of general local government, and Indian tribes on a com-
petitive basis, based on the extent to which the applicant— 
(1) demonstrates that the applicant is respon-
sibly streamlining the process for development of 
qualified affordable housing; 
(2) is eliminating or reducing impact fees for 
housing within boundaries of the State, unit of local 
government, or Indian tribe, as applicable, and other 
assessments by State or local governments upon the 
owners of new housing development projects that offset 
governmental capital expenditures for infrastructure 
required to serve or made necessary by the new hous-
ing developments, except for fees that are invested ex-
clusively for housing; and 
(3) provides assurances that the applicant will 
supplement assistance provided under this section 
with amounts from non-Federal sources for costs of 
the qualified affordable housing or infrastructure eli-
gible under subsection (b) to be funded with assistance 
under this section, and the extent of such supple-
mental assistance to be provided. 
(e) WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less than 
10 percent of all amounts made available for assistance 
pursuant to this section shall be used only for eligible activi-
ties relating to water and energy efficiency and, at the Sec-
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retary’s discretion, other strategies to enhance the environ-
mental sustainability of housing production and design. 
(f) QUALIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘‘qualified affordable housing’’ 
means a housing development that— 
(1) is either— 
(A) funded in any part by assistance pro-
vided by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development or the Rural Housing Service of the 
Department of Agriculture; or 
(B) includes a qualified low income build-
ing as such term is defined in section 42 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
(2) consists of 5 or more dwelling units of which 
20 percent or more are made available— 
(A) for rental only by a low-income family 
(as defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))); 
(B) at a monthly rent amount that does not 
exceed 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income 
(as defined in such section 3(b)) of the tenant 
low-income family; and 
(C) maintains affordability for residents 
who are low-income families for a period of not 
less than 30 years. 
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SEC. 14. INCLUSION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS 
ENTERPRISES. 
(a) DUTY.—It shall be the duty of each relevant agency 
head— 
(1) to consult and cooperate with grantees and 
recipients, when utilizing funds made available pur-
suant to this Act, to promote the inclusion of minor-
ity and women’s business enterprises, as defined in 
subsection (b) including to establish— 
(A) special consideration to increasing 
grantee and recipient outreach to minority and 
women’s business enterprises to inform such 
businesses 
of 
hiring 
opportunities 
created 
through such funds; and 
(B) procurement goals for the utilization of 
minority and women’s business enterprises; and 
(2) to convene meetings with leaders and officials 
of State and local governments, tribal entities, and 
public housing authorities for the purpose of recom-
mending and promoting funding opportunities and 
initiatives needed to advance the position of minority 
and women’s business enterprises when competing for 
funds provided in this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
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(1) MINORITY.—The term ‘‘minority’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 308(b) of the Fi-
nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforce-
ment Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1463 note) and also in-
cludes any indigenous person in the United States or 
its territories. 
(2) MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE.—The term ‘‘minority and women’s business 
enterprise’’ means a business at least 51 percent 
owned and controlled by minority group members or 
women. 
(3) RELEVANT AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant agency head’’ means, with respect to funds 
made available pursuant to any section of this Act, 
the head of the Federal agency responsible for admin-
istering the program under which such funds are to 
be expended. 
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Union Calendar No. 569 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5187 
[Report No. 116–686] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the development of affordable housing, 
and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 24, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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