PHA Public Health Flexible Funding Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6296 To provide for the use of Public Housing Operating and Capital Fund amounts to address public health emergencies, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 19, 2020 Mr. STIVERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide for the use of Public Housing Operating and Capital Fund amounts to address public health emer- gencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PHA Public Health 4 Flexible Funding Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. USE OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL FUND AMOUNTS. 6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 7 public housing agency plan of any public housing agency, 8 during any fiscal year a public housing agency may use 9 any amounts allocated under section 9 of the United 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Mar 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6296.IH H6296 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6296 IH States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) for such 1 fiscal year for such agency for eligible activities under sub- 2 sections (d)(1) and (e)(1) of such section 9 that are de- 3 signed to prevent the spread of or address an immediate 4 threat to the health or welfare of a community from infec- 5 tious diseases, including the Coronavirus Disease 2019 6 (COVID-19) regardless of the fund under such section 9 7 from which the amounts were allocated and provided. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Mar 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6296.IH H6296 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS