(A) access to economic opportunities 
through compliance with the hiring and con-
tracting requirements described in subsections 
(c) and (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u); 
(B) the impacts, if any, those residents 
have experienced due to displacement and insta-
bility; 
(C) the impacts, if any, those residents 
have experienced to their individual economic 
growth as measured by individual and house-
hold income; 
(D) the specific career skills acquired; 
(E) the impacts, if any, those residents 
have experienced to their overall health; and 
(F) the specific educational or technical 
certifications acquired; and 
(6) changes to the overall community health in-
dicators in public housing developments and their 
surrounding neighborhoods, including asthma rates, 
air quality, water quality, and levels of lead and 
mold. 
(j) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING 
FUNDS.—As a condition of receipt of a grant under this 
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section, the Secretary shall require the placement of a 
dwelling unit under subsection (d) or (e) of 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) in per-
petuity. 
(k) FUNDING.—Out of funds in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out 
this section— 
(1) such sums as necessary to address the exist-
ing public housing capital backlog at the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development; 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2034; and 
(3) $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for administrative costs relating to car-
rying out this section, including providing technical 
assistance to grant applicants. 
SEC. 7. THE SECTION 3 PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITIES. 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op-
erating assistance provided pursuant to section 
9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro-
vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 
the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 
under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) HIRING
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall require that, of the employment po-
sitions generated by development assistance 
provided pursuant to section 6 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c), 
assistance from the Operating Fund under sec-
tion 9(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), as-
sistance from the Capital Fund under section 
9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and as-
sistance provided under a grant awarded under 
section 6 of the Green New Deal for Public 
Housing Act, public and Indian housing agen-
cies, and their contractors and subcontractors, 
shall fill, to the greatest extent possible— 
‘‘(i) not less than 40 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year pe-
riod beginning 1 year after the initial re-
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ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low- 
and very low-income persons; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 50 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year pe-
riod beginning 2 years after the initial re-
ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low- 
and very low-income persons; and 
‘‘(iii) not less than 90 percent of those 
positions generated after the expiration of 
the period described in clause (ii) with low- 
and very low-income persons.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op-
erating assistance provided pursuant to section 
9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro-
vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 
the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 
under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) CONTRACTING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary shall require that, of the aggregate 
dollar amount of contracts awarded for work to 
be performed in connection with assistance 
from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the Capital 
Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a 
grant awarded under section 6 of the Green 
New Deal for Public Housing Act, public and 
Indian housing agencies, and their contractors 
and subcontractors, shall, to the greatest extent 
possible, certify that— 
‘‘(i) not less than 20 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period begin-
ning 1 year after the initial receipt of 
grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 
subsidized housing resident-owned busi-
nesses; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period begin-
ning 2 years after the initial receipt of 
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grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 
subsidized housing resident-owned busi-
nesses; and 
‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded after the expiration of the period 
described in clause (ii) shall be awarded to 
subsidized housing resident-owned busi-
nesses.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING
RESIDENT-OWNED 
BUSINESS.—The term ‘subsidized housing resident- 
owned business’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Green New Deal for Public Housing 
Act.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (i); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACT.—Before the 
start of the second fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of the Green New Deal for Public Housing 
Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall require 
each public housing agency to monitor, measure, and re-
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port to the Secretary on the economic impacts of this sec-
tion on the community in which housing developments of 
the public housing agency are located, including— 
‘‘(1) the aggregate dollar amount of contracts 
awarded in compliance with this section; 
‘‘(2) the aggregate dollar amount of wages and 
salaries paid for positions employed by low- and very 
low-income persons in accordance with this section; 
‘‘(3) the aggregate dollar amount expended for 
training opportunities provided to low- and very low- 
income persons in accordance with this section; and 
‘‘(4) the aggregate dollar amount expended for 
training and assisting subsidized housing resident- 
owned businesses for compliance with this section. 
‘‘(h) WORKFORCE ROSTER.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall re-
quire each public housing agency to establish and 
maintain a roster of the residents and subsidized 
housing resident-owned businesses of the public 
housing agency in order to identify and spotlight tal-
ented local laborers and facilitate compliance with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The roster maintained by 
a public housing agency under paragraph (1) shall 
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include information that is updated not less fre-
quently than every 30 days, including— 
‘‘(A) information for each public housing 
resident choosing to have their information re-
corded that lists their occupational skills, career 
goals, and any workforce development programs 
they participate in; and 
‘‘(B) information for each subsidized hous-
ing resident-owned business that lists the field 
of business they are in and the hiring opportu-
nities they currently have available. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—In order to facilitate com-
pliance with this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) require each public housing agency to 
submit to the Secretary the information main-
tained by the public housing agency in the ros-
ter under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) collect and make the data described 
in subparagraph (A) available on the website of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, upon request, to contractors, sub-
contractors, resident councils, resident manage-
ment 
organizations, 
and 
YouthBuild 
pro-
grams.’’. 
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SEC. 8. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. 
Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Eco-
nomic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protec-
tion Act (Pub. L. 115–174; 132 Stat. 1339), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) An Indian tribe or tribally designated 
housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (M); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 
the following: 
‘‘(K) digital literacy; 
‘‘(L) provision of home and community- 
based services for older adults and individuals 
with disabilities of participating families; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘The program coordi-
nating committee shall include representatives of any 
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resident council and any jurisdiction-wide resident 
council of the eligible entity.’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (J); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following: 
‘‘(I) a description of how the local program 
will ensure that opportunities provided through 
the local program will maximize success in syn-
chronizing the program with, and complying 
with, the requirements regarding employment 
and contracting under section 3 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701(u)).’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
but not more than 35 participants,’’ before ‘‘is 
eligible’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘75’’ and inserting 
‘‘36’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 
‘‘35’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), 
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and 
(H), respectively; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
AWARD
FOR
PUBLIC 
HOUSING GREEN NEW DEAL APPLICANTS.—An 
eligible entity that is approved for a grant 
under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive 
an additional award under this subparagraph to 
cover costs of filling an additional family self- 
sufficiency coordinator position, or additional 
such positions, responsible for— 
‘‘(i) coordinating participation in a 
local program under this section for par-
ticipants seeking employment opportunities 
made available by the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) compliance by the eligible entity 
with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u). 
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‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR SYNCHRO-
NIZATION WITH SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS.— 
An eligible entity that meets such criteria as 
the Secretary shall establish regarding success-
ful synchronization and compliance of a local 
program under this section with the require-
ments regarding employment and contracting 
under section 3 of the Housing and Urban De-
velopment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall 
be eligible to receive an additional award under 
this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a 
family self-sufficiency coordinator position re-
sponsible for such synchronization and compli-
ance. 
‘‘(E) AWARDS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES TO ESTABLISH FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity that is not ad-
ministering a local program under this section 
and that meets such standards as the Secretary 
shall establish shall be eligible to receive an 
award under this subparagraph to cover costs 
relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator 
position responsible for assisting in preparing 
and submitting an application to establish such 
a local program.’’. 
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SEC. 9. RESIDENT COUNCILS. 
Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c) RESIDENT COUNCILS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Each 
public 
housing 
project with not less than 50 dwelling units shall 
form a resident council to— 
‘‘(A) improve residents’ quality of life and 
resident satisfaction; and 
‘‘(B) establish self-help initiatives to enable 
residents to create a positive living environment 
for families living in public housing. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Each resident council 
formed under this subsection may actively partici-
pate through working partnerships with a public 
housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of 
public housing operations in accordance with part 
964 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A resident council 
shall consist of individuals residing in public 
housing and shall meet the requirements de-
scribed in this paragraph in order to— 
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‘‘(i) receive official recognition from 
the public housing agency and the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) be eligible to receive funds for 
resident council activities; and 
‘‘(iii) be eligible to receive stipends for 
officers for their related costs in connec-
tion with volunteer work in public housing. 
‘‘(B) RESIDENTS REPRESENTED.—A resi-
dent council may represent residents residing 
in— 
‘‘(i) scattered site buildings; 
‘‘(ii) areas of contiguous row houses; 
‘‘(iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings; 
‘‘(iv) residents with tenant protection 
vouchers; 
‘‘(v) residents now in Rental Assist-
ance Demonstration-converted properties 
who maintain their prior existing rights 
under sections 6 and 9 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437d, 1437g); 
‘‘(vi) a development; or 
‘‘(vii) any combination of clauses (i) 
through (vi). 
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‘‘(C) ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—A resi-
dent council shall adopt written proce-
dures, such as by-laws or a constitution, 
which shall— 
‘‘(I) provide for a democratically 
elected governing board that— 
‘‘(aa) consists of not less 
than 5 members; and 
‘‘(bb) is elected— 
‘‘(AA) by the voting 
membership of the residents 
of the public housing; and 
‘‘(BB) in elections that 
occur on a regular basis not 
less frequently than every 2 
years; and 
‘‘(II) provide for the recall of the 
resident council by the voting mem-
bership through a petition or other ex-
pression of the desire of the voting 
membership for a recall election and 
set the threshold percentage of voting 
membership who are required to be in 
agreement in order to hold a recall 
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election, which percentage shall be not 
less than 10 percent of the voting 
membership. 
‘‘(ii) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The vot-
ing membership of a resident council shall 
consist of heads of households of the public 
housing dwelling units of any age and 
other residents not less than 16 years of 
age. 
‘‘(4) STIPENDS.—Public housing agencies may 
provide stipends to resident council officers who 
serve as volunteers in their public housing develop-
ments, which shall— 
‘‘(A) not exceed $1,000 per month per offi-
cer; 
‘‘(B) not be required for officers for whom 
receiving the stipend would affect other income- 
calculated benefits; and 
‘‘(C) be decided locally by the resident 
council and the public housing agency. 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY
OF
2-YEAR
ELECTION 
CYCLE.—The 
requirement 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on and after Janu-
ary 1, 2025.’’. 
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SEC. 10. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT. 
Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
Æ 
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