,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hffa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,f9k5au] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,riggleman7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to address ! h\s+ ne$s 9 rural 
communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,rural ,h\s+ ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,,hud report on actions  
to address l&lords  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an ! expiration ( ! #ab-mon? p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t %all submit a report to !   
,congress id5tify+ any legislative &    
regulatory actions & *anges ne$$ to hold
 acc\ntable & puni% own]s ( h\s+ t is   
assi/$ "u ! h\s+ *oice v\*] program "u  
section #h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act 
( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 :o   
violate ! requirem5ts ( su* program or  
op]ate 9 bad fai? ) respect to su*      
requirem5ts4 ,su* report %all include   

recomm5dations reg>d+ ! circum/ances "u 
:i* su* assi/ance %\ld be recov]$ f su* 
own]s4  7b7 ,consultation ,9 conduct+   
any analysis =1 & prep>+1 ! report      
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all consult ) ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1  
advocates = t5ants' "r1 & public h\s+   
ag5cies4  #c4 ,rural ,h\s+ ,relief      
,pilot ,program ,title ,v ( ! ,h\s+ ,act
 ( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ad7 is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] section #ech 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adijp-#b7 ! foll[+ new section3  #eci4
 ,rural ,h\s+ ,relief ,pilot ,program   
7a7 ,af=dable h\s+ grants ,! ,secret>y  
may make grants "u ?is section to       
eligible entities describ$ 9 subsection 
7b7 t prim>ily s]ve rural areas =       
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7
 ,eligible entities ,! ,secret>y may    
make grants "u ?is subsection only to-- 
7#a7 ,/ate or local gov]nm5tal ag5cies  
or entities2  7#b7 ,indian tribes2 &    
7#c7 nonpr(it entities4  7c7 ,eligible  
activities ,am\nts f a grant "u ?is ,act

 may be us$ only to support or acquire  
h\s+ t is af=dable to l[-income families
 or to f9ance1 assi/1 or o!rwise b5efit 
! developm5t or rehabilitation ( su*    
h\s+1 includ+ =-- 7#a7 co/s (           
con/ruction1 developm5t1 rehabilitation1
 or acquisition ( su* h\s+1 includ+     
pr$evelopm5t co/s2  7#b7 co/s (         
demolition ( sub/&>d h\s+1 ) or )\t     
developm5t ( replacem5t af=dable h\s+2  
7#c7 relocation ( resid5ts ( sub/&>d    
h\s+ or resid5ts ( h\s+ dur+            
rehabilitation ( h\s+ t is af=dable to  
l[-income families2  7#d7 pur*ase ( h\s+
 by or = l[-income families 9 rural     
areas2  7#e7 con/ruction1 developm5t1   
in/allation1 or rehabilitation ( relat$ 
infra/ructure = h\s+ t is af=dable to   
l[-income families2  7#f7 e/abli%m5t (  
revolv+ loan funds to f9ance & assi/    
c>ry+ out o!r eligible activities "u ?is
 subsection2 &  7#g7 su* o!r purposes z 
! ,secret>y may provide4  7d7 ,co/-,%>+ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all require 

ea* eligible entity receiv+ a grant "u  
?is section to contribute to ! co/ (    
activities to be c>ri$ out ) su* grant  
am\nts an am\nt t is equal to or exce$+ 
#aj p]c5t ( ! total co/ ( su*           
activities4 ,9 ! case ( eligible        
entities t are ,/ate ag5cies or         
entities1 su* contribut$ am\nt %all be  
d]iv$ f non-,f$]al s\rces4  7#b7        
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply 9
 ! case ( any activities c>ri$ out )    
grant am\nts 9 any area ) respect to :i*
 a major disa/] 0 decl>$ by ! ,presid5t 
"u section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d   
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 dur+ ! #e-ye>
 p]iod end+ ^u approval ( ! application 
= a grant "u ?is section to c>ry out su*
 activities1 b n includ+ ! major disa/] 
decl>$ by reason ( ! novel coronavirus  
7,,covid-#ai74  7e7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit a report to ! ,congress describ+ 
! activities c>ri$ out ) grants "u ?is  
section & evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( !   

program "u ?is section 9 develop+ &     
rehabilitat+ h\s+ t is af=dable to      
l[-income families4  7f7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y = grants "u  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjba1 :i* am\nt %all rema9 available   
until ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbd4  4  #d4     
,/udy ( ,,rhs home own]%ip outrea* ef=ts
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all       
conduct a /udy to det]m9e ! efficacy &  
effectiv5ess ( outrea* & education      
activities ( ! ,rural ,h\s+ ,s]vice ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture reg>d+ !       
programs ( su* ,s]vice t assi/ families 
to a*ieve home own]%ip1 includ+ ! s+le  
family h\s+ direct & gu>ante$ home loan 
programs "u section #ejb ( ! ,h\s+ ,act 
( #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb74 ,n lat]  
?an ! expiration ( ! #ab-mon? p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 ! ,secret>y %all submit a report to !  
,congress sett+ =? ! f9d+s ( su* /udy4