H.R. 7360 would make permanent a federal grant program that helps public housing agencies improve safety and security in their buildings. The bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to these agencies—organizations that manage federally-funded housing for low-income residents—to purchase and install items like security cameras, alarm systems, lighting, carbon monoxide detectors, and smoke detectors. Individual housing agencies can receive up to $250,000 per year unless they are classified as "extra large" or manage over 5,000 units. The legislation authorizes $225 million in annual federal funding for this program going forward, making what was previously a temporary emergency program a permanent fixture of federal housing law.
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