,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cija  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,budd introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,banking1         
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to expand the ,,home ,investment     
,partnerships ,program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,home ,investment  
,partnerships ,program ,expansion ,act  
or the ,,home ,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,use
 of amounts by certain jurisdictions for
 infrastructure improvements  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #bab7;a7 of the        
,cranston-,gonzalez ,national           
,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #abgdb7;a77 is amended by inserting    
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,infrastructure improvements in    
nonentitlement areas  7,a7 ,in general  
,a participating jurisdiction may use   
funds provided under this subtitle for  
infrastructure improvements1 including  

the installation or repair of water and 
sewer lines1 sidewalks1 roads1 and      
utility connections1 if-- 7i7 such      
participating jurisdiction does not     
receive assistance under title ,i of the
 ,housing and ,community ,development   
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et   
seq472 and  7ii7 such improvements are  
directly related to1 and located within 
or immediately adjacent to-- 7,i7       
housing assisted under this subtitle2 or
  7,,ii7 housing assisted under section 
#db of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of  
#aihf4  7,b7 ,application of labor      
standards ,the labor standards and      
requirements set forth in section #aaj  
of the ,housing and ,community          
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecaj7 shall apply to any     
infrastructure improvement conducted    
using funds provided under this         
subtitle4  7,c7 ,rule of construction   
,nothing in this paragraph may be       
construed to impose any requirements of 
the ,,home ,investment ,partnerships    

program on housing that benefits from an
 infrastructure improvement conducted   
using funds provided under this subtitle
 but was not otherwise assisted under   
the ,,home ,investment ,partnerships    
program4  4  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,housing and ,urban ,development shall  
issue rules to carry out the amendment  
made by subsection 7a74  #c4 ,affordable
 homeownership housing qualifications   
,subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of the       
,cranston-,gonzalez ,national           
,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #abgda et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
section #bae 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgde72    
7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 by striking #ie percent 
and inserting #aaj percent2 and  7ii7 in
 paragraph 7#c7-- 7,i7 in subparagraph  
7,a77ii71 by striking or at the end2    
7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking
 and at the end and inserting or2 and   
7,,iii7 by adding at the end the        

following3  7,c7 maintain long-term     
affordability through a shared equity   
ownership model1 a community land trust1
 a limited equity cooperative1 a        
community development corporation1 or   
other mechanism approved by the         
,secretary1 that preserves affordability
 for future eligible homebuyers and     
ensures compliance with the purposes of 
this title1 including through the use of
 purchase options1 rights of first      
refusal1 or other preemptive rights to  
purchase housing2 and  2 and  7,b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,qualification exceptions for           
homeownership  7#a7  ,military members  
,a participating jurisdiction1 in       
accordance with terms established by the
 ,secretary1 may suspend or waive the   
income qualifications described in      
subsection 7b77#b7 with respect to      
housing that otherwise meets the        
criteria described in subsection 7b7 if 
the owner of the housing--  7,a7 is a   
member of a regular component of the    

armed forces or a member of the         
,national ,guard on full-time ,national 
,guard duty1 active ,guard and ,reserve 
duty1 or inactive-duty training 7as     
those terms are defined in section      
#aja7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code72 and  7,b7 has received-- 7i7    
temporary duty orders to deploy with a  
military unit or military orders to     
deploy as an individual acting in       
support of a military operation1 to a   
location that is not within a reasonable
 distance from the housing1 as          
determined by the ,secretary1 for a     
period of not less than #ij days2 or    
7ii7 orders for a permanent change of   
station4  7#b7  ,heirs and beneficiaries
 of deceased owners  ,housing that meets
 the criteria described in subsection   
7b77#c7 prior to the death of an owner  
of such housing shall continue to       
qualify as affordable housing under this
 title if--  7,a7 the housing is the    
principal residence of an heir or       
beneficiary of the deceased owner1 as   

defined by the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 the
 heir or beneficiary1 in accordance with
 terms established by the ,secretary1   
assumes the duties and obligations of   
the deceased owner with respect to funds
 provided under this title4  2 and  7#b7
 in section #bde7;b77#b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#abghe7;b77#b771 by striking #ie percent
 and inserting #aaj percent4