,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #d1 #bjba,ms4     
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4       
,durb91 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1
 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,ms4     
,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize additional monies  
to ! ,public ,h\s+ ,capital ,fund ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,public ,h\s+      
,em]g5cy ,response ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,h\s+ is a
 f\ndational det]m9ant ( heal? & has be5
 recogniz$ z su* s9ce ! e>ly days (     
public heal?4  7#b7 ,poor h\s+          
conditions contribute to a broad range (
 infecti\s diseases1 *ronic diseases1   
injuries1 *ildhood developm5t           
complications1 nutrition issues1 & m5tal
 heal? *all5ges4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg 

et seq47 *>ges ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ,,hud7 ) provid+ individuals )
 a dec5t1 safe1 & af=dable place to     
live1 includ+ individuals :o live 9     
public h\s+4  7#d7 ,:ile public h\s+ is 
a f$]ally creat$ program ov]se5 by      
,,hud1 ! prop]ties are own$ & manag$ at 
! local level by quasi-gov]nm5tal public
 h\s+ au?orities "u contract ) ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,?us1 ! public h\s+    
program is gov]n$ 9 "p by ,f$]al rules &
 regulations & 9 "p by policies enact$  
at ! local level4  7#f7 ,9 enact+ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq471 ,congress     
s\ght to address ! ne$s ( l[-income     
individuals ?r\gh public h\s+4 ,at ! "t 
( enactm5t ( t ,act1 ! h\s+ /ock ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates 0 ( v poor quality4       
,public h\s+ 0 a significant improvem5t 
= individuals :o _h access to x4  7#g7  
,h[ev]1 ov] ! ye>s ! liv+ conditions 9  
public h\s+ began to det]iorate z !     
op]ational ne$s ( ! units & co/s        

necess>y to rem$y major capital         
defici5cies began to outpace ! level (  
fund+ provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ! 
r5t contributions ( resid5ts4  7#h7 ,by 
#aiij1 no significant inve/m5t 9 h\s+   
af=dable to ! l[e/-income individuals _h
 be5 made by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 m ?an 
#cj ye>s4  7#i7 ,9 #aiih1 ! enactm5t ( !
 ,quality ,h\s+ & ,"w ,responsibility   
,act ( #aiih 7title ,v ( ,public ,law   
#aje-bgf2 #aab ,/at4 #beah7 prohibit$   
public h\s+ au?orities f us+ any ,f$]al 
capital fund+ or op]at+ fund+ to develop
 net new h\s+4  7#aj7 ,m ?an a decade   
aft] ! enactm5t ( ! ,quality ,h\s+ & ,"w
 ,responsibility ,act ( #aiih 7title ,v 
( ,public ,law #aje-bgf2 #aab ,/at4     
#beah71 ! numb] ( public h\s+ units 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates began to /eadily decl9e1 z
 m units 7 torn d[n ?an rebuilt4  7#aa7 
,) ! exception ( an infusion ( fund+ f !
 economic /imulus legislation 9 #bjji--!
 ,am]ican ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act    
7,public ,law #aaa-e2 #abc ,/at4        
#aae7--;,f$]al capital fund+ has rema9$ 

relatively level = m ?an a decade1      
despite an increas+ backlog 9 unmet     
capital ne$s4  7#ab7 ,today1 !re are    
approximately #a1bjj1jjj units ( public 
h\s+ across ! ,unit$ ,/ates receiv+     
,f$]al fund+4 ,! l>ge/ public h\s+      
au?ority 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,new ,york
 ,city ,h\s+ ,au?ority1 h\ses           
approximately #cfb1jjj resid5ts 9 #cjb  
developm5ts across ,new ,york ,city4    
7#ac7 ,! ,public ,h\s+ ,capital ,fund ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t
 rema9s ! prim>y s\rce ( fund+ public   
h\s+ au?orities rely on to address      
necess>y infra/ructure upgrades &       
repairs4  7#ad7 ,z ( ,octob] #bjai1 !   
national public h\s+ capital repairs    
backlog 0 e/imat$ to /& at m ?an        
#gj1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#ae7 ,f$]al          
dis9ve/m5t 9 public h\s+ has =c$ _m     
resid5ts to live 9 accel]at+ sub/&>d    
liv+ conditions4 ,= example1 ! ,new     
,york ,city ,h\s+ ,au?ority has a       
capital repair backlog curr5tly e/imat$ 
at m ?an #dj1jjj1jjj1jjj4 ,new ,york    

,city ,h\s+ ,au?ority resid5ts suff] f a
 consi/5t lack ( hot wat]1 insuffici5t  
heat dur+ ! w9t] mon?s1 rod5t & insect  
infe/ations1 brok5 elevators1 &         
widespread & recurr+ lead & mold        
problems4  7#af7 ,sub/&>d h\s+          
conditions1 su* z poor v5tilation1 pe/  
infe/ations1 & wat] leaks1 are directly 
associat$ ) ! developm5t & exac]bation (
 respiratory diseases l a/hma4  7#ag7 ,!
 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion
 has made cle> t no level ( lead poison+
 is safe4 ,lead poison+ c result 9      
irrev]sible bra9 damage & affects e     
major bodily sy/em4 ,at high levels1    
lead poison+ c cause anemia1 multi-organ
 damage1 seizures1 coma1 & dea? 9       
*ildr54 ,ev5 ) ! l[e/ levels ( lead     
exposure1 *ildr5 exp]i5ce physical1     
cognitive1 & neurobehavioral impairm5t1 
z well z l[] ,,iq levels1 l[] class /&+ 
9 high s*ool1 great] abs5teeism1 l[]    
vocabul>y & grammatical-reason+ scores1 
& poor] h&-eye coord9ation relative to  
o!r *ildr54  7#ah7 ,exposure to cold    

indoor temp]atures is associat$ )       
increas$ risk ( c>diovascul> disease4   
7#ai7 ,due to its ag+ infra/ructure1 !  
liv+ conditions 9 public h\s+ are caus+ 
sev]e heal? consequ5ces = public h\s+   
resid5ts ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
includ+ a/hma1 respiratory illness1 &   
elevat$ blood lead levels4  7#bj7 ,=    
example1 "o lead+ /udy f\nd t *ildr5    
liv+ 9 public h\s+ h high] odds ( a/hma 
?an *ildr5 liv+ 9 all types ( private   
h\s+1 ev5 aft] adju/+ = individual risk 
factors1 includ+ e?nicity & race1 liv+ 9
 a l[-income h\sehold1 & liv+ 9 a       
l[-income community4  7#ba7 ,! rise ( ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic has introduc$ a new  
level ( risk into society 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#bb7 ,poor h\s+ conditions h  
be5 l9k$ ) worse heal? outcomes &       
infecti\s disease spread4 ,"o lead+ /udy
 f\nd t c\nties ) a high] p]c5tage (    
h\seholds ) poor h\s+ _h a high]        
incid5ce (1 & mortality associat$ )1    
,,covid-#ai & recomm5d$ t>get$ heal?    
policies to support individuals liv+ 9  

poor h\s+ conditions 9 ord] to mitigate 
adv]se outcomes associat$ ) ,,covid-#ai4
  7#bc7 ,?is is a fixable public heal?  
crisis4 ,f$]al dis9ve/m5t 9 public h\s+ 
has consequ5ces1 & ag+ infra/ructure is1
 9 _m cases1 ! root cause ( _m ( ! heal?
 issues describ$ 9 ?is section =        
resid5ts4  7#bd7 ,!re=e1 x is necess>y  
to re9ve/ 9 public h\s+1 provide ! money
 ne$$ to fulfill out/&+ capital ne$s1 & 
to aga9 ensure t all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 h a dec5t home & suitable liv+         
environm5t1 z is ! *>ge ( ,,hud4  #c4   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = assi/ance f
 ! ,public ,h\s+ ,capital ,fund "u      
section #i7;d7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+  
,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d77 
#gj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 :i*-- 7#a7 %all rema9  
available until exp5d$2 &  7#b7 not)/&+ 
subsections 7c77#a7 & 7d77#b7 ( su*     
section #i1 %all be allocat$ to public  
h\s+ ag5cies bas$ on ! ext5t ( ! capital
 ne$s ( ^? public h\s+ ag5cies1 z       
det]m9$ accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t physical 

ne$s assessm5t requir$ "u section       
#ije4cjj7;a7 ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 ( ea* public h\s+ ag5cy4