,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1       
#bjai,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4     
,markey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish a grant program to provide    
assistance to ,states to prevent and    
repair damage to structures due to      
pyrrhotite4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,aid to ,homeowners
 with ,crumbling ,foundations ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term covered ,state means a ,state that
 administers a crumbling foundations    
assistance fund2  7#b7 the term         
crumbling foundations assistance fund   
means a fund established by a ,state the
 purpose of which is to receive public  
or private contributions to provide     
financial assistance to owners of       

residential buildings in the ,state to  
repair or replace the concrete          
foundations of those residential        
buildings that have deteriorated due to 
the presence of pyrrhotite2  7#c7 the   
term residential building means any     
family dwelling1 including any building1
 condominium unit1 or dwelling in a     
planned unit development2 and  7#d7 the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7b7  
,authorization ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish and
 implement a program to make grants to  
covered ,states to assist owners of     
residential buildings with concrete     
foundations that have deteriorated due  
to the presence of pyrrhotite4  7c7     
,application ,a covered ,state desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the ,secretary at such
 time1 in such manner1 and accompanied  
by such information as the ,secretary   
may require4  7d7 ,deposit of funds ,a  

covered ,state receiving a grant under  
this section shall deposit any grant    
amounts into the crumbling foundations  
assistance fund of the ,state for the   
purpose of carrying out the activities  
described in subsection 7e74  7e7 ,use  
of funds ,a covered ,state receiving a  
grant under this section shall-- 7#a7   
develop a single1 unified application   
for owners of residential buildings to  
apply for all financial assistance from 
the crumbling foundations assistance    
fund of the covered ,state2  7#b7       
provide financial assistance to approved
 owners of residential buildings for the
 repair or replacement of concrete      
foundations that have deteriorated due  
to the presence of pyrrhotite1 including
 financial reimbursement to owners who  
have had such repair or replacement     
performed before the date of enactment  
of this ,act2  7#c7 assist approved     
owners of residential buildings to      
obtain additional financing necessary to
 fully fund the repair or replacement of

 concrete foundations that have         
deteriorated due to the presence of     
pyrrhotite2  7#d7 approve contractors or
 other vendors for eligibility to       
perform foundation repairs or           
replacements on behalf of approved      
owners2  7#e7 ensure that the financial 
assistance is used solely for costs of  
repairing and replacing concrete        
foundations that have deteriorated due  
to the presence of pyrrhotite2 and  7#f7
 require the disclosure of the amount of
 all financial compensation received by 
an owner of the residential building1 if
 any1 arising out of a claim for        
coverage under the property coverage    
provisions of the homeowners policy for 
foundation deterioration due to the     
presence of pyrrhotite and ensure that  
the amount is considered when           
determining the amount of financial     
assistance offered to the owner4  7f7   
,grant amount and duration  7#a7 ,amount
 ,each grant awarded to a covered ,state
 under this section in a fiscal year    

shall be in an amount of not more than  
#bj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,duration ,a grant   
awarded under this section shall be for 
a period of #e years4  7g7 ,annual      
report ,the ,secretary shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives an    
annual report on the grant program      
established under this section1         
including a summary of the use of funds 
by covered ,states receiving a grant    
under this section4  7h7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbj through #bjbd4