110 HR 2421 IH: Clean Water Restoration Act of

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2007-05-22
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2421
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 22, 2007
			Mr. Oberstar (for
			 himself, Mr. Dingell,
			 Mr. Ehlers,
			 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
			 Mr. Saxton,
			 Mr. Taylor,
			 Mr. Platts,
			 Mr. Higgins,
			 Mr. LoBiondo,
			 Mr. Cohen,
			 Mr. Shays,
			 Mr. DeFazio,
			 Mr. Kirk, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
			 Walsh of New York, Ms.
			 Matsui, Mr. Castle,
			 Mrs. Tauscher,
			 Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
			 Mr. Filner,
			 Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Ms. Hirono,
			 Mr. Kagen,
			 Mr. Bishop of New York,
			 Mr. Cummings,
			 Ms. Carson,
			 Mr. McNerney,
			 Mr. Arcuri,
			 Mr. Carnahan,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Hall of New York,
			 Mr. Doggett,
			 Mr. Grijalva,
			 Mr. Pallone,
			 Mr. Scott of Virginia,
			 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Hinchey,
			 Ms. Schwartz,
			 Mr. Kucinich,
			 Mr. Thompson of California,
			 Mr. Wexler,
			 Mr. George Miller of California,
			 Ms. McCollum of Minnesota,
			 Ms. Eshoo,
			 Mr. Hastings of Florida,
			 Mr. Blumenauer,
			 Mr. Berman,
			 Mr. Kildee,
			 Ms. Hooley,
			 Mr. Serrano,
			 Mr. Waxman,
			 Mrs. Capps,
			 Mr. Moran of Virginia,
			 Mr. Sarbanes,
			 Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
			 Mr. Doyle,
			 Mr. Lantos,
			 Mr. Levin,
			 Mr. Olver,
			 Mr. Payne,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Mr. Abercrombie,
			 Mr. Chandler,
			 Mr. Crowley,
			 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin,
			 Mr. McNulty,
			 Mr. Moore of Kansas,
			 Ms. Castor,
			 Mr. Courtney,
			 Mr. Jackson of Illinois,
			 Mr. Spratt,
			 Mr. Clay, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
			 Ackerman, Mr. Wynn,
			 Mr. Langevin,
			 Mr. Visclosky,
			 Ms. Woolsey,
			 Mrs. Lowey,
			 Mr. Sires,
			 Mr. Hodes,
			 Mr. Stark,
			 Ms. Kaptur,
			 Mr. Delahunt,
			 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California,
			 Mr. Murphy of Connecticut,
			 Mr. Kanjorski,
			 Mr. Rothman,
			 Mr. Pascrell,
			 Mr. Udall of New Mexico,
			 Ms. Sutton,
			 Ms. Schakowsky,
			 Mr. Holt, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
			 Schiff, Mr. Gonzalez,
			 Mr. Sherman,
			 Mr. Farr, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
			 Allen, Mrs. Davis of
			 California, Mr. McGovern,
			 Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
			 Mr. Towns,
			 Mr. Andrews,
			 Mr. Gordon of Tennessee,
			 Ms. Bean, Ms. Solis, Mr. Klein
			 of Florida, Mr. Thompson of
			 Mississippi, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of
			 California, Mr. Neal of
			 Massachusetts, Ms.
			 Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wu,
			 Mr. Tierney,
			 Mr. Weiner,
			 Mr. Van Hollen,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Mr. Ruppersberger,
			 Ms. Clarke,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
			 Mrs. Christensen,
			 Mr. Markey,
			 Mr. Meehan,
			 Mr. Cleaver,
			 Mr. Engel,
			 Mr. Davis of Alabama,
			 Ms. Kilpatrick,
			 Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
			 Ms. Shea-Porter,
			 Mr. Dicks,
			 Mr. Kind, Mr. Larson of Connecticut,
			 Mr. Kennedy,
			 Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
			 Mr. Welch of Vermont,
			 Mr. Gutierrez,
			 Mr. Price of North Carolina,
			 Mr. Cooper,
			 Mr. Rush, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
			 Stupak, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of
			 California, Ms. Waters,
			 Ms. Harman,
			 Mr. Butterfield,
			 Mr. Yarmuth,
			 Mr. Davis of Illinois,
			 Ms. DeGette,
			 Mr. Inslee,
			 Ms. Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
			 Rangel, Ms. DeLauro, and
			 Mr. Lynch) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Transportation and Infrastructure

		A BILL
		To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
		  clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United
		  States.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Clean Water Restoration Act of
			 2007.
		2.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are as
			 follows:
			(1)To reaffirm the
			 original intent of Congress in enacting the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments
			 of 1972 (86 Stat. 816) to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and
			 biological integrity of the waters of the United States.
			(2)To clearly define
			 the waters of the United States that are subject to the
			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act
			 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
			(3)To provide
			 protection to the waters of the United States to the fullest extent of the
			 legislative authority of Congress under the Constitution.
			3.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Water is a unique
			 and precious resource that is necessary to sustain human life and the life of
			 animals and plants.
			(2)Water is used not
			 only for human, animal, and plant consumption, but is also important for
			 agriculture, transportation, flood control, energy production, recreation,
			 fishing and shellfishing, and municipal and commercial uses.
			(3)In enacting
			 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution
			 Control Act in 1972 and through subsequent amendment, including the
			 Clean Water Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 1566) and the Water Quality Act of 1987 (101
			 Stat. 7), Congress established the national objective of restoring and
			 maintaining the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of
			 the United States and recognized that achieving this objective requires
			 uniform, minimum national water quality and aquatic ecosystem protection
			 standards to restore and maintain the natural structures and functions of the
			 aquatic ecosystems of the United States. Since the 1970s, the definition of
			 ‘waters of the United States’ in the regulations of the Environmental
			 Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have properly established the
			 scope of waters to be protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
			 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in order to meet such national objective.
			(4)Water is
			 transported through interconnected hydrologic cycles, and the pollution,
			 impairment, or destruction of any part of an aquatic system may affect the
			 chemical, physical, and biological integrity of other parts of the aquatic
			 system.
			(5)Protection of
			 intrastate waters, along with other waters of the United States, is necessary
			 to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of all
			 waters in the United States.
			(6)The regulation of
			 discharges of pollutants into interstate and intrastate waters is an integral
			 part of the comprehensive clean water regulatory program of the United
			 States.
			(7)Small and
			 intermittent streams, including ephemeral, and seasonal streams, and their
			 start reaches comprise the majority of all stream and river miles in the
			 conterminous United States. These waters reduce the introduction of pollutants
			 to larger rivers and streams, affect the life cycles of aquatic organisms and
			 wildlife, and impact the flow of higher order streams during floods.
			(8)The pollution or
			 other degradation of waters of the United States, individually and in the
			 aggregate, has a substantial relation to and effect on interstate
			 commerce.
			(9)Protection of the
			 waters of the United States, including intrastate waters, is necessary to
			 prevent significant harm to interstate commerce and sustain a robust system of
			 interstate commerce in the future.
			(10)Waters, including
			 wetlands, provide protection from flooding, and draining or filling wetlands
			 and channelizing or filling streams, including intrastate wetlands and streams,
			 can cause or exacerbate flooding, placing a significant burden on interstate
			 commerce.
			(11)Millions of people in the United States
			 depend on wetlands and other waters of the United States to filter water and
			 recharge surface and subsurface drinking water supplies, protect human health,
			 and create economic opportunity. Source water protection areas containing one
			 or more small or intermittent streams provide water to public drinking water
			 supplies serving more than 110,000,000 Americans.
			(12)Millions of
			 people in the United States enjoy recreational activities that depend on
			 intrastate waters, such as waterfowl hunting, bird watching, fishing, and
			 photography, and those activities and associated travel generate billions of
			 dollars of income each year for the travel, tourism, recreation, and sporting
			 sectors of the economy of the United States.
			(13)Activities that result in the discharge of
			 pollutants into waters of the United States are commercial or economic in
			 nature. More than 40 percent, or 14,800, facilities with permits issued under
			 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including industrial facilities and
			 municipal sewage treatment systems, discharge into small or intermittent
			 streams.
			(14)States have the
			 responsibility and right to prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution of waters,
			 and the Federal Water Pollution Control
			 Act respects the rights and responsibilities of States by preserving
			 for States the ability to manage permitting, grant, and research programs to
			 prevent, reduce, and eliminate pollution, and to establish standards and
			 programs more protective of a State’s waters than is provided under Federal
			 standards and programs.
			(15)Protecting the
			 quality of and regulating activities affecting the waters of the United States
			 is a necessary and proper means of implementing treaties to which the United
			 States is a party, including treaties protecting species of fish, birds, and
			 wildlife.
			(16)Protecting the
			 quality of and regulating activities affecting the waters of the United States
			 is a necessary and proper means of protecting Federal land, including hundreds
			 of millions of acres of parkland, refuge land, and other land under Federal
			 ownership and the wide array of waters encompassed by that land.
			(17)Protecting the
			 quality of and regulating activities affecting the waters of the United States
			 is necessary to protect Federal land and waters from discharges of pollutants
			 and other forms of degradation.
			4.Definition of
			 waters of the United StatesSection 502 of the
			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act
			 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended—
			(1)by
			 striking paragraph (7);
			(2)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (8) through (24) as paragraphs (7) through (23), respectively;
			 and
			(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(24)Waters of the
				United StatesThe term waters of the United States
				means all waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, the territorial seas,
				and all interstate and intrastate waters and their tributaries, including
				lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats,
				wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, natural ponds,
				and all impoundments of the foregoing, to the fullest extent that these waters,
				or activities affecting these waters, are subject to the legislative power of
				Congress under the
				Constitution.
					.
			5.Conforming
			 amendmentsThe
			 Federal Water Pollution Control Act
			 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended—
			(1)by striking
			 navigable waters of the United States each place it appears and
			 inserting waters of the United States;
			(2)in section
			 304(l)(1) by striking navigable waters in the heading and
			 inserting waters of the
			 united states; and
			(3)by striking
			 navigable waters each place it appears and inserting
			 waters of the United States.
			6.Savings
			 clauseNothing in this Act
			 (including any amendment made by this Act) shall be construed as affecting the
			 authority of the Secretary of the Army or the Administrator of the
			 Environmental Protection Agency (as the case may be) under the following
			 provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et
			 seq.):
			(1)Section 402(l)(1),
			 relating to discharges composed entirely of agricultural return flows.
			(2)Section 402(l)(2), relating to discharges
			 of stormwater runoff from oil, gas, and mining operations.
			(3)Section 404(f)(1)(A), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials from normal farming, silviculture, and
			 ranching activities.
			(4)Section 404(f)(1)(B), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials for the purpose of maintenance of
			 currently serviceable structures.
			(5)Section 404(f)(1)(C), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials for the purpose of construction or
			 maintenance of farm or stock ponds or irrigation ditches and maintenance of
			 drainage ditches.
			(6)Section 404(f)(1)(D), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials for the purpose of construction of
			 temporary sedimentation basins on construction sites.
			(7)Section 404(f)(1)(E), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials for the purpose of construction or
			 maintenance of farm roads or forest roads or temporary roads for moving mining
			 equipment.
			(8)Section 404(f)(1)(F), relating to
			 discharges of dredged or fill materials resulting from activities with respect
			 to which a State has an approved program under section 208(b)(4) of such
			 Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3050
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 25, 2009
			Mr. Blumenauer (for
			 himself, Mr. Cantor, and
			 Mr. Kind) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
		  the limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to
		  land subject to a qualified conservation easement.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 American Family Farm and Ranchland
			 Protection Act.
		2.Increase in
			 limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land
			 subject to a qualified conservation easement
			(a)Increase in
			 dollar limitation on exclusionParagraph (3) of section 2031(c)
			 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion limitation) is
			 amended by striking the exclusion limitation is and all that
			 follows and inserting the exclusion limitation is
			 $5,000,000..
			(b)Increase in
			 percentage of value of land which is excludableParagraph (2) of
			 section 2031(c) of such Code (relating to applicable percentage) is
			 amended—
				(1)by striking
			 40 percent and inserting 50 percent, and
				(2)by striking
			 2 percentage points and inserting 2.5 percentage
			 points.
				(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to the
			 estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2009.


116 HR 5185 IH: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-11-19
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5185IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 19, 2019Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Omar, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Levin of Michigan, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of
			 public housing, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act. 2.PurposesThe purpose of this Act is—
 (1)to stimulate, gather, and develop the workforce capacity, tools, financing, and materials needed to rehabilitate, upgrade, modernize, and transition public housing;
 (2)to rehabilitate public housing that is severely 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 rehabilitation, 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 renewable energy to meet total energy consumption annually.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Community resilience centerThe term community resilience center means a communal space in public housing that is used as a cooling center, heating center, or disaster relief center during extreme weather.
 (2)Eligible entityThe term eligible entity means— (A)a public housing agency;
 (B)an Indian tribe or a tribally designated housing entity that is eligible to receive assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance 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-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221).
 (3)Indian tribe; tribally designated housing entityThe terms Indian tribe and tribally designated housing entity have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
 (4)Public housingThe term public housing— (A)has the meaning given the term in section 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 Indian 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 Housing 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-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4152(b)(1)); and
 (II)is rented only to households with an income that is not more than 80 percent of the area median income.
 (5)Public housing agencyThe 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 businessThe term public housing resident-owned business means a business concern that— (A)provides economic opportunities, as defined 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 energyThe term renewable 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; (H)microgrids; and
 (I)modern distribution grid infrastructure. (8)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
 (9)Zero-carbon homeThe term zero-carbon home means a highly energy-efficient home that produces on-site, or procures, enough carbon-free renewable energy to meet the total annual energy consumption of the home.
			4.Congressional findings and sense of Congress for improved architectural design in government
 housing programsSection 4 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701v) is amended to read as follows:

				4.Improved architectural design in government housing programs
 (a)FindingsCongress finds that— (1)if Federal aid is to make its full community-wide contribution toward improving our urban and rural environments, Federal aid must have a greater impact on improvements in architectural design; and
 (2)even within the necessary budget limitations on housing for low- and moderate-income families, architectural design and environmental performance can be improved not only to make the housing more livable, but also to better suit the needs of occupants including human and environmental health, zero carbon emissions, well-being, accessibility, and equity.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress 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 adheres to accessibility guidelines established in accordance 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 situated, consistent with prudent budgeting..
 5.Declaration of policySection 2(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(a)) is amended to read as follows:

 (a)Declaration of policyIt 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 subdivisions 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 unemployment; 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 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 serious need that the free market cannot address or is not addressing responsibly..
		6.Green new deal public housing grants
			(a)Establishment of grant programs
				(1)Grants for community workforce development
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities to facilitate workforce development projects and high-income employment transition at public housing.
 (B)PreferenceIn 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 subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3(2); and
 (iii)eligible entities that demonstrate a capacity to facilitate a workforce development program that includes—
 (I)the development of career and related skills, including financial and economic empowerment education;
 (II)direct entry to apprenticeship programs; (III)certification or associate degree acquisition;
 (IV)technical assistance and resources for public housing resident-owned businesses for purposes of compliance 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 housing resident-owned businesses for purposes of helping them access and apply for government procurement and contracting opportunities;
 (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 development in the fields, trades, and services reasonably determined during the first public comment period held in accordance with subsection (b)(3) to be of interest to public housing residents;
 (VI)educational and organizational tools for public housing residents 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 development program, including education, engagement, and empowerment resources provided in partnership with—
 (aa)a local entity that operates 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 organizations that demonstrate a commitment to and history of organizing with public housing residents;
 (VIII)innovative design partnerships with local schools and architectural 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 development program.
 (C)Compliance managersNot more than 10 percent of the amount of a grant received by an eligible entity under this paragraph 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 requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u).
 (2)Grants for deep energy retrofitsThe Secretary shall establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities to conduct physical needs assessments and subsequent deep energy retrofits in public housing, including—
 (A)retrofits for— (i)energy-efficient windows;
 (ii)super insulation of roofs and exterior 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 (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-recovery ventilation systems.
					(3)Grants for energy efficiency, building electrification upgrades, and water quality
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall establish 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 assessments of public housing dwelling units; (ii)in-unit energy efficiency product upgrades, including upgrading to—
 (I)modern, energy-efficient insulation; (II)all-electric state-of-the-art efficient appliances;
 (III)energy-efficient bathroom plumbing, including low-flow toilets; (IV)energy-efficient laundry machines;
 (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, including cold-climate heat pumps;
 (II)electrical panels; and (III)electric appliances to replace appliances reliant on fossil fuels, such as gas stoves and hot water heaters; and
 (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 combined 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 contaminants, radionuclides, and microbiological contaminants; and
 (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 consumptionIn addition to the requirements described in subsection (b), an eligible entity desiring a grant under this paragraph shall include in the grant application a commitment to benchmarking energy and water consumption using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, or another system approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on the date on which the eligible entity receives the grant.
					(4)Grants for community energy generation
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities to build and expand community energy generation in public housing, including the construction of and ongoing costs associated with—
 (i)renewable energy rooftops; (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)PriorityIn awarding grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to applications submitted by eligible entities 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 provide job training and contracting opportunities to public housing residents and public housing resident-owned businesses.
						(C)Profits
 (i)In generalWith respect to any energy produced by an eligible entity carrying out a grant under this paragraph, the eligible entity may retain 90 percent of any profits earned from selling the energy.
 (ii)VoteAn eligible entity described in clause (i) with not less than 50 public housing dwelling units shall provide residents of the public housing the opportunity to vote on how the profits earned under clause (i) shall be used.
 (iii)Other revenueAny 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 programsThe Secretary shall establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities to establish or expand recycling and zero-waste programs 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 sustainabilityThe Secretary shall establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities for community resilience and sustainability projects in public housing, including—
 (A)the purchase and installation of energy storage, including batteries, flywheels, compressed air, and pumped hydroelectric or thermal 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 centers; (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 housing 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 ongoing 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 (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 bicycle to every low- and very low-income public housing resident;
 (I)the establishment and leasing of commercial activity that offers public housing residents on-site access to goods and services, including good-quality healthcare clinics, dental clinics, bookstores, learning and tutoring centers, and affordable organic groceries; and
 (J)repairs and upgrades to public housing to ensure compliance with the physical condition standards under section 5.703 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations.
 (7)Grants for climate adaptation and emergency disaster responseThe 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—
 (A)integrated solutions that combine better walls, heating, cooling, ventilation, solar, and storage into a single easy-to-install and affordable 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 assistance arrives; and
 (D)installing rigid foam wall insulation in hurricane and earthquake-prone areas in order to create shear walls to resist structural damage from walls tilting or falling during high winds and earthquakes.
					(b)Grant application
 (1)Common application formThe Secretary shall develop a single common grant application that an eligible entity shall use to apply for 1 or more grants under subsection (a).
 (2)Required contentsAs a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), each eligible entity shall include in the grant application submitted to the Secretary—
 (A)a certification that, in carrying out activities under the grant— (i)the eligible entity shall—
 (I)ensure that the materials used by all contractors and subcontractors 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 construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor—
 (aa)in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act); and
 (bb)who, in carrying out this subclause, shall have the authority 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 agreement;
 (IV)require all project labor agreements to be in compliance with the hiring and contracting requirements 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 temporary staffing agency unless the relevant State workforce agency certifies that temporary employees are necessary 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 subcontractor, and all contractors and subcontractors, for purposes of collective bargaining;
 (VII)for each skilled craft employed to rehabilitate, upgrade, innovate and transition public housing developments, demonstrate an ability to use and to commit to use individuals enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program who shall, to the greatest extent practicable, constitute not less than 20 percent of the individuals working on the project; and
 (VIII)to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that contractors and subcontractors provide preferential treatment in hiring laborers and mechanics that are—
 (aa)public housing residents; (bb)hired from within 50 miles of their official residence;
 (cc)veterans or active or retired military; (dd)highly skilled union workers; or
 (ee)returning citizens who were formerly incarcerated individuals; and (ii)the eligible entity and all contractors and subcontractors of the eligible entity receiving grant funds—
 (I)shall not require mandatory arbitration for any dispute involving a worker engaged in a service for the eligible entity, contractor, or subcontractor; and
 (II)shall consider an individual performing any service under the grant as an employee, and not an 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, respectively; and
 (cc)the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, 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 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 calculated 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 expended by the eligible entity to comply with the resident and community engagement requirements under paragraph (3); and
 (iv)be updated and submitted to Congress on a quarterly basis; and (D)a community impact assessment and analysis of—
 (i)the likely direct and indirect impact the grant funds, if awarded, will have on the economic empowerment and social mobility of traditionally disadvantaged individuals and communities; and
 (ii)whether the proposed actions to be taken under the grant would be affirmatively 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 applicationBefore submitting an application for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall— (A)solicit and consider community and public feedback, to the maximum extent possible, by providing for opportunities to comment via a cloud-based content collaboration provider that is certified by the Federal Risk and Authorization 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— (aa)submit draft text directly into the application;
 (bb)submit written data and accounting estimates; and (cc)submit general comments; 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 entity shall—
 (I)publish a draft version of the completed common application form described in subsection (a) that contains, at a minimum—
 (aa)a short analysis and evaluation of the relevant significant 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 recommended improvements to the draft final grant application;
 (B)host not less than 2 public hearings, which shall be recorded and held at a convenient location for public housing residents, for each public comment period described in subparagraph (A), to provide public housing residents 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 approval of the completed common application form from the resident council or resident councils, if existing and active, of the public housing that will receive assistance under the grant.
 (4)Priority for workforce development grantsThe 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 generalAny eligible entity described in section 3(2)(B) that submits an application 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 ensuring high-road labor standards, supporting United States manufacturing, and ensuring community and resident engagement.
 (B)Submission by tribally designated housing entitiesAn 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 application 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 submission of the application by the tribally designated housing entity; or
 (ii)has delegated to the tribally designated housing entity the authority to submit an application on behalf of the Indian tribe without prior review by the Indian tribe.
						(c)Selection of grant recipients
 (1)In generalIf an eligible entity submits to the Secretary an application for a grant under subsection (a) that complies with the requirements under subsection (b), the Secretary shall award the funds to the eligible entity that are required to complete the grant, as specified in the accounting submitted under subsection (b)(2)(C).
 (2)ReapplicationIf the Secretary determines that an application submitted by an eligible entity under this section does not comply with the requirements under subsection (b)—
 (A)the Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity a summary of the requirements that the eligible entity has failed to meet; and
 (B)the eligible entity may reapply for the grant. (3)Expedited reviewThe Secretary shall expedite the review of applications submitted by eligible 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 buildingAn 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. (e)Resident protectionEach 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 residents 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 agenciesThe Secretary shall— (1)consult with the Secretary of Energy—
 (A)in developing criteria and assessing applications for grants described in paragraphs (1) through (5) and paragraph (7) of subsection (a); and
 (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 returned to the Department of the Treasury under subsection (a)(4)(C);
 (3)consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency— (A)in developing criteria and assessing applications 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 subsection (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 developing criteria and assessing applications for grants under subsection (a)(1);
 (6)consult with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in developing criteria and assessing applications for grants described in paragraphs (1) and (6) of subsection (a);
 (7)consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services— (A)in developing criteria and assessing applications for grants described in subsection (a)(6); and
 (B)regarding health trends related to all illnesses that disproportionately impact low-income people; (8)consult with the Administrator of the Federal 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 paragraphs (1) through (9) for any other purpose as determined necessary by the Secretary to carry out this section and the purposes of this Act.
 (g)ReportsThe Secretary shall submit to Congress biannual reports on the impact that the grant programs established under subsection (a) have had on—
 (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 reductions from individual public housing developments, specifically as they relate to—
 (A)home energy carbon pollution emissions in each public housing development, as calculated using the Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Environmental Protection Agency;
 (B)waste-related carbon emissions in each public housing development, as calculated using the Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Environmental 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 Equivalencies Calculator from the Environmental Protection Agency;
 (3)the amount of Federal money saved due to energy cost savings at public housing projects, on a quarterly basis;
 (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 contracting 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 household 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 indicators 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 fundsThe receipt of a grant under this section shall 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)FundingOut of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.
 7.The section 3 program for economic opportunitiesSection 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 , operating assistance provided pursuant to section 9 of that Act, and modernization grants provided 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)Hiring requirementThe Secretary shall require that, of the employment positions 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 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, public and Indian housing agencies, 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 period beginning 1 year after the initial receipt 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 period beginning 2 years after the initial receipt of grant funds awarded, with low- and very low-income persons; and
 (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 , operating assistance provided pursuant to section 9 of that Act, and modernization grants provided 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 requirementThe 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. 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 beginning 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 beginning 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 businesses.;
 (3)in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:  (3)Public housing resident-owned businessThe 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 subsection (i); and (5)by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

					(g)Measuring economic impact
 (1)Monitoring, measuring, and reporting requirementsBefore 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 report to the Secretary on the economic impacts of this section on the community in which housing developments of the public housing agency are located, including—
 (A)the aggregate dollar amount of contracts awarded in compliance with this section; (B)the aggregate dollar amount of wages and salaries paid for positions employed by low- and very low-income persons in accordance with this section;
 (C)the aggregate dollar amount expended for training opportunities provided to low- and very low-income persons in accordance with this section; and
 (D)the aggregate dollar amount expended for training and assisting public housing resident-owned businesses for compliance with this section.
 (2)Termination of spears systemThe Secretary shall terminate the Section 3 Performance Evaluation and Registration System of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and shall issue such notice and guidelines as may be necessary to replace such system with the system for monitoring, measuring, and reporting under this subsection.
						(h)Workforce roster
 (1)RequirementThe Secretary shall require each public housing agency to establish and maintain a roster of the residents and public housing resident-owned businesses of the public housing agency in order to identify and spotlight talented local laborers and facilitate compliance with this section.
 (2)InformationThe roster maintained by a public housing agency under paragraph (1) shall include information that is updated not less frequently than every 30 days, including—
 (A)information for each public housing resident choosing to have their information recorded that lists their occupational skills, career goals, and any workforce development programs they participate in; and
 (B)information for each public housing resident-owned business that lists the field of business they are in and the hiring opportunities they currently have available.
 (3)AvailabilityIn order to facilitate compliance with this subsection, the Secretary shall— (A)require each public housing agency to submit to the Secretary the information maintained by the public housing agency in the roster under this subsection; and
 (B)collect and make the data described in subparagraph (A) available on the website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, upon request, to contractors, subcontractors, resident councils, resident management organizations, and YouthBuild programs..
 8.Family self-sufficiency programSection 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 115–174; 132 Stat. 1339), is amended—
 (1)in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following:  (C)An Indian tribe or tribally designated housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).;
 (2)in subsection (d)(2)— (A)in subparagraph (J), by striking and at the end;
 (B)by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (M); and (C)by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following:

 (K)digital literacy; (L)provision of a home health aide for elderly and disabled members of participating families; and;
 (3)in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the first sentence the following: The program coordinating committee shall include representatives of any resident council and any jurisdiction-wide resident council of the eligible entity.;
 (4)in subsection (h)(3)— (A)in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end;
 (B)by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); and (C)by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:

 (I)a description of how the local program will ensure that opportunities provided through the local program will maximize success in synchronizing the program with, and complying with, the requirements regarding employment and contracting under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701(u)).; and
 (5)in subsection (i)(2)— (A)in subparagraph (A), by inserting , but not more than 35 participants, before is eligible;
 (B)in subparagraph (B)— (i)by striking 75 and inserting 36; and
 (ii)by striking 50 and inserting 35; (C)by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and
 (D)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:  (C)Additional award for public housing green new deal applicantsAn eligible entity that is approved for a grant under section 6 of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive an additional award under this subparagraph to cover costs of filling an additional family self-sufficiency coordinator position, or additional such positions, responsible for—
 (i)coordinating participation in a local program under this section for participants seeking employment opportunities made available by the grant; and
 (ii)compliance by the eligible entity with section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u).
 (D)Additional award for synchronization with section 3 requirementsAn eligible entity that meets such criteria as the Secretary shall establish regarding successful synchronization and compliance of a local program under this section with the requirements regarding employment and contracting under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall be eligible to receive an additional award under this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator position responsible for such synchronization and compliance.
 (E)Awards to assist eligible entities to establish family self-sufficiency programsAn eligible entity that is not administering a local program under this section and that meets such standards as the Secretary shall establish shall be eligible to receive an award under this subparagraph to cover costs relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator position responsible for assisting in preparing and submitting an application to establish such a local program..
 9.Resident councilsSection 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(c)Resident councils
 (1)In generalEach public housing project with not less than 50 dwelling units shall form a resident council to— (A)improve residents’ quality of life and resident satisfaction; and
 (B)establish self-help initiatives to enable residents to create a positive living environment for families living in public housing.
 (2)ParticipationEach resident council formed under this subsection may actively participate through working partnerships with a public housing agency to advise and assist in all aspects of public housing operations.
					(3)Requirements
 (A)In generalA resident council shall consist of individuals residing in public housing and shall meet the requirements described in this paragraph in order to—
 (i)receive official recognition from the public housing agency and the Secretary; (ii)be eligible to receive funds for resident council activities; and
 (iii)be eligible to receive stipends for officers for their related costs in connection with volunteer work in public housing.
 (B)Residents representedA resident 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 proceduresA resident council shall adopt written procedures, such as by-laws or a constitution, which shall— (I)provide for a democratically elected governing board that—
 (aa)consists of not less than 5 members; and (bb)is elected—
 (AA)by the voting membership of the residents of the public housing; and (BB)in elections that occur on a regular basis not less frequently than every 2 years; and
 (II)provide for the recall of the resident council by the voting membership through a petition or other expression of the desire of the voting membership for a recall election and set the threshold percentage of voting membership who are required to be in agreement in order to hold a recall election, which percentage shall be not less than 10 percent of the voting membership.
 (ii)Voting membershipThe voting membership of a resident council shall consist of heads of households of the public housing dwelling units of any age and other residents not less than 16 years of age.
 (4)StipendsPublic housing agencies may provide stipends to resident council officers who serve as volunteers in their public housing developments, which shall—
 (A)not exceed $1,000 per month per officer; and (B)be decided locally by the resident council and the public housing agency.
 (5)Applicability of 2-year election cycleThe requirement under paragraph (3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on and after January 1, 2022.. 10.Repeal of Faircloth amendmentSection 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3228
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 8, 2008
			Mr. Smith (for himself
			 and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
		  credit for green roofs.

		1.Tax credit for green
			 roofs
			(a)Findings and
			 purpose
				(1)FindingsCongress
			 makes the following findings:
					(A)Green roofs
			 reduce storm water run off.
					(B)Green roofs
			 reduce heating and cooling loads on a building.
					(C)Green roofs
			 filter pollutants and carbon dioxide out of the air.
					(D)Green roofs
			 filter pollutants and heavy metals out of rainwater.
					(E)Construction of
			 green roofs has the potential to reduce the size of heating, ventilation, and
			 air conditioning equipment on new or retrofitted buildings resulting in capital
			 and operational savings.
					(F)Green roofs have
			 the potential to reduce the amount of standard insulation used.
					(G)After
			 installation, green roofs can reduce sewage system loads by assimilating large
			 amounts of rainwater.
					(H)Green roofs
			 absorb air pollution, collect airborne particulates, and store carbon.
					(I)Green roofs
			 protect underlying roof material by eliminating exposure to the sun's
			 ultraviolet radiation and extreme daily temperature fluctuations.
					(J)Green roofs
			 reduce noise transfer from the outdoors.
					(K)Green roofs
			 insulate a building from extreme temperatures, mainly by keeping the building
			 interior cool in the summer.
					(L)Green roofs
			 provide habitat for beneficial insects, such as honeybees and other
			 pollinators, and small animals such as birds.
					(2)PurposeThe
			 purpose of this section is to encourage the construction of green roofs
			 thereby—
					(A)reducing rooftop
			 temperatures and heat transfer; decreasing summertime indoor
			 temperatures;
					(B)lessening
			 pressure on sewer systems through the absorption of rainwater;
					(C)filtering
			 pollution—including heavy metals and excess nutrients;
					(D)protecting
			 underlying roof material;
					(E)reducing
			 noise;
					(F)providing a
			 habitat for birds and other small animals;
					(G)improving the
			 quality of life for building inhabitants; and
					(H)reducing the
			 urban heat island effect by decreasing rooftop temperatures.
					(b)Green roofs
			 eligible for energy credit
				(1)In
			 generalSubparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of
			 clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting
			 , or, and by adding at the end the following new clause:

						(v)a
				qualified green roof (as defined in section
				25D(d)(4)(B)).
						.
				(2)Credit allowed
			 against alternative minimum taxSubparagraph (B) of section
			 38(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of
			 clause (iii), by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v), and by inserting
			 after clause (iii) the following new clause:

						(iv)so much of the
				credit determined under section 46 as is attributable to the credit determined
				under section 48,
				and
						.
				(3)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to
			 periods after December 31, 2008, under rules similar to the rules of section
			 48(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before the date of the
			 enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).
				(c)Credit for
			 residential green roofs
				(1)In
			 general
					(A)Allowance of
			 creditSection 25D(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (relating to allowance of credit) is amended by striking and at
			 the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3)
			 and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

							(4)30 percent of the
				qualified green roof property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such
				year.
							.
					(B)LimitationSection
			 25D(b)(1) of such Code (relating to maximum credit) is amended by striking
			 and at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
			 the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting , and, and by adding
			 at the end the following new subparagraph:

							(D)$2,000 with
				respect to any qualified green roof property
				expenditures.
							.
					(C)Qualified green
			 roof property expendituresSection 25D(d) of such Code (relating
			 to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:

							(4)Qualified green
				roof property expenditure
								(A)In
				generalThe term qualified green roof property
				expenditure means an expenditure for a qualified green roof which is
				installed on a building located in the United States and used as a residence by
				the taxpayer.
								(B)Qualified green
				roofThe term qualified green roof means any green
				roof at least 40 percent of which is vegetated.
								(C)Green
				roofThe term green roof means any roof which
				consists of vegetation and soil, or a growing medium, planted over a
				waterproofing membrane and its associated components, such as a protection
				course, a root barrier, a drainage layer, or thermal insulation and an aeration
				layer.
								.
					(D)Maximum
			 expenditures in case of joint occupancySection 25D(e)(4)(A) of
			 such Code (relating to maximum expenditures) is amended by striking
			 and at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end
			 of clause (iii) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end
			 the following new clause:

							(iv)$1,667 in the
				case of any qualified green roof property
				expenditures.
							.
					(2)Credit allowed
			 against alternative minimum tax
					(A)In
			 generalSubsection (c) of section 25D of the internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

							(c)Limitation based
				on amount of tax; carryforward of unused credit
								(1)Limitation based
				on amount of taxIn the case of a taxable year to which section
				26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for the
				taxable year shall not exceed the excess of—
									(A)the sum of the
				regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
				section 55, over
									(B)the sum of the
				credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section) and section 27
				for the taxable year.
									(2)Carryforward of
				unused credit
									(A)Rule for years
				in which all personal credits allowed against regular and alternative minimum
				taxIn the case of a taxable
				year to which section 26(a)(2) applies, if the credit allowable under
				subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a)(2) for such
				taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this subpart
				(other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the succeeding
				taxable year and added to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such
				succeeding taxable year.
									(B)Rule for other
				yearsIn the case of a taxable year to which section 26(a)(2)
				does not apply, if the credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the
				limitation imposed by paragraph (1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be
				carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under
				subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable
				year.
									.
					(B)Conforming
			 amendments
						(i)Section
			 23(b)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
			 and section 25D after this section.
						(ii)Section
			 24(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by striking and 25B and
			 inserting , 25B, and 25D.
						(iii)Section
			 25B(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking section 23 and
			 inserting sections 23 and 25D.
						(iv)Section 26(a)(1)
			 of such Code is amended by striking and 25B and inserting
			 25B, and 25D.
						(3)Effective
			 date
					(A)In
			 generalThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to
			 property placed in service after December 31, 2008, in taxable years ending
			 after such date.
					(B)Application of
			 EGTRRA sunsetThe amendments made by clauses (i) and (ii) of
			 paragraph (2)(B) shall be subject to title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax
			 Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in the same manner as the provisions of such
			 Act to which such amendments relate.


II
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
S. 2487
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 14, 2007
Mr. Crapo (for himself and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

A BILL
To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act.
2.Technical corrections
(a)National banksThe first sentence of the paragraph designated as the Eleventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 24) (as amended by section 305(a) of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006) is amended by striking promotes the public welfare by benefitting primarily and inserting is designed primarily to promote the public welfare, including the welfare of.
(b)State member banksThe first sentence of the 23rd paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 338a) is amended by striking promotes the public welfare by benefiting primarily and inserting is designed primarily to promote the public welfare, including the welfare of.
3.Investments by Federal savings associations authorized to promote the public welfareSection 5(c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1464) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (3)—
(A)by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B)by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C), as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(2)in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(G)Direct investments to promote the public welfare
(i)In generalA Federal savings association may make investments, directly or indirectly, each of which is designed primarily to promote the public welfare, including the welfare of low- and moderate-income communities or families through the provision of housing, services, and jobs.
(ii)Direct investments or acquisition of interest in other companiesInvestments under clause (i) may be made directly or by purchasing interests in an entity primarily engaged in making such investments.
(iii)Prohibition on unlimited liabilityNo investment may be made under this subparagraph which would subject a Federal savings association to unlimited liability to any person.
(iv)Single investment limitation to be established by directorSubject to clauses (v) and (vi), the Director shall establish, by order or regulation, limits on—
(I)the amount that any savings association may invest in any 1 project; and
(II)the aggregate amount of investment of any savings association under this subparagraph.
(v)Flexible aggregate investment limitationThe aggregate amount of investments of any savings association under this subparagraph may not exceed an amount equal to the sum of 5 percent of the capital stock of the savings association actually paid in and unimpaired and 5 percent of the unimpaired surplus of the savings association, unless—
(I)the Director determines that the savings association is adequately capitalized; and
(II)the Director determines, by order, that the aggregate amount of investments in a higher amount than the limit under this clause would pose no significant risk to the affected Deposit Insurance Fund.
(vi)Maximum aggregate investment limitationNotwithstanding clause (v), the aggregate amount of investments of any savings association under this subparagraph may not exceed an amount equal to the sum of 15 percent of the capital stock of the savings association actually paid in and unimpaired and 15 percent of the unimpaired surplus of the savings association.
(vii)Investments not subject to other limitation on quality of investmentsNo obligation that a Federal savings association acquires or retains under this subparagraph shall be taken into account for purposes of the limitation contained in section 28(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act on the acquisition and retention of any corporate debt security not of investment grade.
(viii)Applicability of standards to each investmentThe standards and limitations of this subparagraph shall apply to each investment under this subparagraph made by a savings association directly and by its subsidiaries. .


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2711
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 29, 2011
			Mr. Tonko introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committees on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be
			 subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
			 concerned

		A BILL
		To provide relief payments for non-COLA years to
		  recipients of Social Security, supplemental security income, railroad
		  retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or pension
		  benefits.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Supporting Our Seniors COLA Act of
			 2011.
		2.Relief payments
			 for non-COLA years to recipients of Social Security, supplemental security
			 income, railroad retirement benefits, and veterans disability compensation or
			 pension benefits
			(a)Authority To
			 make payments
				(1)Eligibility
					(A)In
			 generalFor each non-COLA
			 year of a program providing benefit payments described in clause (i), (ii), or
			 (iii) of subparagraph (C) or in subparagraph (D), the Secretary of the Treasury
			 shall disburse a cash payment equal to the applicable dollar amount for such
			 non-COLA year to each individual who, for any month during such year, is
			 entitled to such a benefit payment under such program.
					(B)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section—
						(i)Non-COLA
			 yearThe term non-COLA year means, in connection
			 with a program referred to in subparagraph (A), a 12-month period, ending with
			 or during any calendar year after 2009, for which—
							(I)a
			 cost-of-living adjustment is generally provided under such program in relation
			 to an index; and
							(II)such an
			 adjustment does not take effect by reason of the performance of such
			 index.
							(ii)Applicable
			 dollar amountThe term applicable dollar amount for
			 a non-COLA year is—
							(I)in the case of a
			 non-COLA year ending with or during 2010 or 2011 and in the case of a later
			 non-COLA year which is not immediately preceded by a non-COLA year, $250;
			 and
							(II)in the case of a
			 non-COLA year ending after 2011 which is immediately preceded by a non-COLA
			 year, the applicable dollar amount in effect under this clause for such
			 preceding non-COLA year, plus $50.
							(C)Benefit payment
			 describedFor purposes of subparagraph (A)—
						(i)Title II
			 benefitA benefit payment described in this clause is a monthly
			 insurance benefit payable (without regard to sections 202(j)(1) and 223(b) of
			 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(j)(1), 423(b)) under—
							(I)section 202(a) of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(a));
							(II)section 202(b) of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(b));
							(III)section 202(c)
			 of such Act (42
			 U.S.C. 402(c));
							(IV)section
			 202(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)(B)(ii));
							(V)section 202(e) of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(e));
							(VI)section 202(f) of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 402(f));
							(VII)section 202(g)
			 of such Act (42
			 U.S.C. 402(g));
							(VIII)section 202(h)
			 of such Act (42
			 U.S.C. 402(h));
							(IX)section 223(a) of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 423(a));
							(X)section 227 of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 427); or
							(XI)section 228 of
			 such Act (42 U.S.C.
			 428).
							(ii)Railroad
			 retirement benefitA benefit payment described in this clause is
			 a monthly annuity or pension payment payable (without regard to section
			 5(a)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231d(a)(ii)))
			 under—
							(I)section 2(a)(1) of
			 such Act (45 U.S.C.
			 231a(a)(1));
							(II)section 2(c) of
			 such Act (45 U.S.C.
			 231a(c));
							(III)section
			 2(d)(1)(i) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(i));
							(IV)section
			 2(d)(1)(ii) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(ii));
							(V)section
			 2(d)(1)(iii)(C) of such Act to an adult disabled child (45 U.S.C.
			 231a(d)(1)(iii)(C));
							(VI)section
			 2(d)(1)(iv) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(iv));
							(VII)section
			 2(d)(1)(v) of such Act (45 U.S.C. 231a(d)(1)(v)); or
							(VIII)section 7(b)(2)
			 of such Act (45
			 U.S.C. 231f(b)(2)) with respect to any of the benefit payments
			 described in clause (i) of this subparagraph.
							(iii)Veterans
			 benefitA benefit payment described in this clause is a
			 compensation or pension payment payable under—
							(I)section 1110,
			 1117, 1121, 1131, 1141, or 1151 of title 38, United States Code;
							(II)section 1310,
			 1312, 1313, 1315, 1316, or 1318 of title 38, United States Code;
							(III)section 1513,
			 1521, 1533, 1536, 1537, 1541, 1542, or 1562 of title 38, United States Code;
			 or
							(IV)section 1805,
			 1815, or 1821 of title 38, United States Code,
							to a veteran,
			 surviving spouse, child, or parent as described in paragraph (2), (3),
			 (4)(A)(ii), or (5) of section 101, title 38, United States Code, who received
			 that benefit during any month within the 3 month period ending with the month
			 which ends prior to the month that includes the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.(D)SSI cash benefit
			 describedAn SSI cash benefit described in this subparagraph is a
			 cash benefit payable under section 1611 (other than under subsection (e)(1)(B)
			 of such section) or 1619(a) of the Social
			 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382, 1382h).
					(2)RequirementA
			 payment shall be made under paragraph (1) in connection with a non-COLA year
			 only to individuals who reside in 1 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
			 Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the
			 Northern Mariana Islands. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
			 determination of the individual's residence shall be based on the current
			 address of record as of the beginning of the non-COLA year under a program
			 specified in paragraph (1).
				(3)No double
			 paymentsAn individual shall be paid only 1 payment under this
			 section, regardless of whether the individual is entitled to, or eligible for,
			 more than 1 benefit or cash payment described in paragraph (1).
				(4)LimitationA
			 payment under this section shall not be made in connection with a non-COLA
			 year—
					(A)in the case of an
			 individual entitled to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C)(i) or paragraph
			 (1)(C)(ii)(VIII) if, for the last month of such individual's entitlement in the
			 non-COLA year, such individual's benefit under such paragraph was not payable
			 by reason of subsection (x) or (y) of section 202 of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) or
			 section 1129A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–8a);
					(B)in the case of an
			 individual entitled to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) if, for the
			 last month of such individual's entitlement in the non-COLA year, such
			 individual's benefit under such paragraph was not payable, or was reduced, by
			 reason of section 1505, 5313, or 5313B of title 38, United States Code;
					(C)in the case of an
			 individual entitled to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(D) if, for last
			 month of such individual’s entitlement in the non-COLA year, such individual's
			 benefit under such paragraph was not payable by reason of subsection (e)(1)(A)
			 or (e)(4) of section 1611 (42 U.S.C. 1382) or section 1129A of such Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 1320a–8a); or
					(D)in the case of any
			 individual whose date of death occurs before the date on which the individual
			 is certified under subsection (b) to receive a payment under this
			 section.
					(5)Timing and
			 manner of paymentsThe
			 Secretary of the Treasury shall commence disbursing payments under this section
			 with respect to a non-COLA year—
					(A)in the case of a
			 non-COLA year ending with or during 2010 or 2011, not later than 90 days after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act; and
					(B)in the case of a
			 non-COLA year ending after 2010, at the earliest practicable date but in no
			 event later than 90 days after the later of the date of the enactment of this
			 Act or the end of such non-COLA year.
					The
			 Secretary of the Treasury may disburse any payment electronically to an
			 individual in such manner as if such payment was a benefit payment or cash
			 benefit to such individual under the applicable program described in
			 subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (1).(b)Identification
			 of recipientsThe Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad
			 Retirement Board, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall certify the
			 individuals entitled to receive payments under this section and provide the
			 Secretary of the Treasury with the information needed to disburse such
			 payments. A certification of an individual shall be unaffected by any
			 subsequent determination or redetermination of the individual's entitlement to,
			 or eligibility for, a benefit specified in subparagraph (C) or (D) of
			 subsection (a)(1).
			(c)Treatment of
			 payments
				(1)Payment to be
			 disregarded for purposes of all federal and federally assisted
			 programsA payment under subsection (a) shall not be regarded as
			 income and shall not be regarded as a resource for the month of receipt and the
			 following 9 months, for purposes of determining the eligibility of the
			 recipient (or the recipient's spouse or family) for benefits or assistance, or
			 the amount or extent of benefits or assistance, under any Federal program or
			 under any State or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal
			 funds.
				(2)Payment not
			 considered income for purposes of taxationA payment under
			 subsection (a) shall not be considered as gross income for purposes of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
				(3)Payments
			 protected from assignmentThe provisions of sections 207 and
			 1631(d)(1) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C.
			 407, 1383(d)(1)), section 14(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act
			 of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
			 231m(a)), and
			 section
			 5301 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any
			 payment made under subsection (a) as if such payment was a benefit payment or
			 cash benefit to such individual under the applicable program described in
			 subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1).
				(4)Payments subject
			 to offsetNotwithstanding paragraph (3), for purposes of section
			 3716 of title 31, United States Code, any payment made under this section shall
			 not be considered a benefit payment or cash benefit made under the applicable
			 program described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (a)(1) and all
			 amounts paid shall be subject to offset to collect delinquent debts.
				(d)Payment to
			 representative payees and fiduciaries
				(1)In
			 generalIn any case in which an individual who is entitled to a
			 payment under subsection (a) and whose benefit payment or cash benefit
			 described in paragraph (1) of that subsection is paid to a representative payee
			 or fiduciary, the payment under subsection (a) shall be made to the
			 individual's representative payee or fiduciary and the entire payment shall be
			 used only for the benefit of the individual who is entitled to the
			 payment.
				(2)Applicability
					(A)Payment on the
			 basis of a title ii or SSI benefitSection 1129(a)(3) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1320a–8(a)(3)) shall apply to any payment made on the basis of an entitlement
			 to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C)(i) or (1)(D) of subsection (a) in
			 the same manner as such section applies to a payment under title II or XVI of
			 such Act.
					(B)Payment on the
			 basis of a railroad retirement benefitSection 13 of the Railroad
			 Retirement Act (45
			 U.S.C. 231l) shall apply to any payment made on the basis of an
			 entitlement to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) of subsection (a) in
			 the same manner as such section applies to a payment under such Act.
					(C)Payment on the
			 basis of a veterans benefitSections 5502, 6106, and 6108 of
			 title 38, United States Code, shall apply to any payment made on the basis of
			 an entitlement to a benefit specified in paragraph (1)(C)(iii) of subsection
			 (a) in the same manner as those sections apply to a payment under that
			 title.
					(e)AppropriationOut
			 of any sums in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated,
			 the following sums are appropriated for each fiscal year beginning on or after
			 October 1, 2011, to remain available until expended, to carry out this
			 section:
				(1)For the Secretary
			 of the Treasury, such sums as may be necessary for administrative costs
			 incurred in carrying out this section.
				(2)For the
			 Commissioner of Social Security—
					(A)such sums as may
			 be necessary for payments to individuals certified by the Commissioner of
			 Social Security as entitled to receive a payment under this section; and
					(B)such sums as may
			 be certified by the Commissioner to the Secretary of the Treasury for the
			 Social Security Administration's Limitation on Administrative Expenses as
			 necessary for administrative costs incurred in carrying out this
			 section.
					(3)For the Railroad
			 Retirement Board—
					(A)such sums as may
			 be necessary for payments to individuals certified by the Railroad Retirement
			 Board as entitled to receive a payment under this section; and
					(B)such sums as may
			 be certified by the Board to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Railroad
			 Retirement Board's Limitation on Administration as necessary for administrative
			 costs incurred in carrying out this section.
					(4)(A)For the Secretary of
			 Veterans Affairs—
						(i)such
			 sums as may be necessary for the Compensation and Pensions account, for
			 payments to individuals certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as
			 entitled to receive a payment under this section; and
						(ii)such sums as may
			 be certified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Secretary of the
			 Treasury for the Information Systems Technology account and for the General
			 Operating Expenses account as necessary for administrative costs incurred in
			 carrying out this section.
						(B)The Department of Veterans Affairs
			 Compensation and Pensions account shall hereinafter be available for payments
			 authorized under subsection (a)(1)(A) to individuals entitled to a benefit
			 payment described in subsection (a)(1)(C)(iii).


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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3903IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 4, 2020Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a study on the barriers to minority participation in the elite units of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Equality in Leadership and Inclusion in Top Elements Act of 2020 or the ELITE Act of 2020. 2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)In 1999, the RAND Corporation issued a report entitled Barriers to Minority Participation in Special Operations Forces that was sponsored by United States Special Operations Command.(2)In 2018, the RAND Corporation issued a report entitled Understanding Demographic Differences in Undergraduate Pilot Training Attrition that was sponsored by the Air Force.(3)No significant independent study has been performed by a federally funded research and development center into increasing minority participation in the special forces since 1999.3.Evaluation of barriers to minority participation in certain units of the Armed Forces(a)Study required(1)In generalNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise to conduct an evaluation of the barriers to minority participation in covered units of the Armed Forces.(2)ElementsThe evaluation required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:(A)A description of the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of covered units.(B)A comparison of the participation rates of minority populations in covered units to participation rates of the general population as members and as officers of the Armed Forces.(C)A comparison of the percentage of minority officers in the grade of O–7 or higher who have served in each covered unit to such percentage for all such officers in the Armed Force of that covered unit.(D)An identification of barriers to minority participation in the accession, assessment, and training processes.(E)The status and effectiveness of the response to the recommendations contained in the report referred to in section 2(1) and any follow-up recommendations.(F)Recommendations to increase the number of minority officers in the Armed Forces.(G)Recommendations to increase minority participation in covered units.(H)Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.(3)Report to congressThe Secretary shall—(A)submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study by not later than January 1, 2022; and(B)provide interim briefings to such committees upon request.(b)DesignationThe study conducted under subsection (a) shall be known as the Study on Reducing Barriers to Minority Participation in Elite Units in the Armed Services.(c)Implementation required(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the implementation of each recommendation included in the final report submitted under subsection (a)(3).(2)Exceptions(A)Delayed implementationThe Secretary of Defense may commence implementation of a recommendation described in paragraph (1) not later than March 1, 2023, if—(i)the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 1, 2023, written notice of the intent of the Secretary to delay implementation of the recommendation; and(ii)includes, as part of such notice, a specific justification for the delay in implementing the recommendation.(B)NonimplementationThe Secretary of Defense may elect not to implement a recommendation described in paragraph (1), if—(i)the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 1, 2023, written notice of the intent of the Secretary not to implement the recommendation; and(ii)includes, as part of such notice—(I)the reasons for the Secretary’s decision not to implement the recommendation; and(II)a summary of alternative actions the Secretary will carry out to address the purposes underlying the recommendation.(3)Implementation planFor each recommendation that the Secretary implements under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation plan that includes—(A)a summary of actions the Secretary has carried out, or intends to carry out, to implement the recommendation; and(B)a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing the implementation of the recommendation.(d)Covered units definedIn this section, the term covered units means the following:(1)Army Special Forces.(2)Army Rangers.(3)Navy SEALs.(4)Air Force Combat Control Teams.(5)Air Force Pararescue.(6)Air Force Special Reconnaissance.(7)Marine Raider Regiments.(8)Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance.(9)Coast Guard Deployable Operations Group.(10)Any other forces designated by the Secretary of Defense as special operations forces.(11)Pilot and navigator military occupational specialties.


IV
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 823
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

October 21, 2009

RESOLUTION
Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP’s mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.

Whereas the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) was established in 1962 with the goal of providing every man, woman, and child with access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life;
Whereas the WFP seeks to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies, prepare for emergencies, restore and rebuild lives after emergencies, reduce chronic hunger and under-nutrition everywhere, and strengthen the capacity of countries to reduce hunger;
Whereas WFP operations in 2008 reached just over 102,000,000 hungry and poor people in 78 countries with 3,900,000 tons of food;
Whereas 84.6 percent of the population of Pakistan earns less than $2 per day, which is an indication of poor human development, especially among women and children;
Whereas since 1968, the WFP has invested more than $1,500,000,000 in assistance to the most food-insecure people in Pakistan, including those in remote areas and those affected by conflict;
Whereas WFP operations in Pakistan include school feeding, mother and child nutrition, and socio-economic development programs that improve school enrollment rates for girls, access to health care services, and economic opportunities for rural women;
Whereas the WFP is providing vital food assistance to as many as 10,000,000 people across Pakistan, including emergency relief to as many as 2,000,000 Pakistani civilians who were displaced by conflict in the Swat Valley region earlier this year;
Whereas, on October 5, 2009, a suicide bomber attacked the WFP office in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing five employees, Botan Ahmed Ali Al-Hayawi, Farzana Barkat, Abid Rehman, Gulrukh Tahir, and Mohamed Wahab;
Whereas the Executive Director of the WFP, Josette Sheeran, called the attack “a tragedy—not just for WFP—but for the whole humanitarian community and for the hungry”; and
Whereas support for food aid and other forms of humanitarian assistance in Pakistan is in the moral and national security interests of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)expresses its deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009;
(2)recognizes the critical role the WFP plays in helping alleviate poverty, which can be exploited by extremists to create instability, in Pakistan and the greater South Asian region;
(3)reaffirms its support for the WFP’s mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world; and
(4)commends the approximately 10,000 people of the WFP directly serving the hungry and poor across the world for their invaluable contribution to bringing relief to those most in need.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.