,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajija  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bb1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ 
& ,urban ,developm5t to e/abli% a =mula 
grant program to provide grants to      
,/ates to be us$ to /reaml9e assi/ance  
(f]$ by su* ,/ates to build]s ( af=dable
 h\s+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,/reaml9+ ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act ( #bjbf4 
#b4 ,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
%all1 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 e/abli% a       
program to provide =mula grants to      
,/ates to be us$ to /reaml9e f9anc+     
support (f]$ by su* ,/ates to build]s ( 
af=dable h\s+4  7b7 ,use ( am\nts ,a    
,/ate t receives am\nts "u ?is section  
%all use su* am\nts = ! purposes (--    
7#a7 consolidat+ entities & functions   

adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate t provide f9anc+    
support = af=dable h\s+ f9anc+ "u "o    
entity2 &  7#b7 /reaml9+ ! processes us$
 to access f9anc+ support = af=dable    
h\s+ t is (f]$ by ! ,/ate1 includ+      
provid+ te*nical assi/ance to build]s & 
creat+ a s+le1 univ]sal application     
process = build]s to receive f9anc+     
support4  7c7 ,o!r supplem5tal uses     
,/ates t are engag$ 91 or h complet$1   
ea* activity describ$ 9 subsection 7b7  
may also use am\nts provid$ "u ?is      
section to--  7#a7 reorganize or        
re/ructure entities adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate2
  7#b7 hire p]sonnel to c>ry out        
activities describ$ 9 ?is section2  7#c7
 /reaml9e p]mitt+1 zon+1 or regulatory  
processes to increase ! supply (        
af=dable h\s+ 9 ! ,/ate2  7#d7 /reaml9e 
& improve ! accessibility ( ! processes 
us$ by ! ,/ate to adm9i/] ! ,l[ ,income 
,h\s+ ,tax ,cr$it2 &  7#e7 engage 9 any 
o!r activity t ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t det]m9es appropriate 
to support ! build+ ( af=dable h\s+4    

7d7 ,allocation ( am\nts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,to receive am\nts "u ?is section1 a    
,/ate %all1 ea* ye>1 n lat] ?an #de days
 aft] ! ,secret>y has provid$ a public  
notification ( ! availability ( funds z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 notify !      
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t t
 ! ,/ate is opt+ into ! grant program   
e/abli%$ "u ?is section = su* fiscal    
ye>4  7#b7 ,allocation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y %all divide any am\nts       
appropriat$ "u ?is subsection 7f7 betwe5
 ! ,/ates t opt 9 to ! grant program 9  
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a7 & %all divide
 am\nts betwe5 su* ,/ates bas$ on !     
population ( su* ,/ates4  7,b7 ,m9imum  
am\nt ,subject to appropriations1 ea*   
,/ate t opts into ! grant program "u ?is
 section %all receive1 to ! maximum     
ext5t practicable1 a m9imum am\nt (     
#ejj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>1 9 addition to
 ! am\nt det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74   
7#c7 ,availability ( am\nts ,n lat] ?an 
#de days aft] am\nts become available "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &     

,urban ,developm5t %all publi% on a     
public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t a          
notification :i* describes-- 7,a7 !     
availability ( ! am\nts2 &  7,b7 !      
m9imum am\nt a ,/ate c\ld receive "u a  
sc5>io 9 :i* e eligible ,/ate has opt$  
into ! grant program4  7#d7             
,notification = ,/ate ,n lat] ?an #ae   
days aft] ! deadl9e describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all publi% ! am\nt t 
ea* ,/ate w receive "u ?is section = !  
fiscal ye>4  7#e7 ,di/ribution ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & 
,urban ,developm5t has notifi$ a ,/ate (
 its allocation "u ?is section1 !       
,secret>y %all di/ribute su* allocation 
to ! ,/ate4  7#f7 ,am\nt res]v$ =       
adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &     
,urban ,developm5t may res]ve n m ?an #c
 p]c5t ( any am\nts appropriat$ "u      
subsection 7f7 to be us$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t to adm9i/] 
! program "u ?is section & to provide   
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates ) respect  
to su* program1 includ+ %>+ ( be/       

practices1 promot+ in=mation-%>+ &      
collaboration among ,/ates1 & support+  
relevant updates to ! ,guidel9es on     
,/ate & ,local ,zon+ z describ$ 9       
section #ajg ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,,road to 
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgje note74 
7e7  ,report to congress  ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ea* disbursem5t ( am\nts 
z describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#e71 !      
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee
 on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate a report t--  7#a7 describes     
activities und]tak5 by ,/ates us+ am\nts
 provid$ "u ?is section2  7#b7 id5tifies
 be/ practices2 &  7#c7 provides        
recomm5dations4  7f7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &    
,urban ,developm5t #ij1jjj1jjj = ea* (  

fiscal ye>s #bjbg to #bjbi to c>ry out  
?is section4  7g7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !      
sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( !   
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4