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Section 8 Relief Act of 2014

H.R. 4478 · 113th Congress · Apr 10, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To require that any new contract to provide project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 have a term of 40 years, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Section 8 Relief Act of 2014”.

Sec. 2 40-year terms for section 8 project-based contracts

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any housing assistance payments contract to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) that is attached to a structure and is entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act shall have a term of 40 years.