,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bahh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #cj1 #bjae ,mr4 ,serrano 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,sires1 and ,mrs4 ,torres7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized housing and supportive services for elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of children that are related to such persons4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,generational ,residences and ,nurturing ,dwellings ,act or the ,,grand ,act4 #b4 ,assistance for specialized housing for elderly caregivers 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development a program to provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing for qualified relatives raising a child4 7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall preclude a recipient of assistance under a program established under subsection 7a7 from applying for or receiving financial assistance under any other program established in the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7c7 ,application 7#a7 ,in general ,to be eligible to receive assistance under the program established under subsection 7a71 an eligible nonprofit organization shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 which shall include a description of how the eligible nonprofit organization will serve the housing needs of low-income families in a particular geographic area4 7#b7 ,tenant-based rental assistance ,to be eligible to receive assistance to provide tenant-based rental assistance as described in subsection 7d77#b71 an application submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include assurances that the eligible nonprofit organization will coordinate with a public housing agency in administering any such assistance received under this ,act1 as required by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,priority ,in providing assistance under this section1 the ,secretary shall give priority to eligible nonprofit organizations that plan to use such assistance as described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7f74 7e7 ,limit on organizations selected ,for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary may select not more than #e eligible nonprofit organizations to receive assistance under the program under this section4 7f7 ,use of funds ,a recipient of assistance under this program shall use such assistance for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,new housing ,to finance the construction1 reconstruction1 moderate or substantial rehabilitation1 or acquisition of a structure or a portion of a structure to be used as specialized housing4 7#b7 ,operational expenses and supportive services ,to provide assistance for ongoing operational expenses of any specialized housing1 including costs of supportive services required for such housing4 7#c7 ,rental voucher assistance ,to provide tenant-based rental assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 for entities that meet the requirements under such section for use only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for such assistance for rental of a dwelling unit that qualifies as specialized housing4 7#d7 ,elderly housing project rental assistance ,to provide project rental assistance under section #bjb7;c77#b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7b77#b77 for entities that meet the requirements under such section in connection with dwelling units that-- 7,a7 qualify as specialized housing2 and 7,b7 are made available for occupancy only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for occupancy in such housing1 except that notwithstanding section #bjb7k77#a7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7k77#a771 such qualified relatives may include elderly persons 7as such term is defined in section #c of this ,act74 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,child ,the term child means an individual who-- 7,a7 is not attending school and is not more than #ah years of age2 or 7,b7 is attending school and is not more than #ai years of age4 7#b7 ,elderly person ,the term elderly person means a person who is #fj years of age or more4 7#c7 ,eligible nonprofit organization 7,a7 ,in general ,the term eligible nonprofit organization means an organization that-- 7i7 provides specialized housing and supportive services for qualified relatives who are raising a child2 and 7ii7 is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 7,b7 ,political divisions included ,such term includes organizations that provide such services in each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,low-income families ,the term low-income families has the meaning given such term in section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b774 7#e7 ,qualified ,relative 7,a7 ,in general ,the term qualified relative means an individual who is an elderly person and1 with respect to a child1 who-- 7i7 is not a parent of the child by blood or marriage2 and 7ii7 is-- 7,i7 a relative of the child by blood or marriage2 or 7,,ii7 a legal guardian of the child4 7,b7 ,adopted children ,in the case of a child who was adopted1 the term includes an individual who1 by blood or marriage1 is a relative of the family who adopted the child4 7#f7 ,raising a child ,the term raising a child means1 with respect to an individual1 that the individual-- 7,a7 resides with the child2 and 7,b7 is the primary caregiver 7or is1 together with a spouse or other household member1 a primary caregiver7 for the child-- 7i7 because the biological or adoptive parents of the child do not reside with the child or are unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver for the child2 and 7ii7 regardless of whether the individual has a legal relationship to the child 7such as guardianship or legal custody74 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#h7 ,specialized housing ,the term specialized housing means housing that-- 7,a7 is affordable 7as the ,secretary shall define for purposes of this ,act7 for low-income families2 7,b7 is restricted to occupancy only by low-income families2 7,c7 is designed to meet the special physical needs of elderly persons2 7,d7 accommodates the provision of supportive services that are expected to be needed1 either initially or over the useful life of the housing1 by elderly persons and children that the housing is intended to serve2 and 7,e7 provides a range of such services that are tailored to the needs of elderly persons and children occupying such housing4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjae through #bjai4