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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9195 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish 
a demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with 
a significant expansion of the workforce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2024 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mr. NICKEL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to establish a demonstration program to develop afford-
able housing in areas with a significant expansion of 
the workforce, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘SUPER Demonstra-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a dem-
onstration program to award not more than 10 grants on 
a competitive basis to eligible entities to develop affordable 
housing in areas with a significant expansion of the work-
force. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be— 
(A) a unit of local government; or 
(B) a public housing agency; and 
(2) demonstrate a significant need for more af-
fordable housing due to an expansion of the work-
force from Federal investments through the— 
(A) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; 
(B) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act; and 
(C) Chips and Science Act. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To apply for a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
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(2) ZONING AND REGULATORY REFORM.— 
(A) UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—In 
an application for a grant under this sub-
section, an eligible entity that is a unit of local 
government shall include a plan for the imple-
mentation of zoning and regulatory reform to 
facilitate the development of affordable housing. 
(B) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.—In an 
application for a grant under this subsection, 
an eligible entity that is a public housing agen-
cy shall include a plan for the provision of addi-
tional flexibilities for affordable housing con-
struction and repair. 
(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(1) UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—For eligi-
ble entities that are units of local government, the 
Secretary may only award grants under this sub-
section to such entities that remove or streamline 
local regulatory barriers to affordable housing con-
struction, including through the modification of 
local— 
(A) zoning laws; 
(B) environmental impact reviews; and 
(C) parking minimums. 
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(2) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.—For eligible 
entities that are public housing agencies, the Sec-
retary may only award grants under this subsection 
to such entities that provide additional flexibilities 
for 
affordable 
housing 
construction, 
including 
through the repair and construction of affordable 
housing. 
(e) ELIGIBLE USES.—An eligible entity may use 
grant amounts awarded under this section to— 
(1) convert vacant office space to residential 
housing; 
(2) fund capital costs of the development, reha-
bilitation, and physical improvements of affordable 
housing through public-private partnerships; 
(3) provide technical assistance to housing de-
velopers; and 
(4) identify sites for rehabilitation or new con-
struction in high-opportunity, mixed-income neigh-
borhoods. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to eligible entities that are 
awarded a grant under this subsection with respect to 
using such grant amounts in conjunction with other Fed-
erally funded housing assistance programs. 
(g) STUDY.— 
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funds identified by the Secretary of the Treasury 
under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to and 
merged with other amounts made available to the 
Secretary to carry out this section. 
(3) AVAILABILITY AND USE.—Amounts trans-
ferred under paragraph (2) shall remain available 
until expended. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘‘afford-
able housing’’ means housing that qualifies as af-
fordable under section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12745). 
(2) COVERED
FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered 
funds’’ means amounts made available under— 
(A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act; 
(B) the Families First Coronavirus Re-
sponse Act; 
(C) the CARES Act; 
(D) the Paycheck Protection Program and 
Health Care Enhancement Act; 
(E) the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2021; and 
(F) the American Rescue Plan Act. 
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(3) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
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