,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
authorize a grant program for the       
development and implementation of       
housing supply and affordability plans1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,housing ,supply and ,affordability     
,act4  #b4 ,local housing policy grant  
program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,department ,the term     
,department means the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#b7 
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means a ,state1 a political      
subdivision of a ,state1 a regional     
coalition of political subdivisions of  
,states1 or an ,indian ,tribe that--    
7,a7 demonstrates1 with respect to the  

area under the jurisdiction of the      
,state1 political subdivision1 regional 
coalition1 or ,indian ,tribe-- 7i7      
rising housing costs or a reasonable    
expectation that housing costs will rise
 in the area2 and  7ii7 a pattern of    
imbalance between the availability of   
jobs and housing in the area2  7,b7 if  
applying for a planning grant-- 7i7     
intends to develop1 or is in the process
 of developing1 a housing policy plan2  
and  7ii7 demonstrates an intent to use 
a portion of the planning grant to      
engage with community stakeholders in   
developing a housing policy plan2 and   
7,c7 if applying for an implementation  
grant-- 7i7 has adopted and plans to    
implement1 or is in the process of      
implementing1 a housing policy plan2 and
  7ii7 demonstrates the engagement of   
community stakeholders in developing the
 housing policy plan4  7#c7 ,housing    
policy plan ,the term housing policy    
plan means a comprehensive plan of an   
eligible entity to1 with respect to the 

area under the jurisdiction of the      
eligible entity-- 7,a7 increase the     
housing supply in the area1 while       
avoiding the displacement of the        
residents of the area2  7,b7 increase   
the affordability of housing in the     
area2 and  7,c7 reduce barriers to      
housing development in the area4  7#d7  
,implementation grant ,the term         
implementation grant means a grant      
awarded under subsection 7b74  7#e7     
,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#f7 ,planning grant ,the term planning 
grant means a grant awarded under       
subsection 7c74  7#g7 ,secretary ,the   
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development1 acting
 through the ,assistant ,secretary for  
,community ,planning and ,development1  
in coordination with-- 7,a7 the ,office 
of ,economic ,resilience of the ,office 

of ,community ,planning and ,development
 of the ,department2  7,b7 the ,office  
of ,policy ,development and ,research of
 the ,department2  7,c7 the ,office of  
,fair ,housing and ,equal ,opportunity  
of the ,department2 and  7,d7 the       
,office of ,housing of the ,department4 
7#h7 ,state ,the term ,state means any  
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any    
possession of the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,planning grants ,the ,secretary may    
award grants on a competitive basis to  
eligible entities for the purpose of    
developing and evaluating housing policy
 plans4  7c7 ,implementation grants ,the
 ,secretary may award grants on a       
competitive basis to eligible entities  
for the purpose of implementing housing 
policy plans4  7d7 ,applications  7#a7  
,in general ,an eligible entity desiring

 a grant under this section shall submit
 to the ,secretary an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7#b7 ,priority 
,in awarding grants under this section1 
the ,secretary shall give priority to an
 eligible entity that-- 7,a7 has or is  
likely to develop a housing policy plan 
that will-- 7i7 improve housing supply  
and affordability2  7ii7 reduce barriers
 to affordable housing development2 and 
7iii7 avoid the displacement of         
residents by new housing developments in
 the area under the jurisdiction of the 
eligible entity2  7,b7 intends to       
leverage and efficiently use funds from 
another ,federal1 ,state1 or local      
assistance program relating to housing  
in developing or implementing a housing 
policy plan1 including-- 7i7 the        
,community ,development ,block ,grant   
,program under title ,i of the ,housing 
and ,community ,development ,act of     
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq472 or 

7ii7 the ,,home ,investment             
,partnerships ,program authorized under 
title ,,ii of the ,cranston-,gonzalez   
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et seq472  7,c7       
intends to-- 7i7 increase the supply and
 affordability of housing that is       
located-- 7,i7 near local transportation
 options2 and  7,,ii7 in areas in which 
a significant or expanding supply of    
jobs is concentrated2 and  7ii7         
coordinate with local transportation and
 workforce agencies in accomplishing the
 increase described in clause 7i72 or   
7,d7 is a regional coalition of         
political subdivisions of ,states4  7#c7
 ,degree of priority commensurate with  
degree of compliance ,the ,secretary    
shall base the degree of priority given 
to an eligible entity under paragraph   
7#b7 on the number of subparagraphs     
under that paragraph that the eligible  
entity has satisfied1 relative to the   
number of such subparagraphs that each  
other eligible entity applying for a    

grant under this section has satisfied4 
7e7 ,matching requirement  7#a7 ,in     
general ,an eligible entity that        
receives a grant under this section     
shall provide non-,federal contributions
 in an amount equal to the amount of the
 grant4  7#b7 ,eligible matching funds  
,if an eligible entity uses funds from  
another ,federal assistance program     
relating to housing in developing or    
implementing a housing policy plan for  
which the eligible entity also receives 
a grant under this section1 any         
non-,federal contribution made by the   
eligible entity as part of that ,federal
 assistance program shall be counted    
towards the requirement under paragraph 
7#a74  7f7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,planning
 grants ,an eligible entity receiving a 
planning grant may use funds from the   
planning grant to finance activities to 
help develop and evaluate a housing     
policy plan1 including-- 7,a7 technical 
assistance2  7,b7 market evaluations2   
7,c7 code writing assistance2  7,d7     

design options2 and  7,e7 stakeholder   
outreach and education4  7#b7           
,implementation and planning grants ,an 
eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall use a portion of the 
funds from the grant to submit the      
report required under subsection        
7g77#a74  7g7 ,reports and study  7#a7  
,grant recipient reports ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date on which an   
eligible entity receives a grant under  
this section1 and not less frequently   
than quarterly thereafter for a #c-year 
period1 the eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,secretary a report that        
includes-- 7,a7 a description of the    
expenditures the eligible entity has    
made with funds from the grant2  7,b7   
for an eligible entity receiving a      
planning grant1 a summary of the        
progress of the eligibility entity      
towards finalizing a housing policy     
plan2 and  7,c7 for an eligible entity  
receiving an implementation grant1 data 
relating to the success of the          

implementation of the housing policy    
plan of the eligible entity4  7#b7      
,secretary study and report  7,a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #e years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall conduct a study on--   
7i7 the impact of implementation grants 
and planning grants on the areas under  
the jurisdiction of eligible entities   
receiving those grants2 and  7ii7       
successful strategies from housing      
policy plans that were impactful in--   
7,i7 expanding the housing supply2 and  
7,,ii7 increasing the quantity of       
quality and affordable housing1 while   
avoiding the displacement of the        
residents of an area4  7,b7 ,report ,not
 later than #a year after the date on   
which the ,secretary completes the study
 required under subparagraph 7,a71 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the study4  7h7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there are authorized
 to be appropriated to the ,secretary   

for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbe #cjj1jjj1jjj to carry out this    
,act4