3.0.0 3697 2023-01-11T13:29:41Z 2023-01-11T13:29:41Z House HR 2015-10-07 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 3697.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the .. . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''[Page H6892]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-10-07T14:01:00Z 2015-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2015-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N Housing and Community Development Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Housing and Urban Development Employment and training programs Housing and community development funding Low- and moderate-income housing Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public housing Residential rehabilitation and home repair Housing and Community Development 00 2015-10-07 Introduced in House 2016-01-08T19:46:21Z Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to revise the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program for economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons.

Public and Indian housing agencies that receive HUD development assistance, operating assistance, or modernization grants provided under the program (recipients) must report annually to HUD on their compliance with employment and contracting requirements and on the performance of their contractors and subcontractors.

HUD must develop and implement policies and procedures for imposing a series of administrative sanctions, graduated in severity, on recipients and their contractors and subcontractors for noncompliance with this Act or the program's requirements.

The HUD rental assistance program is exempted from requirements that:

  • opportunities for training and employment in connection with a housing rehabilitation, housing construction, or other public construction project be given to low- and very low-income persons residing within the metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) in which the project is located; and
  • contracts awarded for work in connection with such projects be given to businesses providing economic opportunities for such persons in those areas in which the assistance is expended.

HUD shall require that public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of multifamily properties assisted under the rental assistance program, and their contractors and subcontractors, make their best efforts to give low- and very low-income persons all the training and employment opportunities generated by or in such properties, including opportunities: (1) not involving property construction or rehabilitation; and (2) generated by assistance provided under the program.

HUD must also require that such PHAs and owners award work contracts in connection with these properties to businesses that provide economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons.

]]> Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To modernize and improve the program for economic opportunities for low-income persons under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3697ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3697ih.xml 2015-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.