[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2992]
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  SA 4032. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. 
Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall require each public housing agency that administers 
     public housing (as defined in section 3 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a)) or housing assisted 
     under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f)--
       (1) to allow, in each unfurnished dwelling unit, residents 
     to anchor furniture, televisions, and large appliances to the 
     wall without incurring a penalty or obligation to repair the 
     wall upon vacating the dwelling unit; and
       (2) to securely anchor to the wall all provided clothing 
     storage units covered by the Standard Safety Specification 
     for Clothing Storage Units (ASTM F2057-14) or any successor 
     standard, bookcases, televisions, and large appliances in 
     each furnished dwelling unit in which a child under the age 
     of 6 resides or is a frequent visitor.
       (b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     require public housing agencies to securely anchor all 
     provided clothing storage units covered by the Standard 
     Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Units (ASTM F2057-
     14) or any successor standard, bookcases, televisions, and 
     large appliances in furnished dwelling units in public 
     housing (as defined in section 3 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a)) and housing assisted under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (c) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     use such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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