,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,ms4  
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4     
,haal&1 & ,mr4 ,langev97 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require all newly con/ruct$1
 f$]ally assi/$1 s+le-family h\ses & t[n
 h\ses to meet m9imum /&>ds (           
visitability = p]sons ) disabilities4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,eleanor ,smi? ,inclusive ,home       
,design ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,z us$ 9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,cov]$ dwell+  
unit ,! t]m cov]$ dwell+ unit means a   
dwell+ unit t-- 7,a7 is--  7i7 a deta*$ 
s+le-family h\se2  7ii7 a t[nh\se or    
multi-level dwell+ unit 7:e!r deta*$ or 
atta*$ to o!r units or /ructures72 or   
7iii7 a gr\nd-floor unit 9 a build+ ( n 
m ?an #c dwell+ units2  7,b7 is design$ 
z1 or int5d$ = occupancy z1 a resid5ce2 
7,c7 0 design$1 con/ruct$1 or           

commission$1 contract$1 or o!rwise      
arrang$ = con/ruction1 by any p]son or  
entity t1 at any "t be=e ! design or    
con/ruction1 receiv$ or 0 gu>ante$      
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance = any program 
or activity relat+ to ! design1         
con/ruction1 or commission+1 contract+1 
or o!r arrangem5t = con/ruction1 ( !    
dwell+ unit2 &  7,d7 is made available =
 fir/ occupancy on or aft] ! date t is  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance ,!
 t]m ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance means--  
7,a7 any assi/ance t is provid$ or      
o!rwise made available by ! ,secret>y ( 
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t or !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 or "u any
 program or activity ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t or !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ?r\gh any
 grant1 loan1 contract1 or any o!r      
arrangem5t1 on or aft] ! date t is #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1  
includ+--  7i7 a grant1 a subsidy1 or   
any o!r funds2  7ii7 s]vice provid$ by a

 ,f$]al employee2  7iii7 real or p]sonal
 prop]ty or any int]e/ 9 or use ( su*   
prop]ty1 includ+-- 7,i7 a transf] or    
lease ( ! prop]ty = less ?an ! fair     
m>ket value or = r$uc$ consid]ation2 &  
7,,ii7 proce$s f a subsequ5t transf] or 
lease ( ! prop]ty if ! ,f$]al %>e ( !   
fair m>ket value is n return$ to !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7iv7 any-- 7,i7 tax  
cr$it2 or  7,,ii7 mortgage or loan      
gu>antee or insurance2 &  7v7 community 
developm5t funds 9 ! =m ( an obligation 
gu>ante$ "u section #ajh ( ! ,h\s+ &    
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjh72 &  7,b7 any assi/ance
 t is provid$ or o!rwise made available 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture "u title  
,v ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adga et seq474  7#c7 ,p]son or entity 
,! t]m p]son or entity includes an      
individual1 corporation 7includ+ a      
n-=-pr(it corporation71 p>tn]%ip1       
association1 labor organization1 legal  
repres5tative1 mutual corporation1      
jo9t-/ock company1 tru/1 un9corporat$   

association1 tru/ee1 tru/ee 9 a case "u 
title #aa1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 receiv]1
 or fiduci>y4  #c4 ,visitability        
requirem5t ,x %all be unlawful = any    
p]son or entity1 ) respect to a cov]$   
dwell+ unit design$1 con/ruct$1 or      
commission$1 contract$1 or o!rwise      
arrang$ = con/ruction1 by ! p]son or    
entity1 to fail to ensure t ! dwell+    
unit conta9s n less ?an #a level t      
complies ) ! ,/&>ds = ,type ,c          
7,visitable7 ,units ( ! ,am]ican        
,national ,/&>ds ,in/itute 7commonly    
kn[n z ,,ansi7 ,/&>ds = ,accessible &   
,usable ,build+s & ,facilities 7section 
#ajje ( ,,icc ,,ansi ,a#aag4a-bjji7 or  
any successor /&>d4  #d4 ,en=cem5t  7a7 
,requirem5t = ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance 
,an applicant = ,f$]al f9ancial         
assi/ance %all submit an assurance to ! 
,f$]al ag5cy responsible = ! assi/ance t
 ea* program or activity ( ! applicant w
 be conduct$ 9 compliance ) ?is ,act4   
7b7 ,approval ( ar*itectural1 int]ior   
design1 & con/ruction plans  7#a7       

,submission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an applicant
 = or recipi5t ( ,f$]al f9ancial        
assi/ance = ! design1 con/ruction1 or   
commission+1 contract+1 or o!r          
arrangem5t = con/ruction1 ( a cov]$     
dwell+ unit %all submit = approval !    
ar*itectural1 int]ior design1 &         
con/ruction plans = ! unit to ! ,/ate or
 local dep>tm5t or ag5cy t is           
responsible1 "u applicable ,/ate or     
local law1 = ! review & approval (      
con/ruction & design plans = compliance 
) g5]ally applicable build+ codes or    
requirem5ts 79 ?is subsection ref]r$ to 
z ! appropriate ,/ate or local ag5cy74  
7,b7 ,notice includ$ ,9 submitt+ plans  
"u subp>agraph 7,a71 a p]son or entity  
%all include notice t ! p]son or entity 
has appli$ = or receiv$ ,f$]al f9ancial 
assi/ance1 z def9$ 9 ?is ,act1 ) respect
 to ! cov]$ dwell+ unit4  7#b7          
,det]m9ation ( compliance  7,a7         
,condition ( ,f$]al h\s+ assi/ance ,!   
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 & !         

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may n     
provide any ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance "u
 any program adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y    
involv$ to a ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local
 gov]nm5t 7or any ag5cy !re(7 unless !  
appropriate ,/ate or local ag5cy !re(   
is1 9 ! det]m9ation ( ! ,secret>y       
involv$1 tak+ ! en=cem5t actions "u     
subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,en=cem5t       
actions ,! en=cem5t actions "u ?is      
subp>agraph are-- 7i7 review+ any plans 
= a cov]$ dwell+ unit submitt$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 & approv+ or disapprov+ ! 
plans bas$ on compliance ( ! dwell+ unit
 ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act2 &  7ii7    
consi/5t ) applicable ,/ate or local    
laws & proc$ures1 )hold+ f9al approval (
 con/ruction or occupancy ( a cov]$     
dwell+ unit unless & until ! appropriate
 ,/ate or local ag5cy det]m9es          
compliance z describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7c7
 ,civil action = private p]sons  7#a7   
,action ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !      
occurr5ce or t]m9ation1 :i*ev] is lat]1 
( an act or omission ) respect to a     

cov]$ dwell+ unit 9 violation ( ?is     
,act1 a p]son aggriev$ by ! act or      
omission may br+ a civil action 9 an    
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates or ,/ate c\rt aga9/ any p]son or 
entity responsible = any "p ( ! design  
or con/ruction ( ! cov]$ dwell+ unit1   
subject to p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7         
,liability ( ,/ate or local ag5cy ,9 a  
civil action br\ght "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a
 violation involv+ ar*itectural or      
con/ruction plans = a cov]$ dwell+ unit 
t 7 approv$ by ! appropriate ,/ate or   
local ag5cy--  7,a7 if ! approv$ plans  
violate ?is ,act & any con/ruction on ! 
dwell+ unit t violates ?is ,act 0 p]=m$ 
9 accordance ) ! approv$ plans1 ! ,/ate 
or local ag5cy %all be liable = t       
con/ruction2 &  7,b7 if ! approv$ plans 
comply ) ?is ,act & any con/ruction on !
 dwell+ unit violates ?is ,act1 ! p]son 
or entity responsible = ! con/ruction   
%all be liable = t con/ruction4  7d7    
,en=cem5t by ,attorney ,g5]al  7#a7     
,civil action ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al has

 reasonable cause to believe t a p]son  
or gr\p ( p]sons has violat$ ?is ,act1 !
 ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a civil action
 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,int]v5tion 9      
private action ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may1 
^u timely application1 int]v5e 9 any    
civil action br\ght "u subsection 7c7 by
 a private p]son if ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
c]tifies t ! case is ( g5]al public     
importance4  7e7 ,relief ,9 any civil   
action br\ght "u ?is section1 if ! c\rt 
f9ds t a violation ( ?is ,act has       
occurr$ or is ab\t to occur1 ! c\rt--   
7#a7 may aw>d to ! pla9tiff actual &    
punitive damages2 &  7#b7 subject to    
subsection 7g71 may grant z relief1 z ! 
c\rt f9ds appropriate1 any p]man5t or   
tempor>y injunction1 tempor>y re/ra9+   
ord]1 or o!r ord] 7includ+ an ord]      
enjo9+ ! def5dant f violat+ ! ,act or   
ord]+ su* affirmative action z may be   
appropriate74  7f7 ,violations ,=       
purposes ( ?is section1 a violation     
involv+ a cov]$ dwell+ unit t is n      

design$ or con/ruct$ 9 accordance ) ?is 
,act %all n be consid]$ to t]m9ate until
 ! violation is correct$4  7g7          
,attorney's fees ,9 any civil action    
br\ght "u ?is section1 ! c\rt1 9 its    
discretion1 may all[ ! prevail+ p>ty1   
o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a reasonable   
attorney's fee & co/s4  7h7 ,effect on  
c]ta9 sales1 encumbrances1 & r5tals     
,relief grant$ "u ?is section %all n    
affect any contract1 sale1 encumbrance1 
or lease consummat$ be=e ! grant+ ( !   
relief & involv+ a bona fide pur*as]1   
encumbranc]1 or t5ant1 )\t actual notice
 ( a civil action "u ?is section4  #e4  
,effect on ,/ate laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act  
%all be con/ruct$ to invalidate or limit
 any law ( a ,/ate or political         
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 or ( any o!r     
jurisdiction 9 :i* ?is ,act %all be     
effective1 t grants1 gu>antees1 or      
provides ! same rights1 protections1 &  
requirem5ts z are provid$ by ?is ,act1 b
 any law ( a ,/ate1 a political         
subdivision !re(1 or o!r su*            

jurisdiction t purports to require or   
p]mit any action t w\ld violate ?is ,act
 %all to t ext5t be invalid4  #f4       
,disclaim] ( preemptive effect on o!r   
,acts ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all limit any   
"r1 proc$ure1 or rem$y available "u !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any   
o!r ,act ( ,congress4  #g4 ,sev]ability 
( provisions ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act or ! application !re( to any p]son 
or circum/ance is held invalid1 ! rema9+
 provisions ( ?is ,act & ! application (
 ^? provisions to o!r p]sons or         
circum/ances %all n be affect$ !reby4