,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai,mr4 
,murphy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4
 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 
a grant program to provide assi/ance to 
,/ates to prev5t & repair damage to     
/ructures due to pyrrhotite4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,aid to 
,home[n]s ) ,crumbl+ ,f\ndations ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,grant program  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
cov]$ ,/ate means a ,/ate t adm9i/]s a  
crumbl+ f\ndations assi/ance fund2  7#b7
 ! t]m crumbl+ f\ndations assi/ance fund
 means a fund e/abli%$ by a ,/ate !     
purpose ( :i* is to receive public or   
private contributions to provide        
f9ancial assi/ance to own]s ( resid5tial
 build+s 9 ! ,/ate to repair or replace 
! concrete f\ndations ( ^? resid5tial   
build+s t h det]iorat$ due to ! pres5ce 

( pyrrhotite2  7#c7 ! t]m resid5tial    
build+ means any family dwell+1 includ+ 
any build+1 condom9ium unit1 or dwell+ 9
 a plann$ unit developm5t2 &  7#d7 ! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &  
,urban ,developm5t4  7b7 ,au?orization  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% & implem5t a program to make    
grants to cov]$ ,/ates to assi/ own]s ( 
resid5tial build+s ) concrete f\ndations
 t h det]iorat$ due to ! pres5ce (      
pyrrhotite4  7c7 ,application ,a cov]$  
,/ate desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all
 submit an application to ! ,secret>y at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by   
su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4
  7d7 ,deposit ( funds ,a cov]$ ,/ate   
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all     
deposit any grant am\nts into ! crumbl+ 
f\ndations assi/ance fund ( ! ,/ate = ! 
purpose ( c>ry+ out ! activities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7e74  7e7 ,use (  
funds ,a cov]$ ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u 
?is section %all-- 7#a7 develop a s+le1 

unifi$ application = own]s ( resid5tial 
build+s to apply = all f9ancial         
assi/ance f ! crumbl+ f\ndations        
assi/ance fund ( ! cov]$ ,/ate2  7#b7   
provide f9ancial assi/ance to approv$   
own]s ( resid5tial build+s = ! repair or
 replacem5t ( concrete f\ndations t h   
det]iorat$ due to ! pres5ce (           
pyrrhotite1 includ+ f9ancial            
reimbursem5t to own]s :o h _h su* repair
 or replacem5t p]=m$ be=e ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#c7 assi/ approv$
 own]s ( resid5tial build+s to obta9    
additional f9anc+ necess>y to fully fund
 ! repair or replacem5t ( concrete      
f\ndations t h det]iorat$ due to !      
pres5ce ( pyrrhotite2  7#d7 approve     
contractors or o!r v5dors = eligibility 
to p]=m f\ndation repairs or replacem5ts
 on behalf ( approv$ own]s2  7#e7 ensure
 t ! f9ancial assi/ance is us$ solely = 
co/s ( repair+ & replac+ concrete       
f\ndations t h det]iorat$ due to !      
pres5ce ( pyrrhotite2 &  7#f7 require ! 
disclosure ( ! am\nt ( all f9ancial     

comp5sation receiv$ by an own] ( !      
resid5tial build+1 if any1 aris+ out ( a
 claim = cov]age "u ! prop]ty cov]age   
provisions ( ! home[n]s policy =        
f\ndation det]ioration due to ! pres5ce 
( pyrrhotite & ensure t ! am\nt is      
consid]$ :5 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( f9ancial  
assi/ance (f]$ to ! own]4  7f7 ,grant   
am\nt & duration  7#a7 ,am\nt ,ea* grant
 aw>d$ to a cov]$ ,/ate "u ?is section 9
 a fiscal ye> %all be 9 an am\nt ( n m  
?an #bj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,duration ,a     
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a  
p]iod ( #e ye>s4  7g7 ,annual report ,! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,f9ancial      
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an 
annual report on ! grant program        
e/abli%$ "u ?is section1 includ+ a      
summ>y ( ! use ( funds by cov]$ ,/ates  
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section4  7h7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  

ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4