Secure Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1989

Secure Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to: (1) prohibit cost containment requirements that limit security features in elderly and handicapped housing; and (2) encourage their inclusion in such housing's design.

 
HR 3494 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3494
To permit the inclusion of appropriate security features in housing for
elderly and handicapped families under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 19, 1989
Mr. COURTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To permit the inclusion of appropriate security features in housing for
elderly and handicapped families under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.
  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 `Secure Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF COST CONTAINMENT LIMITATIONS PREVENTING SECURITY
DESIGN FEATURES IN SECTION 202 HOUSING.
  Section 202(i)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(i)(3)) is
  amended by inserting after the period at the end of the 1st sentence the
  following: `The Secretary may not establish cost containment limitations
  that prevent or prohibit the inclusion of design features for the security
  of the residents, including exterior lighting and appropriate locks, doors,
  and windows.'.
SEC. 3. ENCOURAGEMENT OF INCLUSION OF SECURITY DESIGN FEATURES IN SECTION
202 HOUSING.
  Section 202(k) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(k)) is amended
  by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  `(3) The Secretary shall encourage the inclusion of design features for
  the security of the residents of housing assisted under this section,
  including exterior lighting and appropriate locks, doors, and windows.'.