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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2664 

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through 

the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2021 

Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. BOWMAN, 

Mr. JONES, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. OMAR, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 

NEGUSE, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SUOZZI, Mrs. 

DINGELL, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LIEU, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. LEE of 

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

A BILL 

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the 

United States through the modernization of public housing, 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 ‘‘Green New Deal for 

5 Public Housing Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purpose of this Act is— 


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1 (1) to stimulate, gather, and develop the work2 force capacity, tools, financing, and materials needed 

3 to rehabilitate, upgrade, modernize, and transition 

4 public housing; 

5 (2) to rehabilitate public housing that is se6 verely distressed and causing residents to be exposed 

7 to unhealthy and unsafe environments; 

8 (3) to upgrade and equip all public housing 

9 with cutting-edge materials, infrastructure, and all10 electric appliances made in the United States in 

11 order to improve energy efficiency, water quality, 

12 and material living standards in public housing and 

13 to support United States manufacturing; 

14 (4) to modernize public housing laws in order to 

15 maximize tenant participation and management by 

16 low- and very low-income individuals in the rehabili17 tation, upgrade, and transition of public housing 

18 through education, training, and jobs; and 

19 (5) to transition the entire public housing stock 

20 of the United States, as swiftly and seamlessly as 

21 possible, into highly energy-efficient homes that 

22 produce on-site, or procure, enough carbon-free re23 newable energy to meet total energy consumption 

24 annually. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti4 ty’’ means— 

5 (A) a public housing agency; 

6 (B) an Indian tribe or a tribally designated 

7 housing entity that is eligible to receive assist8 ance under the Native American Housing As9 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

10 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and 

11 (C) the Department of Hawaiian Home 

12 Lands, as defined in section 801 of the Native 

13 American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter14 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221). 

15 (2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBALLY DESIGNATED

16 HOUSING ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and 

17 ‘‘tribally designated housing entity’’ have the mean18 ings given those terms in section 4 of the Native 

19 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina20 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 

21 (3) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘‘public hous22 ing’’— 

23 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec24 tion 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 

25 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); and 

26 (B) includes— 


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1 (i) any dwelling unit owned by an In2 dian tribe that is or was a dwelling unit in 

3 public housing; 

4 (ii) any low-income housing dwelling 

5 unit described in section 302(b)(1) of the 

6 Native American Housing Assistance and 

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

8 4152(b)(1)); 

9 (iii) any dwelling unit assisted under 

10 section 802 of the Native American Hous11 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

12 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4222); and 

13 (iv) any dwelling unit that— 

14 (I) was a low-income housing 

15 dwelling unit described in section 

16 302(b)(1) of the Native American 

17 Housing Assistance and Self-Deter18 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

19 4152(b)(1)); and 

20 (II) is rented only to households 

21 with an income that is not more than 

22 80 percent of the area median income. 

23 (4) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The term 

24 ‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 


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1 term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 

2 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 

3 (5) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI4 NESS.—The term ‘‘public housing resident-owned 

5 business’’ means a business concern that— 

6 (A) provides economic opportunities, as de7 fined in section 3(e) of the Housing and Urban 

8 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

9 1701u(e)); and 

10 (B) is owned by public housing residents. 

11 (6) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew12 able energy’’ means— 

13 (A) utility-, community-, and small-scale 

14 photovoltaic and thermal solar energy; 

15 (B) utility- and small-scale wind energy; 

16 (C) geothermal energy; 

17 (D) microturbine hydroelectricity; 

18 (E) energy efficiency; 

19 (F) building electrification; 

20 (G) energy storage; 

21 (H) microgrids; and 

22 (I) modern distribution grid infrastructure. 

23 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 


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1 (8) ZERO-CARBON HOME.—The term ‘‘zero-car2 bon home’’ means a highly energy-efficient home 

3 that produces on-site, or procures, enough carbon4 free renewable energy to meet the total annual en5 ergy consumption of the home. 

6 SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CON7 GRESS FOR IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DE8 SIGN IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 

9 Section 4 of the Housing and Urban Development 

10 Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701v) is amended to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 4. IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GOVERN13 MENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 

14 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

15 ‘‘(1) if Federal aid is to make its full commu16 nity-wide contribution toward improving our urban 

17 and rural environments, Federal aid must have a 

18 greater impact on improvements in architectural de19 sign; and 

20 ‘‘(2) even within the necessary budget limita21 tions on housing for low- and moderate-income fami22 lies, architectural design and environmental perform23 ance can be improved not only to make the housing 

24 more livable, but also to better suit the needs of oc25 cupants including human and environmental health, 


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1 zero carbon emissions, well-being, accessibility, and 

2 equity. 

3 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con4 gress that in the administration of housing programs that 

5 assist in the provision of housing for low- and moderate6 income families, emphasis should be given to— 

7 ‘‘(1) encouraging good architectural design that 

8 yields maximal environmental performance and ad9 heres to accessibility guidelines established in ac10 cordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act 

11 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) as an essential 

12 component of such housing; and 

13 ‘‘(2) developing, with opportunities for resident 

14 involvement, housing that will be of such quality as 

15 to reflect the highest international architectural 

16 standards and the architectural standards of the 

17 neighborhood and the community in which it is situ18 ated, consistent with prudent budgeting.’’. 

19 SEC. 5. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

20 Section 2(a) of the United States Housing Act of 

21 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 

23 the United States— 

24 ‘‘(1) to modernize the intersections of Federal 

25 and local government by employing the funds and 


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1 credit of the United States, as provided in this 

2 Act— 

3 ‘‘(A) to guarantee the right to housing for 

4 every individual; 

5 ‘‘(B) to assist States and political subdivi6 sions of States in ensuring that— 

7 ‘‘(i) all housing in the United States 

8 is habitable, highly energy-efficient, and 

9 safe; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) housing conditions lead to good 

11 health, security, and adequate protection 

12 from the economic fears relating to old 

13 age, disability, sickness, accident, and un14 employment; and 

15 ‘‘(C) to protect, maintain, preserve, and 

16 expand public housing as a sustainable safety 

17 net for all people; 

18 ‘‘(2) that it is the responsibility of the Federal 

19 Government, in conjunction with public housing 

20 agencies, to incentivize, promote, and protect the 

21 independent, collaborative, and collective actions of 

22 public housing residents and other private citizens to 

23 develop housing in a manner that strengthens entire 

24 neighborhoods; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) that the Federal Government should act 

2 and build new public housing where there is a seri3 ous need that the free market cannot address or is 

4 not addressing responsibly.’’. 

5 SEC. 6. GREEN NEW DEAL PUBLIC HOUSING GRANTS. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

7 (1) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY

8 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con10 sultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall es11 tablish a grant program that provides amounts 

12 to eligible entities to facilitate workforce devel13 opment projects and high-income employment 

14 transition at public housing. 

15 (B) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants 

16 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 

17 preference to applications submitted by— 

18 (i) eligible entities described in sub19 paragraph (B) or (C) of section 3(2); 

20 (ii) eligible entities that have formed 

21 partnerships with an existing registered 

22 apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, intern23 ship, labor-management partnership, or 

24 other partnerships with labor organiza25 tions; 


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1 (iii) eligible entities that demonstrate 

2 a capacity to facilitate a workforce develop3 ment program that leads to— 

4 (I) the development of career and 

5 related skills, including financial and 

6 economic empowerment education; 

7 (II) direct entry to registered ap8 prenticeship programs; 

9 (III) certification or associate de10 gree acquisition; 

11 (IV) technical assistance and re12 sources for public housing resident13 owned businesses for purposes of com14 pliance with the requirements under 

15 section 3 of the Housing and Urban 

16 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

17 1701u), including— 

18 (aa) legal or compliance 

19 services on behalf of public hous20 ing resident-owned businesses for 

21 purposes of helping them access 

22 and apply for government pro23 curement and contracting oppor24 tunities; 


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1 (bb) education on starting 

2 and sustaining a business; 

3 (cc) accessing insurance and 

4 bonds; and 

5 (dd) demonstrating capacity 

6 and sustainable operations; 

7 (V) training and development of 

8 skills necessary for career develop9 ment in the fields, trades, and services 

10 reasonably determined during the first 

11 public comment period held in accord12 ance with subsection (b)(3) to be of 

13 interest to public housing residents; 

14 (VI) educational and organiza15 tional tools for public housing resi16 dents in order to advance the models 

17 of worker cooperatives and collective 

18 bargaining; 

19 (VII) education, engagement, and 

20 empowerment resources to help both 

21 residents of public housing and local 

22 low- and very low-income individuals 

23 avail themselves of opportunities made 

24 available under the workforce develop25 ment program, including education, 


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1 engagement, and empowerment re2 sources provided in partnership 

3 with— 

4 (aa) a local entity that oper5 ates a Family Self-Sufficiency 

6 program under section 23 of the 

7 United States Housing Act of 

8 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u); and 

9 (bb) community-based orga10 nizations that demonstrate a 

11 commitment to and history of or12 ganizing with public housing resi13 dents; 

14 (VIII) innovative design partner15 ships with local schools and architec16 tural firms; 

17 (IX) training and employment 

18 opportunities reserved specifically for 

19 local low- and very low-income people 

20 that were formerly incarcerated; and 

21 (X) stipends valued at not less 

22 than $250 per week to individuals 

23 participating in the workforce develop24 ment program; and 


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1 (iv) eligible entities in the construc2 tion or maintenance sector seeking to carry 

3 out a project to develop pre-apprentice4 ships that prepare individuals for accept5 ance into registered programs in that sec6 tor. 

7 (C) COMPLIANCE MANAGERS.—Not more 

8 than 10 percent of the amount of a grant re9 ceived by an eligible entity under this para10 graph may be used by an eligible entity to hire 

11 or otherwise retain reporting and compliance 

12 managers with sufficient expertise to ensure 

13 that the eligible entity can comply with the re14 quirements of section 3 of the Housing and 

15 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

16 1701u). 

17 (D) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In 

18 addition to the eligible entities under this legis19 lation, the following shall be eligible for grants 

20 under this section— 

21 (i) Institutes of Higher Education; 

22 (ii) a labor organization; and 

23 (iii) a nonprofit organization. 

24 (2) GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

25 GRANTS.— 


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1 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 

2 shall establish a grant program that provides 

3 amounts to eligible entities for the eligible ac4 tivities described in subparagraph (B). 

5 (B) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The eligible 

6 activities described in this subparagraph are— 

7 (i) conducting physical needs assess8 ments and subsequent deep energy retro9 fits in public housing, including— 

10 (I) retrofits for— 

11 (aa) energy-efficient win12 dows; 

13 (bb) super insulation of 

14 roofs and exterior walls, includ15 ing the addition of new cladding 

16 to buildings and the rerouting of 

17 plumbing and electricity; 

18 (cc) electrification of water 

19 heating and building heating sys20 tems using electric heat pumps; 

21 and 

22 (dd) electric heat pumps to 

23 provide air conditioning, where 

24 feasible; 


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1 (II) strategies to increase 

2 airtightness of building envelope, in3 cluding air sealant paints; and 

4 (III) acquisition and installation 

5 of heat-recovery ventilation systems; 

6 (ii) upgrading, replacing, and improv7 ing public housing to energy efficiency, 

8 building electrification, including— 

9 (I) conducting physical needs as10 sessments of public housing dwelling 

11 units; 

12 (II) in-unit energy efficiency 

13 product upgrades, including upgrad14 ing to— 

15 (aa) modern, energy-efficient 

16 insulation; 

17 (bb) all-electric state-of-the18 art efficient appliances; 

19 (cc) energy-efficient bath20 room plumbing, including low21 flow toilets; 

22 (dd) energy-efficient laundry 

23 machines; 

24 (ee) energy-efficient air fil25 ters; 


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1 (ff) energy monitoring de2 vices including smart meters and 

3 smart thermostats; 

4 (gg) energy-efficient 

5 lightbulbs; 

6 (hh) highly insulated win7 dows; 

8 (ii) reflective roofing; and 

9 (jj) smart Supervisory Con10 trol and Data Acquisition sys11 tems and building-to-grid inte12 gration; 

13 (III) upgrading infrastructure re14 lated to building electrification, in15 cluding upgrading— 

16 (aa) electric heating, ventila17 tion, and air conditioning sys18 tems, including cold-climate heat 

19 pumps; 

20 (bb) electrical panels; and 

21 (cc) electric appliances to re22 place appliances reliant on fossil 

23 fuels, such as gas stoves and hot 

24 water heaters; and 


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1 (IV) water quality upgrades, in2 cluding replacing water pipes in public 

3 housing if a quality test of drinking 

4 water concentrations in public housing 

5 exceeds— 

6 (aa) 3.1 parts per billion of 

7 lead; 

8 (bb) 20 parts per trillion 

9 combined of the 5 perfluoroalkyl 

10 and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 

11 which are— 

12 (AA) perfluorooctanoic 

13 acid; 

14 (BB) perfluorooctane 

15 sulfonate; 

16 (CC) perfluorohexane 

17 sulfonic acid; 

18 (DD) 

19 perfluoroheptanoic acid; and 

20 (EE) perfluorononanoic 

21 acid; 

22 (cc) 0.010 mg/L of arsenic; 

23 (dd) 1.3 mg/L of copper; 

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1 tection Agency for organic and 

2 inorganic contaminants, radio3 nuclides, and microbiological con4 taminants; and 

5 (ff) any other Environ6 mental Protection Agency stand7 ard adopted under the Safe 

8 Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 300f et seq.); 

10 (iii) building and expanding commu11 nity energy generation in public housing, 

12 including the construction of and ongoing 

13 costs associated with— 

14 (I) renewable energy rooftops; 

15 (II) renewable energy generation; 

16 (III) photovolatic glass windows; 

17 (IV) the bulk purchase of clean 

18 energy grid supply from energy utili19 ties; and 

20 (V) community-scale energy stor21 age systems; 

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1 ances and machines that were replaced 

2 through activities described in clause (iii); 

3 (v) community resilience and sustain4 ability projects in public housing, includ5 ing— 

6 (I) the purchase and installation 

7 of energy storage, including batteries, 

8 flywheels, compressed air, and 

9 pumped hydroelectric or thermal en10 ergy storage, in order to ensure en11 ergy backup of not less than 48 hours 

12 in the event of an emergency or dis13 aster; 

14 (II) the construction of childcare 

15 centers and ongoing costs associated 

16 with childcare centers; 

17 (III) the construction of senior 

18 centers and ongoing costs associated 

19 with senior centers; 

20 (IV) the construction of commu21 nity gardens and ongoing costs associ22 ated with community gardens; 

23 (V) the maintenance of entire 

24 public housing developments; 


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1 (VI) the installation of publicly 

2 owned high speed internet in order to 

3 provide universal internet access for 

4 all residents with an upload speed of 

5 not less than 100Mbps and a 

6 download speed of not less than 

7 100Mbps, and the ongoing costs asso8 ciated with providing that internet in9 frastructure and access; 

10 (VII) the establishment or im11 provement, and painting, of commu12 nity centers and other shared commu13 nity spaces, the personnel of which 

14 shall earn the higher of— 

15 (aa) the local prevailing 

16 wage; or 

17 (bb) a wage of $15 per hour; 

18 (VIII) the establishment or im19 provement of dedicated infrastructure 

20 for transportation by bicycle, includ21 ing lanes, parking spots, and the bulk 

22 purchase of enough bicycles to offer 1 

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1 (IX) the deployment of electric 

2 vehicle charging infrastructure for 

3 public housing residents and visitors; 

4 (X) the establishment and leasing 

5 of commercial activity that offers pub6 lic housing residents on-site access to 

7 goods and services, including good8 quality healthcare clinics, dental clin9 ics, bookstores, learning and tutoring 

10 centers, and affordable organic gro11 ceries; and 

12 (XI) repairs and upgrades to 

13 public housing to ensure compliance 

14 with the physical condition standards 

15 under section 5.703 of title 24, Code 

16 of Federal Regulations, or any suc17 cessor regulation; and 

18 (vi) construction and ongoing costs 

19 associated with climate adaptation and 

20 emergency disaster response for public 

21 housing, including— 

22 (I) integrated solutions that com23 bine better walls, heating, cooling, 

24 ventilation, solar, and storage into a 


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1 single easy-to-install and affordable 

2 retrofit for public housing; 

3 (II) additional solar and storage 

4 on site, or through a local community 

5 microgrid, in order to allow residents 

6 to access essential energy during 

7 power outages; 

8 (III) insulating and eliminating 

9 air leakage in order to ensure that in10 dividual dwelling units can retain a 

11 safe temperature during a power out12 age until power is restored or emer13 gency assistance arrives; and 

14 (IV) installing rigid foam wall in15 sulation in hurricane and earthquake16 prone areas in order to create shear 

17 walls to resist structural damage from 

18 walls tilting or falling during high 

19 winds and earthquakes. 

20 (b) GRANT APPLICATION.— 

21 (1) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—As a condition of 

22 receiving a grant under subsection (a), each eligible 

23 entity shall include in the grant application sub24 mitted to the Secretary— 


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1 (A) a signed acknowledgment indicating a 

2 commitment to transition all public housing 

3 owned or managed by the eligible entity into 

4 zero-carbon homes not later than 10 years after 

5 the date on which the eligible entity receives the 

6 grant; 

7 (B) a full accounting of the amount of 

8 funds required to complete the activities under 

9 the grant, which shall— 

10 (i) be complete and reasonably cal11 culated to accomplish the purposes of this 

12 Act; 

13 (ii) include costs related to complying 

14 with local wage and labor laws; 

15 (iii) include the amount of funds ex16 pended by the eligible entity to comply 

17 with the resident and community engage18 ment requirements under paragraph (3); 

19 and 

20 (iv) be updated and submitted to Con21 gress on a quarterly basis; and 

22 (C) a community impact assessment and 

23 analysis of— 

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1 on the economic empowerment and social 

2 mobility of traditionally disadvantaged in3 dividuals and communities; and 

4 (ii) whether the proposed actions to be 

5 taken under the grant would be affirma6 tively furthering fair housing, as defined in 

7 section 5.152 of title 24, Code of Federal 

8 Regulations, or any successor regulation. 

9 (2) RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

10 BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION.—Before submit11 ting an application for a grant under this subsection, 

12 an eligible entity shall— 

13 (A) solicit and consider community and 

14 public feedback, to the maximum extent pos15 sible, by providing for opportunities to comment 

16 via a cloud-based content collaboration provider 

17 that is certified by the Federal Risk and Au18 thorization Management Program, through— 

19 (i) an initial public comment period, 

20 for which the eligible entity shall— 

21 (I) publish— 

22 (aa) a description of each of 

23 the grant programs established 

24 under subsection (a); and 


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1 (bb) a form to be used to 

2 submit comments; and 

3 (II) give interested persons 90 

4 days to— 

5 (aa) submit draft text di6 rectly into the application; 

7 (bb) submit written data 

8 and accounting estimates; and 

9 (cc) submit general com10 ments; 

11 (ii) a second public comment period 

12 beginning not later than 30 days after the 

13 end of the initial public comment period 

14 under clause (i), for which the eligible enti15 ty shall— 

16 (I) publish a draft version of the 

17 completed common application form 

18 described in subsection (a) that con19 tains, at a minimum— 

20 (aa) a short analysis and 

21 evaluation of the relevant signifi22 cant proposals set forth during 

23 the initial public comment period; 

24 and 


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1 (bb) a clear and concise 

2 statement of the basis, purpose, 

3 and goals of the application; and 

4 (II) give interested persons 30 

5 days to submit feedback on and rec6 ommended improvements to the draft 

7 final grant application; 

8 (B) host not less than 2 public hearings, 

9 which shall be recorded and held at a conven10 ient location for public housing residents, for 

11 each public comment period described in sub12 paragraph (A), to provide public housing resi13 dents with an opportunity to comment, with not 

14 less than 1 occurring in the afternoon and not 

15 less than 1 occurring in the evening; and 

16 (C) solicit input and acquire signed ap17 proval of the completed common application 

18 form from the resident council or resident coun19 cils, if existing and active, of the public housing 

20 that will receive assistance under the grant. 

21 (3) PRIORITY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

22 GRANTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the review 

23 and funding of applications submitted for grants 

24 under subsection (a)(1) over applications submitted 

25 for any other grant described in subsection (a). 


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1 (4) PRIORITY AMONG APPLICATIONS FOR COM2 MUNITY ENERGY GENERATION.—In reviewing appli3 cations for grants to carry out activities described in 

4 subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii), the Secretary shall give 

5 preference to applications submitted by eligible enti6 ties that— 

7 (A) demonstrate an ability to generate the 

8 greatest amount of renewable energy that can 

9 be consumed by public housing projects and 

10 transferred to the local energy grid; and 

11 (B) demonstrate a commitment to provide 

12 job training and contracting opportunities to 

13 public housing residents and public housing 

14 resident-owned businesses. 

15 (5) EXCEPTIONS FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND

16 TRIBES.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible entity de18 scribed in section 3(2) that submits an applica19 tion for a grant program described in this sub20 section— 

21 (i) is exempt from compliance with 

22 subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of paragraph 

23 (2)(A)(i) and paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I); and 

24 (ii) is empowered to self-determine 

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1 suring community and resident engage2 ment. 

3 (B) SUBMISSION BY TRIBALLY DES4 IGNATED HOUSING ENTITIES.—An application 

5 for a grant under subsection (a) for an Indian 

6 tribe may be prepared and submitted on behalf 

7 of the Indian tribe by the tribally designated 

8 housing entity for the Indian tribe, if the appli9 cation contains a certification by the recognized 

10 tribal government of the grant beneficiary that 

11 the Indian tribe— 

12 (i) has had an opportunity to review 

13 the application and has authorized the sub14 mission of the application by the tribally 

15 designated housing entity; or 

16 (ii) has delegated to the tribally des17 ignated housing entity the authority to 

18 submit an application on behalf of the In19 dian tribe without prior review by the In20 dian tribe. 

21 (6) BENCHMARKING ENERGY AND WATER CON22 SUMPTION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant to 

23 carry out activities described in subsection 

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1 sumption using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, 

2 or another system approved by the Department of 

3 Housing and Urban Development, for a period of 

4 not less than 5 years beginning on the date on which 

5 the eligible entity receives the grant. 

6 (c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity submits 

8 to the Secretary an application for a grant under 

9 subsection (a) that complies with the requirements 

10 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall award the 

11 funds to the eligible entity that are required to com12 plete the grant, as specified in the accounting sub13 mitted under subsection (b)(2)(C). 

14 (2) REAPPLICATION.—If the Secretary deter15 mines that an application submitted by an eligible 

16 entity under this section does not comply with the 

17 requirements under subsection (b)— 

18 (A) the Secretary shall provide to the eligi19 ble entity a summary of the requirements that 

20 the eligible entity has failed to meet; and 

21 (B) the eligible entity may reapply for the 

22 grant. 

23 (3) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 

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1 gible entities that own or manage public housing in 

2 a congressional district— 

3 (A) with an aggregate total of not less 

4 than 5,000 public housing residents; 

5 (B) in which— 

6 (i) not less than 40 percent of the 

7 residents are not less than 62 years old; 

8 (ii) not less than 25 percent of the 

9 residents are disabled; or 

10 (iii) not less than 5 percent of all 

11 heads of household are not more than 24 

12 years old; or 

13 (C) with an average household income of 

14 less than $40,000. 

15 (d) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS FOR CAPACITY BUILD16 ING.—An eligible entity may use not more than 5 percent 

17 of grant funds received under this section for activities to 

18 expand the capacity of the eligible entity to carry out the 

19 grant activities, including— 

20 (1) hiring staff; 

21 (2) training residents for staff positions; 

22 (3) providing technical assistance; 

23 (4) community engagement; and 

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1 (e) RESIDENT PROTECTION.—Each eligible entity 

2 that is the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) 

3 shall— 

4 (1) comply with the requirements under part 24 

5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and provide 

6 relocation assistance for any and all residents of 

7 public housing managed by the eligible entity who 

8 may be displaced during construction, and ensure 

9 that all temporarily displaced residents can return to 

10 their homes once retrofitting is completed; 

11 (2) provide enhanced tenant protection vouchers 

12 under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act 

13 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) to all displaced resi14 dents during the period in which dwelling units are 

15 under construction; 

16 (3) ensure that activities undertaken as part of 

17 the grant do not result in a reduction of total public 

18 housing dwelling units; and 

19 (4) to the greatest extent practicable, complete 

20 construction of replacement dwellings prior to de21 molishing existing public housing units. 

22 (f) PROFITS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ENERGY

23 GENERATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any energy 

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1 described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii), the eligible en2 tity may retain 90 percent of any profits earned 

3 from selling the energy. 

4 (2) VOTE.—An eligible entity described para5 graph (1) with not less than 50 public housing 

6 dwelling units shall provide residents of the public 

7 housing the opportunity to vote on how the profits 

8 earned under paragraph (1) shall be used. 

9 (3) OTHER REVENUE.—Any profits not re10 tained under this subsection shall be transferred to 

11 the Department of the Treasury for deposit in the 

12 General Fund. 

13 (g) LABOR AND BUY AMERICAN PROVISIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out grant activi15 ties under this section, each contractor or subcon16 tractor for a project funded under this section shall 

17 carry out the following: 

18 (A) Ensure that the materials used by the 

19 contractor or subcontractor are substantially 

20 manufactured, mined, and produced in the 

21 United States in accordance with chapter 83 of 

22 title 41, United States Code (commonly known 

23 as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’). 

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1 in the performance of construction, alteration, 

2 or repair work financed in whole or in part with 

3 assistance under this section shall be paid 

4 wages at rates not less than those prevailing on 

5 similar construction in the locality, as deter6 mined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance 

7 with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 

8 United States Code (commonly known as the 

9 ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’). With respect to the labor 

10 standards in this subparagraph, the Secretary 

11 of Labor shall have the authority and functions 

12 set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 

13 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 

14 section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. 

15 (C) With respect to a project that costs 

16 not less than $25,000,000, consent to a project 

17 labor agreement. 

18 (D) Require each project labor agreement 

19 to be in compliance with the hiring and con20 tracting requirements described in subsections 

21 (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 

22 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

23 1701u). 

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1 workforce agency certifies that temporary em2 ployees are necessary to address an acute, 

3 short-term labor demand. 

4 (F) Have an explicit neutrality policy on 

5 any issue involving the organization of employ6 ees of the contractor or subcontractor, and all 

7 contractors and subcontractors, for purposes of 

8 collective bargaining. 

9 (G) For each project employing union 

10 workers to rehabilitate, upgrade, innovate and 

11 transition public housing developments, dem12 onstrate an ability to use and to commit to use 

13 individuals enrolled in a registered apprentice14 ship program who shall, to the greatest extent 

15 practicable, constitute not less than 20 percent 

16 of the individuals working on the project. 

17 (H) To the greatest extent practicable, 

18 provide preferential treatment in hiring laborers 

19 and mechanics that are— 

20 (i) public housing residents; 

21 (ii) hired from within 50 miles of their 

22 official residence; 

23 (iii) veterans or active or retired mili24 tary; 

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1 (v) returning citizens who were for2 merly incarcerated individuals. 

3 (I) Not require mandatory arbitration for 

4 any dispute involving a worker engaged in a 

5 service for the contractor or subcontractor. 

6 (J) Consider an individual performing any 

7 service under the grant as an employee, and not 

8 an independent contractor, of the contractor or 

9 subcontractor, respectively, unless— 

10 (i) the individual is free from control 

11 and direction in connection with the per12 formance of the service, both under the 

13 contract for the performance of the service 

14 and in fact; 

15 (ii) the service is performed outside 

16 the usual course of the business of the con17 tractor or subcontractor, respectively; and 

18 (iii) the individual is customarily en19 gaged in an independently established 

20 trade, occupation, profession, or business 

21 of the same nature as that involved in such 

22 service. 

23 (2) ACTION TO ENFORCE INDEPENDENT CON24 TRACTOR REQUIREMENT.—A third party, including 

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1 any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the re2 quirement under paragraph (1)(J). 

3 (h) CONSULTATION WITH AGENCIES.—The Sec4 retary shall— 

5 (1) consult with the Secretary of Energy— 

6 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap7 plications for grants under subsection (a); and 

8 (B) to identify and verify state-of-the-art 

9 building materials and appliances, made in the 

10 United States, that can be procured at scale for 

11 purposes of this Act; 

12 (2) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury 

13 to track alternative energy revenues that are re14 turned to the Department of the Treasury under 

15 subsection (f)(4); 

16 (3) consult with the Administrator of the Envi17 ronmental Protection Agency— 

18 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap19 plications for grants under of subsection (a)(2); 

20 and 

21 (B) regarding testing air quality and water 

22 quality for purposes of grant activities described 

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1 (4) consult with the Secretary of Education in 

2 developing criteria and assessing applications for 

3 grants under subsection (a)(1); 

4 (5) consult with the Secretary of Labor in de5 veloping criteria and assessing applications for 

6 grants under subsection (a)(1); 

7 (6) consult with the Administrator of the Small 

8 Business Administration in developing criteria and 

9 assessing applications for grants under subsection 

10 (a); 

11 (7) consult with the Secretary of Health and 

12 Human Services— 

13 (A) in developing criteria and assessing ap14 plications for grants under subsection (a)(2); 

15 and 

16 (B) regarding health trends related to all 

17 illnesses that disproportionately impact low-in18 come people; 

19 (8) consult with the Administrator of the Fed20 eral Emergency Management Agency in developing 

21 criteria and assessing applications for grants under 

22 subsection (a)(2); 

23 (9) consult with the Secretary of the Interior to 

24 develop criteria and assess applications for grants 

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1 (10) consult with any entity described in para2 graphs (1) through (9) for any other purpose as de3 termined necessary by the Secretary to carry out 

4 this section and the purposes of this Act. 

5 (i) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Con6 gress biannual reports on the impact that the grant pro7 grams established under subsection (a) have had on— 

8 (1) the rehabilitation, upgrades, innovation, and 

9 transition of public housing in the United States; 

10 (2) total greenhouse gas emission output, and 

11 quarterly data on greenhouse gas emission reduc12 tions from individual public housing developments, 

13 specifically as they relate to— 

14 (A) home energy carbon pollution emis15 sions in each public housing development, as 

16 calculated using the Carbon Footprint Calcu17 lator from the Environmental Protection Agen18 cy; 

19 (B) waste-related carbon emissions in each 

20 public housing development, as calculated using 

21 the Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Envi22 ronmental Protection Agency; and 

23 (C) total greenhouse gas emissions released 

24 by individual public housing buildings and 

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1 calculated using the Greenhouse Gas Equiva2 lencies Calculator from the Environmental Pro3 tection Agency; 

4 (3) the amount of Federal money saved due to 

5 energy cost savings at public housing projects, on a 

6 quarterly basis; 

7 (4) the amount of energy savings per KwH at 

8 each public housing project, on a quarterly basis; 

9 (5) public housing residents, including— 

10 (A) access to economic opportunities 

11 through compliance with the hiring and con12 tracting requirements described in subsections 

13 (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 

14 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

15 1701u); 

16 (B) the impacts, if any, those residents 

17 have experienced to their individual economic 

18 growth as measured by individual and house19 hold income; 

20 (C) the specific career skills acquired; 

21 (D) the impacts, if any, those residents 

22 have experienced to their overall health; and 

23 (E) the specific educational or technical 

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1 (6) changes to the overall community health in2 dicators in public housing developments and their 

3 surrounding neighborhoods, including asthma rates, 

4 air quality, water quality, and levels of lead and 

5 mold. 

6 (j) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING

7 FUNDS.—The receipt of a grant under this section shall 

8 not affect the eligibility of a public housing agency or a 

9 public housing dwelling unit to receive assistance under 

10 subsection (d) or (e) of section 9 of the United States 

11 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

12 (k) FUNDING.—Out of funds in the Treasury not oth13 erwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out 

14 this section— 

15 (1) such sums as may be necessary for each of 

16 fiscal years 2022 through 2032; and 

17 (2) $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 

18 expended, for administrative costs relating to car19 rying out this section. 

20 SEC. 7. THE SECTION 3 PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR21 TUNITIES. 

22 Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 

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

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op2 erating assistance provided pursuant to section 

3 9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro4 vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 

6 the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 

7 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 

8 Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 

10 under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 

11 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) HIRING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec14 retary shall require that, of the employment po15 sitions generated by development assistance 

16 provided pursuant to section 6 of the United 

17 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c), 

18 assistance from the Operating Fund under sec19 tion 9(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), as20 sistance from the Capital Fund under section 

21 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and as22 sistance provided under a grant awarded under 

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1 cies, and their contractors and subcontractors, 

2 shall fill, to the greatest extent possible— 

3 ‘‘(i) not less than 40 percent of those 

4 positions generated during the 1-year pe5 riod beginning 1 year after the initial re6 ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low7 and very low-income persons; 

8 ‘‘(ii) not less than 50 percent of those 

9 positions generated during the 1-year pe10 riod beginning 2 years after the initial re11 ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low12 and very low-income persons; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) not less than 90 percent of those 

14 positions generated after the expiration of 

15 the period described in clause (ii) with low16 and very low-income persons.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op19 erating assistance provided pursuant to section 

20 9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro21 vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 

23 the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 

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1 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 

2 under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 

3 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(C) CONTRACTING REQUIREMENT.—The 

6 Secretary shall require that, of the aggregate 

7 dollar amount of contracts awarded for work to 

8 be performed in connection with assistance 

9 from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of 

10 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

11 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the Capital 

12 Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a 

14 grant awarded under section 6 of the Green 

15 New Deal for Public Housing Act, public and 

16 Indian housing agencies, and their contractors 

17 and subcontractors, shall, to the greatest extent 

18 possible, certify that— 

19 ‘‘(i) not less than 20 percent of the 

20 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

21 awarded during the 1-year period begin22 ning 1 year after the initial receipt of 

23 grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 

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1 ‘‘(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 

2 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

3 awarded during the 1-year period begin4 ning 2 years after the initial receipt of 

5 grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 

6 public housing resident-owned businesses; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent of the 

9 aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 

10 awarded after the expiration of the period 

11 described in clause (ii) shall be awarded to 

12 public housing resident-owned busi13 nesses.’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI17 NESS.—The term ‘public housing resident-owned 

18 business’ has the meaning given the term in section 

19 3 of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act.’’; 

20 (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub21 section (i); and 

22 (5) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol23 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(1) MONITORING, MEASURING, AND REPORT2 ING REQUIREMENTS.—Before the start of the second 

3 fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 

4 the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, and 

5 quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall require each 

6 public housing agency to monitor, measure, and re7 port to the Secretary on the economic impacts of 

8 this section on the community in which housing de9 velopments of the public housing agency are located, 

10 including— 

11 ‘‘(A) the aggregate dollar amount of con12 tracts awarded in compliance with this section; 

13 ‘‘(B) the aggregate dollar amount of wages 

14 and salaries paid for positions employed by low15 and very low-income persons in accordance with 

16 this section; 

17 ‘‘(C) the aggregate dollar amount ex18 pended for training opportunities provided to 

19 low- and very low-income persons in accordance 

20 with this section; and 

21 ‘‘(D) the aggregate dollar amount ex22 pended for training and assisting public housing 

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1 ‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF SPEARS SYSTEM.—The 

2 Secretary shall terminate the Section 3 Performance 

3 Evaluation and Registration System of the Depart4 ment of Housing and Urban Development and shall 

5 issue such notice and guidelines as may be necessary 

6 to replace such system with the system for moni7 toring, measuring, and reporting under this sub8 section. 

9 ‘‘(h) WORKFORCE ROSTER.— 

10 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall re11 quire each public housing agency to establish and 

12 maintain a roster of the residents and public hous13 ing resident-owned businesses of the public housing 

14 agency in order to identify and spotlight talented 

15 local laborers and facilitate compliance with this sec16 tion. 

17 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The roster maintained by 

18 a public housing agency under paragraph (1) shall 

19 include information that is updated not less fre20 quently than every 30 days, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) information for each public housing 

22 resident choosing to have their information re23 corded that lists their occupational skills, career 

24 goals, and any workforce development programs 

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1 ‘‘(B) information for each public housing 

2 resident-owned business that lists the field of 

3 business they are in and the hiring opportuni4 ties they currently have available. 

5 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—In order to facilitate com6 pliance with this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) require each public housing agency to 

8 submit to the Secretary the information main9 tained by the public housing agency in the ros10 ter under this subsection; and 

11 ‘‘(B) collect and make the data described 

12 in subparagraph (A) available on the website of 

13 the Department of Housing and Urban Devel14 opment, upon request, to contractors, sub15 contractors, resident councils, resident manage16 ment organizations, and YouthBuild pro17 grams.’’. 

18 SEC. 8. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 

19 Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Eco21 nomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protec22 tion Act (Pub. L. 115–174; 132 Stat. 1339), is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 

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1 ‘‘(C) An Indian tribe or tribally designated 

2 housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the 

3 Native American Housing Assistance and Self4 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

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

7 at the end; 

8 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 

9 subparagraph (M); and 

10 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(K) digital literacy; 

13 ‘‘(L) provision of a home health aide for el14 derly and disabled members of participating 

15 families; and’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the 

17 first sentence the following: ‘‘The program coordi18 nating committee shall include representatives of any 

19 resident council and any jurisdiction-wide resident 

20 council of the eligible entity.’’; 

21 (4) in subsection (h)(3)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 

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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(I) a description of how the local program 

4 will ensure that opportunities provided through 

5 the local program will maximize success in syn6 chronizing the program with, and complying 

7 with, the requirements regarding employment 

8 and contracting under section 3 of the Housing 

9 and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 

10 U.S.C. 1701(u)).’’; and 

11 (5) in subsection (i)(2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

13 but not more than 35 participants,’’ before ‘‘is 

14 eligible’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘36’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘35’’; 

20 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 

21 (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and 

22 (H), respectively; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC

2 HOUSING GREEN NEW DEAL APPLICANTS.—An 

3 eligible entity that is approved for a grant 

4 under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 

5 Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive 

6 an additional award under this subparagraph to 

7 cover costs of filling an additional family self8 sufficiency coordinator position, or additional 

9 such positions, responsible for— 

10 ‘‘(i) coordinating participation in a 

11 local program under this section for par12 ticipants seeking employment opportunities 

13 made available by the grant; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) compliance by the eligible entity 

15 with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 

16 Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 

17 1701u). 

18 ‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR SYNCHRO19 NIZATION WITH SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 An eligible entity that meets such criteria as 

21 the Secretary shall establish regarding success22 ful synchronization and compliance of a local 

23 program under this section with the require24 ments regarding employment and contracting 

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1 velopment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall 

2 be eligible to receive an additional award under 

3 this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a 

4 family self-sufficiency coordinator position re5 sponsible for such synchronization and compli6 ance. 

7 ‘‘(E) AWARDS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE ENTI8 TIES TO ESTABLISH FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

9 PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity that is not ad10 ministering a local program under this section 

11 and that meets such standards as the Secretary 

12 shall establish shall be eligible to receive an 

13 award under this subparagraph to cover costs 

14 relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator 

15 position responsible for assisting in preparing 

16 and submitting an application to establish such 

17 a local program.’’. 

18 SEC. 9. RESIDENT COUNCILS. 

19 Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(c) RESIDENT COUNCILS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing 

24 project with not less than 50 dwelling units shall 

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1 ‘‘(A) improve residents’ quality of life and 

2 resident satisfaction; and 

3 ‘‘(B) establish self-help initiatives to enable 

4 residents to create a positive living environment 

5 for families living in public housing. 

6 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Each resident council 

7 formed under this subsection may actively partici8 pate through working partnerships with a public 

9 housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of 

10 public housing operations. 

11 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— A resident council 

13 shall consist of individuals residing in public 

14 housing and shall meet the requirements de15 scribed in this paragraph in order to— 

16 ‘‘(i) receive official recognition from 

17 the public housing agency and the Sec18 retary; 

19 ‘‘(ii) be eligible to receive funds for 

20 resident council activities; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) be eligible to receive stipends for 

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1 ‘‘(B) RESIDENTS REPRESENTED.—A resi2 dent council may represent residents residing 

3 in— 

4 ‘‘(i) scattered site buildings; 

5 ‘‘(ii) areas of contiguous row houses; 

6 ‘‘(iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings; 

7 ‘‘(iv) a development; or 

8 ‘‘(v) any combination of clauses (i) 

9 through (iv). 

10 ‘‘(C) ELECTIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—A resi12 dent council shall adopt written proce13 dures, such as by-laws or a constitution, 

14 which shall— 

15 ‘‘(I) provide for a democratically 

16 elected governing board that— 

17 ‘‘(aa) consists of not less 

18 than 5 members; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) is elected— 

20 ‘‘(AA) by the voting 

21 membership of the residents 

22 of the public housing; and 

23 ‘‘(BB) in elections that 

24 occur on a regular basis not 


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1 less frequently than every 2 

2 years; and 

3 ‘‘(II) provide for the recall of the 

4 resident council by the voting mem5 bership through a petition or other ex6 pression of the desire of the voting 

7 membership for a recall election and 

8 set the threshold percentage of voting 

9 membership who are required to be in 

10 agreement in order to hold a recall 

11 election, which percentage shall be not 

12 less than 10 percent of the voting 

13 membership. 

14 ‘‘(ii) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The vot15 ing membership of a resident council shall 

16 consist of heads of households of the public 

17 housing dwelling units of any age and 

18 other residents not less than 16 years of 

19 age. 

20 ‘‘(4) STIPENDS.—Public housing agencies may 

21 provide stipends to resident council officers who 

22 serve as volunteers in their public housing develop23 ments, which shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) not exceed $1,000 per month per offi25 cer; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) be decided locally by the resident 

2 council and the public housing agency. 

3 ‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF 2-YEAR ELECTION

4 CYCLE.—The requirement under paragraph 

5 (3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on and after Janu6 ary 1, 2022.’’. 

7 SEC. 10. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT. 

8 Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 

9 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking para10 graph (3). 

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