,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #febh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,torres ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require own]s ( cov]$ f$]ally assi/$    
r5tal dwell+ units to in/all temp]ature 
s5sors 9 su* units1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h\s+ ,temp]ature ,safety ,act (      
#bjbb4  #b4 ,temp]ature s5sors  7a7     
,in/allation & ma9t5ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,ea* own] ( a cov]$ f$]ally assi/$ r5tal
 dwell+ unit %all1 n lat] ?an #a ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1    
ensure t1 at all times pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#b71 su* temp]ature s5sors are
 in/all$ & ma9ta9$ 9 accordance ) ! rule
 issu$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#c7  
on ea* level ( su* dwell+ unit own$ by  
su* own]4  7#b7 ,rulemak+ ,! ,secret>y  
%all1 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue a rule t  
e/abli%es /&>ds & requirem5ts = !       

in/allation & ma9t5ance ( temp]ature    
s5sors 9 cov]$ f$]ally assi/$ r5tal     
dwell+ units4  7b7 ,data report+  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,ea* own] ( a cov]$ f$]ally    
assi/$ r5tal dwell+ unit %all1 #f times 
ea* day1 collect data f temp]ature      
s5sors in/all$ pursuant to subsection   
7a7 & su* data %all include ! temp]ature
 record$ dur+ ea* temp]ature read+ & !  
"t & date ( ea* temp]ature read+4  7#b7 
,guidance ,! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 publi% guidance ) respect to--   
7,a7 ! collection ( temp]ature s5sor    
data by own]s ( cov]$ f$]ally assi/$    
r5tal dwell+ units1 includ+ ! protection
 ( p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation2     
7,b7 ! ret5tion ( su* data by su* own]s 
= n less ?an #b ye>s2 &  7,c7 ! report+ 
( su* data to ! ,secret>y unless a t5ant
 ( ! cov]$ f$]ally assi/$ dwell+ unit   
has opt$ out ( hav+ su* data report$ by 
! own] to ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !       

,secret>y %all submit a report to !     
,congress t-- 7#a7 describes ! /atus ( !
 implem5tation ( subsection 7a71 &      
includes-- 7,a7 ! p]c5tage ( cov]$      
f$]ally assi/$ dwell+ units )\t a       
temp]ature s5sor pursuant to subsection 
7b72  7,b7 ! p]c5tage ( temp]ature      
s5sors t h be5 in/all$ by own]s ( cov]$ 
f$]ally assi/$ dwell+ units2 &  7,c7 !  
numb] ( fatalities t occurr$ due to     
fire1 hypo!rmia1 heat exhau/ion1 & o!r  
temp]ature-relat$ causes 9 cov]$ dwell+ 
units & :e!r a temp]ature s5sor 0 pres5t
 9 su* dwell+ unit2 &  7#b7 discloses ! 
results ( data collection in/itut$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act to  
det]m9e ! preval5ce ( temp]ature s5sors 
9 cov]$ f$]ally assi/$ dwell+ units4    
7d7 ,relation to ,/ate law ,?is section 
does n annul1 alt]1 or affect1 or exempt
 any p]son subject to ! provisions ( ?is
 section f comply+ )1 ! laws ( any ,/ate
 ) respect to in/all+ or ma9ta9+        
temp]ature s5sors1 except to ! ext5t t  

^? laws are inconsi/5t ) any provision (
 ?is section1 & !n only to ! ext5t ( !  
inconsi/5cy4 ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to
 det]m9e :e!r su* inconsi/5cies exi/ &  
may n det]m9e t any ,/ate law is        
inconsi/5t ) any provision ( ?is section
 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t su* law      
provides = great] protection or safety4 
7e7 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is     
,act3 7#a7 ,assi/ance ,! t]m assi/ance  
means any grant1 loan1 subsidy1         
contract1 coop]ative agreem5t1 or o!r =m
 ( f9ancial assi/ance1 b su* t]m does n 
include ! insurance or gu>antee ( a     
loan1 mortgage1 or pool ( loans or      
mortgages4  7#b7 ,temp]ature s5sor ,!   
t]m temp]ature s5sor means an int]net   
capable temp]ature report+ device able  
to track ! ambi5t air temp]ature to !   
t5? degree ,fahr5heit & ,celsius4  7#c7 
,cov]$ ,f$]ally assi/$ h\s+ ,! t]m cov]$
 f$]ally assi/$ r5tal dwell+ unit means 
a resid5tial dwell+ unit t is made      
available = r5tal & = :i* assi/ance is  
provid$1 or t is "p ( a h\s+ project =  

:i* assi/ance is provid$1 "u-- 7,a7 !   
public h\s+ program "u ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg 
et seq472  7,b7 ! programs = r5tal      
assi/ance "u section #h ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adcg;f71 includ+-- 7i7 ! program =    
project-bas$ r5tal assi/ance2 &  7ii7 ! 
program = t5ant-bas$ r5tal assi/ance2   
7,c7 ! ,,aids ,h\s+ ,opportunities      
program "u subtitle ,d ( title ,,viii ( 
! ,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable
 ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abija et    
seq472  7,d7 ! program = supportive h\s+
 = ! eld]ly "u section #bjb ( ! ,h\s+   
,act ( #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 or 
7,e7 ! program = supportive h\s+ =      
p]sons ) disabilities "u section #haa ( 
! ,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable
 ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72 &    
7,f7 ! programs "u sections #ead1 #eae1 
& #eaf ( ! ,h\s+ ,act ( #aidi4  7#d7    
,own] ,! t]m own] means1 ) respect to a 
cov]$ f$]ally assi/$ r5tal dwell+ unit1 
any private p]son or entity1 includ+ a  

coop]ative1 an ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t1 or a public h\s+ ag5cy1 hav+ 
! legal "r to lease or sublease dwell+  
units4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t4  7f7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is ,act4