<enum>I</enum><header>Workforce Housing Development Act</header><section id="idE111BA24CDCF44A79542EA9E67FE2847"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Workforce Housing Development Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idCFC05FCB47104C24BF46736C57164630"><enum>102.</enum><header>Competitive grant program to support workforce housing units</header><subsection id="id9F4A73CF3E8A4C87A211F04A9AAA2D40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id2CC37702D7B54422945BA0D518598463"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affordable</header><text>The term <term>affordable</term>, with respect to a workforce housing unit, means that the total housing costs for the unit do not exceed 30 percent of the income of the buyer of the workforce housing unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF790DEEEC4D64505A6F2D79B3E642B6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id02934F353EC2430BA5F532E2E3AFDC39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5529D9FE43434F9BB94697906310BAAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30D32FEA459245C995BC4B5AF30F4B2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dwelling</header><text>The term <term>dwelling</term> means any building, structure, or portion thereof that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by 1 or more individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2030A5C64EB645B3902D9B55A92F4613"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idFC2B2911EB8045E0BF41962E3D44306E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08F96D047B794BCB8F69FEE2EEE5B243"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit housing developer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80213B9CC2AB42B496FAACA9DD8E3EC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an agency or instrumentality of a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB516760FB6CC44E18A2AF3E6A87B3404"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public housing agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD99597B17A54794B93F62B5F5653F99"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a community development financial institution, as defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4702">12 U.S.C. 4702</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF0F516F40B7C4BB5A8635AD5EEF81E70"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a resident-owned community; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B8B305EA000441D8320A9A1321F2B72"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other entity that supports housing development, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05D59C151FB242E6AC7E5CC6C23383BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>First-time homebuyer</header><text>The term <term>first-time homebuyer</term> has the meaning given the term in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12704">42 U.S.C. 12704</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB817E210C05A414AA655BA4E06FE8E1A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonprofit housing developer</header><text>The term <term>nonprofit housing developer</term> means a nonprofit organization having as one of its principal purposes the creation, development, or preservation of housing, including a subsidiary of a public housing agency. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7CE325F9A5CD4D2A9169FC280A2C3E86"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the grant program established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2F19C9FB8C447DCB878A9E9B7A22741"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Public housing agency; State</header><text>The terms <term>public housing agency</term> and <term>State</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA0D2FE7AC7C4A97829EC461A261EE94"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBB8862F43B0246C490F2CBB3B3686310"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Total housing costs</header><text>The term <term>total housing costs</term> means mortgage principal and interest, taxes, and insurance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF4AF774188844EAE852487062D7D1853"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Workforce housing unit</header><text>The term <term>workforce housing unit</term> means a 1- to 4-unit dwelling—</text><subparagraph id="id54E3490E17004E819B0CAC4D199A3F62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is the primary residence of the buyer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FF24828FC834185981AE851D0F14081"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which none of the units are rented; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE3BD2573A474C928EB4A49C0A25CC36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is affordable to buyers with incomes of not more than 100 percent of the area median income.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id35D4FBE040F24E8DB39FCFDC44F0D2C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities to increase the supply of affordable workforce housing units.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB30969758F5F43F8A8D466F8F445C34B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A recipient of a grant under the Program shall use grant funds for the construction, preservation, or rehabilitation of workforce housing units, which shall remain affordable for a period of not less than 5 years from the sale of the workforce housing unit.</text></subsection><subsection id="idAF610737D0974697B29FD559AC0D4A68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application and selection process</header><paragraph id="id30374370A6B54D87A34152F338167A94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing—</text><subparagraph id="id01E75D375C49478B8A1A5C4345B49FFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the construction, preservation, or rehabilitation projects to be supported by the grant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0623690B6724D2B890370287376E472"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF250876031E470D9FBF755D35BCAAD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of grantees</header><subparagraph id="idDC499093EEEE4996A12AFE20CBA7FCED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to award grants under the Program on a competitive basis, which may include consideration of whether—</text><clause id="idDDA1DDAD0DE24426897F0DBE68BE9DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the median price of workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant is increasing;</text></clause><clause id="idAB6AEC26C35D485F8FC9BF58CCAAC47A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the supply of available workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant is decreasing; and</text></clause><clause id="idAB7D275787FC42DCB5D36756EDA9E49D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether employers in the area to be served by the grant are struggling to recruit employees due to the lack of affordable housing options.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AF796EC9F6C4BEEA45E6A1F49C7570A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible entities that demonstrate a lack of affordable workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1E4BA631D186473C9BCBCFAC4946213B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the Program, which shall include—</text><paragraph id="idfd3f1ff42c7a49a998deb6bd8016b763"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of grant recipients and the amount awarded to each grant recipient;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0e487e75d03e4bdcad69360c5af68deb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the projects assisted using grant funds, including the number of affordable workforce housing units created, preserved, and rehabilitated under the Program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90fe7ab18e014b87aed144859db6990a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the households that purchased homes assisted under the Program, including the number of first-time homebuyers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id059a883636134118a8368619d60dc123"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other metrics that the Secretary determines necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7065D4D2E8F647F094BE175214AB42B3" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Workforce Housing Development Fund</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id6456082BFFAF4881A7D6B12DD456038F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the <quote>Workforce Housing Development Fund</quote> to carry out the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCAEDA03F77F5442CA6C347F5EC70201E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated and deposited into the fund established under paragraph (1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>

117 S4789 IS: Expand Housing Opportunities Act U.S. Senate 2022-09-06 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.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Expand Housing Opportunities Act

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Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—Workforce Housing Development Act

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Competitive grant program to support workforce housing units.

TITLE II—State Affordable Housing Trust Fund Match Act

Sec. 201. Short title.

Sec. 202. State affordable housing trust fund match.

TITLE III—Prevent Evictions Act

Sec. 301. Short title.

Sec. 302. Definitions.

Sec. 303. Landlord-tenant mediation competitive grant program.

<enum>I</enum><header>Workforce Housing Development Act</header><section id="idE111BA24CDCF44A79542EA9E67FE2847"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Workforce Housing Development Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idCFC05FCB47104C24BF46736C57164630"><enum>102.</enum><header>Competitive grant program to support workforce housing units</header><subsection id="id9F4A73CF3E8A4C87A211F04A9AAA2D40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id2CC37702D7B54422945BA0D518598463"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affordable</header><text>The term <term>affordable</term>, with respect to a workforce housing unit, means that the total housing costs for the unit do not exceed 30 percent of the income of the buyer of the workforce housing unit.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF790DEEEC4D64505A6F2D79B3E642B6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id02934F353EC2430BA5F532E2E3AFDC39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5529D9FE43434F9BB94697906310BAAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id30D32FEA459245C995BC4B5AF30F4B2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dwelling</header><text>The term <term>dwelling</term> means any building, structure, or portion thereof that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by 1 or more individuals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2030A5C64EB645B3902D9B55A92F4613"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idFC2B2911EB8045E0BF41962E3D44306E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or unit of local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08F96D047B794BCB8F69FEE2EEE5B243"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit housing developer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80213B9CC2AB42B496FAACA9DD8E3EC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an agency or instrumentality of a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB516760FB6CC44E18A2AF3E6A87B3404"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public housing agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD99597B17A54794B93F62B5F5653F99"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a community development financial institution, as defined in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4702">12 U.S.C. 4702</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF0F516F40B7C4BB5A8635AD5EEF81E70"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a resident-owned community; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B8B305EA000441D8320A9A1321F2B72"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other entity that supports housing development, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05D59C151FB242E6AC7E5CC6C23383BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>First-time homebuyer</header><text>The term <term>first-time homebuyer</term> has the meaning given the term in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12704">42 U.S.C. 12704</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB817E210C05A414AA655BA4E06FE8E1A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonprofit housing developer</header><text>The term <term>nonprofit housing developer</term> means a nonprofit organization having as one of its principal purposes the creation, development, or preservation of housing, including a subsidiary of a public housing agency. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7CE325F9A5CD4D2A9169FC280A2C3E86"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the grant program established under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2F19C9FB8C447DCB878A9E9B7A22741"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Public housing agency; State</header><text>The terms <term>public housing agency</term> and <term>State</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA0D2FE7AC7C4A97829EC461A261EE94"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBB8862F43B0246C490F2CBB3B3686310"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Total housing costs</header><text>The term <term>total housing costs</term> means mortgage principal and interest, taxes, and insurance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF4AF774188844EAE852487062D7D1853"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Workforce housing unit</header><text>The term <term>workforce housing unit</term> means a 1- to 4-unit dwelling—</text><subparagraph id="id54E3490E17004E819B0CAC4D199A3F62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is the primary residence of the buyer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FF24828FC834185981AE851D0F14081"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which none of the units are rented; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE3BD2573A474C928EB4A49C0A25CC36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is affordable to buyers with incomes of not more than 100 percent of the area median income.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id35D4FBE040F24E8DB39FCFDC44F0D2C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible entities to increase the supply of affordable workforce housing units.</text></subsection><subsection id="idB30969758F5F43F8A8D466F8F445C34B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A recipient of a grant under the Program shall use grant funds for the construction, preservation, or rehabilitation of workforce housing units, which shall remain affordable for a period of not less than 5 years from the sale of the workforce housing unit.</text></subsection><subsection id="idAF610737D0974697B29FD559AC0D4A68"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application and selection process</header><paragraph id="id30374370A6B54D87A34152F338167A94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing—</text><subparagraph id="id01E75D375C49478B8A1A5C4345B49FFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the construction, preservation, or rehabilitation projects to be supported by the grant; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0623690B6724D2B890370287376E472"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF250876031E470D9FBF755D35BCAAD3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of grantees</header><subparagraph id="idDC499093EEEE4996A12AFE20CBA7FCED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria to award grants under the Program on a competitive basis, which may include consideration of whether—</text><clause id="idDDA1DDAD0DE24426897F0DBE68BE9DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the median price of workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant is increasing;</text></clause><clause id="idAB6AEC26C35D485F8FC9BF58CCAAC47A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the supply of available workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant is decreasing; and</text></clause><clause id="idAB7D275787FC42DCB5D36756EDA9E49D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether employers in the area to be served by the grant are struggling to recruit employees due to the lack of affordable housing options.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AF796EC9F6C4BEEA45E6A1F49C7570A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants to eligible entities that demonstrate a lack of affordable workforce housing units in the area to be served by the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1E4BA631D186473C9BCBCFAC4946213B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the Program, which shall include—</text><paragraph id="idfd3f1ff42c7a49a998deb6bd8016b763"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of grant recipients and the amount awarded to each grant recipient;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0e487e75d03e4bdcad69360c5af68deb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the projects assisted using grant funds, including the number of affordable workforce housing units created, preserved, and rehabilitated under the Program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90fe7ab18e014b87aed144859db6990a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the households that purchased homes assisted under the Program, including the number of first-time homebuyers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id059a883636134118a8368619d60dc123"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other metrics that the Secretary determines necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7065D4D2E8F647F094BE175214AB42B3" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Workforce Housing Development Fund</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id6456082BFFAF4881A7D6B12DD456038F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the <quote>Workforce Housing Development Fund</quote> to carry out the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCAEDA03F77F5442CA6C347F5EC70201E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated and deposited into the fund established under paragraph (1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>State Affordable Housing Trust Fund Match Act</header><section id="idee85159f8940425ca08509b994f89d64"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>State Affordable Housing Trust Fund Match Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idcf8e2e7a3db744b2928d754a4b274746"><enum>202.</enum><header>State affordable housing trust fund match</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 217 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12747">42 U.S.C. 12747</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id600E58DF267C4AD28BD93E12353D1C65" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="idAAC4FC91FEF645178A0F3BAA4294FDC3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>State affordable housing trust fund match</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5E9C625ABA44A0F801A327A05F484DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id32BDC5C15C1E4621B371F1D168E388CF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Affordable housing needs</header><text>The term <term>affordable housing needs</term> means housing, housing construction, or housing improvements designated for low-income individuals, including individuals experiencing substance use disorders, veterans, individuals in rural communities, individuals experiencing homelessness, or individuals experiencing disabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D53540511834DFAB607C3E617F35341"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bonus amount</header><text>The term <term>bonus amount</term> means an increased amount allocated to a State under paragraph (2)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9177DF76E09E4035BC6A0807AB58141A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered housing assistance</header><text>The term <term>covered housing assistance</term>—</text><clause id="id16938D650BE347F4AADBECC23F01EEC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>means housing-related assistance that—</text><subclause id="id093A406F545C41D8AF3553D285D6FD7F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is provided by the Federal Government or a State or local government, or an agency or instrumentality thereof; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idEA6E784E932E45BBB26061BFE2FCD00C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>imposes affordable housing quality or safety measures that are acceptable to the Secretary; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idCA0993372D0445DF9973166D5A9F0896"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes—</text><subclause id="idD5DE39F65A764E969039A630B246A375"><enum>(I)</enum><text>assistance provided under—</text><item id="id02BC1AF3B3424889A59369B6E967D808"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the HOME Investment Partnerships Program under this title;</text></item><item id="idF218469BDAE14C68B2C4645BF5AEBD05"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Federal Housing Administration’s Risk-Sharing Programs under section 542 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-22">12 U.S.C. 1715z–22</external-xref>);</text></item><item id="ida6cb74a6df804ba9a25768950e5a98dd"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Community Development Block Grant Program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></item><item id="id7a70d4e785da4097a5a2af5b79e1bab4"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the Housing Trust Fund under section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4568">12 U.S.C. 4568</external-xref>);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id256F4F0F915C4510A535CD6FA32D0BE8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>tax credits provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/42">section 42</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idd8fc60c5064b48caa717ac8c61a6518d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>funding derived from proceeds of bonds that are—</text><item id="id1aaa0ec75f9f42dfa8c4abc32713e4d1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>exempt from tax under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/103">section 103</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and</text></item><item id="id775bf379fd674f0da8b10b75f78e39f9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>part of an issue 95 percent or more of the proceeds of which are used to provide qualified residential rental projects (as defined in section 142(d) of such Code).</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id152c8cfd026f42d0a9f678fad96b309e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>COVID–19 emergency period</header><text>The term <term>COVID–19 emergency period</term> means the period beginning in fiscal year 2020 and ending in the fiscal year that begins after the last day of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>) with respect to COVID–19.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA4A7149E128468392F03D2D63DF89F5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Eligible State</header><clause id="idEA1A76C967D8440CA92D1B46A86E1AB9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible State</term>, with respect to eligibility to receive a bonus amount for a fiscal year, means a State that made a qualifying expenditure during any of the 3 preceding fiscal years, subject to clause (ii).</text></clause><clause id="id3AF56A8DC86842E89C9C58F356CFDF22" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>COVID–19 emergency</header><text>If the 3-fiscal year period referred to in clause (i) would include a fiscal year occurring during the COVID–19 emergency period, a State may elect to have the Secretary apply that clause by substituting <quote>the 3 most recent fiscal years that did not coincide with the COVID–19 emergency period</quote> for <quote>the 3 preceding fiscal years</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a1909d73bc04ad5b35a20fa58793bbd"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Housing for individuals experiencing substance use disorders</header><text>The term <term>housing for individuals experiencing substance use disorders</term> means—</text><clause id="id1a19017f4c5d41d7b5d7375616b9d4af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>housing that—</text><subclause id="id577303B362E94BA4A33478419AF1BA77"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is designed to meet the needs of an individual experiencing a substance use disorder or a family that includes such an individual; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idADCFE9FF835349DE8E64B7D9838E0FA3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>makes available supportive services that address the physical health, mental health, behavioral health, substance use treatment, or other needs of an individual described in subclause (I), which may include such services to the family of the individual; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8ebc9e6081e249ec8f325a4ee2392d18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recovery housing, as defined in section 550 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290ee-5">42 U.S.C. 290ee–5</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id77822FE1A9614947AC533640EFFD14E0"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Qualifying expenditure</header><text>The term <term>qualifying expenditure</term> means an expenditure—</text><clause id="id900B67E4193649C3BC10F3A654A9AF53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that was obligated, through a State affordable housing trust fund, for a project that also received covered housing assistance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id65A6F504D6064A69B85597B17CEB6E7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id91FB23BB50A14F14848A50DC4FF0B39C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not less than 20 percent of the beneficiaries of which are households with an income that is not more than 30 percent of the area median income; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idA761799A02124E0697CE3343D3542513" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not less than 40 percent of the beneficiaries of which are households with an income that is not more than 60 percent of the area median income;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id14F14B951CBA464DB731EA764A83C5CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that has a period of affordability of not less than 15 years; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7EC4D254E82C4C90BD55C95750DC4D05"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that has not been counted for purposes of the non-Federal matching requirement under section 220. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id7B846C475BB242BA8E389648569E7ABA"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Qualifying expenditure for extremely low-income households</header><text>The term <term>qualifying expenditure for extremely low-income households</term> means a qualifying expenditure that satisfies the criterion under subclause (I) of subparagraph (G)(ii).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE60237C169164631852EF4AA6A35F512"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Qualifying expenditure for low-income households</header><text>The term <term>qualifying expenditure for low-income households</term> means a qualifying expenditure that satisfies the criterion under subclause (II) of subparagraph (G)(ii).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62B7A1FB8F334F1C96224A08589CD754"><enum>(J)</enum><header>State affordable housing trust fund</header><text>The term <term>State affordable housing trust fund</term> means a fund operated by a State, or an agency or instrumentality thereof—</text><clause id="id07B27D4B6F0E48159C30F38B7EE51A3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that—</text><subclause id="id599A4272FE5049FF880D2385D875CDA8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provides financial assistance for a variety of affordable housing needs; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6807C2948BFA48C6A6FB2DDF06322EBE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>receives public funding; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9821A345389641CC83A5DFD26388B24B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>without regard to whether the State (or agency or instrumentality) designates the fund as a <quote>trust fund</quote> or otherwise.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB9A40D49B4334948AE50E0F4D20B329B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bonus amounts</header><subparagraph id="id9fbeb825a123483aa3ad2089f09788c4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, with respect to an eligible State that submits a complete application to the Secretary under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall increase the amount that would otherwise be allocated to the State under this section by an amount equal to the sum of the amounts calculated by the Secretary for the State under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9a230c849464cd898486c13741cbb58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demand exceeding available funds</header><text>If the total amount of bonus amounts that would otherwise be allocated under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year exceeds the amounts made available to carry out this subsection for that fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the bonus amount allocated to each State under subparagraph (A) on a pro rata basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4b0d343db8914a29b5fcc1f373928433"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bonus amount formulas</header><subparagraph id="idf35403d716df41ebb34c42043d4916b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Standard amount</header><text>The amount calculated under this subparagraph for a State for a fiscal year shall be 50 percent of the average amount that the State obligated for qualifying expenditures for low-income households during each of the preceding 3 fiscal years, subject to subparagraph (D).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6de8a8d67485448e801686bdd0004b2b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enhanced amount</header><text>The amount calculated under this subparagraph for a State for a fiscal year shall be not more than 75 percent of the average amount that the State obligated, during each of the preceding 3 fiscal years, subject to subparagraph (D), for—</text><clause id="id039E42142B6140AABDD56DD5F71717A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualifying expenditures for low-income households for projects that substantially complied with the definition of the term <term>housing for individuals experiencing substance use disorders</term> under paragraph (1); or</text></clause><clause id="id9C3B541B664E4E0BAF831D3F29EE8A8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>qualifying expenditures for extremely low-income households.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id306a88f8b3ce42e7b7a4c7220e4fba0d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No double-counting of qualifying expenditures</header><text>A qualifying expenditure by a State or State-designated entity counted under subparagraph (B) may not be counted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B09973034E746878BDAC5A2E399C06C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>COVID–19 emergency</header><text>If the 3-fiscal year period referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) would include a fiscal year occurring during the COVID–19 emergency period, a State may elect to have the Secretary make the calculation under those subparagraphs using the 3 most recent fiscal years that did not coincide with the COVID–19 emergency period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc875796a895401bad68c82ed92ad95e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><subparagraph id="ideb081daff22740e086c077be74fcbb9d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible State that wishes to receive a bonus amount shall submit to the Secretary an application, as part of the annual action plan required under section 91.320 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbcf003a8a6d494490703385fa73a113"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for purposes of determining the amount of the bonus amount—</text><clause id="iddf0abe4e801c417fbb758f3891140c1c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of each qualifying expenditure that the State wishes to be counted for purposes of calculating the amount of the bonus amount, including the fiscal year in which the qualifying expenditure was made;</text></clause><clause id="idb5475b29265549ecb2646caf68a6ee9b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of each project that the State has funded using a qualifying expenditure described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="id36812f3de591405da515b73be374e4fe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the State wishes each qualifying expenditure described in clause (i) to be counted in calculating—</text><subclause id="id54578fdbf4b149b5a833a3fe072dd6a8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the standard amount under paragraph (3)(A); or</text></subclause><subclause id="idbc51d70a01b64e2e9230bc2015b273e6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the enhanced amount under paragraph (3)(B);</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idc47a886c98be4764b091d840fe5217c6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the amount of each qualifying expenditure described in clause (i);</text></clause><clause id="idd238900117fc4f77a56e73298da139c7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an explanation of how each qualifying expenditure described in clause (i)—</text><subclause id="id6e995e7b8b92459aa2736c21773f87c2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>satisfies the definition of the term <term>qualifying expenditure</term> under paragraph (1), including the requirement under clause (i) of that definition; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9d9802090d2c4e3ea21cba9314cd2c05"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if applicable—</text><item id="idE8344F6E54424211A43FA48FC495824E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>funded a project that substantially complies with the definition of the term <term>housing for individuals experiencing substance use disorders</term> under paragraph (1); or</text></item><item id="id4F7ABD806CC543B2A789F037EFFB9AE7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>was a qualifying expenditure for extremely low-income households; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id1d2e6879d1574f6cbf30f7c1e4705ccb"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a timeline for completion of each project described in clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdac1db41adf42918852c58a4defd89b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tracking of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall, for each State that wishes to receive a bonus amount—</text><clause id="id1b64edd84cc54bb894d687f2e1075de6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require the State to develop and maintain a system to—</text><subclause id="id130d3c796fb642e0a30830cafb992e68"><enum>(I)</enum><text>track obligated funds from a State affordable housing trust fund; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idcc98fdc14c8c45d692a0e0396f87f6e1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensure that each obligation described in subclause (I) that the State claims as a qualifying expenditure under subparagraph (B)(i) constitutes a qualifying expenditure; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id72b38c40e6de44be862eed254525f407"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish minimum requirements for agreements, between the State and each entity that receives assistance from the State in the form of a qualifying expenditure, which shall include—</text><subclause id="id2651eadb6dd848d595a440eab74030c4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appropriate periodic financial and project reporting, record retention, and audit requirements for the duration of the assistance to ensure compliance with the definition of the term <term>qualifying expenditure</term> under paragraph (1); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id4a41cd82cad24fac9dd819e9dec98c35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other requirements that the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure appropriate administration of amounts from State affordable housing trust funds for purposes of this subsection.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f5c7c9a1c384365886c1887b3de78bf"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Oversight</header><subparagraph id="id77da7b9b6ab14353abe995ce1b648991"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2026, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the implementation of this subsection during the preceding 4-year period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11e649c4de934eb38bf5d760cafaed60"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In each report submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id50bf39da4d4c465384d2e8e16091da14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify each State that received a bonus amount, and the amount of the bonus amount;</text></clause><clause id="id45d7113b37a549e29d2e296d049aad56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe whether States have increased investment in and obligation of funds from State affordable housing trust funds as a result of the increased funding provided under this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="id149641a6503c46efb124a665ebd762d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>describe how many more units were created by the bonus amount in each State that received a bonus amount;</text></clause><clause id="idade324d438e04f448a461922ee3571d3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describe the populations targeted by projects that were funded with qualifying expenditures or funded by bonus amounts, such as individuals experiencing substance use disorders, veterans, individuals in rural communities, individuals experiencing homelessness, or individuals experiencing disabilities;</text></clause><clause id="id488e77b69ae0494d84af285c61ff6339"><enum>(v)</enum><text>describe the average length of affordability periods for—</text><subclause id="id70B77212D6DD474D88A358CA95989A48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>projects funded with qualifying expenditures; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9AECB09BAE5C4CA5AFBA229CA2DFAA76"><enum>(II)</enum><text>projects funded by bonus amounts;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3f411eaa431c4e3491998fa3892728a1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>for each State that received a bonus amount, describe whether the State used the bonus amount for—</text><subclause id="id686966F9ADC74962BD4194E0F5D61656"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8C7FCF1D833941DDBB3DF61E1379758E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>assistance to home buyers; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idAE1D547A3AB94A72AC5FDB6629E482BF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>rental housing activities; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c900091d08f4800aaf430ba4b6f2a94"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>assess any other metric that the Secretary determines necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7195847DDBA42AC9ACA8252498BD3CC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc41f9fad4696413c9daee3ac7c262ea2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Relation to minimum State allocation</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to consider the amount of a bonus amount allocated to a State in determining under subsection (b)(2) whether the formula established under subsection (b) would allocate less than $3,000,000 to the State.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>III</enum><header>Prevent Evictions Act</header><section id="id1bb3a78fc4464fc69ef82788b80ebb75"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Prevent Evictions Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id4d6e58bd2f5742f6a6533e4d4d7f0a7f"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id0815eb68edd94bfaa87a15bdef90f267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered grant</header><text>The term <term>covered grant</term> means an implementation grant or program expansion grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc95997f13c5445628cc24ca34697eba5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State or a court thereof, a political subdivision of a State or a court thereof, a Tribal government, or any other appropriate public or nonprofit entity as determined by the Secretary, that is formulating or carrying out a program that primarily involves meditation between landlords and tenants.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1220a217a1a849718d3781b1c306e36c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation grant</header><text>The term <term>implementation grant</term> means a grant awarded under section 303(b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id32e88ca69e6a49b0ac735c163979c905"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Program expansion grant</header><text>The term <term>program expansion grant</term> means a grant awarded under section 303(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7afc7c1368149e4a37181f8d11224a9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idb01c806fd32a4a0f8b49a74a3fff6959"><enum>303.</enum><header>Landlord-tenant mediation competitive grant program</header><subsection id="idb0bc3565ad6c4b458315ddc9942fb4fa"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award competitive grants under subsections (b) and (c) to eligible entities to assist those entities in establishing and administering, or continuing, landlord-tenant mediation programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6335dedab8f44e89ac7f917cbbc4e5b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation grants</header><paragraph id="id719d8b14fede4118beea9d16bf4c99e8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible entities to assist the entities in establishing and administering landlord-tenant mediation programs.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id87b73ed9cced469cae250d90cbd32226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The term of an implementation grant shall be 2 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c6ec3269f3f494bafd2280ed057e9cc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of an implementation grant shall be not more than $1,500,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd8ef0fade1c04462945d574f8a8fb785"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity may use an implementation grant to establish—</text><subparagraph id="id74712a47dbdd4b3fa2047119a09f7f40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a statewide mediation program; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb25c965dca22474c9125382e5cb14a52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a mediation program in a political subdivision of a State or in the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that demonstrates a high need for such a program due to—</text><clause id="idcdadb86d70bf4b4d837ca4c91fb28ade"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the rate of evictions in the political subdivision or Tribal jurisdiction; or</text></clause><clause id="ide0fffdad78554d278e49bace7b0e6414"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other characteristics of the political subdivision or Indian Tribe that contribute to the rate of evictions in the political subdivision or Tribal jurisdiction.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id38d57f261d4141efbcbc311d1b0f4da7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a mediation program established using an implementation grant may not exceed 50 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9e5fcba2c48f429f89352b43b3d4ce0c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program expansion grants</header><paragraph id="id9683eeee8bf74fcdae8808b6c84c471a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible entities to assist the entities in continuing activities related to landlord-tenant mediation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00fb22de788f41bfaa045e1d1c1eb98a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The term of a program expansion grant shall be 3 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id716d78717b424a0e925905fb2e28d4bd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of a program expansion grant shall be not more than $1,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e1f856d949e43a5b64ec72f97253b3e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><subparagraph id="idfecbda52d2e140549f2dcbc3a614827b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), amounts made available to an eligible entity under a program expansion grant shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, contributions made by the eligible entity for existing landlord-tenant mediation activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82dabc3ffbec458d8dc8d95603b839da"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction of existing funding</header><text>To the extent that amounts from a program expansion grant are used to replace funding for existing landlord-tenant mediation activities that is reduced for reasons beyond the control of the eligible entity, such use shall not be considered supplanting of amounts contributed by the eligible entity for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6db4199e97b54875b5c9ed08e8f4354d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>General rules for covered grants</header><paragraph id="idea287656a5e940b297f9fc279658ab00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity may use a covered grant to pay for operating costs, staff salaries, mediator compensation, information technology, interpreters, outreach services, and recruitment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43d5c2d04660416da09d4b338359cd8a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Good faith participation</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a covered grant shall encourage each party participating in the landlord-tenant mediation program funded by the grant to make a good faith effort to discuss potential resolutions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd6f902b158e4582b2d799646427cacc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic and population diversity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that recipients of covered grants represent—</text><subparagraph id="idacfd59cd0a704d5e950e4fadc35a2a79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diverse geographical areas of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id181901265ec74899bebc0288341e58dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>States, political subdivisions of States, and Indian Tribes of varying population sizes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72f242ad37a044f2808861133ea9223c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Free to tenants</header><text>A tenant may not be charged for participating in landlord-tenant mediation funded by a covered grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7473dccfad494db08526f0464bfa731a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Oversight requirements</header><text>For each year of a covered grant received by an eligible entity, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report that—</text><paragraph id="idda5a0b6db2e646fc9b841c6f94f941be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes how the eligible entity used the grant funds during that year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1246b3551c1842088266c0c18225f953"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes any performance data, relating to programs funded by the covered grant, that the eligible entity submitted to a State or political subdivision thereof, if applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1001ba31b1964a758ea6b445af7b20fb" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. </text></subsection></section>