,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,booker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in certain federally assisted rental dwelling units1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,biometric ,barriers to ,housing ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,prohibition on biometric identification technology 7a7 ,in general ,on and after the date that is #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 an owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit may not use1 or authorize the use of1 facial recognition technology and biometric analytics1 physical biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics1 or remote biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in the dwelling unit or in any building or grounds containing the dwelling unit4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,assistance ,the term assistance-- 7,a7 means any grant1 loan1 subsidy1 contract1 cooperative agreement1 or other form of financial assistance2 and 7,b7 does not include the insurance or guarantee of a loan1 mortgage1 or pool of loans or mortgages4 7#b7 ,biometric analytics ,the term biometric analytics means authentication techniques that rely on measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked by technical systems4 7#c7 ,covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit ,the term covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided1 or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided1 under-- 7,a7 the public housing program under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq472 7,b7 the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72 7,c7 the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 or 7,d7 the program for project-based rental assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f74 7#d7 ,facial recognition technology ,the term facial recognition technology means technology that facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual based on the physical characteristics of the face of an individual1 or that logs characteristics of the face1 head1 or body of an individual to infer emotion1 associations1 activities1 or the location of an individual4 7#e7 ,owner ,the term owner means any private person or entity1 including a cooperative1 an agency of the ,federal ,government1 or a public housing agency1 having the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units4 7#f7 ,physical biometric recognition technology ,the term physical biometric recognition technology means technology that facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual or capturing information about an individual based on the characteristics of the ,,dna1 fingerprints1 palmprints1 iris1 or retina of an individual4 7#g7 ,remote biometric recognition technology ,the term remote biometric recognition technology means technology that facilitates or otherwise enables an automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying an individual or capturing information about an individual based on the characteristics of the gait1 voice1 or other immutable characteristic of an individual ascertained from a distance1 or that logs those characteristics to infer emotion1 associations1 activities1 or the location of an individual4 #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall submit to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and make available to the public on the website of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 a report that describes-- 7#a7 any known usage of facial recognition technology and biometric analytics1 physical biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics1 or remote biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in any covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit during the #e years preceding the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 the impact of those technologies and biometric analytics on the residents of those covered federally assisted rental dwelling units2 7#c7 the purpose of installing those technologies and biometric analytics in those covered federally assisted rental dwelling units2 7#d7 demographic information about the residents of each covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit where the usage of those technologies and biometric analytics occurred2 and 7#e7 the potential impacts on vulnerable communities of additional usage of facial recognition technology and biometric analytics1 physical biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics1 or remote biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units1 including impacts on resident privacy1 civil rights1 and fair housing4