,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ag1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize security deposit & 
mov+ co/s assi/ance = l[-income         
h\seholds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,deliv]+
 ,ess5tial ,protection1 ,opportunity1 & 
,security = ,t5ants ,act or ,,deposit   
,act4  #b4 ,r5tal security deposit &    
mov+ co/ assi/ance = h\s+ *oice v\*]    
hold]s ,section #h7q7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adcg;f7q77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7 ,supplem5ts =
 security deposit & mov+ co/ assi/ance  
7,a7 ,security deposits ,! ,secret>y    
%all1 to ! ext5t am\nts are provid$ 9   
advance 9 appropriations ,acts =        
assi/ance "u ?is subp>agraph1 provide   
supplem5tal fees "u ?is subsection to   
public h\s+ ag5cies = ! co/s ( provid+1 

on behalf ( families assi/$ "u          
subsection 7o71 assi/ance to cov] ! co/s
 ( a reasonable security deposit = !    
assi/$ dwell+ unit ( su* family4 ,!     
ag5cy %all require ! own] to return any 
unus$ am\nts ( security deposit         
assi/ance ^u ! t]m9ation ( su* family's 
t5ancy & may make su* return$ am\nts    
available only = assi/ance "u ?is       
subp>agraph4  7,b7 ,mov+ co/s ,!        
,secret>y may provide supplem5tal fees  
"u ?is subsection to public h\s+ ag5cies
 = ! co/s ( provid+1 on behalf (        
families assi/$ "u subsection 7o71      
assi/ance to cov] ! reasonable co/s (   
mov+ into a new assi/$ dwell+ unit4     
7,c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
,secret>y su* sums z may be necess>y =  
assi/ance "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b74  
4  #c4 ,r5tal security deposit assi/ance
 "u ,,home program  7a7 ,eligible use   
,section #bab7;a7 ( ! ,cran/on-,gonzalez
 ,national ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #abgdb7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+

 aft] p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+ new        
p>agraph3  7#d7 ,security deposit       
assi/ance ,a p>ticipat+ jurisdiction may
 use funds provid$ "u ?is subtitle to   
provide loans or grants to v l[- &      
l[-income families = security deposits =
 r5tal ( dwell+ units1 reg>dless ( :e!r 
su* family is provid$ t5ant-bas$ r5tal  
assi/ance pursuant to p>agraph 7#c74 ,! 
jurisdiction %all require ! own] to     
return any unus$ am\nts ( security      
deposit assi/ance ^u ! t]m9ation ( su*  
family's t5ancy & may use su* return$   
am\nts only = assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph4
  4  7b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations 
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
su* sums z may be necess>y = assi/ance  
"u subtitle ,a ( title ,,ii ( !         
,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgda et     
seq471 to be made available only =      
provid+ security deposit assi/ance "u   
p>agraph 7#d7 ( section #bab7;a7 ( su*  
,act 7z add$ by ! am5dm5t made by       

subsection 7a7 ( ?is section74  #d4     
,/udy on alt]natives to security        
deposits  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t %all conduct a    
/udy to id5tify & analyze-- 7#a7        
alt]natives to r5tal h\s+ security      
deposits1 includ+ products t require a  
t5ant ( a dwell+ unit to pay a mon?ly   
insurance premium to cov] co/s ( repair+
 damage to ! dwell+ unit2 &  7#b7 !     
impact t su* alt]natives h on ! r5tal   
h\s+ m>ket & t5ants1 includ+ h[ su*     
alt]natives affect t5ants bas$ on t5ant 
race1 income1 age1 sex1 disability1 &   
o!r demographic *>act]i/ics4  7b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an ! expiration ( !    
#ahj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report sett+ =? ! 
f9d+s & conclusions ( ! /udy4