This part changes the words that set up a housing program in an old spending law. The program no longer has an end date. The cap on homes it can cover rises to 555,000. The housing agency must publish yearly findings on what happens to public housing and its tenants. It may also punish serious breaches of the rules.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“in the second proviso, by striking ``until September 30, 2029'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter'';”
The section amends the second proviso under the Rental Assistance Demonstration heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012, replacing an end date of September 30, 2029 with fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
What the document actually says
“in the second proviso, by striking ``until September 30, 2029'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter'';”
That sentence, in plain words
An end date comes out of the older words. New words go in. They say fiscal year 2012 and every year after that.
What this is about
The program used to have a set end date. Now it does not. Congress can still end it later.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“in the fourth proviso, by striking ``455,000'' and inserting ``555,000'';”
The section amends the fourth proviso to replace the figure 455,000 with 555,000.
What the document actually says
“in the fourth proviso, by striking ``455,000'' and inserting ``555,000'';”
That sentence, in plain words
One number comes out. A bigger number goes in. It rises from 455,000 to 555,000.
What this is about
The figure is a ceiling on how many homes the program can cover. Raising it lets more homes join. Nothing else about the figure changes.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“and inserting ``or other means, including the adoption of a mandatory tenant lease and management plan addendum for a property with assistance converted, if not otherwise covered by another program, under this demonstration:'';”
The section amends the twentieth proviso so that the means available now expressly include adopting a mandatory tenant lease and management plan addendum for a property whose assistance is converted under the demonstration, where the property is not otherwise covered by another program.
What the document actually says
“and inserting ``or other means, including the adoption of a mandatory tenant lease and management plan addendum for a property with assistance converted, if not otherwise covered by another program, under this demonstration:'';”
That sentence, in plain words
Some words come out and longer words go in. The new words add one more means. It is a required add-on to the lease and management plan.
What this is about
An addendum is an extra page added to a contract. Here it goes with a property whose aid has changed form. It applies only if no other program covers it.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary shall annually assess and publish findings regarding the impact of the conversion of assistance under the First Component of the demonstration with respect to the preservation and improvement of public housing, the amount of private sector leveraging resulting from such conversion transactions, the prevalence of pre-conversion residents remaining in or returning to the property following conversion, and the effect of such conversion on tenants”
The section adds a requirement that the Secretary assess and publish findings each year on the effect of conversion under the First Component of the demonstration, covering the preservation and improvement of public housing, private sector money drawn in by the conversions, how often residents from before a conversion stay or return, the effect on tenants including on the rights tenants hold under regulations and other documents, and other matters the Secretary thinks fit.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary shall annually assess and publish findings regarding the impact of the conversion of assistance under the First Component of the demonstration with respect to the preservation and improvement of public housing, the amount of private sector leveraging resulting from such conversion transactions, the prevalence of pre-conversion residents remaining in or returning to the property following conversion, and the effect of such conversion on tenants”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency must look at what conversion does each year and publish what it finds. It must cover whether public housing is kept and made better. It must cover private money drawn in. It must cover whether people stay or come back.
What this is about
Conversion changes the form of aid a property gets. Tenants can be affected by that. The yearly findings are how the public sees the result.
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The document says “can”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“That the Secretary may take remediative action or impose civil money penalties or other administrative sanctions for material violations of a requirement under the First and Second Components of this demonstration:”
The section adds a proviso letting the Secretary take remedial action or impose civil money penalties or other administrative sanctions for material violations of a requirement under the First and Second Components of the demonstration.
What the document actually says
“That the Secretary may take remediative action or impose civil money penalties or other administrative sanctions for material violations of a requirement under the First and Second Components of this demonstration:”
That sentence, in plain words
The housing agency may act when a rule is broken in a serious way. It may order a fix. It may charge money penalties or use other sanctions.
What this is about
A material violation is a breach that matters, not a small slip. Before this the tools were less clear. This spells them out.
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The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“That nothing in the matter under this heading shall be construed to diminish, impair, or otherwise negatively affect the Rental Assistance Demonstration property rights of owners or rights of tenants, which shall remain enforceable by tenants, as enumerated in current law, regulations, and other agency guidance or notices”
The section adds a proviso stating that nothing under the heading may be read as diminishing, impairing, or otherwise harming the property rights of owners or the rights of tenants under the demonstration, and that tenant rights remain enforceable by tenants as set out in current law, regulations, and agency guidance or notices, as regards properties converted under the First and Second Components.
What the document actually says
“That nothing in the matter under this heading shall be construed to diminish, impair, or otherwise negatively affect the Rental Assistance Demonstration property rights of owners or rights of tenants, which shall remain enforceable by tenants, as enumerated in current law, regulations, and other agency guidance or notices”
That sentence, in plain words
These words do not cut back the rights of owners. They do not cut back the rights of tenants. Tenants can still go to court over their rights.
What this is about
The rights come from law, rules, and agency notices. Those stay where they were. This part adds nothing to them and takes nothing away.
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The document says “shall”Who acts: public housing agenciesHow: statuteSec. 212 in the PDF
What the document says
“That any property owned by the public housing agency shall be used to replace, create, preserve, improve, or expand affordable housing supply, including as part of mixed use developments, and no conversion under the Rental Assistance Demonstration shall be used for sporting, private, or for-profit purposes”
The section adds a proviso requiring that property owned by a public housing agency be used to replace, create, preserve, improve, or expand affordable housing supply, including as part of mixed use developments, and barring a conversion under the demonstration from being used for sporting, private, or for-profit purposes, other than uses that maintain or expand housing supply and may draw on an affordable housing tax credit or other housing affordability program.
What the document actually says
“That any property owned by the public housing agency shall be used to replace, create, preserve, improve, or expand affordable housing supply, including as part of mixed use developments, and no conversion under the Rental Assistance Demonstration shall be used for sporting, private, or for-profit purposes”
That sentence, in plain words
Land a housing agency owns must serve affordable housing. It can replace, create, keep, improve, or grow it. A conversion may not be used for sport, private gain, or profit.
What this is about
Mixed use means homes and shops in one place. That is allowed. So is a project that keeps or adds homes using a housing tax credit.
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Each distinct thing the section does: the removal of the end date, the raised cap on units, the tenant lease and management plan addendum, the new annual assessment and publication duty, the power to take remedial action and impose penalties, the protection of owner and tenant rights, and the limit on what a converted property may be used for.
Nothing the section does is left out.
The section works by amending language under a heading in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012, which is not indexed here, so nothing is recorded about the rest of that program or about the First and Second Components it names.
