,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjbf,mr4 
,harder of ,california 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development to prioritize the award of 
certain housing grants to applicants    
located in1 or serving1 low-income      
communities4  #a4 ,increasing housing in
 opportunity zones  7a7 ,covered grant  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered grant means any competitive     
grant relating to the construction1     
modification1 rehabilitation1 or        
preservation of housing1 as determined  
by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban
 ,development4  7b7 ,priority ,when     
awarding a covered grant1 the ,secretary
 of ,housing and ,urban ,development may
 give additional weight to applicants   
with proposed activities or projects    

that are located in or substantially and
 directly benefit a community designated
 as a qualified opportunity zone under  
section #adjj,z-#a of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf4