,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #i1 #bjbd,mr4  
,williams ( ,new ,york introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &
 ,urban ,developm5t to e/abli% a grant  
program to aw>d am\nts to eligible      
entities to pay = ! co/ ( c]ta9 home    
ma9t5ance or repair projects = vet]an   
home[n]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe   
,h\s+ ,assi/ance = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4  
,safe ,h\s+ ,assi/ance ,program =       
,vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban   
,developm5t %all e/abli% a grant program
 to be kn[n z ! ,safe ,h\s+ ,assi/ance  
,program = ,vet]ans to aw>d grants on a 
competitive basis to #aj c\nty community
 developm5t ag5cies to provide subgrants
 to eligible vet]an home[n]s to pay =   
c]ta9 home ma9t5ance or repair projects4

  7b7 ,eligible uses ,a c\nty community 
developm5t ag5cy %all use grant am\nts  
aw>d$ "u ?is section to provide         
competitive subgrants ( n m ?an #ae1jjj 
to eligible vet]an home[n]s to pay = !  
co/ ( a home ma9t5ance or repair project
 on ! prop]ty ( su* home[n]1 includ+--  
7#a7 a me*anical repair1 includ+ a      
repair ) respect to-- 7,a7 wat] supply2 
7,b7 plumb+2  7,c7 a heat+ sy/em2 or    
7,d7 an electrical sy/em2  7#b7 a       
/ructural repair1 includ+ a repair )    
respect to-- 7,a7 a ro(2  7,b7 a        
f\ndation2  7,c7 a por*2 or  7,d7 /airs2
  7#c7 ! in/allation ( any safety- or   
en]gy-relat$ item1 includ+-- 7,a7 a     
deadbolt lock2  7,b7 a smoke detector2  
7,c7 a grab b>2  7,d7 a /orm w9d[2 or   
7,e7 insulation2 &  7#d7 ! r$uction (   
lead-bas$ pa9t haz>ds4  7c7 ,report ,on 
! date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ! appropriate congressional  
committees a report t includes a        
description (-- 7#a7 ! c\nty community  

developm5t ag5cies t 7 aw>d$ am\nts "u  
?is section2  7#b7 h[ su* ag5cies       
utiliz$ su* am\nts2 &  7#c7 ! projects  
complet$ by eligible vet]an home[n]s )  
am\nts provid$ "u ?is section4  7d7     
,appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is section us+ 
! unobligat$ am\nts appropriat$ "u title
 ,,ii ( division ,f ( ! ,consolidat$    
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd to ! ,(fice 
( ,inspector ,g5]al4  7#b7 ,grant am\nts
 ,( ! unobligat$ am\nts describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all use     
#ae1jjj1jjj to make grants ( #cge1jjj "u
 ?is section to ea* ( ! c\nty community 
developm5t ag5cies select$ "u subsection
 7a7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh    
#bjbh4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,b7 !        
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee 

on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7   
,c\nty community developm5t ag5cy ,! t]m
 c\nty community developm5t ag5cy means 
an entity t-- 7,a7 is e/abli%$ or       
recogniz$ by a c\nty gov]nm5t to        
promote1 )9 su* c\nty-- 7i7 economic    
developm5t2  7ii7 af=dable h\s+2  7iii7 
infra/ructure improvem5t2 or  7iv7 any  
o!r community developm5t activity2 &    
7,b7 demon/rates t !re are n less ?an   
#ajj eligible vet]an home[n]s 9 ! s]vice
 area ( ! ag5cy4  7#c7 ,eligible vet]an 
home[n] ,! t]m eligible vet]an home[n]  
means an individual :o-- 7,a7 is a      
vet]an2  7,b7 = at lea/ #a ye>1 has own$
 & occupi$ ! prop]ty on :i* a home      
ma9t5ance or repair project describ$ 9  
subsection 7b7 w be c>ri$ out2  7,c7 is 
curr5t on any taxes ow$ on su* prop]ty2 
7,d7 has home[n]s insurance = su*       
prop]ty2 &  7,e7 has an annual gross    
income t is less ?an-- 7i7 9 ! case ( a 
h\sehold size ( #a1 #ec1ajj2  7ii7 9 !  

case ( a h\sehold size ( #b1 #fj1gjj2   
7iii7 9 ! case ( a h\sehold size ( #c1  
#fh1cjj2  7iv7 9 ! case ( a h\sehold    
size ( #d1 #ge1hej2  7v7 9 ! case ( a   
h\sehold size ( #e1 #ha1iej2  7vi7 9 !  
case ( a h\sehold size ( #f1 #hh1jjj2   
7vii7 9 ! case ( a h\sehold size ( #g1  
#id1ajj2 or  7viii7 9 ! case ( a        
h\sehold size ( #h or m1 #ajj1aej4  7#d7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7#e7 ,vet]an ,! t]m vet]an has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4