#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #afij  ,,an ,,act  ,to require      
carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in  
certain federally assisted housing1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,carbon  
,monoxide ,alarms ,leading ,every       
,resident ,to ,safety ,act of #bjai or  
the ,,co ,,alerts ,act of #bjai4  #b4   
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
carbon monoxide alarms are not required 
by federally assisted housing programs1 
when not required by ,state or local    
codes2  7#b7 numerous federally assisted
 housing residents have lost their lives
 due to carbon monoxide poisoning2  7#c7
 the effects of carbon monoxide         
poisoning occur immediately and can     
result in death in a matter of minutes2 
7#d7 carbon monoxide exposure can cause 
permanent brain damage1 life-threatening
 cardiac complications1 fetal death or  
miscarriage1 and death1 among other     
harmful health conditions2  7#e7 carbon 
monoxide poisoning is especially        

dangerous for unborn babies1 children1  
elderly individuals1 and individuals    
with cardiovascular disease1 among      
others with chronic health conditions2  
7#f7 the majority of the #d1fjj1jjj     
families receiving ,federal housing     
assistance are families with young      
children1 elderly individuals1 or       
individuals with disabilities1 making   
them especially vulnerable to carbon    
monoxide poisoning2  7#g7 more than #djj
 people die and #ej1jjj additional      
people visit the emergency room annually
 as a result of carbon monoxide         
poisoning2  7#h7 carbon monoxide        
poisoning is entirely preventable and   
early detection is possible with the use
 of carbon monoxide alarms2  7#i7 the   
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention warns that carbon monoxide  
poisoning is entirely preventable and   
recommends the installation of carbon   
monoxide alarms2  7#aj7 the ,office of  
,lead ,hazard ,control and ,healthy     
,homes of the ,department of ,housing   

and ,urban ,development recommends the  
installation of carbon monoxide alarms  
as a best practice to keep families and 
individuals safe and to protect health2 
and  7#aa7 in order to safeguard the    
health and well-being of tenants in     
federally assisted housing1 the ,federal
 ,government should consider best       
practices for primary prevention of     
carbon monoxide-related incidents4  #c4 
,carbon monoxide alarms or detectors in 
federally assisted housing  7a7 ,public 
housing1 tenant-,based assistance1 and  
project-,based assistance ,the ,united  
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #c7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adcg;a7a771 by adding at the end the   
following3  7#h7 ,carbon monoxide alarms
 ,each public housing agency shall      
ensure that carbon monoxide alarms or   
detectors are installed in each dwelling
 unit in public housing owned or        
operated by the public housing agency in
 a manner that meets or exceeds--  7,a7 

the standards described in chapters #i  
and #aa of the #bjah publication of the 
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7,b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 
,fire ,code1 through a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register4  2 and  7#b7 
in section #h 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7-- 
7,a7 by inserting after subsection 7i7  
the following3  7j7 ,carbon monoxide    
alarms ,each owner of a dwelling unit   
receiving project-based assistance under
 this section shall ensure that carbon  
monoxide alarms or detectors are        
installed in the dwelling unit in a     
manner that meets or exceeds-- 7#a7 the 
standards described in chapters #i and  
#aa of the #bjah publication of the     
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7#b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 

,fire ,code1 through a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register4  2 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7o71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#ba7 ,carbon monoxide  
alarms ,each dwelling unit receiving    
tenant-based assistance or project-based
 assistance under this subsection shall 
have carbon monoxide alarms or detectors
 installed in the dwelling unit in a    
manner that meets or exceeds-- 7,a7 the 
standards described in chapters #i and  
#aa of the #bjah publication of the     
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7,b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 
,fire ,code1 through a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register4  4  7b7      
,supportive housing for the elderly     
,section #bjb7;j7 of the ,housing ,act  
of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7j77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#i7 ,carbon monoxide alarms
 ,each owner of a dwelling unit assisted

 under this section shall ensure that   
carbon monoxide alarms or detectors are 
installed in the dwelling unit in a     
manner that meets or exceeds-- 7,a7 the 
standards described in chapters #i and  
#aa of the #bjah publication of the     
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7,b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 
,fire ,code1 through a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register4  4  7c7      
,supportive housing for persons with    
disabilities ,section #haa7;j7 of the   
,cranston-,gonzalez ,national           
,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hjac7;j77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#g7 ,carbon        
monoxide alarms ,each dwelling unit     
assisted under this section shall       
contain installed carbon monoxide alarms
 or detectors that meet or exceed-- 7,a7
 the standards described in chapters #i 
and #aa of the #bjah publication of the 

,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7,b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 
,fire ,code1 through a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register4  4  7d7      
,housing ,opportunities for ,persons    
with ,,aids ,section #hef of the        
,cranston-,gonzalez ,national           
,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #abije7 is amended by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7i7     
,carbon monoxide alarms ,each dwelling  
unit assisted under this subtitle shall 
contain installed carbon monoxide alarms
 or detectors that meet or exceed-- 7#a7
 the standards described in chapters #i 
and #aa of the #bjah publication of the 
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7#b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 including any
 relevant updates to the ,international 
,fire ,code1 through a notice published 

in the ,federal ,register4  4  7e7      
,rural housing ,title ,v of the ,housing
 ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et  
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section #ead
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd71 by adding at the
 end the following3  7j7 ,housing and   
related facilities constructed with     
loans under this section shall contain  
installed carbon monoxide alarms or     
detectors that meet or exceed--  7#a7   
the standards described in chapters #i  
and #aa of the #bjah publication of the 
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7#b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 in           
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,housing and ,urban ,development1       
including any relevant updates to the   
,international ,fire ,code1 through a   
notice published in the ,federal        
,register4  2 and  7#b7 in section #eae 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhe7-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7m71 by inserting 7#a7 before
 ,the ,secretary shall establish2 and   

7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,housing and related facilities  
rehabilitated or repaired with amounts  
received under a loan made or insured   
under this section shall contain        
installed carbon monoxide alarms or     
detectors that meet or exceed--  7,a7   
the standards described in chapters #i  
and #aa of the #bjah publication of the 
,international ,fire ,code1 as published
 by the ,international ,code ,council2  
or  7,b7 any other standards as may be  
adopted by the ,secretary1 in           
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,housing and ,urban ,development1       
including any relevant updates to the   
,international ,fire ,code1 through a   
notice published in the ,federal        
,register4  4  7f7 ,guidance ,the       
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall provide guidance to  
public housing agencies 7as defined in  
section #c7;b77#f7 of the ,united       
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#f77 on how to     

educate tenants on health hazards in the
 home1 including to carbon monoxide     
poisoning1 lead poisoning1 asthma       
induced by housing-related allergens1   
and other housing-related preventable   
outcomes1 to help advance primary       
prevention and prevent future deaths and
 other harms4  7g7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by subsections 7a7      
through 7d7 shall take effect on the    
date that is #b years after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  7h7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act1 #aja1djj1jjj per   
year for each of fiscal years #bjbj1    
#bjba1 and #bjbb4  7i7 ,no preemption   
,nothing in the amendments made by this 
section shall be construed to preempt or
 limit the applicability of any ,state  
or local law relating to the            
installation and maintenance of carbon  
monoxide alarms or detectors in housing 
that requires standards that are more   
stringent than the standards described  

in the amendments made by this section4 
#d4 ,study on inclusion of carbon       
monoxide alarms or detectors in other   
units ,the ,secretary of ,housing and   
,urban ,development1 in consultation    
with the ,consumer ,product ,safety     
,commission1 shall conduct a study and  
issue a publicly available report on    
requiring carbon monoxide alarms or     
detectors in federally assisted housing 
that is not covered in the amendments   
made by section #c4  ,passed the ,house 
of ,representatives ,september #aj1     
#bjai4;,clerk4