,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hedj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rose of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,kuster of    
,new ,hampshire1 and ,mr4 ,delgado7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretaries of ,housing and
 ,urban ,development1 ,agriculture1 and 
,health and ,human ,services to conduct 
a study of how housing design can help  
prevent the spread of communicable      
diseases1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,keeping ,seniors ,safe from        
,,covid-#ai ,through ,home ,design ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,study and report on     
housing design  7a7 ,study ,the         
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development1 the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 and the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services shall      
jointly conduct a study to identify     

improved home and housing design        
features and improved design features in
 nursing homes and assisted living      
facilities that can help prevent and    
protect against the spread of infection 
by communicable diseases1 including the 
novel coronavirus disease 7,,covid-#ai71
 and how such design features could be  
incorporated under housing assistance   
and mortgage insurance programs of the  
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development and the ,department of     
,agriculture4 ,the study shall consider 
any advantages that might result from   
updated or improved heating1            
ventilation1 and air conditioning       
systems1 installation of hands-free     
sinks1 incorporation of outdoor space1  
redesign and re-use of existing space1  
and other design features and shall     
consider design features specific to    
housing for particular populations1     
including elderly persons1 persons with 
disabilities1 and homeless persons1  7b7
 ,report ,not later than the expiration 

of the #f-month period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development1 the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 and the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services shall      
jointly submit to the ,congress a report
 describing the study conducted pursuant
 to subsection 7a7 and setting forth the
 findings and conclusions of the study1 
including any recommendations regarding 
improved home and housing design1       
improved design features in nursing     
homes and assisted living facilities1   
and implementation of such              
recommendations4