[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5071 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5071

 To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to permit certain grants to be used 
         for accessory dwelling units, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2024

  Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to permit certain grants to be used 
         for accessory dwelling units, 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 ``The Farmhouse-to-Workforce Housing 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS.

    Section 533 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) though (7) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as so 
                redesignated, by inserting ``(1)'' before 
                ``Preservation'';
                    (C) in paragraph (1), as so designated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``, except'' and all 
                        that follows through ``that structure'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (G), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(H) be used to provide loans or grants for accessory 
        dwelling units.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Assistance under this section for single family housing--
            ``(A) may only be provided with respect to housing that is 
        not less than 25 years old, as of the date on which the 
        occupancy permit for the housing is issued; and
            ``(B) to an individual may not exceed $200,000.
    ``(3) A grantee may not use less than 75 percent of the assistance 
provided under this section for single family housing for the purposes 
of grants.
    ``(4) Assistance under this section for an accessory dwelling 
unit--
            ``(A) may not cover more than 50 percent of the total cost 
        of the accessory dwelling unit; and
            ``(B) may not exceed $100,000 (as adjusted for inflation as 
        described in paragraph (5)).
    ``(5)(A) In this paragraph, the term `price index' means the 
Consumer Price Index (all items--United States city average) published 
monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    ``(B) In the case of any calendar year beginning after December 31, 
2025, the $100,000 dollar amount described in paragraph (4)(B) shall be 
increased by an amount equal to--
            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(ii) the percentage change in the price index amount 
        determined by the Secretary of Labor to represent the percent 
        change in the price index published for September of the 
        preceding year over the price index published for the September 
        of the year prior to the preceding year, adjusted to the 
        nearest one-tenth of 1 percent.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``not more than $16,000,000 (as adjusted for 
                inflation) of the'' after ``allocate''; and
                    (B) in the flush text following subparagraph (C), 
                by adding at the end the following: ``Any amounts 
                appropriated for this section in a fiscal year over 
                $16,000,000 shall be transferred to States that have 
                committed to grantees all funds allocated to the State 
                under this subsection.'';
            (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the owner of a 
single-family dwelling unit that uses assistance under this section for 
1 or more accessory dwelling units shall--
            ``(i) reside in the single-family dwelling unit or 1 of the 
        accessory dwelling units;
            ``(ii) maintain ownership of the single-family dwelling 
        unit and each accessory dwelling unit;
            ``(iii) ensure that no accessory dwelling unit is subject 
        to a lease or sublease of less than 6 months in duration; and
            ``(iv) earn not more than 150 percent of the area median 
        income.
    ``(B) The requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
(A) shall cease to be effective on the earlier of--
            ``(i) the date that is 5 years after the date on which the 
        final accessory dwelling unit is available for occupancy; or
            ``(ii) the death of the owner.
    ``(C) If the owner of a single-family dwelling unit does not meet 
the requirements under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the 
owner shall return to the Secretary the full amount of assistance 
received under this section.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) A recipient of assistance under this section may use not more 
than 20 percent of the funds for direct and indirect administrative 
costs related to projects carried out under this section, which--
            ``(1) may include--
                    ``(A) payment of reasonable salaries or contracts 
                for professional, technical, and clerical staff 
                actively assisting in the delivery of the project;
                    ``(B) payment of necessary and reasonable office 
                expenses such as office rental, supplies, utilities, 
                telephone services, and equipment, with any item of 
                nonexpendable personal property having a unit value of 
                $1,000 or more, acquired with funds provided under this 
                section specifically identified to the Secretary in 
                writing;
                    ``(C) payment of necessary and reasonable 
                administrative costs such as workers' compensation, 
                liability insurance, and the employer's share of Social 
                Security and health benefits, with payments to private 
                retirement funds only permitted if the grantee already 
                has such a fund established and ongoing;
                    ``(D) payment of reasonable fees for necessary 
                training of grantee personnel;
                    ``(E) payment of necessary and reasonable costs for 
                an audit upon expiration of the grant agreement;
                    ``(F) other reasonable travel and miscellaneous 
                expenses necessary to accomplish the objectives of the 
                specific grant which were anticipated in the individual 
                grant proposal and have been approved as eligible 
                expenses at the time of grant approval; and
                    ``(G) costs related to landlord education; and
            ``(2) may not include--
                    ``(A) preparing housing development plans and 
                strategies except as necessary to accomplish the 
                specific objectives of the project;
                    ``(B) substitution of any financial support 
                previously provided or currently available from any 
                other source;
                    ``(C) reimbursing personnel to perform construction 
                related to housing preservation assistance;
                    ``(D) buying property of any kind from persons 
                receiving assistance from the grantee under the terms 
                of the grant agreement;
                    ``(E) paying for or reimbursing the grantee for any 
                expense or debts incurred before the Secretary executes 
                the grant agreement;
                    ``(F) paying any debts, expenses, or costs which 
                should be the responsibility of the individual 
                homeowner, owner, tenant or household member of a 
                rental property, or owner (member) or non-member of a 
                co-op receiving assistance under this section outside 
                the costs of repair and rehabilitation as well as for 
                replacement housing (individual homeowners only);
                    ``(G) any type of political activities prohibited 
                by the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-122, 
                or any successor guidance;
                    ``(H) other costs including contributions and 
                donations, entertainment, fines and penalties, interest 
                and other financial costs unrelated to the assistance 
                to be provided, legislative expenses, and any excess of 
                cost from other grant agreements; or
                    ``(I) paying added salaries for employees paid by 
                other sources.
    ``(k) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$200,000,000 to carry out this section, to remain available until 
expended.
    ``(l) In this section, the term `accessory dwelling unit' means a 
self-contained dwelling unit--
            ``(1) located within, attached to, or detached from a 
        single-family dwelling unit; and
            ``(2) that is located on the same parcel of land as the 
        single-family dwelling unit.''.
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