,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide for a comfortable   
and safe temperature level in dwelling  
units receiving certain ,federal housing
 assistance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safe ,temperature ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,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 #h7o7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#adcg;f7o771 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 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 is amended by striking the first  
and second subsection 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