,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fch ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install temperature sensors in such units1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,housing ,temperature ,safety ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,temperature ,sensor ,pilot ,program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a temperature sensor #c-year pilot program to provide grants to public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install and test the efficacy of temperature sensors in residential dwelling units to ensure such units remain in compliance with temperature requirements4 7b7 ,application ,the ,secretary shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 establish eligibility criteria for participation in the pilot program established pursuant to subsection 7a7 and such criteria shall be designed to ensure-- 7#a7 the pilot program includes a diverse range of participants that represent different geographic regions1 climate regions1 unit sizes and types of housing2 and 7#b7 the functionality of the temperature sensors that will be tested1 including internet connectivity requirements4 7c7 ,installation ,each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that receives one or more temperature sensors under this ,act shall1 after receiving written permission from the resident of a dwelling unit1 install such temperature sensor and monitor the data from such temperature sensor4 7d7 ,collection of complaint records 7#a7 ,in general ,each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that receives one or more temperature sensors under this ,act shall collect and retain information about temperature-related complaints and violations4 7#b7 ,definitions ,the ,secretary shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 define the terms temperature-related complaints and temperature-related violations for the purposes of this ,act4 7e7 ,data collection 7#a7 ,in general ,data collected from temperature sensors provided to public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units under this ,act shall be retained until the ,secretary notifies the public housing agency or owner that the pilot program and the evaluation of the pilot program are complete4 7#b7 ,personally identifiable information ,the ,secretary shall1 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 establish standards for the protection of personally identifiably information collected during the pilot program by public housing agencies1 owners of federally assisted rental dwelling units1 and the ,secretary4 7f7 ,pilot program evaluation 7#a7 ,interim evaluation ,not later than #ab months after the establishment of the pilot program under this ,act1 the ,secretary shall publicly publish and submit to the ,congress a report that-- 7,a7 examines the number of temperature-related complaints and violations in federally assisted rental dwelling units with temperature sensors1 disaggregated by temperature sensor technology and climate region-- 7i7 that occurred before the installation of such sensor1 if known2 and 7ii7 that occurred after the installation of such sensor2 and 7,b7 identifies any barriers to full utility of temperature sensor capabilities1 including broadband internet access and tenant participation4 7#b7 ,final evaluation ,not later than #cf months after the conclusion of the pilot program established by the ,secretary under this ,act1 the ,secretary shall publicly publish and submit to the ,congress a report that-- 7,a7 examines the number of temperature-related complaints and violations in federally assisted rental dwelling units with temperature sensors1 disaggregated by temperature sensor technology and climate region-- 7i7 that occurred before the installation of such sensor2 and 7ii7 that occurred after the installation of such sensor2 7,b7 identifies any barriers to full utility of temperature sensor capabilities1 including broadband internet access and tenant participation2 and 7,c7 compare the utility of various temperature sensor technologies based on-- 7i7 climate zones2 7ii7 cost2 7iii7 features2 and 7iv7 any other factors identified by the ,secretary4 7g7 ,definitions ,for the purposes of this ,act3 7#a7 ,temperature sensor ,the term temperature sensor means an internet capable temperature reporting device able to measure ambient air temperature to the tenth degree ,fahrenheit and ,celsius4 7#b7 ,covered federally assisted housing ,the term covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided1 or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided1 under-- 7,a7 the program for project-based rental assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f72 7,b7 the public housing program under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq472 7,c7 the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq72 or 7,d7 the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac74 7#c7 ,owner ,the term owner means-- 7,a7 with respect to the program for project-based rental assistance under section #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 any private person or entity1 including a cooperative1 an agency of the ,federal ,government1 or a public housing agency1 having the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units2 7,b7 with respect to public housing program under the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq471 a public housing agency or an owner entity of public housing units as defined in section #ije4ajh of title #bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 7,c7 with respect to the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of #aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq71 a private nonprofit organization as defined under section #bjb7k77#d7 of the ,housing ,act of #aiei2 and 7,d7 with respect to the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac71 a private nonprofit organization as defined under section #haa7k77#e7 of section #haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary-- 7#a7 such sums as may be necessary for the ,secretary to provide grants to owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units participating in the pilot program established under this ,act2 7#b7 such sums as may be necessary for the ,secretary to administer the pilot program established under this ,act2 and 7#c7 such sums as may be necessary for the ,secretary to provide technical assistance to owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units that are participating in the pilot program established under this ,act4