,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdai ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #af1 #bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development to reform policies and issue guidance related to health and safety accountability1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,hud ,health and ,safety ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 #c4 ,reforms to management and occupancy reviews ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall make the following reforms to management and occupancy reviews conducted by the ,office of ,multifamily ,housing ,programs3 7#a7 ,form #ihdc shall be restructured to include the following as graded factors3 7,a7 ,responsiveness of local code violations4 7,b7 ,remediation of health and sanitation and structural integrity issues outlined in uniform physical condition standards inspections4 7,c7 ,remediation of deficiencies outlined in any demand for corrective actions4 7,d7 ,restoration of the resident satisfaction section and inclusion of feedback from tenants to contribute to the grading4 7#b7 ,rebalance existing grading methodology to prioritize-- 7,a7 health1 safety1 and sanitation conditions2 7,b7 general physical condition is compliant with contractual standards2 and 7,c7 remediation of tenant concerns regarding unit conditions1 particularly health1 safety1 and sanitation4 7#c7 ,the ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator may formally recommend abatement or cure period for properties and resident units that do not meet contractual or ,federal1 ,state1 or local standards4 7#d7 ,owner-reported notices of local code violations1 security and incident reports1 and uniform physical condition standards inspection reports from the ,department shall be included in the review for the category for overall assessment and score results4 7#e7 ,during the review1 ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrators may assess conditions of both occupied 7with resident consent7 and unoccupied units4 7#f7 ,if a property that has not received a uniform physical condition standards inspection within #a year receives an unsatisfactory rating on a review1 a uniform physical condition standards inspection shall be automatically required within #abj days4 7#g7 ,allows the ,secretary to allocate revenue from civil money penalties on owners as a result of housing assistance payment contract violations to fund the reviews and uniform physical condition standards inspections4 #d4 ,reforms to local code enforcement ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance to reform local code enforcement by the ,department1 including by requiring owners1 or designated property managers1 of properties receiving project-based rental assistance under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77 to-- 7#a7 report to the appropriate ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator and regional office of the ,department within #ad days of receiving official notice-- 7,a7 local code enforcement findings of deficient conditions at properties both generally and at resident units1 including-- 7i7 a copy of the official notice2 7ii7 a summary of the deficiency findings2 and 7iii7 a priority summary of health and safety conditions cited and compliance requirements2 and 7#b7 report to the local code enforcement entity that the owner or designated property manager1 as applicable1 has submitted the information under paragraph 7#a74 #e4 ,reforms to ,,hud oversight ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidance to-- 7#a7 reform the scoring methodology for uniform physical condition standards inspections to prioritize health and safety conditions1 including interior unit conditions2 7#b7 require the ,secretary to verify in person that owners have taken action to address health and safety deficiencies outlined in a demand for corrective action2 7#c7 requires property owners to report all deficiencies listed in a demand for corrective action to the applicable ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator2 and 7#d7 allow for the ,department to abate individual units assisted under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 from contractual financial payments for exigent health and safety reasons1 provided that tenants of such units shall not be required to pay contributions toward rent for during the abatement periods4 #f4 ,reforms to tenant surveys ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall develop a process by which a ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator shall issue tenant surveys1 as follows3 7#a7 ,for properties receiving a uniform physical condition standards inspection score of not less than #fj_/ajj and not more than #hj_/ajj1 tenant surveys shall be made available to a sampling of not less than #bj percent of residents of each structure under a housing assistance payments contract1 and will be required on the next inspection1 and ongoing for each inspection until the property receives a score that is more than #hj_/ajj4 7#b7 ,for properties receiving a uniform physical condition standards inspection score of not more than #ei_/ajj1 tenant surveys shall be made available for #ajj percent of tenants of each structure covered under a housing assistance payments contract for the purpose of identifying consistent or persistent problems with the physical condition of the structure or performance of the manager of the structure4 7#c7 ,the tenant surveys shall be reviewed by the ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator and included as graded factors in uniform physical condition standards inspections1 with priority provided for health and safety deficiencies4 #g4 ,contact information ,each owner of a property receiving assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 shall1 on an annual basis1 provide to tenants contact information for the applicable-- 7#a7 regional office of the ,department2 7#b7 local field office of the ,department2 7#c7 public housing agency1 as defined in section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b772 and 7#d7 ,performance ,based ,contract ,administrator4 #h4 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 examines the capital reserves of each structure under a housing assistance payment contract under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 with a uniform physical condition standards inspection score of #ei_/ajj or below1 including the use of funds derived from the housing assistance payment contract for purposes unrelated to the maintenance and capitalization of the structure1 and the remediation of health and safety issues outlined in uniform physical condition standards inspections1 demands for corrective actions1 and notices of default2 7#b7 includes a list of each structure under a housing assistance payment contract under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 that has received a demand for corrective action from the ,department but has not complied with compliance or remediation requirements2 7#c7 a list of each structure under a housing assistance payment contract under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 that has not received a uniform physical condition standards inspection according to the applicable timeline requirements under section #bjj4heg7;b7 of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation7 during the #e-year period preceding the date of the report1 and a detailed explanation for why each such structure was not inspected in according to the applicable timelines2 7#d7 a detailed list of all crimes of violence 7as defined in section #af of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 that have taken place at each structure under a housing assistance payment contract under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7 during the #e-year period preceding the date of the report1 and recommendations for improving safety and precautionary security efforts to keep tenants safe from crimes of violence2 and 7#e7 a detailed list of programmatic recommendations regarding assistance provided under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 including-- 7,a7 improving health1 sanitation1 and safety conditions2 7,b7 physical rehabilitation of properties for long-term sustainability2 and 7,c7 improving enforcement mechanisms on both property owners and contracted managers to remediate deficiencies4