,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,tlaib introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a competitive grant program     
support+ af=dable h\s+ plann+ &         
implem5tation activities1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,h\s+ ,our ,communities    
,act4  #b4 ,grants ,= ,plann+ ,&        
,implem5tation ,associat$ ,) ,af=dable  
,h\s+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t %all1 n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 e/abli% a program to aw>d grants  
on a competitive basis to eligible      
entities to assi/ plann+ & implem5tation
 activities associat$ ) af=dable h\s+4  
7b7 ,use ( am\nts  7#a7 ,by regional    
plann+ ag5cies ,if an eligible entity t 
receives am\nts "u ?is ,act is a        
regional plann+ ag5cy or consortia (    
regional plann+ ag5cies1 su* eligible   

entity %all use su* am\nts to assi/     
plann+ activities ) respect to af=dable 
h\s+1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! developm5t ( h\s+
 plans2  7,b7 ! sub/antial improvem5t ( 
,/ate or local h\s+ /rategies2  7,c7 !  
developm5t ( new regulatory requirem5ts 
& processes2  7,d7 updat+ zon+ codes2   
7,e7 increas+ ! capacity to conduct h\s+
 inspections2  7,f7 increas+ ! capacity 
to r$uce b>ri]s to h\s+ supply ela/icity
 & h\s+ af=dability2  7,g7 ! developm5t 
( local or regional plans = community   
developm5t2 &  7,h7 ! sub/antial        
improvem5t ( community developm5t       
/rategies1 includ+ /rategies design$    
to-- 7i7 increase ! availability (      
af=dable h\s+ & access to af=dable h\s+2
  7ii7 increase access to public        
transportation2 &  7iii7 advance        
su/a9able or location-effici5t community
 developm5t goals4  7#b7 ,by /ates1     
insul> areas1 metropolitan cities1 &    
urban c\nties ,if an eligible entity t  
receives am\nts "u ?is ,act is a ,/ate1 
insul> area1 metropolitan city1 or urban

 c\nty1 su* eligible entity %all use su*
 am\nts to-- 7,a7 implem5t & adm9i/]    
h\s+ /rategies & h\s+ plans2  7,b7      
implem5t & adm9i/] any plans to increase
 h\s+ *oice1 address disp>ities 9 h\s+  
ne$s1 & provide great] access to        
opportunity2  7,c7 fund any community   
inve/m5ts t support goals id5tifi$ 9 a  
h\s+ /rategy or h\s+ plan2  7,d7        
implem5t & adm9i/] regulatory           
requirem5ts & processes ) respect to    
re=m$ zon+ codes2  7,e7 increase !      
capacity to conduct h\s+ inspections2   
7,f7 increase ! capacity to r$uce b>ri]s
 to h\s+ supply ela/icity & h\s+        
af=dability2  7,g7 implem5t & adm9i/]   
local or regional plans = community     
developm5t2 &  7,h7 fund any plann+ to  
increase-- 7i7 ! availability ( af=dable
 h\s+ & access to af=dable h\s+2  7ii7  
access to public transportation2 &      
7iii7 any location-effici5t community   
developm5t goals4  7#c7 ,use =          
adm9i/rative co/s ,a eligible entity t  
receives am\nts "u ?is ,act may n use m 

?an #aj-p]c5t ( su* am\nts =            
adm9i/rative co/s4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,to
 ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all  
coord9ate ) ! ,f$]al ,transit           
,adm9i/rator 9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act4  7d7 
,additional uses ( am\nts  7#a7 ,h\s+   
con/ruction ,exp5ditures on new         
con/ruction ( h\s+ %all be an eligible  
exp5se "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,build+s =    
g5]al conduct ( gov]nm5t ,exp5ditures on
 build+ = ! g5]al conduct ( gov]nm5t1   
o!r ?an ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 %all be     
eligible "u ?is ,act :5 necess>y &      
appropriate z a "p ( a natural haz>d    
mitigation project4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is subsection3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,!
 t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a     
,/ate1 insul> area1 metropolitan city1  
or urban c\nty1 z su* t]ms are def9$ 9  
section #ajb ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community     
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd2 or  7,b7 a    
regional plann+ ag5cy or consortia (    
regional plann+ ag5cies4  7#b7 ,h\s+    
plan ,! t]m h\s+ plan means a plan to1 )
 respect to an area )9 ! jurisdiction ( 

an eligible entity-- 7,a7 increase !    
am\nt ( available h\s+ to meet ! dem& = 
su* h\s+ & any project$ increase 9 !    
dem& = su* h\s+2  7,b7 increase !       
af=dability ( h\s+2  7,c7 increase !    
accessibility ( h\s+ = p ) disabilities1
 includ+ location-effici5t h\s+2  7,d7  
pres]ve or improve ! quality ( h\s+2    
7,e7 r$uce b>ri]s to h\s+ developm5t2 & 
7,f7 coord9ate ) transportation-relat$  
ag5cies4  7#c7 ,h\s+ /rategy ,! t]m h\s+
 /rategy means a h\s+ /rategy requir$ "u
 section #aje ( ! ,cran/on-,gonzalez    
,national ,af=dable ,h\s+ ,act4