S.Amdt. 4351

SA 4351. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in
America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. COMPETITION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE- AND MULTI-
FAMILY HOMES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (in this section referred to as the
``Secretary''), in consultation with the Department of Energy
and the Environmental Protection Agency, shall--
(1) conduct a grant competition to provide grants to
academic organizations, nonprofit organizations, and for-
profit or nonprofit mission-driven developers to develop, or
rehabilitate existing, single- and multi-family homes--

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(A) for households with an income that is not more than 50
percent of the area median income; and
(B) with a focus on--
(i) reducing development costs;
(ii) increasing resiliency, energy efficiency,
accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and
(iii) selecting projects that are built to scale; and
(2) study the short- and long-term savings of the
resiliency and energy efficiency measures that were
implemented in the homes described in paragraph (1).
(b) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall
be awarded at completion of the contract for building a pre-
determined number of homes that abide by pre-determined
resiliency and energy efficiency measures.
(c) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize grant awards
that--
(1) develop or rehabilitate homes in areas with a severe
affordable housing shortage;
(2) focus on quality, durability and maintenance costs and
neighborhood design compatibility; or
(3) develop or rehabilitate homes with universal design
that provides access for individuals with disabilities.
(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the competition and study conducted under this
section, which shall include--
(1) a description of the projects funded and completed;
(2) the number and sales or rental price, as applicable, of
affordable houses built; and
(3) the results of the study described in subsection
(a)(2).
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