S.Amdt. 4032

SA 4032. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr.
Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:
Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall require each public housing agency that administers
public housing (as defined in section 3 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a)) or housing assisted
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f)--
(1) to allow, in each unfurnished dwelling unit, residents
to anchor furniture, televisions, and large appliances to the
wall without incurring a penalty or obligation to repair the
wall upon vacating the dwelling unit; and
(2) to securely anchor to the wall all provided clothing
storage units covered by the Standard Safety Specification
for Clothing Storage Units (ASTM F2057-14) or any successor
standard, bookcases, televisions, and large appliances in
each furnished dwelling unit in which a child under the age
of 6 resides or is a frequent visitor.
(b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
require public housing agencies to securely anchor all
provided clothing storage units covered by the Standard
Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units (ASTM F2057-
14) or any successor standard, bookcases, televisions, and
large appliances in furnished dwelling units in public
housing (as defined in section 3 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a)) and housing assisted under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(c) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
use such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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