S.Amdt. 1552

SA 1552. Mr. CORNYN 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.--Prior to establishing and revising building
code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, as appropriate, shall certify that achieving the
proposed targets established under this section will not
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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