To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to inspect buildings containing covered Federally assisted rental housing, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Building Collapse Prevention Act requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program within one year that enlists the National Institute of Standards and Technology to inspect federally assisted rental housing for structural problems. These inspections can be triggered either by a qualifying event such as a local building code violation or a structural defect identified by a licensed inspector, or at the request of HUD, a member of Congress, or after a building collapse has already occurred. The bill covers a broad range of federally subsidized housing programs, including public housing, Section 8 rental assistance, supportive housing for elderly and disabled individuals, Native American housing, and rural rental programs. The legislation aims to identify and prevent building collapses in affordable housing before they occur, protecting residents who live in federally funded properties. No specific funding amounts are mentioned in the bill text provided.
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