,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bd1 #bjbe,mr4   
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,ms4 ,w>r57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = adju/m5ts to      
community developm5t block grant        
allocations bas$ on improvem5ts 9 h\s+  
gr[? rates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,build ,n[ ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,cov]$ recipi5t ,! t]m cov]$ recipi5t   
means a metropolitan city or urban      
c\nty1 z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section    
#ajb ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community ,developm5t 
,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb71 t   
receives funds "u section #ajf4  7#b7   
,curr5t annual gr[? rate ,! t]m curr5t  
annual gr[? rate1 ) respect to an       
eligible recipi5t & a fiscal ye>1 means 
! av]age annual p]c5tage increase 9 !   
numb] ( h\s+ units 9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
eligible recipi5t1 z calculat$ by !     

,secret>y1 dur+ ! p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ ) 
! ?ird qu>t] ( ! six? prec$+ fiscal ye>2
 &  7,b7 end+ ) ! ?ird qu>t] ( ! prec$+ 
fiscal ye>4  7#c7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! 
t]m eligible recipi5t means any cov]$   
recipi5t unless-- 7,a7 7i7 ! m$ian      
,small ,area ,fair ,m>ket ,r5t 9 !      
jurisdiction ( ! cov]$ recipi5t is at or
 bel[ ! #fj? p]c5tile ( m$ian ,small    
,area ,fair ,m>ket ,r5ts 9 !            
jurisdictions ( all cov]$ recipi5ts2 &  
7ii7 ! m$ian home value 9 ! jurisdiction
 ( ! cov]$ recipi5t is bel[ ! m$ian home
 value = ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 ! annual
 natural r5tal vacancy rate 9 !         
jurisdiction ( ! cov]$ recipi5t is      
great] ?an ! national annual natural    
r5tal vacancy rate = ! mo/ rec5t ye>    
available1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( !   
,c5sus2  7,c7 dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod prec$+
 ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y allocates    
funds "u section #ajf1 ! jurisdiction ( 
! cov]$ recipi5t has be5 ! subject ( a  
major disa/] or em]g5cy decl>ation "u   
section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 ( ! 

,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj1 #eaia72 or  7,d7 ! cov]$ recipi5t
 lacks ! legal au?ority to enact or     
update zon+ & p]mitt+ ord9ances4  7#d7  
,extremely high-gr[? recipi5t ,! t]m    
extremely high-gr[? recipi5t means an   
eligible recipi5t = :i* ! curr5t annual 
gr[? rate is at or above #d p]c5t4  7#e7
 ,h\s+ gr[? improvem5t rate ,! t]m h\s+ 
gr[? improvem5t rate1 ) respect to an   
eligible recipi5t & a fiscal ye>1 means 
! quoti5t (-- 7,a7 ! curr5t annual gr[? 
rate ( ! eligible recipi5t2 &  7,b7 !   
prior annual gr[? rate ( ! eligible     
recipi5t4  7#f7 ,prior annual gr[? rate 
,! t]m prior annual gr[? rate1 ) respect
 to an eligible recipi5t & a fiscal ye>1
 means ! av]age annual p]c5tage increase
 9 ! numb] ( h\s+ units 9 ! jurisdiction
 ( ! eligible recipi5t1 z calculat$ by !
 ,secret>y1 dur+ ! p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ )
 ! ?ird qu>t] ( ! #aa? prec$+ fiscal    
ye>2 &  7,b7 end+ ) ! ?ird qu>t] ( !    
six? prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7#g7 ,secret>y 

,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  7#h7       
,section #ajf ,! t]m section #ajf means 
section #ajf ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community     
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecjf74  #c4 ,adju/m5ts to community    
developm5t block grant allocations  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 allocat+ am\nts to an       
eligible recipi5t "u section #ajf = a   
fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all adju/ !    
allocation bas$ on ! h\s+ gr[?          
improvem5t rate ( ! eligible recipi5t1 9
 accordance ) subsection 7b7 ( ?is      
section4  7b7 ,adju/m5ts  7#a7 ,h\s+    
gr[? improvem5t rate at or above m$ian2 
extremely high-gr[? recipi5ts  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,if1 ) respect to a fiscal ye> =  
:i* ! allocation "u section #ajf is be+ 
det]m9$1 ! h\s+ gr[? improvem5t rate =  
an eligible recipi5t is at or above !   
m$ian h\s+ gr[? improvem5t rate = all   
eligible recipi5ts o!r ?an extremely    
high-gr[? recipi5ts1 or if an eligible  
recipi5t is an extremely high-gr[?      
recipi5t1 ! ,secret>y %all allocate to !

 eligible recipi5t = t fiscal ye>1 9    
addition to ! am\nt t w\ld o!rwise be   
allocat$ to ! eligible recipi5t "u      
section #ajf1 a bonus am\nt1 z det]m9$  
"u subp>agraph 7,b7 ( ?is p>agraph4     
7,b7 ,bonus am\nt ,= purposes (         
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! bonus am\nt = an    
eligible recipi5t = a fiscal ye> %all be
 equal to ! product (-- 7i7 ! aggregate 
am\nt by :i* allocations to eligible    
recipi5ts are decreas$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 
= t fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 ! quoti5t (--   
7,i7 ! numb] ( h\s+ units1 z ( ! ?ird   
qu>t] ( ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 9 !        
jurisdiction ( ! eligible recipi5t1 z   
calculat$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,,ii7 !   
numb] ( h\s+ units1 z ( ! ?ird qu>t] ( !
 prec$+ fiscal ye>1 9 ! jurisdictions ( 
all eligible recipi5ts t receive a bonus
 am\nt "u ?is p>agraph1 z calculat$ by !
 ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,h\s+ gr[? improvem5t 
rate bel[ m$ian ,if1 ) respect to a     
fiscal ye> = :i* ! allocation "u section
 #ajf is be+ det]m9$1 ! h\s+ gr[?       
improvem5t rate = an eligible recipi5t  

is bel[ ! m$ian h\s+ gr[? improvem5t    
rate = all eligible recipi5ts o!r ?an   
high-gr[? outli]s1 ! ,secret>y %all     
decrease ! am\nt t w\ld o!rwise be      
allocat$ to ! eligible recipi5t "u      
section #ajf = t fiscal ye> by #aj      
p]c5t4  #d4 ,calculation ( h\s+ units   
7a7 ,,hud requirem5ts ,9 calculat+ !    
numb] ( h\s+ units 9 ! jurisdiction ( an
 eligible recipi5t "u any provision (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 use ! 
,curr5t ,address ,c\nt ,li/+ ,files &   
o!r data products1 z ne$$1 ( ! ,bureau (
 ! ,c5sus tabulat$ f ! ,ma/] ,address   
,file2 &  7#b7 make calculations at !   
block level1 us+ b\nd>ies t reflect !   
mo/ curr5t b\nd>ies4  7b7 ,c5sus ,bureau
 & ,po/al ,s]vice ,requirem5ts ,!       
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus & ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice %all provide any relevant
 data to ! ,secret>y ^u reque/ to assi/ 
! ,secret>y 9 mak+ a calculation        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7         
,adju/m5t ( calculation p]iods ,!       
,secret>y may adju/ ! calculation p]iods

 "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( section  
#b7b71 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (       
section #b7f71 & subclauses 7,i7 &      
7,,ii7 ( section #c7;b77#a77;,b77ii7 by 
n m ?an #b mon?s to a*ieve alignm5t ) ! 
data provid$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4   
#e4 ,annual report on h\s+ gr[?         
improvem5t rate ,be=e allocat+ funds "u 
section #ajf = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y
 %all publi% a report t-- 7#a7 includes 
! h\s+ gr[? improvem5t rate = ea*       
eligible recipi5t2 &  7#b7 li/s1 = ! mo/
 rec5t fiscal ye> = :i* allocations 7   
made "u section #ajf-- 7,a7 ! eligible  
recipi5ts t receiv$ a bonus am\nt "u    
section #c7;b77#a72 &  7,b7 ! eligible  
recipi5ts = :i* ! allocation "u section 
#ajf 0 decreas$ "u section #c7;b77#b7 ( 
?is ,act4  #f4 ,notification2           
implem5tation dates  7a7 ,notification  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all notify ea* eligible      
recipi5t ( ! recipi5t's h\s+ gr[?       
improvem5t rate & :e!r t h\s+ gr[?      

improvem5t rate is above1 at1 or bel[ ! 
m$ian h\s+ gr[? improvem5t rate = all   
eligible recipi5ts o!r ?an extremely    
high-gr[? recipi5ts4  7#b7 ,guidance ,z 
"p ( ! notification "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y %all %>e guidance1 includ+    
res\rces develop$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t1 on be/ practices 
& recomm5dations on policies to r$uce   
regulatory b>ri]s to h\s+ & increase    
h\s+ supply4  7b7 ,implem5tation dates  
,section #c %all take effect beg9n+ ) ! 
second full fiscal ye> aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & rema9 9 effect    
?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjdb4