15 (2) property tax revenues; 

16 (3) sales tax revenues; 

17 (4) other revenue sources dedicated to the 

18 project by property owners and businesses; and 

19 (5) a bond or other indebtedness backed by one 

20 of the revenue sources listed in this paragraph. 

21 (f) INTEREST RATE.—The Secretary shall establish 

22 an interest rate for loans made or guaranteed under this 

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1 ties with a maturity that is similar to the loans made or 

2 guaranteed under this section. 

3 (g) MAXIMUM MATURITY.—The maturity of a loan 

4 made or guaranteed under this section may not exceed the 

5 lesser of— 

6 (1) 35 years; or 

7 (2) 90 percent of the useful life of any project 

8 to be financed by the loan, as determined by the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (h) MAXIMUM LOAN GUARANTEE RATE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The guarantee rate on a 

12 loan guaranteed under this section may not exceed 

13 75 percent of the amount of the loan. 

14 (2) LOWER GUARANTEE RATE FOR LOW-RISK

15 BORROWERS.—The Secretary shall establish a guar16 antee rate for loans to eligible borrowers that the 

17 Secretary determines pose a lower risk of default 

18 that is lower than the guarantee rate for loans to 

19 other eligible borrowers. 

20 (i) FEES.—The Secretary shall establish fees for 

21 loans made or guaranteed under this section at a level that 

22 is sufficient to cover all or part of the costs to the Federal 

23 Government of making or guaranteeing a loan under this 

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1 (j) NONSUBORDINATION.—A loan made or guaran2 teed under this section may not be subordinated to the 

3 claims of any holder of an obligation relating to the project 

4 in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation. 

5 (k) COMMENCEMENT OF REPAYMENT.—The sched6 uled repayment of principal or interest on a loan made 

7 or guaranteed under this section shall commence not later 

8 than 5 years after the date of substantial completion of 

9 a project. 

10 (l) REPAYMENT DEFERRAL FOR LOANS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, at any time after the 

12 date of substantial completion of a project, the Sec13 retary determines that dedicated revenue sources of 

14 an eligible borrower are insufficient to make the 

15 scheduled loan repayments of principal and interest 

16 on a loan made or guaranteed under this section, the 

17 Secretary may, subject to criteria established by the 

18 Secretary, allow the eligible borrower to add unpaid 

19 principal and interest to the outstanding balance of 

20 the loan. 

21 (2) TREATMENT OF DEFERRED PAYMENTS.— 

22 Any payment deferred under this section shall— 

23 (A) continue to accrue interest until fully 

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1 (B) be scheduled to be amortized over the 

2 remaining term of the loan. 

3 (m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated for the cost of loans and 

5 loan guarantees under this section $20,000,000 for each 

6 of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. 

7 SEC. 9. HEALTHY HOMES. 

8 (a) FEDERAL INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT HEALTHY

9 HOUSING AND ERADICATE HOUSING-RELATED HEALTH

10 HAZARDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of 

11 the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 

12 and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Ad13 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the National In15 stitute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the 

16 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and 

17 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall lead 

18 the Federal initiative to support healthy housing and 

19 eradicate housing-related health hazards by— 

20 (1) reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating Fed21 eral housing, health, energy, and environmental pro22 grams and identifying areas of overlap and duplica23 tion that could be improved; 

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1 services for low-income families and services for 

2 health hazards; 

3 (3) identifying best practices for finance prod4 ucts, building codes, and regulatory practices; 

5 (4) researching training programs and work 

6 practices that can accurately assess housing-related 

7 health hazards; 

8 (5) promoting collaboration among Federal, 

9 State, local, and tribal agencies and non-govern10 mental organizations; and 

11 (6) coordinating with all relevant Federal agen12 cies. 

13 (b) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

14 collaborative, interagency assessment of best practices 

15 for— 

16 (1) coordinating activities relating to healthy 

17 housing; 

18 (2) removing unnecessary barriers to inter19 agency coordination in Federal statutes and regula20 tions; and 

21 (3) creating incentives in programs of the Fed22 eral Government to advance the complementary 

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1 (c) STUDY AND REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

2 FEATURES AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN

3 HOUSING.— 

4 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation 

5 with the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the 

6 National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 

7 Director of the National Institute of Environmental 

8 Health Sciences, the Director of the Centers for Dis9 ease Control, and any other Federal agency that the 

10 Secretary determines is appropriate, shall conduct a 

11 detailed study of how sustainable building features 

12 in housing, such as energy efficiency, affect— 

13 (A) the quality of the indoor environment; 

14 (B) the prevalence of housing-related 

15 health hazards; and 

16 (C) the health of occupants of the housing. 

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

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

19 submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

20 Urban Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 

21 of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Serv22 ices and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

23 House of Representatives a report containing the re24 sults of the study under paragraph (1). 


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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

3 necessary to carry out this section. 

4 SEC. 10. INELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT 

5 LAWFULLY PRESENT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—No housing assisted using a grant 

7 under this Act may be made available to an individual who 

8 is not lawfully present in the United States. 

9 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

10 may be construed to alter the restrictions or definitions 

11 under section 214 of the Housing and Community Devel12 opment Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a). 

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