,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #d1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,bynum 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,/eil1 ,mr4     
,fitzg]ald1 & ,mr4 ,pappas7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t to aw>d grants to 
eligible entities to select pre-review$ 
designs ( cov]$ /ructures ( mix$-income 
h\s+ = use 9 ! jurisdiction ( ! eligible
 entity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4         
,accel]at+ home build+ act  7a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,af=dable h\s+ ,! t]m af=dable h\s+     
means h\s+ = :i* ! total mon?ly h\s+ co/
 paym5t is n m ?an #cj p]c5t ( ! mon?ly 
h\sehold income = a h\sehold e>n+ n m   
?an #hj p]c5t ( ! area m$ian income4    
7#b7 ,cov]$ /ructure ,! t]m cov]$       
/ructure means-- 7,a7 a l[-rise or      
mid-rise /ructure ) n m ?an #be dwell+  
units2 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 an        
accessory dwell+ unit2  7ii7 infill     

developm5t2  7iii7 a duplex2  7iv7 a    
triplex2  7v7 a f\rplex2  7vi7 a cottage
 c\rt2  7vii7 a c\rty>d build+2  7viii7 
a t[nh\se2  7ix7 a multiplex2 &  7x7 any
 o!r /ructure ) n less ?an #b dwell+    
units t ! ,secret>y consid]s            
appropriate4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,!  
t]m eligible entity means--  7,a7 a unit
 ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 z def9$ 9      
section #ajb7;a7 ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community 
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecjb7;a772  7,b7 a municipal memb]%ip  
organization2 &  7,c7 an ,indian tribe1 
z def9$ 9 section #ajb7;a7 ( ! ,h\s+ &  
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb7;a774  7#d7 ,high      
opportunity area ,! t]m high opportunity
 area has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#abhb4a ( title #ab1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7#e7 ,infill developm5t ,! 
t]m infill developm5t means resid5tial  
developm5t on small p>cels 9 previ\sly  
e/abli%$ areas = replacem5t by new or   
refurbi%$ h\s+ t utilizes exi/+         

utilities & infra/ructure4  7#f7        
,mix$-income h\s+ ,! t]m mix$-income    
h\s+ means a h\s+ developm5t t is       
compris$ ( h\s+ units t promote diff]+  
levels ( af=dability 9 ! community4     
7#g7 ,pre-review$ designs ,! t]m        
pre-review$ designs1 also kn[n z patt]n 
books1 means sets ( con/ruction plans t 
are assess$ & approv$ by localities =   
compliance ) local build+ & p]mitt+     
/&>ds to /reaml9e & exp$ite approval    
pa?ways = h\s+ con/ruction4  7#h7 ,rural
 area ,! t]m rural area means any area  
o!r ?an a city or t[n t has a population
 ( less ?an #ej1jjj inhabitants4  7#i7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7b7 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y may aw>d     
grants to eligible entities to select   
pre-review$ designs ( cov]$ /ructures ( 
mix$-income h\s+ = use 9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! eligible entity1 except t su* grant 
aw>ds may n be us$ = con/ruction1       
alt]ation1 or repair "w4  7c7           
,consid]ations ,9 review+ applications  

submitt$ by eligible entities = a grant 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all        
consid]-- 7#a7 ! ne$ = af=dable h\s+ by 
! eligible entity2  7#b7 ! pres5ce (    
high opportunity areas 9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! eligible entity2  7#c7 coord9ation  
betwe5 ! eligible entity & a ,/ate      
ag5cy2 &  7#d7 coord9ation betwe5 !     
eligible entity & ,/ate1 local1 &       
regional transportation plann+          
au?orities4  7d7 ,set-aside = rural     
areas ,( ! am\nt made available 9 ea*   
fiscal ye> = grants "u ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t n less ?an #aj  
p]c5t %all be us$ = grants to eligible  
entities t are locat$ 9 rural areas4    
7e7 ,reports ,! ,secret>y %all require  
eligible entities receiv+ grants "u ?is 
section to report on-- 7#a7 ! impacts ( 
! activities c>ri$ out us+ ! grant      
am\nts 9 improv+ ! production & supply (
 af=dable h\s+2  7#b7 ! pre-review$     
designs select$ us+ ! grant am\nts 9 _! 
communities2  7#c7 ! numb] ( p]mits     
issu$ = h\s+ developm5t utiliz+         

pre-review$ designs2 &  7#d7 ! numb] (  
h\s+ units produc$ 9 developm5ts utiliz+
 ! pre-review$ designs4  7f7            
,availability ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y  
%all--  7#a7 to ! ext5t possible1       
enc\rage localities to make publicly    
available ?r\gh a website in=mation on !
 pre-review$ designs select$ & submitt$ 
to ! ,secret>y by eligible entities     
receiv+ grants "u ?is section1 includ+  
in=mation on ! b5efits ( use ( ^?       
designs2 &  7#b7 collect1 id5tify1 &    
dissem9ate be/ practices reg>d+ su*     
designs & make su* in=mation publicly   
available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  7g7 ,design
 adoption & repaym5t ,! ,secret>y may   
require an eligible entity to return to 
! ,secret>y any grant funds receiv$ "u  
?is section if ! select$ pre-review$    
designs submitt$ "u ?is section h n be5 
adopt$ dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod foll[+       
receipt ( ! grant1 unless t p]iod is    
ext5d$ by ! ,secret>y4  7h7             
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 

g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y su* sums z are necess>y 
to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,te*nical
 assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may set aside n 
m ?an #e p]c5t ( am\nts appropriat$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 9 a fiscal ye> to provide 
te*nical assi/ance to grant recipi5ts "u
 ?is section & pre-grant te*nical       
assi/ance = prospective applicants4