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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3689
To limit occupancy of nonelderly single persons in dwelling units located
in public housing projects for elderly families.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 22, 1993
Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mrs. ROUKEMA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To limit occupancy of nonelderly single persons in dwelling
units located in public housing projects for elderly families.
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 ‘‘Public Housing for
the Elderly Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OCCUPANCY OF NONELDERLY SIN-
GLE 
PERSONS 
IN 
PUBLIC 
HOUSING
PROJECTS FOR THE ELDERLY.
Section 7(a) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the
first comma the following: ‘‘and subject only to the
limitation under paragraph (4)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as amend-
ed by paragraph (1) of this subsection) as paragraph
(5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) 
LIMITATION
ON
OCCUPANCY
OF
NONELDERLY
SINGLE
PERSONS.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, with respect to any pub-
lic housing project designed, developed, or acquired
for elderly families before the effectiveness of final
regulations implementing subtitle B of title VI of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
or any public housing project (or portion of a
project) designated for occupancy under clause (A)
or (C) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, single
persons who are not elderly or near-elderly persons
may occupy units in such projects (subject to the
limitations under section 3(b)(3)(A)) only—
‘‘(A) in circumstances described in regula-
tions issued by the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) if the Secretary, after consultation
with the public housing agency involved, author-
izes such occupancy under such regulations.
If the Secretary authorizes occupancy in such a
project for such single persons, the public housing
agency shall take such actions as may be necessary
to minimize the effects the occupancy of such single
persons has on elderly occupants of the project and
the character of the project.’’.
SEC. 3. INAPPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS IMPLEMENT-
ING 
CRANSTON-GONZALEZ 
NATIONAL 
AF-
FORDABLE HOUSING ACT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amendments made to parts 905, 912, and 960 of title 24,
Code of Federal Regulations, by the final rule issued by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to im-
plement section 573(a) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, entitled ‘‘Occupancy by Single
Persons’’ and published in the Federal Register of July
26, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 39658–39660), shall not apply
to—
(1) any public housing project designed, devel-
oped, or acquired for elderly families before the ef-
fectiveness of final regulations implementing subtitle
B of title VI of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1992; or
(2) any public housing project (or portion of a
project) designated for occupancy under clause (A)
or (C) of section 7(a)(1) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by section 2 shall be made
and shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act, notwithstanding any absence of regulations to imple-
ment—
(1) such amendments; or
(2) the amendments made by subtitle B of title
VI of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992.
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