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[H.R. 10179 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10179
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award
grants to States to develop and expand the industrialized construction
of innovative residential dwelling units, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 20, 2024
Ms. Caraveo (for herself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award
grants to States to develop and expand the industrialized construction
of innovative residential 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 ``Innovative Housing Solutions and
Affordability Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE INDUSTRIALIZED CONSTRUCTION OF
INNOVATIVE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.
(a) Grants From the Secretary.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'')
shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this section, establish a program to award grants on a
competitive basis to States to develop and expand the
industrialized construction of innovative residential dwelling
units.
(2) Application.--A State that seeks a grant under this
subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time and in such manner that the Secretary may require, and the
application shall contain the following information:
(A) A plan for the State to provide subgrants under
subsection (b).
(B) If the State intends to coordinate the
provision of subgrants under subsection (b) with a
Federal, State, or local program that is not
established under this section, a plan for the State to
coordinate the provision of the subgrants with the
Federal, State, or local program.
(C) The ability of the State to match the grant by
making available non-Federal funds to provide subgrants
under subsection (b).
(D) Any other information that the Secretary may
require.
(b) Subgrants.--
(1) In general.--A State that has received a grant under
subsection (a) shall provide subgrants on a competitive basis
to eligible entities for any of the following purposes:
(A) To reimburse not more than $350,000 of the
operating expenses of an eligible entity.
(B) To provide, for each innovative residential
dwelling unit that is constructed by an eligible
entity, an incentive in an amount determined by the
State--
(i) that is not greater than $6,000 for
each such unit that is not a unit of affordable
housing and an energy-efficient unit; and
(ii) that is greater than the incentive
described in clause (i) for each such unit that
is a unit of affordable housing and an energy-
efficient unit.
(C) To provide a fixed incentive of $50,000 if an
eligible entity agrees to construct not less than 10
percent of the innovative residential dwelling units
under a subgrant of the State as affordable housing.
(D) Any other purpose that, as determined by the
Secretary, would develop or expand the industrialized
construction of innovative residential dwelling units.
(2) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks a subgrant
from a State under this subsection shall submit to the State an
application at such time and in such manner as the State may
require, and the application shall contain any information that
the State may require.
(3) Limitation on subgrant recipients.--
(A) Deadline.--Not later than 2 years after the
date on which an eligible entity receives a subgrant
under this subsection, the eligible entity shall
complete each activity for which the eligible entity
received the subgrant.
(B) Postponement.--The Secretary may, on a case-by-
case basis, postpone the deadline for an eligible
entity to complete an activity under subparagraph (A).
(C) Sanctions.--If the Secretary determines, after
reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that
an eligible entity has failed to complete an activity
under subparagraph (A) by the deadline under
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B) (whichever is
applicable), the Secretary may--
(i) impose a civil monetary penalty on the
entity;
(ii) prohibit the entity from receiving
another subgrant under this subsection for a
period of time determined by the Secretary; or
(iii) take a combination of the actions
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(D) Considerations.--In determining the extent of
any penalty or prohibition to be imposed under
subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall consider the
severity of the eligible entity's violation under this
paragraph.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date
on which a State first provides a subgrant under subsection (b), the
State shall submit to the Secretary a report that includes the
following information with respect to the subgrants:
(1) The number of applications that the State has received
for a subgrant.
(2) The average cost to construct an innovative residential
dwelling unit under a subgrant of the State.
(3) The average cost to purchase such a unit.
(4) The number of such units.
(5) The number of such units that are affordable housing.
(6) Any other information that the Secretary may require.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through
2029 to carry out this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Affordable housing.--The term ``affordable housing''
means housing that is 1 or more of the following:
(A) Compliant with the conditions set forth in
section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12745).
(B) Eligible for financing under subparagraph (A)
or (B) of section 10(j)(2) of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(j)(2)).
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an
entity that--
(A) employs fewer than 500 individuals; and
(B) carries out--
(i) industrialized construction of
innovative residential dwelling units;
(ii) an innovative technology or process
that significantly reduces the on-site time and
labor necessary to construct residential
dwelling units, as determined by the Secretary;
or
(iii) a combination of the activities
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(3) Energy-efficient unit.--The term ``energy-efficient
unit'' means a residential dwelling unit for which the annual
household site energy consumption is designed to be less than
the average annual household site energy consumption for the
corresponding type of residential dwelling unit in the census
region where the residential dwelling unit is located, as
measured by the most recent Residential Energy Consumption
Survey of the Energy Information Administration.
(4) Innovative residential dwelling unit.--The term
``innovative residential dwelling unit'' means a residential
dwelling unit that--
(A) is modular, panelized, constructed with 3-D
printing technology, or constructed under a process
approved by a State; and
(B) is compliant with each building code that
applies to the site on which the residential dwelling
unit is to be located.
(5) Modular.--The term ``modular'' means, with respect to a
residential dwelling unit, being composed of not less than 2
modules built in a factory, transported to the site of the
residential dwelling unit, and attached to the foundation of
the residential dwelling unit.
(6) Panelized.--The term ``panelized'' means, with respect
to a residential dwelling unit, being composed of panels built
in a factory, transported to the site of the residential
dwelling unit, and attached to the foundation of the
residential dwelling unit.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' means each State, each
federally recognized Indian Tribe, the District of Columbia,
and each territory or possession of the United States.
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