[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9195 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9195

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a 
  demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with a 
    significant expansion of the workforce, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2024

  Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mr. Nickel) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a 
  demonstration program to develop affordable housing in areas with a 
    significant expansion of the workforce, and for other purposes.

    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 ``SUPER Demonstration Act''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE 
              HOUSING.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall establish a demonstration program to award not more 
than 10 grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to develop 
affordable housing in areas with a significant expansion of the 
workforce.
    (b) Eligible Entity.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
section, an entity shall--
            (1) be--
                    (A) a unit of local government; or
                    (B) a public housing agency; and
            (2) demonstrate a significant need for more affordable 
        housing due to an expansion of the workforce from Federal 
        investments through the--
                    (A) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021;
                    (B) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and
                    (C) Chips and Science Act.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To apply for a grant under this 
        subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
        the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
        may reasonably require.
            (2) Zoning and regulatory reform.--
                    (A) Units of local government.--In an application 
                for a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity 
                that is a unit of local government shall include a plan 
                for the implementation of zoning and regulatory reform 
                to facilitate the development of affordable housing.
                    (B) Public housing agencies.--In an application for 
                a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity that 
                is a public housing agency shall include a plan for the 
                provision of additional flexibilities for affordable 
                housing construction and repair.
    (d) Selection Criteria.--
            (1) Units of local government.--For eligible entities that 
        are units of local government, the Secretary may only award 
        grants under this subsection to such entities that remove or 
        streamline local regulatory barriers to affordable housing 
        construction, including through the modification of local--
                    (A) zoning laws;
                    (B) environmental impact reviews; and
                    (C) parking minimums.
            (2) Public housing agencies.--For eligible entities that 
        are public housing agencies, the Secretary may only award 
        grants under this subsection to such entities that provide 
        additional flexibilities for affordable housing construction, 
        including through the repair and construction of affordable 
        housing.
    (e) Eligible Uses.--An eligible entity may use grant amounts 
awarded under this section to--
            (1) convert vacant office space to residential housing;
            (2) fund capital costs of the development, rehabilitation, 
        and physical improvements of affordable housing through public-
        private partnerships;
            (3) provide technical assistance to housing developers; and
            (4) identify sites for rehabilitation or new construction 
        in high-opportunity, mixed-income neighborhoods.
    (f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to eligible entities that are awarded a grant under this 
subsection with respect to using such grant amounts in conjunction with 
other Federally funded housing assistance programs.
    (g) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year 
        after the date of the enactment of this section and each year 
        thereafter that the demonstration program is active, conduct a 
        study to test the effectiveness of the demonstration program.
            (2) Elements.--The study conducted pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) an evaluation of the impact of the 
                demonstration program on the timeline of approval, 
                construction, and number of new affordable housing 
                developments; and
                    (B) a comparison of communities that participated 
                in the demonstration and communities that did not 
                participate in the demonstration program based on such 
                evaluation.
    (h) Transfer of Unobligated COVID Funds.--
            (1) Identification of funds to transfer.--Not later than 30 
        days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall identify $3,000,000,000 of 
        unobligated covered funds which shall be transferred to the 
        Secretary under paragraph (2).
            (2) Transfer.--Effective on the date that is 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this section, $3,000,000,000 of 
        the unobligated covered funds identified by the Secretary of 
        the Treasury under paragraph (1) shall be transferred to and 
        merged with other amounts made available to the Secretary to 
        carry out this section.
            (3) Availability and use.--Amounts transferred under 
        paragraph (2) shall remain available until expended.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affordable housing.--The term ``affordable housing'' 
        means housing that qualifies as affordable under section 215 of 
        the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
        U.S.C. 12745).
            (2) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means 
        amounts made available under--
                    (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act;
                    (B) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act;
                    (C) the CARES Act;
                    (D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
                Enhancement Act;
                    (E) the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021; 
                and
                    (F) the American Rescue Plan Act.
            (3) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing 
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
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