,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbe,mrs4 ,flet*] 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 
& ,mr4 ,veasey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to assi/
 applicants = community developm5t block
 grant recov]y assi/ance n hav+         
traditionally accept$ =ms ( docum5tation
 ( own]%ip ( prop]ty to prove su*       
own]%ip1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heirs  
,emp[]m5t & ,inh]itance ,rights ,act (  
#bjbe or ! ,,heir ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4    
,,cdbg-,disa/] ,recov]y &               
,,cdbg-,mitigation programs  7a7        
,docum5tation ( prop]ty own]%ip  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban    
,developm5t %all am5d ! regulations at  
"p #egj ( title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 to ensure t 9 provid+     

assi/ance = ! ,community ,developm5t    
,block ,grant program = ,disa/] ,recov]y
 7,,cdbg-,,dr7 & ! ,community           
,developm5t ,block ,grant program =     
,mitigation 7,,cdbg-,,mit71 9 connection
 ) a ,presid5tially decl>$ disa/]1 9 a  
case 9 :i* a home[n] is requir$ to      
demon/rate own]%ip ( a prop]ty heir     
prop]ty own]s & any o!r own]s n hav+    
traditionally accept$ =ms ( docum5tation
 ( own]%ip ( prop]ty are provid$        
res\rces & options = prov+ own]%ip =    
purposes ( receiv+ assi/ance "u su*     
,disa/] ,recov]y & ,mitigation programs4
  7#b7 ,acceptable ,docum5tation        
,acceptable docum5tation = purposes     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 7,a7 a     
sign$ affidavit ( own]%ip =m develop$   
pursuant to subsection 7b72 or  7,b7    
lett]s f local public or private s*ools1
 ,f$]al or ,/ate b5efit provid]s1 &     
social s]vice organizations1 includ+    
community assi/ance programs & nonpr(it 
organizations4  7#c7 ,def9ition ,=      
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m heir   

prop]ty means resid5tial prop]ty = :i*  
title pass$ by op]ation ( law ?r\gh     
inte/acy & is held by two or m heirs z  
t5ants 9 common4  7b7 ,affidavit (      
own]%ip  7#a7 ,developm5t & use ,!      
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
%all am5d ! regulations at "p #egj (    
title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
to provide = ! use ( a /&>diz$ affidavit
 ( own]%ip =m1 to be develop$ by !      
,secret>y1 by grantees ( ! ,community   
,developm5t ,block ,grant program =     
,disa/] ,recov]y 7,,cdbg-,,dr7 & !      
,community ,developm5t ,block ,grant    
program = ,mitigation 7,,cdbg-,,mit7 9  
coord9ation ) appropriate au?orities ( !
 applicable jurisdiction4 ,ea* grantee  
%all ensure t1 at ! "t ( application =  
h\s+ repair & recon/ruction assi/ance or
 mitigation assi/ance "u su* programs-- 
7,a7 ea* applicant is in=m$ ( ! exi/5ce 
( ! affidavit ( own]%ip & provid$ a copy
 at ! "t ( application2 &  7,b7 copies (
 ! =m 9 ,engli%1 ,spani%1 & any o!r     
locally pr$om9ant languages ( !         

,presid5tially-decl>$ disa/] area are   
accessible to ! applicant4  7#b7        
,prohibition ,a grantee may n require t 
! sign$ affidavit ( own]%ip =m ( an     
applicant be not>iz$4  7c7 ,exemption   
,an affidavit ( own]%ip =m %all be      
exempt f any public comm5t p]iods or    
publication notices "u "p #egj ( title  
#bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4