H.R. 7782

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7782 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7782

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States 
through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2024

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
Bowman, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
Khanna, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Lee of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Garcia of 
Illinois, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Bush, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gomez, Ms. 
Pressley, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Balint, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Meng, Mr. Casar, 
Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
Goldman of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Carter of 
Louisiana, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Omar, 
Mr. Swalwell, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. 
Ivey, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States 
through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Green New Deal for Public Housing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

The purpose of this Act is--
(1) to stimulate, gather, and develop the workforce 
capacity, tools, financing, and materials needed to 
rehabilitate, upgrade, modernize, maintain, staff, and 
transition public housing;
(2) to rehabilitate and preserve public housing that is 
severely distressed and causing residents to be exposed to 
unhealthy and unsafe environments;
(3) to upgrade and equip all public housing with cutting-
edge materials, infrastructure, and all-electric appliances 
made in the United States in order to improve energy 
efficiency, water quality, and material living standards in 
public housing and to support United States manufacturing;
(4) to ensure that public housing laws maximize tenant 
participation and management by low- and very low-income 
individuals in the rehabilitation, upgrade, and transition of 
public housing through education, training, and jobs; and
(5) to modernize the entire public housing stock of the 
United States, as swiftly and seamlessly as possible, into 
highly energy-efficient homes that produce on-site, or procure, 
enough carbon-free renewable energy to meet total energy 
consumption annually.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a public housing agency;
(B) an Indian tribe or a tribally designated 
housing entity that is eligible to receive assistance 
under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and
(C) the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, as 
defined in section 801 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4221).
(2) Environmental justice community.--The term 
``environmental justice community'' means a community with 
significant representation of communities of color, low-income 
communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities, that 
experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more 
adverse human health or environmental effects.
(3) Indian tribe; tribally designated housing entity.--The 
terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribally designated housing 
entity'' have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of 
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
(4) Public housing.--The term ``public housing''--
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)); and
(B) includes--
(i) any dwelling unit owned by an Indian 
tribe that is or was a dwelling unit in public 
housing;
(ii) any low-income housing dwelling unit 
described in section 302(b)(1) of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4152(b)(1));
(iii) any dwelling unit assisted under 
section 802 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4222); and
(iv) any dwelling unit that--
(I) was a low-income housing 
dwelling unit described in section 
302(b)(1) of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4152(b)(1)); and
(II) is rented only to households 
with an income that is not more than 80 
percent of the area median income.
(5) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(6) Renewable energy.--The term ``renewable energy'' 
means--
(A) utility-, community-, and small-scale 
photovoltaic and thermal solar energy;
(B) utility- and small-scale wind energy;
(C) geothermal energy;
(D) microturbine hydroelectricity;
(E) energy efficiency;
(F) building electrification;
(G) energy storage;
(H) microgrids; and
(I) modern distribution grid infrastructure.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development.
(8) Subsidized housing resident-owned business.--The term 
``subsidized housing resident-owned business'' means a business 
concern that--
(A) provides economic opportunities, as defined in 
section 3(e) of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u(e)); and
(B) is owned by subsidized housing residents.
(9) Zero-carbon home.--The term ``zero-carbon home'' means 
a highly energy-efficient home that produces on-site, or 
procures, enough carbon-free renewable energy to meet the total 
annual energy consumption of the home.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS FOR IMPROVED 
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS.

Section 4 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701v) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 4. IMPROVED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS.

``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) if Federal aid is to make its full community-wide 
contribution toward improving our urban and rural environments, 
Federal aid must have a greater impact on improvements in 
architectural design; and
``(2) even within the necessary budget limitations on 
housing for low- and moderate-income families, architectural 
design and environmental performance can be improved not only 
to make the housing more livable, but also to better suit the 
needs of occupants including human and environmental health, 
zero carbon emissions, well-being, accessibility, and equity.
``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that in the 
administration of housing programs that assist in the provision of 
housing for low- and moderate-income families, emphasis should be given 
to--
``(1) encouraging good architectural design that yields 
maximal environmental performance and adheres to accessibility 
guidelines established in accordance with the Americans With 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) as an 
essential component of such housing, and adequate staffing to 
maintain that design and environmental performance; and
``(2) developing, with opportunities for resident 
involvement, housing that will be of such quality as to reflect 
the highest international architectural standards and the 
architectural standards of the neighborhood and the community 
in which it is situated, consistent with prudent budgeting.''.

SEC. 5. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

Section 2(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437(a)) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
States--
``(1) to modernize the intersections of Federal and local 
government by employing the funds and credit of the United 
States, as provided in this Act--
``(A) to guarantee the right to housing for every 
individual;
``(B) to assist States and political subdivisions 
of States in ensuring that--
``(i) all housing in the United States is 
habitable, highly energy-efficient, and safe; 
and
``(ii) housing conditions lead to good 
health, security, and adequate protection from 
the economic fears relating to old age, 
disability, sickness, accident, and 
unemployment; and
``(C) to protect, maintain, preserve, and expand 
public housing as a sustainable safety net for all 
people;
``(2) that it is the responsibility of the Federal 
Government, in conjunction with public housing agencies, to 
incentivize, promote, and protect the independent, 
collaborative, and collective actions of public housing 
residents and other private citizens to develop housing in a 
manner that strengthens entire neighborhoods; and
``(3) that the Federal Government should act and create new 
public housing where there is a serious need that the free 
market cannot address or is not addressing responsibly and 
support the staffing needed to maintain and sustain the quality 
of this public housing.''.

SEC. 6. GREEN NEW DEAL PUBLIC HOUSING GRANTS.

(a) Establishment of Grant Programs.--
(1) Grants for public housing community workforce 
development.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a grant 
program that provides amounts to eligible entities to 
facilitate workforce development projects and high-
income employment transition at public housing.
(B) Preference.--In awarding grants under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to 
applications submitted by--
(i) eligible entities described in 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3(1);
(ii) eligible entities that have formed 
partnerships with an existing registered 
apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, internship, 
vocal rehabilitation agency, labor-management 
partnership, or other partnerships with labor 
organizations;
(iii) eligible entities that demonstrate a 
capacity to facilitate a workforce development 
program that leads to--
(I) the development of career and 
related skills, including general 
educational development support and 
financial and economic empowerment 
education;
(II) direct entry to registered 
apprenticeship programs;
(III) certification or associate 
degree acquisition;
(IV) technical assistance and 
resources for subsidized housing 
resident-owned businesses for purposes 
of compliance with the requirements 
under section 3 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u), including--
(aa) legal or compliance 
services on behalf of 
subsidized housing resident-
owned businesses for purposes 
of helping them access and 
apply for government 
procurement and contracting 
opportunities;
(bb) education on starting 
and sustaining a business;
(cc) accessing insurance 
and bonds; and
(dd) demonstrating capacity 
and sustainable operations;
(V) training and development of 
skills necessary for career development 
in the fields, trades, and services 
reasonably determined during the first 
public comment period held in 
accordance with subsection (b)(3) to be 
of interest to public housing 
residents;
(VI) educational and organizational 
tools for public housing residents in 
order to advance the models of worker 
cooperatives and collective bargaining;
(VII) education, engagement, and 
empowerment resources to help both 
residents of public housing and local 
low- and very low-income individuals 
avail themselves of opportunities made 
available under the workforce 
development program, including 
education, engagement, and empowerment 
resources provided in partnership 
with--
(aa) a local entity that 
operates a Family Self-
Sufficiency program under 
section 23 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u); and
(bb) community-based 
organizations that demonstrate 
a commitment to and history of 
organizing with public housing 
residents;
(VIII) innovative design 
partnerships with local schools and 
architectural firms;
(IX) training and employment 
opportunities reserved specifically for 
local low- and very low-income people 
that were formerly incarcerated;
(X) stipends valued at not less 
than $250 per week to individuals 
participating in the workforce 
development program; and
(XI) childcare and financial 
literacy courses for individuals 
participating in the workforce 
development program; and
(iv) eligible entities in the construction 
or maintenance sector seeking to carry out a 
project to develop pre-apprenticeships that 
prepare individuals for acceptance into 
registered programs in that sector, as well as 
technical and vocational colleges.
(C) Compliance managers.--Not more than 10 percent 
of the amount of a grant received by an eligible entity 
under this paragraph may be used by an eligible entity 
to hire or otherwise retain reporting and compliance 
managers with sufficient expertise to ensure that the 
eligible entity can comply with the requirements of 
section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u).
(D) Additional eligible entities.--In addition to 
the eligible entities described in section 3(1), the 
following shall be eligible for grants under this 
paragraph:
(i) An organization that has demonstrated 
effectiveness in providing adult education and 
literacy activities, which may include--
(I) a local educational agency;
(II) a community-based organization 
or faith-based organization;
(III) a volunteer literacy 
organization;
(IV) an institution of higher 
education, as defined in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001);
(V) a public or private nonprofit 
agency;
(VI) a library;
(VII) a public housing authority;
(VIII) a nonprofit institution that 
is not described in any of subclauses 
(I) through (VII) and has the ability 
to provide adult education and literacy 
activities to eligible individuals;
(IX) a consortium or coalition of 
the agencies, organizations, 
institutions, libraries, or authorities 
described in any of subclauses (I) 
through (VII); and
(X) a partnership between an 
employer and an entity described in any 
of subclauses (I) through (VIII).
(ii) Labor organizations.
(iii) Nonprofit organizations.
(E) Partnership with department of labor.--The 
Secretary shall partner with the Secretary of Labor to 
develop all grants in this section, in particular--
(i) gathering expertise and providing 
guidance on worker training funds; and
(ii) ensuring that work requirements do not 
become a condition of accessing public housing.
(2) Green new deal for public housing grants.--
(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program that provides amounts to eligible 
entities for the eligible activities described in 
subparagraph (B).
(B) Eligible activities.--The eligible activities 
described in this subparagraph are--
(i) conducting physical needs assessments 
and subsequent deep energy retrofits in public 
housing, including--
(I) retrofits for--
(aa) energy-efficient 
windows;
(bb) super insulation of 
roofs and exterior walls, 
including the addition of new 
cladding to buildings and the 
rerouting of plumbing and 
electricity;
(cc) electrification of 
water heating and building 
heating systems using electric 
heat pumps; and
(dd) electric heat pumps to 
provide air conditioning, where 
feasible;
(II) strategies to increase 
airtightness of building envelope, 
including air sealant paints; and
(III) acquisition and installation 
of heat-recovery ventilation systems;
(ii) repairs and upgrades to public housing 
to ensure compliance with the physical 
condition standards under section 5.703 of 
title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation;
(iii) upgrading, replacing, and improving 
public housing to energy efficiency, building 
electrification, including--
(I) conducting physical needs 
assessments of public housing dwelling 
units;
(II) in-unit energy efficiency 
product upgrades, including upgrading 
to--
(aa) modern, energy-
efficient insulation;
(bb) all-electric state-of-
the-art efficient appliances;
(cc) energy-efficient 
bathroom plumbing, including 
low-flow toilets;
(dd) energy-efficient 
laundry machines;
(ee) energy-efficient air 
filters;
(ff) energy monitoring 
devices including smart meters 
and smart thermostats;
(gg) energy-efficient 
lightbulbs;
(hh) highly insulated 
windows;
(ii) reflective roofing;
(jj) smart Supervisory 
Control and Data Acquisition 
systems and building-to-grid 
integration; and
(kk) passive cooling 
measures;
(III) upgrading infrastructure 
related to building electrification, 
including upgrading--
(aa) electric heating, 
ventilation, and air 
conditioning systems, including 
cold-climate heat pumps;
(bb) electrical panels;
(cc) electric appliances to 
replace appliances reliant on 
fossil fuels, such as gas 
stoves and hot water heaters; 
and
(dd) related 
infrastructure, including 
flooring, walls, and roofs, 
that is necessary to complete 
before electrification upgrades 
can occur; and
(IV) water quality upgrades, 
including replacing water pipes in 
public housing if a quality test of 
drinking water concentrations in public 
housing exceeds--
(aa) 1 part per billion of 
lead;
(bb) 4.0 parts per trillion 
of perfluorooctanoic acid;
(cc) 4.0 parts per trillion 
of perfluorooctane sulfonate;
(dd) a combined Hazard 
Index of 1.0, as described in 
the proposed rule of the 
Environmental Protection Agency 
entitled, ``Per- and 
polyfluroalkyl substances 
(PFAS): Perflurooctanoic acid 
(PFOA) and 
Perflurorooctanesulfonic acid 
(PFOS) National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulation 
Rulemaking'' (88 Fed. Reg. 
18638; March 29, 2023);
(ee) 4.0 parts per trillion 
of arsenic;
(ff) 0.3 parts per million 
of copper;
(gg) drinking water 
standards of the Environmental 
Protection Agency for organic 
and inorganic contaminants, 
radionuclides, and 
microbiological contaminants; 
and
(hh) any other 
Environmental Protection Agency 
standard adopted under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.);
(iv) building, expanding, and maintaining 
community energy generation in public housing, 
including the construction of and ongoing costs 
associated with--
(I) renewable energy rooftops;
(II) renewable energy generation;
(III) photovoltaic glass windows;
(IV) the bulk purchase of clean 
energy grid supply from energy 
utilities; and
(V) community-scale energy storage 
systems;
(v) establishing or expanding recycling and 
zero-waste programs in public housing, 
including the recycling of appliances and 
machines that were replaced through activities 
described in clause (iii);
(vi) community resilience and 
sustainability projects in public housing, 
including--
(I) the purchase and installation 
of energy storage, including batteries, 
flywheels, compressed air, and pumped 
hydroelectric or thermal energy 
storage, in order to ensure energy 
backup of not less than 48 hours in the 
event of an emergency or disaster;
(II) the construction of childcare 
centers and ongoing costs associated 
with childcare centers;
(III) the construction of senior 
centers and ongoing costs associated 
with senior centers;
(IV) the construction of community 
gardens and ongoing costs associated 
with community gardens;
(V) the maintenance of entire 
public housing developments;
(VI) the installation of publicly 
owned high speed internet in order to 
provide universal internet access for 
all residents with an upload speed of 
not less than 100Mbps and a download 
speed of not less than 100Mbps, and the 
ongoing costs associated with providing 
that internet infrastructure and 
access;
(VII) the establishment or 
improvement, and painting, of community 
centers and other shared community 
spaces, the personnel of which shall 
earn the higher of--
(aa) the local prevailing 
wage; or
(bb) a wage of $17 per 
hour;
(VIII) the establishment or 
improvement of dedicated infrastructure 
for transportation by bicycle, 
including lanes, parking spots, and the 
bulk purchase of enough bicycles to 
offer 1 bicycle to every low- and very 
low-income public housing resident;
(IX) the deployment of electric 
vehicle charging infrastructure for 
public housing residents and visitors; 
and
(X) the establishment and leasing 
of commercial activity that offers 
public housing residents on-site access 
to goods and services, including good-
quality healthcare clinics, dental 
clinics, bookstores, learning and 
tutoring centers, and affordable 
organic groceries; and
(vii) construction and ongoing costs 
associated with climate adaptation and 
emergency disaster response for public housing, 
including--
(I) integrated solutions that 
combine better walls, heating, cooling, 
ventilation, solar, and storage into a 
single easy-to-install and affordable 
retrofit for public housing;
(II) additional solar and storage 
on site, or through a local community 
microgrid, in order to allow residents 
to access essential energy during power 
outages;
(III) insulating and eliminating 
air leakage in order to ensure that 
individual dwelling units can retain a 
safe temperature during a power outage 
until power is restored or emergency 
assistance arrives; and
(IV) installing rigid foam wall 
insulation in hurricane and earthquake-
prone areas in order to create shear 
walls to resist structural damage from 
walls tilting or falling during high 
winds and earthquakes.
(b) Grant Application.--
(1) Required contents.--As a condition of receiving a grant 
under subsection (a), each eligible entity shall include in the 
grant application submitted to the Secretary--
(A) a signed acknowledgment indicating a commitment 
to transition all public housing owned or managed by 
the eligible entity into zero-carbon homes not later 
than 10 years after the date on which the eligible 
entity receives the grant;
(B) a signed acknowledgment indicating a commitment 
to hiring, training, and retaining needed public 
housing agency employees associated with the activities 
of the grant;
(C) a full accounting, including pre-approved 
financing plans and post-completion expense reports, of 
the amount of funds required to complete the activities 
under the grant, under enforcement by the Secretary, 
which shall--
(i) be complete and reasonably calculated 
to accomplish the purposes of this Act;
(ii) include costs related to complying 
with local wage and labor laws;
(iii) include the amount of funds expended 
by the eligible entity to comply with the 
resident and community engagement requirements 
under paragraph (3); and
(iv) be updated and submitted to Congress 
on a quarterly basis; and
(v) include a 10-year decarbonization plan 
meeting decarbonization requirements determined 
by the Secretary;
(D) a community impact assessment and analysis of--
(i) the likely direct and indirect impact 
the grant funds, if awarded, will have on the 
economic empowerment and social mobility of 
environmental justice communities; and
(ii) whether the proposed actions to be 
taken under the grant would be affirmatively 
furthering fair housing, as defined in section 
5.152 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation;
(E) the written concurrence of any local labor 
organization representing employees of the eligible 
entity who are engaged in the same or substantially 
similar work that is proposed to be carried out does 
not displace or supplant the work performed by those 
represented employees;
(F) a certification that none of the funds under 
the grant shall be used for prohibited purposes, 
including--
(i) any activity that is subject to the 
reporting requirements set forth in section 
203(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 433(a));
(ii) to abrogate a collective bargaining 
agreement; or
(iii) to replace an employee who is on 
strike or who is being locked out; and
(G) a plan to expand accessibility for persons with 
disabilities to full compliance with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 
that all projects shall at least meet the new 
construction standards of title II of the Americans 
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et 
seq.).
(2) Resident and community engagement before submitting 
application.--Before submitting an application for a grant 
under this subsection, an eligible entity shall--
(A) solicit and consider community and public 
feedback, to the maximum extent possible, by providing 
for opportunities to comment via an in-person 
accessible location with interpretation available, as 
well as via a cloud-based content collaboration 
provider that is certified by the Federal Risk and 
Authorization Management Program, and that comply with 
the most recent final version of the Web Content 
Accessibility Guidelines, through--
(i) an initial public comment period, for 
which the eligible entity shall--
(I) publish--
(aa) a description of each 
of the grant programs 
established under subsection 
(a); and
(bb) a form to be used to 
submit comments that complies 
with public notice standards 
and the public comment 
requirements in the 
consolidated plan of the 
Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and
(II) give interested persons 90 
days to--
(aa) submit draft text 
directly into the application;
(bb) submit written data 
and accounting estimates; and
(cc) submit general 
comments;
(ii) a second public comment period 
beginning not later than 30 days after the end 
of the initial public comment period under 
clause (i), for which the eligible entity 
shall--
(I) publish a draft version of the 
completed common application form 
described in subsection (a) that 
contains, at a minimum--
(aa) a short analysis and 
evaluation of the relevant 
significant proposals set forth 
during the initial public 
comment period; and
(bb) a clear and concise 
statement of the basis, 
purpose, and goals of the 
application; and
(II) give interested persons 30 
days to submit feedback on and 
recommended improvements to the draft 
final grant application;
(B) host not less than 2 public hearings, which 
shall be recorded and held at a convenient and 
accessible location with interpretation available for 
public housing residents, for each public comment 
period described in subparagraph (A), to provide public 
housing residents with an opportunity to comment, with 
not less than 1 occurring in the afternoon and not less 
than 1 occurring in the evening;
(C) solicit input and acquire signed approval of 
the completed common application form from the resident 
council or resident councils, if existing and active, 
of the public housing that will receive assistance 
under the grant; and
(D) solicit input and acquire signed approval of 
the complete common application from any local labor 
organization representing employees of the eligible 
entity that will receive assistance under the grant, to 
ensure compliance with existing collective bargaining 
agreement and to ensure that grants funds will not be 
used to displace or supplant existing staff, positions, 
or vacancies.
(3) Priority among applications for community energy 
generation.--In reviewing applications for grants to carry out 
activities described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(iv), the Secretary 
shall give preference to applications submitted by eligible 
entities that--
(A) demonstrate an ability to generate the greatest 
amount of renewable energy that can be consumed by 
public housing projects and transferred to the local 
energy grid; and
(B) demonstrate a commitment to provide job 
training and contracting opportunities to public 
housing residents and subsidized housing resident-owned 
businesses.
(4) Exceptions for indigenous groups and tribes.--
(A) In general.--Any eligible entity described in 
section 3(2) that submits an application for a grant 
program described in this subsection--
(i) is exempt from compliance with 
subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) and paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I); and
(ii) is empowered to self-determine 
guidelines and standards pertaining to ensuring 
community and resident engagement.
(B) Submission by tribally designated housing 
entities.--An application for a grant under subsection 
(a) for an Indian tribe may be prepared and submitted 
on behalf of the Indian tribe by the tribally 
designated housing entity for the Indian tribe, if the 
application contains a certification by the recognized 
tribal government of the grant beneficiary that the 
Indian tribe--
(i) has had an opportunity to review the 
application and has authorized the submission 
of the application by the tribally designated 
housing entity; or
(ii) has delegated to the tribally 
designated housing entity the authority to 
submit an application on behalf of the Indian 
tribe without prior review by the Indian tribe.
(5) Benchmarking energy and water consumption.--An eligible 
entity desiring a grant to carry out activities described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii) shall include in the grant application 
a commitment to benchmarking energy and water consumption using 
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, or another system approved by 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for a period 
of not less than 5 years beginning on the date on which the 
eligible entity receives the grant.
(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
(1) In general.--If an eligible entity submits to the 
Secretary an application for a grant under subsection (a) that 
complies with the requirements under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall award the funds to the eligible entity that are 
required to complete the grant, as specified in the accounting 
submitted under subsection (b)(2)(C).
(2) Reapplication.--If the Secretary determines that an 
application submitted by an eligible entity under this section 
does not comply with the requirements under subsection (b)--
(A) the Secretary shall provide to the eligible 
entity a summary of the requirements that the eligible 
entity has failed to meet; and
(B) the eligible entity may reapply for the grant.
(3) Expedited review.--The Secretary shall ensure a timely 
review of applications submitted by eligible entities that own 
or manage public housing in a congressional district--
(A) with an aggregate total of not less than 5,000 
public housing residents;
(B) in which--
(i) not less than 40 percent of the 
residents are not less than 62 years old;
(ii) not less than 25 percent of the 
residents are disabled; or
(iii) not less than 5 percent of all heads 
of household are not more than 24 years old; or
(C) with an average household income of less than 
$40,000.
(d) Use of Grant Amounts for Capacity Building.--An eligible entity 
shall use not more than 5 percent of grant funds received under this 
section for activities to expand the capacity of the eligible entity to 
carry out the grant activities, including--
(1) hiring staff;
(2) training residents for staff positions;
(3) providing technical assistance;
(4) community engagement; and
(5) other necessary administrative activities.
(e) Resident Protection.--Each eligible entity that is the 
recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall--
(1) comply with the requirements under part 24 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and provide relocation assistance 
for any and all residents of public housing managed by the 
eligible entity who may be displaced during rehabilitation or 
new construction, and ensure that all temporarily displaced 
residents can return to their homes once retrofitting is 
completed;
(2) provide robust temporary relocation assistance and 
alternate housing options in cases where phased improvements 
temporarily prevent tenant occupancy;
(3) ensure that activities undertaken as part of the grant 
do not result in a reduction of total public housing dwelling 
units; and
(4) to the greatest extent practicable, complete 
construction, modernization, or retrofitting of replacement 
dwellings prior to demolishing existing public housing units.
(f) Profits Related to Community Energy Generation.--
(1) In general.--With respect to any energy produced by an 
eligible entity carrying out activities described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(iii), the eligible entity may retain 90 percent of 
any profits earned from selling the energy.
(2) Vote.--An eligible entity described paragraph (1) with 
not less than 50 public housing dwelling units shall provide 
residents of the public housing the opportunity to vote on how 
the profits earned under paragraph (1) shall be used.
(3) Other revenue.--Any profits not retained under this 
subsection shall be transferred to the Department of the 
Treasury for deposit in the General Fund.
(g) Labor and Buy American Provisions.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out grant activities under 
this section, each contractor or subcontractor for a project 
funded under this section shall carry out the following:
(A) Ensure that the materials used by the 
contractor or subcontractor are substantially 
manufactured, mined, and produced in the United States 
in accordance with chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ``Buy American 
Act'').
(B) Ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed 
by the contractor or subcontractor in the performance 
of construction, alteration, or repair work financed in 
whole or in part with assistance under this section 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as 
determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance 
with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon 
Act''). With respect to the labor standards in this 
subparagraph, the Secretary of Labor shall have the 
authority and functions set forth in Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) 
and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.
(C) With respect to a project that costs not less 
than $25,000,000, consent to a project labor agreement.
(D) Require each project labor agreement to be in 
compliance with the hiring and contracting requirements 
described in subsections (c) and (d) of section 3 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u).
(E) Not hire employees through a temporary staffing 
agency unless the relevant State workforce agency 
certifies that temporary employees are necessary to 
address an acute, short-term labor demand.
(F) Adopt--
(i) an explicit policy on any issue 
involving the organization of employees of the 
eligible entity, or contractor or 
subcontractor, and all contractors and 
subcontractors, for purposes of collective 
bargaining not to deter employees with respect 
to--
(I) labor organizing for the 
employees engaged in activities under 
the grant; and
(II) such employees' choice to form 
and join labor organizations; and
(ii) such policies that require--
(I) the posting and maintenance of 
notices in the workplace to such 
employees of their rights under the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 
151 et seq.);
(II) that such employees are, at 
the beginning of their employment, 
provided notice and information 
regarding the employees' rights under 
such Act; and
(III) the employer to voluntarily 
recognize a union in cases where a 
majority of such workers of the 
employer have joined and requested 
representation.
(G) For each project employing union workers to 
rehabilitate, upgrade, innovate and transition public 
housing developments, demonstrate an ability to use and 
to commit to use individuals enrolled in a registered 
apprenticeship program who shall, to the greatest 
extent practicable, constitute not less than 20 percent 
of the individuals working on the project.
(H) Not require mandatory arbitration for any 
dispute involving a worker engaged in a service for the 
contractor or subcontractor.
(I) Consider an individual performing any service 
under the grant as an employee, and not an independent 
contractor, of the contractor or subcontractor, 
respectively, unless--
(i) the individual is free from control and 
direction in connection with the performance of 
the service, both under the contract for the 
performance of the service and in fact;
(ii) the service is performed outside the 
usual course of the business of the contractor 
or subcontractor, respectively; and
(iii) the individual is customarily engaged 
in an independently established trade, 
occupation, profession, or business of the same 
nature as that involved in such service.
(J) Ensure that all laborers, mechanics, and other 
workers employed by the contractor or subcontractor 
shall not displace or supplant an employee or position 
of the eligible entity, including partial displacement 
such as a reduction in hours, wages, or employment 
benefits, as a result of receiving a grant under this 
section.
(2) Action to enforce independent contractor requirement.--
A third party, including a State or local government, may bring 
an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the 
requirement under paragraph (1)(I).
(h) Consultation With Agencies.--The Secretary shall--
(1) consult with the Secretary of Energy--
(A) in developing criteria and assessing 
applications for grants under subsection (a); and
(B) to identify and verify state-of-the-art 
building materials and appliances, made in the United 
States, that can be procured at scale for purposes of 
this Act;
(2) consult with the Secretary of the Treasury to track 
alternative energy revenues that are returned to the Department 
of the Treasury under subsection (f)(4);
(3) consult with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency--
(A) in developing criteria and assessing 
applications for grants under of subsection (a)(2);
(B) regarding testing air quality and water quality 
for purposes of grant activities described in 
subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii); and
(C) regarding testing soil quality for radon and 
other contaminants for purposes of grant activities 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B);
(4) consult with the Secretary of Education in developing 
criteria and assessing applications for grants under subsection 
(a)(1);
(5) consult with the Secretary of Labor in developing 
criteria and assessing applications for grants under subsection 
(a)(1);
(6) consult with the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration in developing criteria and assessing 
applications for grants under subsection (a);
(7) consult with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services--
(A) in developing criteria and assessing 
applications for grants under subsection (a)(2); and
(B) regarding health trends related to all 
illnesses that disproportionately impact low-income 
people;
(8) consult with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency in developing criteria and assessing 
applications for grants under subsection (a)(2);
(9) consult with the Secretary of the Interior to develop 
criteria and assess applications for grants under subsection 
(a)(2); and
(10) consult with any entity described in paragraphs (1) 
through (9) for any other purpose as determined necessary by 
the Secretary to carry out this section and the purposes of 
this Act.
(i) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress biannual 
reports on the impact that the grant programs established under 
subsection (a) have had on--
(1) the rehabilitation, upgrades, innovation, and 
transition of public housing in the United States;
(2) total greenhouse gas emission output, and quarterly 
data on greenhouse gas emission reductions from individual 
public housing developments, specifically as they relate to--
(A) home energy carbon pollution emissions in each 
public housing development, as calculated using the 
Carbon Footprint Calculator from the Environmental 
Protection Agency;
(B) waste-related carbon emissions in each public 
housing development, as calculated using the Carbon 
Footprint Calculator from the Environmental Protection 
Agency; and
(C) total greenhouse gas emissions released by 
individual public housing buildings and homes within a 
public housing development, as calculated using the 
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator from the 
Environmental Protection Agency;
(3) the amount of Federal money saved due to energy cost 
savings at public housing projects, on a quarterly basis;
(4) the amount of energy savings per KwH at each public 
housing project, on a quarterly basis;
(5) public housing residents, including--
(A) access to economic opportunities through 
compliance with the hiring and contracting requirements 
described in subsections (c) and (d) of section 3 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u);
(B) the impacts, if any, those residents have 
experienced due to displacement and instability;
(C) the impacts, if any, those residents have 
experienced to their individual economic growth as 
measured by individual and household income;
(D) the specific career skills acquired;
(E) the impacts, if any, those residents have 
experienced to their overall health; and
(F) the specific educational or technical 
certifications acquired; and
(6) changes to the overall community health indicators in 
public housing developments and their surrounding 
neighborhoods, including asthma rates, air quality, water 
quality, and levels of lead and mold.
(j) Eligibility for the Capital and Operating Funds.--As a 
condition of receipt of a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
require the placement of a dwelling unit under subsection (d) or (e) of 
9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) in 
perpetuity.
(k) Funding.--Out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) such sums as necessary to address the existing public 
housing capital backlog at the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development;
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2034; and
(3) $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
administrative costs relating to carrying out this section, 
including providing technical assistance to grant applicants.

SEC. 7. THE SECTION 3 PROGRAM FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, operating 
assistance provided pursuant to section 9 of that Act, 
and modernization grants provided pursuant to section 
14 of that Act'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 1437c), 
assistance from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a grant 
awarded under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Hiring requirement.--The Secretary shall 
require that, of the employment positions generated by 
development assistance provided pursuant to section 6 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437c), assistance from the Operating Fund under 
section 9(e) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
assistance from the Capital Fund under section 9(d) of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), and assistance provided 
under a grant awarded under section 6 of the Green New 
Deal for Public Housing Act, public and Indian housing 
agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors, 
shall fill, to the greatest extent possible--
``(i) not less than 40 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year period 
beginning 1 year after the initial receipt of 
grant funds awarded, with low- and very low-
income persons;
``(ii) not less than 50 percent of those 
positions generated during the 1-year period 
beginning 2 years after the initial receipt of 
grant funds awarded, with low- and very low-
income persons; and
``(iii) not less than 90 percent of those 
positions generated after the expiration of the 
period described in clause (ii) with low- and 
very low-income persons.'';
(2) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, operating 
assistance provided pursuant to section 9 of that Act, 
and modernization grants provided pursuant to section 
14 of that Act'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 1437c), 
assistance from the Operating Fund under section 9(e) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the 
Capital Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a grant 
awarded under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Contracting requirement.--The Secretary shall 
require that, of the aggregate dollar amount of 
contracts awarded for work to be performed in 
connection with assistance from the Operating Fund 
under section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), assistance from the Capital 
Fund under section 9(d) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(d)), and assistance provided under a grant 
awarded under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act, public and Indian housing agencies, 
and their contractors and subcontractors, shall, to the 
greatest extent possible, certify that--
``(i) not less than 20 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period beginning 1 
year after the initial receipt of grant funds 
awarded shall be awarded to subsidized housing 
resident-owned businesses;
``(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded during the 1-year period beginning 2 
years after the initial receipt of grant funds 
awarded shall be awarded to subsidized housing 
resident-owned businesses; and
``(iii) not less than 50 percent of the 
aggregate dollar amount of such contracts 
awarded after the expiration of the period 
described in clause (ii) shall be awarded to 
subsidized housing resident-owned 
businesses.'';
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Subsidized housing resident-owned business.--The term 
`subsidized housing resident-owned business' has the meaning 
given the term in section 3 of the Green New Deal for Public 
Housing Act.'';
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Measuring Economic Impact.--Before the start of the second 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the Green New Deal 
for Public Housing Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall 
require each public housing agency to monitor, measure, and report to 
the Secretary on the economic impacts of this section on the community 
in which housing developments of the public housing agency are located, 
including--
``(1) the aggregate dollar amount of contracts awarded in 
compliance with this section;
``(2) the aggregate dollar amount of wages and salaries 
paid for positions employed by low- and very low-income persons 
in accordance with this section;
``(3) the aggregate dollar amount expended for training 
opportunities provided to low- and very low-income persons in 
accordance with this section; and
``(4) the aggregate dollar amount expended for training and 
assisting subsidized housing resident-owned businesses for 
compliance with this section.
``(h) Workforce Roster.--
``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall require each public 
housing agency to establish and maintain a roster of the 
residents and subsidized housing resident-owned businesses of 
the public housing agency in order to identify and spotlight 
talented local laborers and facilitate compliance with this 
section.
``(2) Information.--The roster maintained by a public 
housing agency under paragraph (1) shall include information 
that is updated not less frequently than every 30 days, 
including--
``(A) information for each public housing resident 
choosing to have their information recorded that lists 
their occupational skills, career goals, and any 
workforce development programs they participate in; and
``(B) information for each subsidized housing 
resident-owned business that lists the field of 
business they are in and the hiring opportunities they 
currently have available.
``(3) Availability.--In order to facilitate compliance with 
this subsection, the Secretary shall--
``(A) require each public housing agency to submit 
to the Secretary the information maintained by the 
public housing agency in the roster under this 
subsection; and
``(B) collect and make the data described in 
subparagraph (A) available on the website of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, upon 
request, to contractors, subcontractors, resident 
councils, resident management organizations, and 
YouthBuild programs.''.

SEC. 8. FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437u), as amended by section 306 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory 
Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 115-174; 132 Stat. 1339), 
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
following:
``(C) An Indian tribe or tribally designated 
housing entity, as defined in section 4 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).'';
(2) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (M); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the 
following:
``(K) digital literacy;
``(L) provision of home and community-based 
services for older adults and individuals with 
disabilities of participating families; and'';
(3) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting after the first 
sentence the following: ``The program coordinating committee 
shall include representatives of any resident council and any 
jurisdiction-wide resident council of the eligible entity.'';
(4) in subsection (h)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
subparagraph (J); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
following:
``(I) a description of how the local program will 
ensure that opportunities provided through the local 
program will maximize success in synchronizing the 
program with, and complying with, the requirements 
regarding employment and contracting under section 3 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701(u)).''; and
(5) in subsection (i)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, but not 
more than 35 participants,'' before ``is eligible'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``75'' and inserting 
``36''; and
(ii) by striking ``50'' and inserting 
``35'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; 
and
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following:
``(C) Additional award for public housing green new 
deal applicants.--An eligible entity that is approved 
for a grant under section 6 of the Green New Deal for 
Public Housing Act shall be eligible to receive an 
additional award under this subparagraph to cover costs 
of filling an additional family self-sufficiency 
coordinator position, or additional such positions, 
responsible for--
``(i) coordinating participation in a local 
program under this section for participants 
seeking employment opportunities made available 
by the grant; and
``(ii) compliance by the eligible entity 
with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u).
``(D) Additional award for synchronization with 
section 3 requirements.--An eligible entity that meets 
such criteria as the Secretary shall establish 
regarding successful synchronization and compliance of 
a local program under this section with the 
requirements regarding employment and contracting under 
section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) shall be eligible to receive an 
additional award under this subparagraph to cover costs 
relating to a family self-sufficiency coordinator 
position responsible for such synchronization and 
compliance.
``(E) Awards to assist eligible entities to 
establish family self-sufficiency programs.--An 
eligible entity that is not administering a local 
program under this section and that meets such 
standards as the Secretary shall establish shall be 
eligible to receive an award under this subparagraph to 
cover costs relating to a family self-sufficiency 
coordinator position responsible for assisting in 
preparing and submitting an application to establish 
such a local program.''.

SEC. 9. RESIDENT COUNCILS.

Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Resident Councils.--
``(1) In general.--Each public housing project with not 
less than 50 dwelling units shall form a resident council to--
``(A) improve residents' quality of life and 
resident satisfaction; and
``(B) establish self-help initiatives to enable 
residents to create a positive living environment for 
families living in public housing.
``(2) Participation.--Each resident council formed under 
this subsection may actively participate through working 
partnerships with a public housing agency to advise and assist 
in all aspects of public housing operations in accordance with 
part 964 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor regulation.
``(3) Requirements.--
``(A) In general.--A resident council shall consist 
of individuals residing in public housing and shall 
meet the requirements described in this paragraph in 
order to--
``(i) receive official recognition from the 
public housing agency and the Secretary;
``(ii) be eligible to receive funds for 
resident council activities; and
``(iii) be eligible to receive stipends for 
officers for their related costs in connection 
with volunteer work in public housing.
``(B) Residents represented.--A resident council 
may represent residents residing in--
``(i) scattered site buildings;
``(ii) areas of contiguous row houses;
``(iii) 1 or more contiguous buildings;
``(iv) residents with tenant protection 
vouchers;
``(v) residents now in Rental Assistance 
Demonstration-converted properties who maintain 
their prior existing rights under sections 6 
and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437d, 1437g);
``(vi) a development; or
``(vii) any combination of clauses (i) 
through (vi).
``(C) Elections.--
``(i) Written procedures.--A resident 
council shall adopt written procedures, such as 
by-laws or a constitution, which shall--
``(I) provide for a democratically 
elected governing board that--
``(aa) consists of not less 
than 5 members; and
``(bb) is elected--

``(AA) by the 
voting membership of 
the residents of the 
public housing; and

``(BB) in elections 
that occur on a regular 
basis not less 
frequently than every 2 
years; and

``(II) provide for the recall of 
the resident council by the voting 
membership through a petition or other 
expression of the desire of the voting 
membership for a recall election and 
set the threshold percentage of voting 
membership who are required to be in 
agreement in order to hold a recall 
election, which percentage shall be not 
less than 10 percent of the voting 
membership.
``(ii) Voting membership.--The voting 
membership of a resident council shall consist 
of heads of households of the public housing 
dwelling units of any age and other residents 
not less than 16 years of age.
``(4) Stipends.--Public housing agencies may provide 
stipends to resident council officers who serve as volunteers 
in their public housing developments, which shall--
``(A) not exceed $1,000 per month per officer;
``(B) not be required for officers for whom 
receiving the stipend would affect other income-
calculated benefits; and
``(C) be decided locally by the resident council 
and the public housing agency.
``(5) Applicability of 2-year election cycle.--The 
requirement under paragraph (3)(C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB) shall apply on 
and after January 1, 2025.''.

SEC. 10. REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT.

Section 9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
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