,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cefa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #b1 #bjbb,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install temperature sensors in such units1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,housing ,temperature ,safety ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,temperature sensors 7a7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,assistance ,the term assistance-- 7,a7 means any grant1 loan1 subsidy1 contract1 cooperative agreement1 or other form of financial assistance2 and 7,b7 does not include the insurance or guarantee of a loan1 mortgage1 or pool of loans or mortgages4 7#b7 ,covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit ,the term covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided1 or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided1 under-- 7,a7 the public housing program under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq472 7,b7 the programs for rental assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 including-- 7i7 the program for project-based rental assistance2 and 7ii7 the program for tenant-based rental assistance2 7,c7 the ,,aids ,housing ,opportunities program under subtitle ,d of title ,,viii of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq472 7,d7 the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 7,e7 the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72 or 7,f7 the programs under sections #ead1 #eae1 and #eaf of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhd1 #adhe1 #adhf74 7#c7 ,owner ,the term owner means1 with respect to a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit1 any private person or entity1 including a cooperative1 an agency of the ,federal ,government1 or a public housing agency1 having the legal right to lease or sublease the dwelling unit4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7#e7 ,temperature sensor ,the term temperature sensor means an internet capable temperature reporting device able to track the ambient air temperature to the tenth degree ,fahrenheit and ,celsius4 7b7 ,installation and maintenance 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 each owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit shall ensure that each temperature sensor in the covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit is installed and maintained in accordance with the rule issued by the ,secretary under paragraph 7#b7 on each level of the covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit4 7#b7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a rule that establishes standards and requirements for the installation and maintenance of temperature sensors in covered federally assisted rental dwelling units4 7c7 ,data reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,each owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit shall1 #f times each day1 collect data from temperature sensors installed pursuant to subsection 7b71 which shall include-- 7,a7 the temperature recorded during each temperature reading2 and 7,b7 the time and date of each temperature reading4 7#b7 ,guidance ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall publish guidance with respect to-- 7,a7 the collection of temperature sensor data by owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units1 including the protection of personally identifiable information2 7,b7 the retention of the data described in subparagraph 7,a7 by owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units for not less than #b years2 and 7,c7 the reporting of the data described in subparagraph 7,a7 to the ,secretary unless a tenant of the covered federally assisted dwelling unit has opted out of having that data reported by the owner to the ,secretary4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 describes the status of the implementation of subsection 7b71 and includes-- 7,a7 the percentage of covered federally assisted dwelling units without a temperature sensor pursuant to subsection 7b72 7,b7 the percentage of temperature sensors that have been installed by owners of covered federally assisted dwelling units2 and 7,c7 the number of fatalities that occurred due to fire1 hypothermia1 heat exhaustion1 and other temperature-related causes in covered federally assisted dwelling units and whether a temperature sensor was present in the dwelling unit2 and 7#b7 discloses the results of data collection instituted by the ,secretary before the date of enactment of this ,act to determine the prevalence of temperature sensors in covered federally assisted dwelling units4 7e7 ,relation to ,state law 7#a7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to annul1 alter1 or affect1 or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this section from complying with1 the laws of any ,state with respect to installing or maintaining temperature sensors1 except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any provision of this section1 and then only to the extent of the inconsistency4 7#b7 ,determination of inconsistencies ,the ,secretary is authorized to determine whether the inconsistencies described in paragraph 7#a7 exist and may not determine that any ,state law is inconsistent with any provision of this section if the ,secretary determines that the ,state law provides for greater protection or safety4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this ,act4