,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,tlaib introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a competitive  
grant program supporting affordable     
housing planning and implementation     
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,housing ,our ,communities ,act4   
#b4 ,grants ,for ,planning ,and         
,implementation ,associated ,with       
,affordable ,housing  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban  
,development shall1 not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 establish a program to award 
grants on a competitive basis to        
eligible entities to assist planning and
 implementation activities associated   
with affordable housing4  7b7 ,use of   
amounts  7#a7 ,by regional planning     
agencies ,if an eligible entity that    

receives amounts under this ,act is a   
regional planning agency or consortia of
 regional planning agencies1 such       
eligible entity shall use such amounts  
to assist planning activities with      
respect to affordable housing1          
including-- 7,a7 the development of     
housing plans2  7,b7 the substantial    
improvement of ,state or local housing  
strategies2  7,c7 the development of new
 regulatory requirements and processes2 
7,d7 updating zoning codes2  7,e7       
increasing the capacity to conduct      
housing inspections2  7,f7 increasing   
the capacity to reduce barriers to      
housing supply elasticity and housing   
affordability2  7,g7 the development of 
local or regional plans for community   
development2 and  7,h7 the substantial  
improvement of community development    
strategies1 including strategies        
designed to-- 7i7 increase the          
availability of affordable housing and  
access to affordable housing2  7ii7     
increase access to public               

transportation2 and  7iii7 advance      
sustainable or location-efficient       
community development goals4  7#b7 ,by  
states1 insular areas1 metropolitan     
cities1 and urban counties ,if an       
eligible entity that receives amounts   
under this ,act is a ,state1 insular    
area1 metropolitan city1 or urban       
county1 such eligible entity shall use  
such amounts to-- 7,a7 implement and    
administer housing strategies and       
housing plans2  7,b7 implement and      
administer any plans to increase housing
 choice1 address disparities in housing 
needs1 and provide greater access to    
opportunity2  7,c7 fund any community   
investments that support goals          
identified in a housing strategy or     
housing plan2  7,d7 implement and       
administer regulatory requirements and  
processes with respect to reformed      
zoning codes2  7,e7 increase the        
capacity to conduct housing inspections2
  7,f7 increase the capacity to reduce  
barriers to housing supply elasticity   

and housing affordability2  7,g7        
implement and administer local or       
regional plans for community            
development2 and  7,h7 fund any planning
 to increase-- 7i7 the availability of  
affordable housing and access to        
affordable housing2  7ii7 access to     
public transportation2 and  7iii7 any   
location-efficient community development
 goals4  7#c7 ,use for administrative   
costs ,a eligible entity that receives  
amounts under this ,act may not use more
 than #aj-percent of such amounts for   
administrative costs4  7c7 ,coordination
 ,to the extent practicable1 the        
,secretary shall coordinate with the    
,federal ,transit ,administrator in     
carrying out this ,act4  7d7 ,additional
 uses of amounts  7#a7 ,housing         
construction ,expenditures on new       
construction of housing shall be an     
eligible expense under this ,act4  7#b7 
,buildings for general conduct of       
government ,expenditures on building for
 the general conduct of government1     

other than the ,federal ,government1    
shall be eligible under this ,act when  
necessary and appropriate as a part of a
 natural hazard mitigation project4  7e7
 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7#a7 
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state1 insular   
area1 metropolitan city1 or urban       
county1 as such terms are defined in    
section #ajb of the ,housing and        
,community ,development ,act of #aigd2  
or  7,b7 a regional planning agency or  
consortia of regional planning agencies4
  7#b7 ,housing plan ,the term housing  
plan means a plan to1 with respect to an
 area within the jurisdiction of an     
eligible entity-- 7,a7 increase the     
amount of available housing to meet the 
demand for such housing and any         
projected increase in the demand for    
such housing2  7,b7 increase the        
affordability of housing2  7,c7 increase
 the accessibility of housing for people
 with disabilities1 including           
location-efficient housing2  7,d7       

preserve or improve the quality of      
housing2  7,e7 reduce barriers to       
housing development2 and  7,f7          
coordinate with transportation-related  
agencies4  7#c7 ,housing strategy ,the  
term housing strategy means a housing   
strategy required under section #aje of 
the ,cranston-,gonzalez ,national       
,affordable ,housing ,act4