,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,costa 7for himself and ,mr4 ,valadao7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services to make    
grants to local governments for the     
training of local law enforcement       
officers on public health threats       
arising from violations of building     
codes1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,safety ,training for ,officers on 
,public ,health ,threats ,act or the    
,,stop ,health ,threats ,act4  #b4      
,grants to train local enforcement      
officers on public health threats  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,housing and     
,urban ,development and the heads of    
other relevant agencies engaged in      

regulating building codes determined    
necessary by the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services1 shall award grants
 to local governments for the training  
of local enforcement officers on public 
health threats arising from violations  
of building codes4  7b7 ,use of funds ,a
 local government receiving a grant     
under this section shall use the grant  
to--  7#a7 develop and implement a      
training program for local enforcement  
officers on recognizing and responding  
to public health threats described in   
subsection 7a72  7#b7 partner with other
 local governments to collaborate on    
such training2  7#c7 in carrying out    
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 coordinate    
with-- 7,a7 relevant offices and        
agencies of the ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local government1 such as a public      
health department2 or  7,b7             
nongovernmental organizations with issue
 area expertise2 and  7#d7 carry out any
 other activities deemed appropriate by 
the ,secretary for training described in

 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,application ,to  
seek a grant under subsection 7a71 a    
local government shall submit an        
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7d7 ,priority ,in awarding    
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to       
applicants based on--  7#a7 their       
capacity to provide the training        
described in subsection 7a72 and  7#b7  
prioritizing areas where threats have   
been identified4  7e7 ,definition ,in   
this section1 the term enforcement      
officers means those carrying out       
enforcement activities and implement    
relevant consensus-based codes1         
specifications1 and standards that      
establish minimum acceptable criteria   
for the design1 construction1 and       
maintenance of residential structures   
and facilities4