S.Amdt. 1142

SA 1142. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Tester)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 948
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations for
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VII of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. 7__.  In providing assistance under title V of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) using amounts
made available under title III under the heading ``Rural
Housing Service'', the Secretary of Agriculture shall
prioritize the maintenance needs for rural housing facilities
and staff needs, which shall include prioritizing--
(1) capital repairs for aging properties participating in
the rental housing programs of the Rural Housing Service;
(2) the needs of staff overseeing the Rural Housing Service
and field staff conducting housing inspections; and
(3) enforcement against property owners when those owners
fail to make necessary repairs.

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