[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1235 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1235

 To amend section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to ensure 
     that operating and capital assistance is provided for certain 
           previously assisted public housing dwelling units.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2007

 Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
 Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
 and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to ensure 
     that operating and capital assistance is provided for certain 
           previously assisted public housing dwelling units.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Housing Equal Treatment Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY ASSISTED PUBLIC HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(o) Ensuring Correct Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, in determining the allocations for each public housing 
        agency from the Operating and Capital Funds pursuant to this 
        section, the Secretary shall include as dwelling units eligible 
        for such assistance all public housing dwelling units that--
                    ``(A) are owned by the public housing agency at the 
                time of such determination; and
                    ``(B) before the date of the enactment of the 
                Public Housing Equal Treatment Act of 2007 have 
                received development, operating, capital, or 
                modernization assistance pursuant to the terms of any 
                agreement with Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development authorizing the agency to expend such funds 
                on behalf of such units.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to assistance under section 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.
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