,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dadf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #d1 #bjad ,mr4 ,paulsen introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,low-,income ,housing ,preservation and ,resident ,homeownership ,act of #aiij4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preservation ,enhancement and ,savings ,opportunity ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,distributions and residual receipts ,section #bbb of the ,low-,income ,housing ,preservation and ,resident ,homeownership ,act of #aiij 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #daab7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,distribution and residual receipts 7#a7 ,authority ,after the date of the enactment of the ,preservation ,enhancement and ,savings ,opportunity ,act of #bjad1 the owner of a property subject to a plan of action or use agreement pursuant to this section shall be entitled to distribute-- 7,a7 annually1 all surplus cash generated by the property2 and 7,b7 upon request made to the ,secretary and notwithstanding any conflicting provision in such use agreement2 any funds accumulated in a residual receipts account1 but only if the owner is in material compliance with such use agreement4 7#b7 ,operation of property ,an owner that distributes any amounts pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 continue to operate the property in accordance with the affordability provisions of the use agreement for the property for the remaining useful life of the property2 7,b7 as required by the plan of action for the property1 continue to renew or extend any project-based rental assistance contract for a term of not less than #bj years2 and 7,c7 if the owner has an existing multi-year project-based rental assistance contract for less than #bj years1 have the option to extend the contract to a #bj-year term4 4 #c4 ,future refinancings ,section #bad of the ,low-,income ,housing ,preservation and ,resident ,homeownership ,act of #aiij 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 ,future financing ,neither this section1 nor any plan of action or use agreement implementing this section1 shall restrict an owner from obtaining a new loan or refinancing an existing loan secured by the project1 or from distributing the proceeds of such a loan2 except that1 in conjunction with such refinancing-- 7#a7 the owner shall provide for adequate rehabilitation pursuant to a capital needs assessment to ensure long-term sustainability of the property satisfactory to the lender or bond issuance agency2 7#b7 any resulting budget-based rent increase shall include debt service on the new financing1 commercially reasonable debt service coverage1 and replacement reserves as required by the lender2 and 7#c7 rent increases for units not covered by a project-based rental subsidy contract or tenant-based rental subsidy shall be limited to #aj percent4 4