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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3794 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make single 
family properties held by the Department pursuant to foreclosure under 
the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. RUSH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to make single family properties held by the Department 
pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insur-
ance program available for occupancy by families dis-
placed by Hurricane Katrina. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hurricane Katrina Vic-
tims Emergency Shelter Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF HUD INVENTORY PROPERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall make covered properties available for occu-
pancy by eligible families, as provided in this section. 
(b) 6-MONTH RESERVATION FOR USE ONLY BY ELI-
GIBLE FAMILIES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO OFFER ONLY TO ELIGI-
BLE FAMILIES.—During the 6-month period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary may not dispose of any covered property 
under any provision of law other than this Act and 
may not offer, or enter into any agreement for dis-
position of, a covered property under any other such 
provision. 
(2) REQUEST AND OCCUPANCY.—If, during the 
period referred to in paragraph (1), an eligible fam-
ily makes a request, in such form as the Secretary 
may require, to occupy a covered property, the Sec-
retary shall, in accordance with the selection criteria 
established pursuant to subsection (d), make the 
covered property available to the eligible family for 
occupancy in accordance with the terms under sub-
section (e). 
(c) CONTINUED AVAILABILITY.—
(1) AVAILABILITY FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.— 
During the 18-month period that begins upon the 
conclusion of the period under subsection (b)(1), the 
Secretary shall offer each covered property for occu-
pancy by affected families, but, except as provided in 
paragraph (2) of this subsection, may dispose of cov-
ered properties under other applicable provisions of 
law and may offer and enter into agreements for dis-
position of covered properties under such other pro-
visions. 
(2) REQUEST AND OCCUPANCY.—If, during the 
period referred to in paragraph (1), an eligible fam-
ily makes a request, in such form as the Secretary 
may require, to occupy a covered property for which 
the Secretary has not entered into any agreement 
for disposition under any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall, in accordance with the selection cri-
teria established pursuant to subsection (d), make 
the covered property available to the eligible family 
for occupancy in accordance with the terms under 
subsection (e). 
(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish criteria to select an eligible family to occupy a cov-
ered property for which more than one family has sub-
mitted such a request. Such criteria shall provide pref-