Grandfamily Housing Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3153 To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 2023 Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself and Ms. PRESSLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, 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 to as the ‘‘Grandfamily Hous- 4 ing Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the LEGACY Act of 7 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at 8 the end the following: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3153.IH H3153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3153 IH ‘‘SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. 1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, not later 2 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, 3 establish a program to provide grants to owners of inter- 4 generational dwelling units. 5 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 6 under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwell- 7 ing unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at 8 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa- 9 tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. 10 ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—An owner of an in- 11 tergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under 12 this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs asso- 13 ciated with— 14 ‘‘(1) employing a service coordinator to— 15 ‘‘(A) offer onsite services to intergenera- 16 tional families, including tutoring, health care 17 services, afterschool care, and activities that are 18 age appropriate for children of various ages of 19 development; and 20 ‘‘(B) coordinate with any local kinship nav- 21 igator program (as described in section 22 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 23 674(a)(7)); 24 ‘‘(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational 25 families as described in subsection (d); 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3153.IH H3153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3153 IH ‘‘(3) planning and providing services to inter- 1 generational families; and 2 ‘‘(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing 3 spaces within the property that contains the inter- 4 generational dwelling unit for the services and pro- 5 grams provided to intergenerational families. 6 ‘‘(d) OUTREACH.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner of an intergen- 8 erational dwelling unit that receives a grant under 9 this section shall engage with intergenerational fami- 10 lies in the community surrounding the property that 11 contains the grandfamily housing owned by the 12 grant recipient by— 13 ‘‘(A) performing periodic informational 14 outreach; and 15 ‘‘(B) planning and offering events for in- 16 tergenerational families. 17 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Outreach under this 18 subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination 19 with a local kinship navigator program (as described 20 in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 21 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or enti- 22 ty in the State in which the intergenerational dwell- 23 ing unit is located. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3153.IH H3153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3153 IH ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 2 sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for 3 each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. 4 ‘‘(f) NONDISCRIMINATION.—The program established 5 under this section shall be implemented by the Secretary 6 in a manner that is consistent with the Fair Housing Act 7 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).’’. 8 (b) VAWA PROTECTIONS.—Section 41411(a)(3) of 9 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 10 12491(a)(3)) is amended— 11 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (O) and 12 (P) as subparagraphs (P) and (Q), respectively; and 13 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the fol- 14 lowing: 15 ‘‘(O) the program established under sec- 16 tion 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003;’’. 17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 18 of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and 19 Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report 20 that— 21 (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant pro- 22 gram established under section 206 of the LEGACY 23 Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3153.IH H3153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3153 IH (2) makes recommendations for legislative 1 changes that could allow for the grant program to 2 be more effective. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:26 May 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3153.IH H3153 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS