program or activity relating to the design, 
construction, 
or 
commissioning, 
con-
tracting, or other arrangement for con-
struction, of the dwelling unit; and 
(iv) is made available for first occu-
pancy on or after the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The 
term 
‘‘Federal 
financial 
assistance’’ 
means— 
(i) any assistance that is provided or 
otherwise made available by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development or the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or under 
any program or activity of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development or the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, through 
any grant, loan, contract, or any other ar-
rangement, on or after the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, including— 
(I) a grant, a subsidy, or any 
other funds; 
(II) service provided by a Federal 
employee; 
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(III) real or personal property or 
any interest in or use of such prop-
erty, including— 
(aa) a transfer or lease of 
the property for less than the fair 
market value or for reduced con-
sideration; and 
(bb) proceeds from a subse-
quent transfer or lease of the 
property if the Federal share of 
the fair market value is not re-
turned to the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(IV) any— 
(aa) tax credit; or 
(bb) mortgage or loan guar-
antee or insurance; and 
(V) 
community 
development 
funds in the form of an obligation 
guaranteed under section 108 of the 
Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308); and 
(ii) any assistance that is provided or 
otherwise made available by the Secretary 
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of Agriculture under title V of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). 
TITLE II—21ST CENTURY SUS-
TAINABLE 
AND 
EQUITABLE 
COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 201. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2024, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $1,735,000,000 for grants in accordance 
with sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 
104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 
106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 
113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 
5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 
5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 
5321) to grantees under subsections (a)(2) and (4) 
and (d) of section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
5306(a)(2), (a)(4), and (d)), subject to subsection 
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(b) of this section, except that for purposes of 
amounts made available by this paragraph, para-
graph (2) of such section 106(a) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘$70,000,000’’ for ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
(2) $700,000,000 for grants in accordance with 
sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 
104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 
106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 
113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 
5304(m), 
5305(a)–(g), 
5306(a)(2), 
5306(a)(4), 
5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 
5319, and 5321) to community development block 
grant grantees, as determined by the Secretary, 
under subsections (a)(4) and (b) through (f) of sec-
tion 106 of such Act (5306(a)(4) and 5306(b)–(f)), 
only for colonias, to address the community and 
housing infrastructure needs of existing colonia resi-
dents based on a formula that takes into account 
persons in poverty in the colonia areas, except that 
grantees may use funds in colonias outside of the 
150-mile border area upon approval of the Sec-
retary; 
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(3) $500,000,000 for grants in accordance with 
sections 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 
104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 
106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 
113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 
5304(m), 
5305(a)–(g), 
5306(a)(2), 
5306(a)(4), 
5306(b)–(f), 5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 
5319, and 5321), to eligible recipients under sub-
section (c) of this section for manufactured housing 
infrastructure improvements in eligible manufac-
tured home communities; 
(4) $87,500,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, the Community Development Block 
Grant program, and the manufactured home con-
struction and safety standards program generally, 
including information technology, financial report-
ing, research and evaluations, other cross-program 
costs in support of programs administered by the 
Secretary in this title, and other costs; and 
(5) $27,500,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to recipients of or applicants for grants under 
this section. 
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Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2033. 
(b) HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.—Expenditures on new 
construction of housing shall be an eligible expense for a 
recipient of funds made available under this section that 
is not a recipient of funds under section 40002 of this 
title. 
(c) MANUFACTURED
HOUSING
COMMUNITY
IM-
PROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall carry out a com-
petitive grant program to award funds appropriated 
under subsection (a)(3) to eligible recipients to carry 
out eligible projects for improvements in eligible 
manufactured home communities. 
(2) 
ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—Amounts 
from 
grants under this subsection shall be used to assist 
in carrying out a project for construction, recon-
struction, repair, or clearance of housing, facilities 
and improvements in or serving a manufactured 
housing community that is necessary to protect the 
health and safety of the residents of the manufac-
tured housing community and the long-term sustain-
ability of the community. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
(1) COLONIA AREA.—The term ‘‘colonia area’’ 
means any census tract that— 
(A) is an area of the United States within 
150 miles of the contiguous border between the 
United States and Mexico, except as otherwise 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(B) lacks potable water supply, adequate 
sewage systems, or decent, safe, sanitary hous-
ing, or other objective criteria as approved by 
the Secretary. 
(2) ELIGIBLE MANUFACTURED HOME COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘eligible manufactured home com-
munity’’ means a community that— 
(A) is affordable to low- and moderate-in-
come persons (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 102(a) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a))); 
and 
(B)(i) is owned by the residents of the 
manufactured housing community through a 
resident-controlled entity, as defined by the Sec-
retary, in which at least two-thirds of residents 
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are member-owners of the land-owning entity; 
or 
(ii) will be maintained as such a commu-
nity, and remain affordable for low- and mod-
erate-income families, to the maximum extent 
practicable and for the longest period feasible. 
(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means a partnership of— 
(A) a grantee under paragraph (2) or (4) 
of section 106(a) or section 106(d) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(2), (a)(4), and (d)); and 
(B) an eligible manufactured home com-
munity, a nonprofit entity, or a consortia of 
nonprofit entities working with an eligible man-
ufactured home community. 
(4) MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘‘manufactured home community’’ means any 
community, court, or park equipped to accommodate 
manufactured homes for which pad sites, with or 
without existing manufactured homes or other al-
lowed homes, or other suitable sites, are used pri-
marily for residential purposes, with any additional 
requirements as determined by the Secretary, includ-
ing any manufactured housing community as such 
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term is used for purposes of the program of the 
Federal National Mortgage Association for multi-
family loans for manufactured housing communities 
and the program of the Federal Home Loan Mort-
gage Corporation for loans for manufactured hous-
ing communities. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au-
thority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the 
programs, projects, or activities authorized under this sec-
tion to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities 
are completed in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 202. LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL AND 
HOUSING-RELATED 
HEALTH 
AND 
SAFETY 
HAZARD MITIGATION IN HOUSING OF FAMI-
LIES WITH LOWER INCOMES. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise made available, there is appropriated to the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for fiscal year 2024, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
(1) $3,425,000,000 for grants to States, units 
of general local government, Indian tribes or their 
tribally designated housing entities, and nonprofit 
organizations for the activities under subsection (c) 
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in target housing units that do not receive Federal 
housing assistance other than assistance provided 
under subsection 8(o) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding para-
graph (o)(13) of such section, and common areas 
servicing such units, where low-income families re-
side or are expected to reside; 
(2) $250,000,000 for grants to States or units 
of general local government or nonprofit entities for 
the activities in subsection (c) in target housing 
units, and common areas servicing such units, that 
are being assisted under the Weatherization Assist-
ance Program authorized under part A of title IV of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6861–6872) but are not assisted under any 
other Federal housing program other than sub-
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding paragraph 
8(o)(13) of such section; 
(3) $1,000,000,000 for grants to owners of a 
property receiving project-based rental assistance 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including under subsection 
(o)(13) of such section, that meets the definition of 
target housing and that has not received a grant for 
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similar purposes under this Act, for the activities in 
subsection (c), except for abatement of lead-based 
paint by enclosure or encapsulation, or interim con-
trols of lead-based paint hazards in target housing 
units receiving such assistance and common areas 
servicing such units; 
(4) $75,000,000 for costs related to training 
and technical assistance to support identification 
and mitigation of lead and housing-related health 
and safety hazards, research, and evaluation; and 
(5) $250,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section, and the Secretary’s lead hazard re-
duction and related programs generally including in-
formation technology, financial reporting, research 
and evaluations, other cross-program costs in sup-
port of programs administered by the Secretary in 
this title, and other costs. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2033. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) INCOME
ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATIONS.— 
The Secretary may make income determinations of 
eligibility for enrollment of housing units for assist-
ance under this section that are consistent with eligi-
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bility requirements for grants awarded under other 
Federal means-tested programs, provided such deter-
mination does not require additional action by other 
Federal agencies. 
(2) HOUSING
FAMILIES
WITH
YOUNG
CHIL-
DREN.—An owner of rental property that receives 
assistance under subsection (a)(3) shall give priority 
in renting units for which the lead-based paint has 
been abated pursuant to subsection (a)(3), for not 
less than 3 years following the completion of lead 
abatement activities, to families with a child under 
the age of 6 years. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—A recipient 
of a grant under this section may use up to 10 per-
cent of the grant for administrative expenses associ-
ated with the activities funded by this section. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under 
this section shall be used for purposes of building capacity 
and conducting activities relating to testing, evaluating, 
and mitigating lead-based paint, lead-based paint hazards, 
and housing-related health and safety hazards; outreach, 
education, and engagement with community stakeholders, 
including stakeholders in disadvantaged communities; pro-
gram evaluation and research; grant administration, and 
other activities that directly or indirectly support the work 
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under this section, as applicable, that without which such 
activities could not be conducted. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions, and definitions in paragraphs (1), 
(2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (10) through (17), and (20) through 
(27) of section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b(1)–(3), 
42 U.S.C. 4851b(5)–(7), 42 U.S.C. 4851b(10)–(17), 42 
U.S.C. 4851b(20)–(27), shall apply: 
(1) NONPROFIT; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘‘nonprofit’’ and ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ 
mean a corporation, community chest, fund, or foun-
dation not organized for profit, but organized and 
operated exclusively for religious, charitable, sci-
entific, testing for public safety, literary, or edu-
cational purposes; or an organization not organized 
for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion 
of social welfare. 
(2) PUBLIC HOUSING; PUBLIC HOUSING AGEN-
CY; LOW-INCOME FAMILY.—The terms ‘‘public hous-
ing’’, ‘‘public housing agency’’, and ‘‘low-income 
family’’ have the same meaning given such terms in 
section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
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(3) STATE; UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.—The terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘unit of general 
local government’’ have the same meaning given 
such terms in section 102 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302). 
(e) GRANT COMPLIANCE.—For any grant of assist-
ance under this section, a State or unit of general local 
government may assume responsibilities for elements of 
grant compliance, regardless of whether it is the grant re-
cipient, if the State or unit of general local government 
is permitted to assume responsibility for the applicable ele-
ment of grant compliance for grants for which it is the 
recipient under section 1011 of the Residential Lead- 
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
4852). 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations, notices, or other guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the 
programs, projects, or activities authorized under this sec-
tion to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities 
are completed in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 203. UNLOCKING POSSIBILITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2024, out 
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of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated— 
(1) $1,646,000,000 for awarding grants under 
section 101, 102, 103, 104(a) through 104(i), 
104(l), 104(m), 105(a) through 105(g), 106(a)(2), 
106(a)(4), 106(b) through 106(f), 109, 110, 111, 
113, 115, 116, 120, and 122 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5301, 5302, 5303, 5304(a)–(i), 5304(l), 5304(m), 
5305(a)–(g), 5306(a)(2), 5306(a)(4), 5306(b)–(f), 
5309, 5310, 5311, 5313, 5315, 5316, 5319, and 
5321) awarded on a competitive basis to eligible re-
cipients to carry out grants under subsection (c) of 
this section; 
(2) $8,000,000 for research and evaluation re-
lated to housing planning and other associated costs; 
(3) $30,000,000 to provide technical assistance 
to grantees or applicants for grants made available 
by this section; and 
(4) $66,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administering and overseeing the implementation 
of this section and community and economic develop-
ment programs overseen by the Secretary generally, 
including information technology, financial report-
ing, research and evaluations, and other cross-pro-
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gram costs in support of programs administered by 
the Secretary in this title, and other costs. 
Amounts appropriated by this section shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2033. 
(b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall establish a com-
petitive grant program for— 
(1) planning grants to develop and evaluate 
housing plans and substantially improve housing 
strategies; 
(2) streamlining regulatory requirements and 
shorten processes, reform zoning codes, increasing 
capacity to conduct housing inspections, or other ini-
tiatives that reduce barriers to housing supply elas-
ticity and affordability; 
(3) developing and evaluating local or regional 
plans for community development to substantially 
improve community development strategies related 
to sustainability, fair housing, and location effi-
ciency; 
(4) implementation and livable community in-
vestment grants; and 
(5) research and evaluation. 
(c) GRANTS.— 
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(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall, 
under selection criteria determined by the Secretary, 
award grants under this paragraph on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to assist planning activities, 
including administration of such activities, engage-
ment with community stakeholders and housing 
practitioners, to— 
(A) develop housing plans; 
(B) substantially improve State or local 
housing strategies; 
(C) develop new regulatory requirements 
and processes, reform zoning codes, increasing 
capacity to conduct housing inspections, or un-
dertake other initiatives to reduce barriers to 
housing supply elasticity and affordability; 
(D) develop local or regional plans for 
community development; and 
(E) substantially improve community de-
velopment strategies, including strategies to in-
crease availability and access to affordable 
housing, to further access to public transpor-
tation or to advance other sustainable or loca-
tion-efficient community development goals. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION
AND
LIVABLE
COMMU-
NITY
INVESTMENT
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
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award implementation grants under this paragraph 
on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of implementing and administering— 
(A) completed housing strategies and hous-
ing plans and any planning to affirmatively fur-
ther fair housing within the meaning of sub-
sections (d) and (e) of section 808 of the Fair 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 608) and applicable 
regulations and for community investments that 
support the goals identified in such housing 
strategies or housing plans; 
(B) new regulatory requirements and proc-
esses, reformed zoning codes, increased capacity 
to conduct housing inspections, or other initia-
tives to reduce barriers to housing supply elas-
ticity and affordability that are consistent with 
a plan under subparagraph (A); 
(C) completed local or regional plans for 
community development and any planning to in-
crease availability and access to affordable 
housing, access to public transportation and 
other sustainable or location-efficient commu-
nity development goals. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH FTA ADMINISTRATOR.— 
To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate 
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with the Federal Transit Administrator in carrying out 
this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, insular area, metropolitan 
city, or urban county, as such terms are defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302); or 
(B) for purposes of grants under sub-
section (b)(1), a regional planning agency or 
consortia. 
(2) HOUSING PLAN; HOUSING STRATEGY.— 
(A) HOUSING PLAN.—The term ‘‘housing 
plan’’ means a plan of an eligible entity to, with 
respect to the area within the jurisdiction of the 
eligible entity— 
(i) match the creation of housing sup-
ply to existing demand and projected de-
mand growth in the area, with attention to 
preventing displacement of residents, re-
ducing the concentration of poverty, and 
meaningfully reducing and not perpet-
uating housing segregation on the basis of 
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race, color, religion, natural origin, sex, 
disability, or familial status; 
(ii) increase the affordability of hous-
ing in the area, increase the accessibility of 
housing in the area for people with disabil-
ities, including location-efficient housing, 
and preserve or improve the quality of 
housing in the area; 
(iii) reduce barriers to housing devel-
opment in the area, with consideration for 
location efficiency, affordability, and acces-
sibility; and 
(iv) coordinate with the metropolitan 
transportation plan of the area under the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity, or other 
regional plan. 
(B) 
HOUSING
STRATEGY.—The 
term 
‘‘housing strategy’’ means the housing strategy 
required under section 105 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705). 
(f) COSTS TO GRANTEES.—Up to 15 percent of a re-
cipient’s grant may be used for administrative costs. 
(g) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as otherwise pro-
vided by this section, amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this section shall be 
subject to the community development block grant 
program requirements under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION.—Expendi-
tures on new construction of housing shall be 
an eligible expense under this section. 
(B) BUILDINGS
FOR
GENERAL
CONDUCT 
OF
GOVERNMENT.—Expenditures on building 
for the general conduct of government, other 
than the Federal Government, shall be eligible 
under this section when necessary and appro-
priate as a part of a natural hazard mitigation 
project. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have the 
authority to issue such regulations notices, or other guid-
ance, forms, instructions, and publications to carry out the 
programs, projects, or activities authorized under this sec-
tion to ensure that such programs, projects, or activities 
are completed in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 204. STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE UNDER NATIONAL 
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) NFIP PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘shared eq-
uity homeownership program’’ means affordable 
homeownership preservation through a resale 
restriction program administered by a commu-
nity land trust, other nonprofit organization, or 
State or local government or instrumentalities. 
(B) AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Any such program under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
(i) provide affordable homeownership 
opportunities to households; and 
(ii) utilize a ground lease, deed re-
striction, subordinate loan, or similar 
mechanism that includes provisions ensur-
ing that the program shall— 
(I) maintain the homeownership 
unit as affordable for subsequent very 
low-, low-, or moderate-income fami-
lies for an affordability term of at 
least 30 years after recordation; 
(II) apply a resale formula that 
limits the homeowner’s proceeds upon 
resale; and 
(III) provide the program admin-
istrator or such administrator’s as-
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