,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a 
comfortable and safe temperature level  
in dwelling units receiving certain     
,federal housing assistance1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,comfortable and   
safe temperature level in ,federally    
assisted housing  7a7 ,public housing   
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 #h7o77#ac7    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ac771 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,p7  
,maintaining temperature level in units 
,the ,secretary may require the owner of
 a dwelling unit receiving assistance   
under a housing assistance payment      
contract under this paragraph to ensure 
that the dwelling unit maintains a      

comfortable and safe temperature level  
ranging from #ga degrees to #ha degrees 
,fahrenheit4  2 and  7#b7 in section #i 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g71 by adding at   
the end the following3  7p7 ,use of     
funds ,to maintain temperate level in   
units ,with respect to a public housing 
dwelling unit1 the ,secretary may use   
amounts in the ,capital ,fund or the    
,operating ,fund to ensure that the     
dwelling unit maintains a comfortable   
and safe temperature level ranging from 
#ga degrees to #ha degrees ,fahrenheit4 
4  7b7 ,supportive housing for the      
elderly ,section #bjb of the ,housing   
,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq7 is 
amended by striking the first and second
 subsections 7m7 and inserting the      
following3  7m7 ,maintaining temperature
 in units ,the ,secretary may require   
the owner of housing assisted under this
 section to ensure that each unit in    
that housing maintains a comfortable and
 safe temperature level ranging from #ga
 degrees to #ha degrees ,fahrenheit4  4