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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7360 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permanently authorize 
the emergency safety and security grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to perma-
nently authorize the emergency safety and security grant 
program, 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. EMERGENCY SAFETY AND SECURITY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘ap-
propriate; and’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate;’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(M) the emergency safety and security 
grant program established under paragraph 
(4).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EMERGENCY
SAFETY
AND
SECURITY 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an emergency safety and security 
grant program to award grants of amounts ap-
propriated under this paragraph, in addition to 
a set-aside amount determined by the Secretary 
from the annual formula of the Capital Fund, 
to public housing agencies to purchase, install, 
repair, or replace items relating to security and 
safety. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this paragraph, a 
public housing agency shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE
APPLICATIONS.—A 
public housing agency may submit a sepa-
rate grant application for each use under 
subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—A public housing 
agency that receives a grant under this para-
graph shall use the grant to purchase, install, 
repair, or replace— 
‘‘(i) items that address the threat to 
safety posed by crime and drug-related ac-
tivity, including— 
‘‘(I) security systems and cam-
eras; 
‘‘(II) fencing; 
‘‘(III) lighting systems; 
‘‘(IV) emergency alarm systems; 
‘‘(V) window bars; 
‘‘(VI) deadbolt locks; or 
‘‘(VII) doors; or 
‘‘(ii) items that address the threat to 
health and safety posed by— 
‘‘(I) the presence of carbon mon-
oxide, 
including 
carbon 
monoxide 
alarms and carbon monoxide detec-
tors; 
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‘‘(II) fire, including smoke detec-
tors and heat detectors; or 
‘‘(III) extreme temperatures, in-
cluding to comply with any model 
guidelines established by the Secretary 
with respect to minimum heating re-
quirements in public housing. 
‘‘(D) GRANT
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
may not award more than $250,000 to a public 
housing agency in a fiscal year unless such pub-
lic housing agency is categorized as extra large 
by the Secretary, or unless such public housing 
agency has more than 5,000 units. 
‘‘(E) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to any amounts appro-
priated under subsection (c)(2)(A), there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this paragraph $225,000,000 in each 
fiscal year following the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph.’’. 
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