[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 968 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 968

  To make the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security 
  cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public 
 housing an eligible activity under community development block grant 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2015

   Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. King of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security 
  cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public 
 housing an eligible activity under community development block grant 
                                program.

    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 ``P.J.'s Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    Paragraph (4) of section 105(a) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(4)) is amended by inserting 
after ``energy efficiency'' the following: ``and rehabilitation to 
improve public safety, including the acquisition, installation, and 
maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking 
mechanisms in public housing''.
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