This part sets up a test program for heat and cold sensors in assisted rental homes. The housing agency gives grants so landlords and housing agencies can buy and install them. A sensor goes in only if the resident says yes in writing. Records of complaints are kept, and two reports go to Congress. The test ends after three years.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a temperature sensor pilot program to provide grants to public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to acquire, install, and test the efficacy of approved temperature sensors in residential dwelling units to ensure such units remain in compliance with temperature requirements.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a temperature sensor pilot program giving grants to public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental units to buy, install, and test approved temperature sensors, so that units stay in compliance with temperature requirements.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a temperature sensor pilot program to provide grants to public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to acquire, install, and test the efficacy of approved temperature sensors in residential dwelling units to ensure such units remain in compliance with temperature requirements.”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency must set up a test program. It gives money to landlords and housing agencies. They use it to buy and put in heat sensors and see if they work.
What this is about
Assisted rental homes must be kept at safe temperatures. A sensor measures the air and reports it. The test is meant to show whether that helps.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“the pilot program includes a diverse range of participants that represent different geographic regions, climate regions, unit sizes, and types of housing; and”
The section requires the Secretary to set eligibility criteria within 180 days of enactment, and in doing so to ensure that the pilot program takes in a diverse range of participants across geographic and climate regions, unit sizes, and housing types, and that the sensors will actually be installed and tested with the money awarded, including any internet connectivity that takes.
What the document actually says
“the pilot program includes a diverse range of participants that represent different geographic regions, climate regions, unit sizes, and types of housing; and”
That sentence, in plain words
The test must take in many kinds of people and places. It must cover different parts of the country. It must cover hot and cold places, big and small homes, and many housing types.
What this is about
Eligibility rules say who may join a program. The agency has 180 days to write them. The law tells the agency what the mix must look like.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: public housing agencies, owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling unitsHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“Each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that acquires 1 or more approved temperature sensors under this section shall, after receiving written permission from the resident of a dwelling unit, install such temperature sensor and monitor the data from such temperature sensor.”
The section requires a public housing agency or owner that buys approved temperature sensors under the section to install them and monitor their data, and to do so only after receiving written permission from the resident of the unit.
What the document actually says
“Each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that acquires 1 or more approved temperature sensors under this section shall, after receiving written permission from the resident of a dwelling unit, install such temperature sensor and monitor the data from such temperature sensor.”
That sentence, in plain words
The landlord or housing agency must ask the person who lives there first. The person must say yes in writing. Only then may the sensor go in.
What this is about
A sensor sits inside somebody's home. So the law makes consent a condition. Watching the readings is part of the same duty.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: public housing agencies, owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling unitsHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“Each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that installs 1 or more approved temperature sensors under this section shall collect and retain information about temperature-related complaints and temperature-related violations.”
The section requires each public housing agency or owner that installs sensors under the section to collect and keep information about temperature-related complaints and violations, and requires the Secretary to define both terms within 180 days of enactment.
What the document actually says
“Each public housing agency or owner of a covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit that installs 1 or more approved temperature sensors under this section shall collect and retain information about temperature-related complaints and temperature-related violations.”
That sentence, in plain words
The landlord or housing agency must write down complaints about heat and cold. It must write down breaches of the rules too. It must keep those records.
What this is about
The law does not yet say what counts as a complaint or a breach. The housing agency must define both. It has 180 days to do it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: public housing agencies, owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling unitsHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“Data collected from temperature sensors acquired and installed by public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units under this section shall be retained until the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development notifies the public housing agency or owner that the pilot program and the evaluation of the pilot program are complete.”
The section requires that data from sensors bought and installed under it be kept until the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development tells the agency or owner that the pilot program and its evaluation are finished.
What the document actually says
“Data collected from temperature sensors acquired and installed by public housing agencies and owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units under this section shall be retained until the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development notifies the public housing agency or owner that the pilot program and the evaluation of the pilot program are complete.”
That sentence, in plain words
The readings from the sensors must be kept. They are kept until the housing agency says the test and the study of it are done.
What this is about
Data is the record of what the sensors measured. The study needs it, so it cannot be thrown out early. The housing agency decides when that time comes.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish standards for the protection of personally identifiably information collected during the pilot program by public housing agencies, owners of federally assisted rental dwelling units, and the Secretary.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set standards, within 180 days of enactment, for protecting personally identifiable information collected during the pilot program by housing agencies, owners, and the Secretary.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish standards for the protection of personally identifiably information collected during the pilot program by public housing agencies, owners of federally assisted rental dwelling units, and the Secretary.”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency must set rules to guard private facts. It has 180 days to do it. The rules bind landlords and housing agencies. They bind the housing agency too.
What this is about
Some facts point to one person by name. Sensor records can carry facts like that. The rules say how they must be kept safe.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“Not later than 12 months after the establishment of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall publicly publish and submit to Congress a report that--”
The section requires an interim report 12 months after the pilot program begins and a final report within 36 months after it ends, each published publicly and submitted to Congress. Both must count temperature-related complaints and violations before and after sensors were installed, broken out by sensor technology and climate region, and identify barriers to full use of the sensors, including broadband access and tenant participation. The final report must also compare sensor technologies by climate zone, cost, features, and any other factors the Secretary identifies.
What the document actually says
“Not later than 12 months after the establishment of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall publicly publish and submit to Congress a report that--”
That sentence, in plain words
A first report is due one year after the test starts. The housing agency must post it and send it to Congress.
What this is about
Two reports are required, not one. The first comes while the test is running. The second comes after it is over.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“Projects assisted under this section shall be treated as projects assisted under the Community Development Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).”
The section provides that projects assisted under it are treated as projects assisted under the Community Development Block Grant program in title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
What the document actually says
“Projects assisted under this section shall be treated as projects assisted under the Community Development Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).”
That sentence, in plain words
Projects helped by this part count as another kind of project. They count as block grant projects. That program already exists.
What this is about
Treating one thing as another is a shortcut. It means the older program's rules carry over. This law does not restate them.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 106 in the PDF
What the document says
“The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this section.”
The section provides that the pilot program ends three years after the date the section is enacted.
What the document actually says
“The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this section.”
That sentence, in plain words
The test program stops after three years. The clock starts the day this part becomes law.
What this is about
A sunset is a built-in end date. The program stops on its own. Congress must act again to keep it going.
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“The term ``approved temperature sensor'' means an internet capable temperature reporting device able to measure ambient air temperature to the tenth degree Fahrenheit and Celsius selected from a list of such devices approved in advance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.”
The section defines an approved temperature sensor as an internet capable device that reports ambient air temperature to a tenth of a degree in Fahrenheit and Celsius and comes from a list the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has approved in advance.
What the document actually says
“The term ``approved temperature sensor'' means an internet capable temperature reporting device able to measure ambient air temperature to the tenth degree Fahrenheit and Celsius selected from a list of such devices approved in advance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.”
That sentence, in plain words
The device must connect to the internet. It must read the air to a tenth of a degree. It must come from a list the housing agency has already approved.
What this is about
A definition sets the reach of a rule. A device that fails any part of this test does not count. The list is drawn up before the grants go out.
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Each distinct thing the section requires or allows: the pilot program itself, the eligibility criteria and what they must ensure, the written permission needed before installing a sensor, the keeping of complaint records, the retention of sensor data, the standards for personal information, the interim and final evaluations, the treatment of assisted projects, the end date, and the definition of an approved temperature sensor.
The lists of covered programs and of owners in the definitions are summarized rather than quoted item by item.
The section creates a new program rather than amending an older statute. It reaches units assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Housing Act of 1959, and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, none of which are indexed here.
