,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,blunt ,rochester1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize a grant program for the       
development and implementation of       
housing supply and affordability plans1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,housing ,supply and ,affordability     
,act4  #b4 ,grants for planning and     
implementation associated with          
affordable housing  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity    
,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a
 ,state1 insular area1 metropolitan     
city1 or urban county1 as those terms   
are defined in section #ajb of the      
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb72 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 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #abgje74  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      

,housing and ,urban ,development4  7b7  
,establishment ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
program to award grants on a competitive
 basis to eligible entities to assist   
planning and implementation activities  
associated with affordable housing1     
except that such grant awards may not be
 used for construction1 alteration1 or  
repair work4  7c7 ,use of amounts  7#a7 
,by regional planning agencies ,if an   
eligible entity that receives amounts   
under this section is an eligible entity
 described in subsection 7a77#a77;,b71  
the eligible entity shall use those     
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 section is an eligible entity
 described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a71  
the eligible entity shall use those     
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 section may not use  
more than #aj percent of those amounts  

for administrative costs4  7d7          
,coordination ,to the extent            
practicable1 the ,secretary shall       
coordinate with the ,administrator of   
the ,federal ,transit ,administration in
 carrying out this section4  7e7        
,expiration of authority ,after the     
expiration of the #e-year period        
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary may not newly 
establish a program as described in this
 section4  7f7 ,sunset ,the program     
established under this section shall    
terminate on the date that is #e years  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4