NEW HOUSE Act of 2013

To amend the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 to allow participating States to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Expansion of Working-families Housing Options Using Small Enterprises Act of 2013 NEW HOUSE Act of 2013 2. Support for affordable housing projects Section 3003(c) of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5702(c) (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) to provide funds to small businesses to be used— (i) to develop, acquire, construct, rehabilitate, maintain, operate, or manage housing projects that provide housing that is affordable for low- or moderate-income households, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (ii) notwithstanding section 220 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12750) or any other provision of law, to cover any contribution required under such section or any matching amount, contribution amount, or non-Federal share required in connection with any other Federal grant or assistance program to provide housing that is affordable for low- or moderate-income households; or (iii) for purchasing foreclosed properties and property being sold by a State or local government, but only for the use of such properties for the purposes specified in clause (i) of this subparagraph; ; (2) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) the term small business small business concern ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (7) Use of funds for affordable housing purposes With respect to a participating State, of amounts transferred under this section to the State that have not been obligated as of the date of the enactment of the Strengthening Economic Development Through Affordable Housing Act of 2013, the State shall use, at a minimum, the lesser of— (A) $2,500,000, and (B) 10 percent of such unobligated amount, for the purposes described under paragraph (3)(C). .

Summary: National Expansion of Working-families Housing Options Using Small Enterprises Act of 2013 or the NEW HOUSE Act of 2013 - Amends the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 to allow states participating in the state small business credit initiative to provide funds to small businesses to be used: (1) to develop, acquire, rehabilitate, maintain, operate, or manage housing projects for low- or moderate-income households; (2) to cover any matching, non-federal contribution required in connection with any other federal grant or assistance program providing such housing; or (3) to purchase foreclosed properties and property being sold by a state or local government in order to provide such housing. Earmarks for such projects certain amounts unobligated as of the date of enactment of the Strengthening Economic Development Through Affordable Housing Act of 2013.