Comfortable and safe temperature level in Federally assisted housing

(a)

Public housing and project-Based assistance

The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), by adding at the end the following:

(P)

Maintaining temperature level in units

The Secretary may require the owner of a dwelling unit receiving assistance under a housing assistance payment under this paragraph to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

; and

(2)in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 1437g), by adding at the end the following:

(p)

Use of funds To maintain temperate level in units

With respect to a public housing dwelling unit, the Secretary may use amounts in the Capital Fund or the Operating Fund to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

(b)

Supportive housing for the elderly

Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is amended by striking the last two subsections (each designated as subsection (m)) and inserting the following:

(m)

Maintaining temperature in units

The Secretary may require the owner of housing assisted under this section to ensure that each unit in that housing maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.