S.Amdt. 1551

SA 1551. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1514 proposed by Mr.
Portman (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) to the amendment SA 1407
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in
advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 18, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
``(5) Low-income homeownership and affordable housing
considerations.--In establishing and revising building code
targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not
establish building code targets that will increase--
``(A) the cost of homeownership for individuals and
households who are otherwise eligible for public housing
assistance; or
``(B) costs to multifamily buildings participating in
Federal assistance or loan guarantee programs, including--
``(i) a multifamily building in a public housing project;
``(ii) a multifamily building in a multifamily housing
project receiving rental assistance under subsection (b) of
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) that is attached to the structure pursuant to
subsection (d)(2) of that section; and
``(iii) a multifamily building for which the mortgage
secured by the building is guaranteed by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
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