(1) to stimulate, gather, and develop the work-
force capacity, tools, financing, and materials needed 
to rehabilitate, upgrade, modernize, and transition 
public housing; 
(2) to rehabilitate public housing that is se-
verely distressed and causing residents to be exposed 
to unhealthy and unsafe environments; 
(3) to upgrade and equip all public housing 
with cutting-edge materials, infrastructure, and all- 
electric appliances made in the United States in 
order to improve energy efficiency, water quality, 
and material living standards in public housing and 
to support United States manufacturing; 
(4) to modernize public housing laws in order to 
maximize tenant participation and management by 
low- and very low-income individuals in the rehabili-
tation, upgrade, and transition of public housing 
through education, training, and jobs; and 
(5) to transition the entire public housing stock 
of the United States, as swiftly and seamlessly as 
possible, into highly energy-efficient homes that 
produce on-site, or procure, enough carbon-free re-
newable energy to meet total energy consumption 
annually. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE
CENTER.—The 
term ‘‘community resilience center’’ means a com-
munal space in public housing that is used as a cool-
ing center, heating center, or disaster relief center 
during extreme weather. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a public housing agency; 
(B) an Indian tribe or a tribally designated 
housing entity that is eligible to receive assist-
ance under the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and 
(C) the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands, as defined in section 801 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221). 
(3) INDIAN
TRIBE; 
TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED 
HOUSING ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and 
‘‘tribally designated housing entity’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 4 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
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(4) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘‘public hous-
ing’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); and 
(B) includes— 
(i) any dwelling unit owned by an In-
dian tribe that is or was a dwelling unit in 
public housing; 
(ii) any low-income housing dwelling 
unit described in section 302(b)(1) of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4152(b)(1)); 
(iii) any dwelling unit assisted under 
section 802 of the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4222); and 
(iv) any dwelling unit that— 
(I) was a low-income housing 
dwelling unit described in section 
302(b)(1) of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4152(b)(1)); and 
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(II) is rented only to households 
with an income that is not more than 
80 percent of the area median income. 
(5) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(6) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘‘public housing resident-owned 
business’’ means a business concern that— 
(A) provides economic opportunities, as de-
fined in section 3(e) of the Housing and Urban 
Development 
Act 
of 
1968 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1701u(e)); and 
(B) is owned by public housing residents. 
(7) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew-
able energy’’ means— 
(A) utility-, community-, and small-scale 
photovoltaic and thermal solar energy; 
(B) utility- and small-scale wind energy; 
(C) geothermal energy; 
(D) microturbine hydroelectricity; 
(E) energy efficiency; 
(F) building electrification; 
(G) energy storage; 
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(H) microgrids; and 
(I) modern distribution grid infrastructure. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(9) ZERO-CARBON HOME.—The term ‘‘zero-car-
bon home’’ means a highly energy-efficient home 
that produces on-site, or procures, enough carbon- 
free renewable energy to meet the total annual en-
ergy consumption of the home. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CON-
GRESS FOR IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DE-
SIGN IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
Section 4 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701v) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GOVERN-
MENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
‘‘(1) if Federal aid is to make its full commu-
nity-wide contribution toward improving our urban 
and rural environments, Federal aid must have a 
greater impact on improvements in architectural de-
sign; and 
‘‘(2) even within the necessary budget limita-
tions on housing for low- and moderate-income fami-
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lies, architectural design and environmental perform-
ance can be improved not only to make the housing 
more livable, but also to better suit the needs of oc-
cupants including human and environmental health, 
zero carbon emissions, well-being, accessibility, and 
equity. 
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that in the administration of housing programs that 
assist in the provision of housing for low- and moderate- 
income families, emphasis should be given to— 
‘‘(1) encouraging good architectural design that 
yields maximal environmental performance and ad-
heres to accessibility guidelines established in ac-
cordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) as an essential 
component of such housing; and 
‘‘(2) developing, with opportunities for resident 
involvement, housing that will be of such quality as 
to reflect the highest international architectural 
standards and the architectural standards of the 
neighborhood and the community in which it is situ-
ated, consistent with prudent budgeting.’’. 
SEC. 5. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Section 2(a) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of 
the United States— 
‘‘(1) to modernize the intersections of Federal 
and local government by employing the funds and 
credit of the United States, as provided in this 
Act— 
‘‘(A) to guarantee the right to housing for 
every individual; 
‘‘(B) to assist States and political subdivi-
sions of States in ensuring that— 
‘‘(i) all housing in the United States 
is habitable, highly energy-efficient, and 
safe; and 
‘‘(ii) housing conditions lead to good 
health, security, and adequate protection 
from the economic fears relating to old 
age, disability, sickness, accident, and un-
employment; and 
‘‘(C) to protect, maintain, preserve, and 
expand public housing as a sustainable safety 
net for all people; 
‘‘(2) that it is the responsibility of the Federal 
Government, in conjunction with public housing 
agencies, to incentivize, promote, and protect the 
independent, collaborative, and collective actions of 
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public housing residents and other private citizens to 
develop housing in a manner that strengthens entire 
neighborhoods; and 
‘‘(3) that the Federal Government should act 
and build new public housing where there is a seri-
ous need that the free market cannot address or is 
not addressing responsibly.’’. 
SEC. 6. GREEN NEW DEAL PUBLIC HOUSING GRANTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a grant program that provides amounts 
to eligible entities to facilitate workforce devel-
opment projects and high-income employment 
transition at public housing. 
(B) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give 
preference to applications submitted by— 
(i) eligible entities located in rural 
areas; 
(ii) eligible entities described in sub-
paragraph (B) or (C) of section 3(2); and 
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(iii) eligible entities that demonstrate 
a capacity to facilitate a workforce develop-
ment program that includes— 
(I) the development of career and 
related skills, including financial and 
economic empowerment education; 
(II) direct entry to apprentice-
ship programs; 
(III) certification or associate de-
gree acquisition; 
(IV) technical assistance and re-
sources for public housing resident- 
owned businesses for purposes of com-
pliance with the requirements under 
section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u), including— 
(aa) legal or compliance 
services on behalf of public hous-
ing resident-owned businesses for 
purposes of helping them access 
and apply for government pro-
curement and contracting oppor-
tunities; 
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(bb) education on starting 
and sustaining a business; 
(cc) accessing insurance and 
bonds; and 
(dd) demonstrating capacity 
and sustainable operations; 
(V) training and development of 
skills necessary for career develop-
ment in the fields, trades, and services 
reasonably determined during the first 
public comment period held in accord-
ance with subsection (b)(3) to be of 
interest to public housing residents; 
(VI) educational and organiza-
tional tools for public housing resi-
dents in order to advance the models 
of worker cooperatives and collective 
bargaining; 
(VII) education, engagement, and 
empowerment resources to help both 
residents of public housing and local 
low- and very low-income individuals 
avail themselves of opportunities made 
available under the workforce develop-
ment program, including education, 
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engagement, and empowerment re-
sources 
provided 
in 
partnership 
with— 
(aa) a local entity that oper-
ates a Family Self-Sufficiency 
program under section 23 of the 
United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u); and 
(bb) community-based orga-
nizations that demonstrate a 
commitment to and history of or-
ganizing with public housing resi-
dents; 
(VIII) innovative design partner-
ships with local schools and architec-
tural firms; 
(IX) training and employment 
opportunities reserved specifically for 
local low- and very low-income people 
that were formerly incarcerated; and 
(X) stipends valued at not less 
than $250 per week to individuals 
participating in the workforce develop-
ment program. 
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(C) COMPLIANCE
MANAGERS.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the amount of a grant re-
ceived by an eligible entity under this para-
graph may be used by an eligible entity to hire 
or otherwise retain reporting and compliance 
managers with sufficient expertise to ensure 
that the eligible entity can comply with the re-
quirements of section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u). 
(2) GRANTS FOR DEEP ENERGY RETROFITS.— 
The Secretary shall establish a grant program that 
provides amounts to eligible entities to conduct phys-
ical needs assessments and subsequent deep energy 
retrofits in public housing, including— 
(A) retrofits for— 
(i) energy-efficient windows; 
(ii) super insulation of roofs and exte-
rior walls, including the addition of new 
cladding to buildings and the rerouting of 
plumbing and electricity; 
(iii) electrification of water heating 
and building heating systems using electric 
heat pumps; and 
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(iv) electric heat pumps to provide air 
conditioning, where feasible; 
(B) strategies to increase airtightness of 
building envelope, including air sealant paints; 
and 
(C) acquisition and installation of heat-re-
covery ventilation systems. 
(3) GRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BUILD-
ING
ELECTRIFICATION
UPGRADES, 
AND
WATER 
QUALITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a grant program that provides amounts 
to eligible entities for upgrades, replacements, 
and improvements in public housing to energy 
efficiency, building electrification, including 
for— 
(i) conducting physical needs assess-
ments of public housing dwelling units; 
(ii) in-unit energy efficiency product 
upgrades, including upgrading to— 
(I) modern, energy-efficient insu-
lation; 
(II) all-electric state-of-the-art ef-
ficient appliances; 
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(III) energy-efficient bathroom 
plumbing, including low-flow toilets; 
(IV) energy-efficient laundry ma-
chines; 
(V) energy-efficient air filters; 
(VI) energy monitoring devices 
including smart meters and smart 
thermostats; 
(VII) energy-efficient lightbulbs; 
(VIII) highly insulated windows; 
(IX) reflective roofing; and 
(X) smart Supervisory Control 
and Data Acquisition systems and 
building-to-grid integration; 
(iii) infrastructure related to building 
electrification, including the upgrade of— 
(I) electric heating, ventilation, 
and air conditioning systems, includ-
ing cold-climate heat pumps; 
(II) electrical panels; and 
(III) electric appliances to re-
place appliances reliant on fossil fuels, 
such as gas stoves and hot water 
heaters; and 
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(iv) water quality upgrades, including 
the replacement of water pipes in public 
housing if a quality test of drinking water 
concentrations in public housing exceeds— 
(I) 3.1 parts per billion of lead; 
(II) 20 parts per trillion com-
bined of the 5 perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, 
which 
are— 
(aa) perfluorooctanoic acid; 
(bb) 
perfluorooctane 
sulfonate; 
(cc) perfluorohexane sulfonic 
acid; 
(dd) perfluoroheptanoic acid; 
and 
(ee) perfluorononanoic acid; 
(III) 0.010 mg/L of arsenic; 
(IV) 1.3 mg/L of copper; 
(V) drinking water standards of 
the Environmental Protection Agency 
for organic and inorganic contami-
nants, 
radionuclides, 
and 
micro-
biological contaminants; and 
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(VI) any other Environmental 
Protection Agency standard adopted 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). 
(B) BENCHMARKING ENERGY AND WATER 
CONSUMPTION.—In addition to the require-
ments described in subsection (b), an eligible 
entity desiring a grant under this paragraph 
shall include in the grant application a commit-
ment to benchmarking energy and water con-
sumption using ENERGY STAR Portfolio 
Manager, or another system approved by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, for a period of not less than 5 years be-
ginning on the date on which the eligible entity 
receives the grant. 
(4) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY GENERA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a grant program that provides amounts 
to eligible entities to build and expand commu-
nity energy generation in public housing, in-
cluding the construction of and ongoing costs 
associated with— 
(i) renewable energy rooftops; 
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(ii) renewable energy generation; 
(iii) photovolatic glass windows; 
(iv) the bulk purchase of clean energy 
grid supply from energy utilities; and 
(v) community-scale energy storage 
systems. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to applications submitted by eligible enti-
ties that— 
(i) demonstrate an ability to generate 
the greatest amount of renewable energy 
that can be consumed by public housing 
projects and transferred to the local energy 
grid; and 
(ii) demonstrate a commitment to pro-
vide job training and contracting opportu-
nities to public housing residents and pub-
lic housing resident-owned businesses. 
(C) PROFITS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 
energy produced by an eligible entity car-
rying out a grant under this paragraph, 
the eligible entity may retain 90 percent of 
any profits earned from selling the energy. 
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(ii) VOTE.—An eligible entity de-
scribed in clause (i) with not less than 50 
public housing dwelling units shall provide 
residents of the public housing the oppor-
tunity to vote on how the profits earned 
under clause (i) shall be used. 
(iii) OTHER
REVENUE.—Any profits 
not retained under this subparagraph shall 
be transferred to the Department of the 
Treasury for deposit in the General Fund. 
(5) GRANTS FOR RECYCLING AND ZERO-WASTE 
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall establish a grant 
program that provides amounts to eligible entities to 
establish or expand recycling and zero-waste pro-
grams in public housing, including the recycling of 
appliances and machines that were replaced through 
the grant program described in paragraph (3). 
(6) GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCY AND 
SUSTAINABILITY.—The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program that provides amounts to eligible en-
tities for community resilience and sustainability 
projects in public housing, including— 
(A) the purchase and installation of energy 
storage, including batteries, flywheels, com-
pressed air, and pumped hydroelectric or ther-
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mal energy storage, in order to ensure energy 
backup of not less than 48 hours in the event 
of an emergency or disaster; 
(B) the construction of childcare centers 
and ongoing costs associated with childcare cen-
ters; 
(C) the construction of senior centers and 
ongoing costs associated with senior centers; 
(D) the construction of community gardens 
and ongoing costs associated with community 
gardens; 
(E) the maintenance of entire public hous-
ing developments; 
(F) the installation of publicly owned high 
speed internet in order to provide universal 
internet access for all residents with an upload 
speed of not less than 100Mbps and a download 
speed of not less than 100Mbps, and the ongo-
ing costs associated with providing that internet 
infrastructure and access; 
(G) the establishment or improvement, and 
painting, of community centers and other 
shared community spaces, the personnel of 
which shall earn the higher of— 
(i) the local prevailing wage; or 
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(ii) a wage of $15 per hour; 
(H) the establishment or improvement of 
dedicated infrastructure for transportation by 
bicycle, including lanes, parking spots, and the 
bulk purchase of enough bicycles to offer 1 bi-
cycle to every low- and very low-income public 
housing resident; 
(I) the establishment and leasing of com-
mercial activity that offers public housing resi-
dents on-site access to goods and services, in-
cluding good-quality healthcare clinics, dental 
clinics, bookstores, learning and tutoring cen-
ters, and affordable organic groceries; and 
(J) repairs and upgrades to public housing 
to ensure compliance with the physical condi-
tion standards under section 5.703 of title 24, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
(7) GRANTS
FOR
CLIMATE
ADAPTATION
AND 
EMERGENCY
DISASTER
RESPONSE.—The Secretary 
shall establish a grant program that provides 
amounts and technical assistance to eligible entities 
for construction and ongoing costs associated with 
climate adaptation and emergency disaster response 
for public housing, including— 
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(A) integrated solutions that combine bet-
ter walls, heating, cooling, ventilation, solar, 
and storage into a single easy-to-install and af-
fordable retrofit for public housing; 
(B) additional solar and storage on site, or 
through a local community microgrid, in order 
to allow residents to access essential energy 
during power outages; 
(C) insulating and eliminating air leakage 
in order to ensure that individual dwelling units 
can retain a safe temperature during a power 
outage until power is restored or emergency as-
sistance arrives; and 
(D) installing rigid foam wall insulation in 
hurricane and earthquake-prone areas in order 
to create shear walls to resist structural dam-
age from walls tilting or falling during high 
winds and earthquakes. 
(b) GRANT APPLICATION.— 
(1) COMMON
APPLICATION
FORM.—The Sec-
retary shall develop a single common grant applica-
tion that an eligible entity shall use to apply for 1 
or more grants under subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under subsection (a), each eligible 
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entity shall include in the grant application sub-
mitted to the Secretary— 
(A) a certification that, in carrying out ac-
tivities under the grant— 
(i) the eligible entity shall— 
(I) ensure that the materials 
used by all contractors and sub-
contractors receiving grant funds are 
substantially manufactured, mined, 
and produced in the United States in 
accordance with chapter 83 of title 
41, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’); 
(II) ensure that all laborers and 
mechanics employed by contractors or 
subcontractors in the performance of 
construction, 
alteration, 
or 
repair 
work financed in whole or in part with 
assistance under this section shall be 
paid wages at rates not less than 
those prevailing on similar construc-
tion in the locality, as determined by 
the Secretary of Labor— 
(aa) in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
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40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Davis- 
Bacon Act’’); and 
(bb) who, in carrying out 
this subclause, shall have the au-
thority and functions set forth in 
Reorganization Plan Numbered 
14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
title 40, United States Code; 
(III) be a party to a project labor 
agreement or require contractors and 
subcontractors receiving grant funds 
to consent to a project labor agree-
ment; 
(IV) require all project labor 
agreements to be in compliance with 
the hiring and contracting require-
ments described in subsections (c) and 
(d) of section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u); 
(V) prohibit all contractors and 
subcontractors receiving grant funds 
from hiring employees through a tem-
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porary staffing agency unless the rel-
evant State workforce agency certifies 
that temporary employees are nec-
essary to address an acute, short-term 
labor demand; 
(VI) require all contractors and 
subcontractors receiving grant funds 
to have an explicit neutrality policy on 
any issue involving the organization of 
employees of the contractor or subcon-
tractor, and all contractors and sub-
contractors, for purposes of collective 
bargaining; 
(VII) for each skilled craft em-
ployed to rehabilitate, upgrade, inno-
vate and transition public housing de-
velopments, demonstrate an ability to 
use and to commit to use individuals 
enrolled in a registered apprenticeship 
program who shall, to the greatest ex-
tent practicable, constitute not less 
than 20 percent of the individuals 
working on the project; and 
(VIII) to the greatest extent 
practicable, ensure that contractors 
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and 
subcontractors 
provide 
pref-
erential treatment in hiring laborers 
and mechanics that are— 
(aa) public housing resi-
dents; 
(bb) hired from within 50 
miles of their official residence; 
(cc) veterans or active or re-
tired military; 
(dd) highly skilled union 
workers; or 
(ee) returning citizens who 
were formerly incarcerated indi-
viduals; and 
(ii) the eligible entity and all contrac-
tors and subcontractors of the eligible enti-
ty receiving grant funds— 
(I) shall not require mandatory 
arbitration for any dispute involving a 
worker engaged in a service for the el-
igible entity, contractor, or subcon-
tractor; and 
(II) shall consider an individual 
performing any service under the 
grant as an employee, and not an 
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independent contractor, of the eligible 
entity, contractor, or subcontractor, 
respectively, unless— 
(aa) the individual is free 
from control and direction in 
connection with the performance 
of the service, both under the 
contract for the performance of 
the service and in fact; 
(bb) the service is performed 
outside the usual course of the 
business of the eligible entity, 
contractor, or subcontractor, re-
spectively; and 
(cc) the individual is cus-
tomarily engaged in an independ-
ently established trade, occupa-
tion, profession, or business of 
the same nature as that involved 
in such service; 
(B) a signed acknowledgment indicating a 
commitment to transition all public housing 
owned or managed by the eligible entity into 
zero-carbon homes not later than 10 years after 
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the date on which the eligible entity receives the 
grant; 
(C) a full accounting of the amount of 
funds required to complete the activities under 
the grant, which shall— 
(i) be complete and reasonably cal-
culated to accomplish the purposes of this 
Act; 
(ii) include costs related to complying 
with local wage and labor laws; 
(iii) include the amount of funds ex-
pended by the eligible entity to comply 
with the resident and community engage-
ment requirements under paragraph (3); 
and 
(iv) be updated and submitted to Con-
gress on a quarterly basis; and 
(D) a community impact assessment and 
analysis of— 
(i) the likely direct and indirect im-
pact the grant funds, if awarded, will have 
on the economic empowerment and social 
mobility of traditionally disadvantaged in-
dividuals and communities; and 
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(ii) whether the proposed actions to be 
taken under the grant would be affirma-
tively furthering fair housing, as defined in 
section 5.152 of title 24, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
(3) RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 
BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION.—Before submit-
ting an application for a grant under this subsection, 
an eligible entity shall— 
(A) solicit and consider community and 
public feedback, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, by providing for opportunities to comment 
via a cloud-based content collaboration provider 
that is certified by the Federal Risk and Au-
thorization Management Program, through— 
(i) an initial public comment period, 
for which the eligible entity shall— 
(I) publish— 
(aa) a description of each of 
the grant programs established 
under subsection (a); and 
(bb) a form to be used to 
submit comments; and 
(II) give interested persons 90 
days to— 
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(aa) submit draft text di-
rectly into the application; 
(bb) submit written data 
and accounting estimates; and 
(cc) submit general com-
ments; and 
(ii) a second public comment period 
beginning not later than 30 days after the 
end of the initial public comment period 
under clause (i), for which the eligible enti-
ty shall— 
(I) publish a draft version of the 
completed common application form 
described in subsection (a) that con-
tains, at a minimum— 
(aa) a short analysis and 
evaluation of the relevant signifi-
cant proposals set forth during 
the initial public comment period; 
and 
(bb) a clear and concise 
statement of the basis, purpose, 
and goals of the application; and 
(II) give interested persons 30 
days to submit feedback on and rec-
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ommended improvements to the draft 
final grant application; 
(B) host not less than 2 public hearings, 
which shall be recorded and held at a conven-
ient location for public housing residents, for 
each public comment period described in sub-
paragraph (A), to provide public housing resi-
dents with an opportunity to comment, with not 
less than 1 occurring in the afternoon and not 
less than 1 occurring in the evening; and 
(C) solicit input and acquire signed ap-
proval of the completed common application 
form from the resident council or resident coun-
cils, if existing and active, of the public housing 
that will receive assistance under the grant. 
(4) PRIORITY FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall prioritize the review 
and funding of applications submitted for grants 
under subsection (a)(1) over applications submitted 
for any other grant described in subsection (a). 
(5) EXCEPTIONS FOR INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND 
TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any eligible entity de-
scribed in section 3(2)(B) that submits an ap-
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plication for a grant program described in this 
subsection— 
(i) is exempt from compliance with 
subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) and paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I); and 
(ii) is empowered to self-determine 
guidelines and standards pertaining to en-
suring high-road labor standards, sup-
porting United States manufacturing, and 
ensuring community and resident engage-
ment. 
(B) 
SUBMISSION
BY
TRIBALLY
DES-
IGNATED HOUSING ENTITIES.—An application 
for a grant under subsection (a) for an Indian 
tribe may be prepared and submitted on behalf 
of the Indian tribe by the tribally designated 
housing entity for the Indian tribe, if the appli-
cation contains a certification by the recognized 
tribal government of the grant beneficiary that 
the Indian tribe— 
(i) has had an opportunity to review 
the application and has authorized the sub-
mission of the application by the tribally 
designated housing entity; or 
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gible entities that own or manage public housing in 
a congressional district— 
(A) with an aggregate total of not less 
than 5,000 public housing residents; 
(B) in which— 
(i) not less than 40 percent of the 
residents are not less than 62 years old; 
(ii) not less than 25 percent of the 
residents are disabled; or 
(iii) not less than 5 percent of all 
heads of household are not more than 24 
years old; or 
(C) with an average household income of 
less than $40,000. 
(d) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS FOR CAPACITY BUILD-
ING.—An eligible entity may use not more than 5 percent 
of grant funds received under this section for activities to 
expand the capacity of the eligible entity to carry out the 
grant activities, including— 
(1) hiring staff; 
(2) training residents for staff positions; 
(3) providing technical assistance; 
(4) community engagement; and 
(5) other necessary administrative activities. 
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(e) RESIDENT PROTECTION.—Each eligible entity 
that is the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) comply with the requirements under part 24 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and provide 
relocation assistance for any and all residents of 
public housing managed by the eligible entity who 
may be displaced during construction, and ensure 
that all temporarily displaced residents can return to 
their homes once retrofitting is completed; 
(2) provide enhanced tenant protection vouchers 
under section 8(t) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)) to all displaced resi-
dents during the period in which dwelling units are 
under construction; and 
(3) ensure that activities undertaken as part of 
the grant do not result in a reduction of total public 
housing dwelling units. 
(f) CONSULTATION WITH AGENCIES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of Energy— 
(A) in developing criteria and assessing ap-
plications for grants described in paragraphs 
(1) through (5) and paragraph (7) of sub-
section (a); and 
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(B) to identify and verify state-of-the-art 
building materials and appliances, made in the 
United States, that can be procured at scale for 
purposes of this Act; 
(2) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury 
to track alternative energy revenues that are re-
turned to the Department of the Treasury under 
subsection (a)(4)(C); 
(3) consult with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency— 
(A) in developing criteria and assessing ap-
plications for grants described in paragraphs 
(2) through (5) and (7) of subsection (a); and 
(B) regarding testing air quality and water 
quality for purposes of grants described in sub-
section (a)(3); 
(4) consult with the Secretary of Education in 
developing criteria and assessing applications for 
grants under subsection (a)(1); 
(5) consult with the Secretary of Labor in de-
veloping criteria and assessing applications for 
grants under subsection (a)(1); 
(6) consult with the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration in developing criteria and 
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assessing applications for grants described in para-
graphs (1) and (6) of subsection (a); 
(7) consult with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services— 
(A) in developing criteria and assessing ap-
plications for grants described in subsection 
(a)(6); and 
(B) regarding health trends related to all 
illnesses that disproportionately impact low-in-
come people; 
(8) consult with the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency in developing 
criteria and assessing applications for grants under 
subsection (a)(7); 
(9) consult with the Secretary of the Interior to 
develop criteria and assess applications for grants 
under subsection (a)(6); and 
(10) consult with any entity described in para-
graphs (1) through (9) for any other purpose as de-
termined necessary by the Secretary to carry out 
this section and the purposes of this Act. 
(g) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress biannual reports on the impact that the grant pro-
grams established under subsection (a) have had on— 
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(1) the rehabilitation, upgrades, innovation, and 
transition of public housing in the United States; 
(2) total greenhouse gas emission output, and 
quarterly data on greenhouse gas emission reduc-
tions from individual public housing developments, 
specifically as they relate to— 
(A) home energy carbon pollution emis-
sions in each public housing development, as 
calculated using the Carbon Footprint Calcu-
lator from the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy; 
(B) waste-related carbon emissions in each 
public housing development, as calculated using 
the Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency; and 
(C) total greenhouse gas emissions released 
by individual public housing buildings and 
homes within a public housing development, as 
calculated using the Greenhouse Gas Equiva-
lencies Calculator from the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency; 
(3) the amount of Federal money saved due to 
energy cost savings at public housing projects, on a 
quarterly basis; 
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(4) the amount of energy savings per KwH at 
each public housing project, on a quarterly basis; 
(5) public housing residents, including— 
(A) access to economic opportunities 
through compliance with the hiring and con-
tracting requirements described in subsections 
(c) and (d) of section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701u); 
(B) the impacts, if any, those residents 
have experienced to their individual economic 
growth as measured by individual and house-
hold income; 
(C) the specific career skills acquired; 
(D) the impacts, if any, those residents 
have experienced to their overall health; and 
(E) the specific educational or technical 
certifications acquired; and 
(6) changes to the overall community health in-
dicators in public housing developments and their 
surrounding neighborhoods, including asthma rates, 
air quality, water quality, and levels of lead and 
mold. 
(h) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING 
FUNDS.—The receipt of a grant under this section shall 
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not affect the eligibility of a public housing agency or a 
public housing dwelling unit to receive assistance under 
subsection (d) or (e) of section 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 
(i) FUNDING.—Out of funds in the Treasury not oth-
erwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out 
this section such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2030. 
SEC. 7. THE SECTION 3 PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC OPPOR-
TUNITIES. 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op-
erating assistance provided pursuant to section 
9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro-
vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 
the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 
under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) HIRING
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall require that, of the employment po-
sitions generated by development assistance 
provided pursuant to section 6 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c), 
assistance from the Operating Fund under sec-
tion 9(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), as-
sistance from the Capital Fund under section 
9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and as-
sistance provided under a grant awarded under 
section 6 of the Green New Deal for Public 
Housing Act, public and Indian housing agen-
cies, and their contractors and subcontractors, 
shall fill, to the greatest extent possible— 
‘‘(i) not less than 40 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year pe-
riod beginning 1 year after the initial re-
ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low- 
and very low-income persons; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 50 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year pe-
riod beginning 2 years after the initial re-
ceipt of grant funds awarded, with low- 
and very low-income persons; and 
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‘‘(iii) not less than 90 percent of those 
positions generated after the expiration of 
the period described in clause (ii) with low- 
and very low-income persons.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, op-
erating assistance provided pursuant to section 
9 of that Act, and modernization grants pro-
vided pursuant to section 14 of that Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1437c), assistance from 
the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 
under a grant awarded under section 6 of the 
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary shall require that, of the aggregate 
dollar amount of contracts awarded for work to 
be performed in connection with assistance 
from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the Capital 
Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
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1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a 
grant awarded under section 6 of the Green 
New Deal for Public Housing Act, public and 
Indian housing agencies, and their contractors 
and subcontractors, shall, to the greatest extent 
possible, certify that— 
‘‘(i) not less than 20 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period begin-
ning 1 year after the initial receipt of 
grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 
public housing resident-owned businesses; 
‘‘(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period begin-
ning 2 years after the initial receipt of 
grant funds awarded shall be awarded to 
public housing resident-owned businesses; 
and 
‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded after the expiration of the period 
described in clause (ii) shall be awarded to 
public 
housing 
resident-owned 
busi-
nesses.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENT-OWNED BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘public housing resident-owned 
business’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (i); and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACT.— 
‘‘(1) MONITORING, MEASURING, AND REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS.—Before the start of the second 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, and 
quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall require each 
public housing agency to monitor, measure, and re-
port to the Secretary on the economic impacts of 
this section on the community in which housing de-
velopments of the public housing agency are located, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the aggregate dollar amount of con-
tracts awarded in compliance with this section; 
‘‘(B) the aggregate dollar amount of wages 
and salaries paid for positions employed by low- 
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and very low-income persons in accordance with 
this section; 
‘‘(C) the aggregate dollar amount ex-
pended for training opportunities provided to 
low- and very low-income persons in accordance 
with this section; and 
‘‘(D) the aggregate dollar amount ex-
pended for training and assisting public housing 
resident-owned businesses for compliance with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF SPEARS SYSTEM.—The 
Secretary shall terminate the Section 3 Performance 
Evaluation and Registration System of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development and shall 
issue such notice and guidelines as may be necessary 
to replace such system with the system for moni-
toring, measuring, and reporting under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(h) WORKFORCE ROSTER.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall re-
quire each public housing agency to establish and 
maintain a roster of the residents and public hous-
ing resident-owned businesses of the public housing 
agency in order to identify and spotlight talented 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A resident council 
shall consist of individuals residing in public 
housing and shall meet the requirements de-
scribed in this paragraph in order to— 
‘‘(i) receive official recognition from 
the public housing agency and the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) be eligible to receive funds for 
resident council activities; and 
‘‘(iii) be eligible to receive stipends for 
officers for their related costs in connec-
tion with volunteer work in public housing. 
‘‘(B) RESIDENTS REPRESENTED.—A resi-
dent council may represent residents residing 
in— 
‘‘(i) scattered site buildings; 
‘‘(ii) areas of contiguous row houses; 
‘‘(iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings; 
‘‘(iv) a development; or 
‘‘(v) any combination of clauses (i) 
through (iv). 
‘‘(C) ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) WRITTEN PROCEDURES.—A resi-
dent council shall adopt written proce-
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