,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbf,ms4     
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1
 & ,mr4 ,ka9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize a     
grant program = ! developm5t &          
implem5tation ( h\s+ supply &           
af=dability plans1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h\s+ ,supply & ,af=dability ,act4    
#b4 ,grants = plann+ & implem5tation    
associat$ ) af=dable h\s+  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate1 insul> area1      
metropolitan city1 or urban c\nty1 z ^? 
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #ajb ( ! ,h\s+ 
& ,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjb72 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+ ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #abgje74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ 
& ,urban ,developm5t4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
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+1   
except t su* grant aw>ds may n be us$ = 

con/ruction1 alt]ation1 or repair "w4   
7c7 ,use ( am\nts  7#a7 ,by regional    
plann+ ag5cies ,if an eligible entity t 
receives am\nts "u ?is section is an    
eligible entity describ$ 9 subsection   
7a77#a77;,b71 ! eligible entity %all use
 ^? 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 section is an    
eligible entity describ$ 9 subsection   
7a77#a77;,a71 ! eligible entity %all use
 ^? 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 section may n use
 m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ^? am\nts =          
adm9i/rative co/s4  7d7 ,coord9ation ,to
 ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all  
coord9ate ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al   
,transit ,adm9i/ration 9 c>ry+ out ?is  
section4  7e7 ,expiration ( au?ority    
,aft] ! expiration ( ! #e-ye> p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y may n newly e/abli% a       
program z describ$ 9 ?is section4  7f7  
,sunset ,! program e/abli%$ "u ?is      
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #e  
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4