,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hffa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,finkenauer 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,riggleman7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to address the housing needs
 in rural communities in the ,united    
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,rural ,housing ,act of 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,,hud report on actions to  
address landlords  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than the expiration of the        
#ab-month period beginning on the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall submit a report to   
the ,congress identifying any           
legislative and regulatory actions and  
changes needed to hold accountable and  
punish owners of housing that is        
assisted under the housing choice       
voucher program under section #h of the 

,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 who violate  
the requirements of such program or     
operate in bad faith with respect to    
such requirements4 ,such report shall   
include recommendations regarding the   
circumstances under which such          
assistance should be recovered from such
 owners4  7b7 ,consultation ,in         
conducting any analysis for1 and        
preparing1 the report required under    
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with the ,secretary of          
,agriculture1 ,state and local          
governments1 advocates for tenants'     
right1 and public housing agencies4  #c4
 ,rural ,housing ,relief ,pilot ,program
 ,title ,v of the ,housing ,act of #aidi
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ad7 is amended by      
inserting after section #ech 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #adijp-#b7 the following new  
section3  #eci4 ,rural ,housing ,relief 
,pilot ,program  7a7 ,affordable housing
 grants ,the ,secretary may make grants 
under this section to eligible entities 

described in subsection 7b7 that        
primarily serve rural areas for purposes
 described in subsection 7c74  7b7      
,eligible entities ,the ,secretary may  
make grants under this subsection only  
to-- 7#a7 ,state or local governmental  
agencies or entities2  7#b7 ,indian     
tribes2 and  7#c7 nonprofit entities4   
7c7 ,eligible activities ,amounts from a
 grant under this ,act may be used only 
to support or acquire housing that is   
affordable to low-income families or to 
finance1 assist1 or otherwise benefit   
the development or rehabilitation of    
such housing1 including for-- 7#a7 costs
 of construction1 development1          
rehabilitation1 or acquisition of such  
housing1 including predevelopment costs2
  7#b7 costs of demolition of           
substandard housing1 with or without    
development of replacement affordable   
housing2  7#c7 relocation of residents  
of substandard housing or residents of  
housing during rehabilitation of housing
 that is affordable to low-income       

families2  7#d7 purchase of housing by  
or for low-income families in rural     
areas2  7#e7 construction1 development1 
installation1 or rehabilitation of      
related infrastructure for housing that 
is affordable to low-income families2   
7#f7 establishment of revolving loan    
funds to finance and assist carrying out
 other eligible activities under this   
subsection2 and  7#g7 such other        
purposes as the ,secretary may provide4 
7d7 ,cost-,sharing  7#a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the ,secretary shall require each       
eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section to contribute to the cost  
of activities to be carried out with    
such grant amounts an amount that is    
equal to or exceeding #aj percent of the
 total cost of such activities4 ,in the 
case of eligible entities that are      
,state agencies or entities1 such       
contributed amount shall be derived from
 non-,federal sources4  7#b7 ,exception 
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply in the  

case of any activities carried out with 
grant amounts in any area with respect  
to which a major disaster was declared  
by the ,president under section #dja of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 during the #e-year
 period ending upon approval of the     
application for a grant under this      
section to carry out such activities1   
but not including the major disaster    
declared by reason of the novel         
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai74  7e7 ,reports
 ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 
the ,secretary shall submit a report to 
the ,congress describing the activities 
carried out with grants under this      
section and evaluating the effectiveness
 of the program under this section in   
developing and rehabilitating housing   
that is affordable to low-income        
families4  7f7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary for   
grants under this section #ajj1jjj1jjj  

for fiscal year #bjba1 which amount     
shall remain available until ,september 
#cj1 #bjbd4  4  #d4 ,study of ,,rhs home
 ownership outreach efforts ,the        
,secretary of ,agriculture shall conduct
 a study to determine the efficacy and  
effectiveness of outreach and education 
activities of the ,rural ,housing       
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture regarding the programs of  
such ,service that assist families to   
achieve home ownership1 including the   
single family housing direct and        
guaranteed home loan programs under     
section #ejb of the ,housing ,act of    
#aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb74 ,not later 
than the expiration of the #ab-month    
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act the ,secretary   
shall submit a report to the ,congress  
setting forth the findings of such      
study4