[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1149. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, and Mr. 
Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VII of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 7__.  In providing assistance under title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) using amounts 
     made available under title III, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall prioritize the maintenance needs for rural housing 
     facilities and staff needs, which shall include 
     prioritizing--
       (1) oversight of aging rental housing program properties 
     with capital repair needs;
       (2) the needs of staff overseeing the Rural Housing Service 
     and field staff conducting housing inspections; and
       (3) enforcement against property owners when those owners 
     fail to make necessary repairs.
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