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Title II — Community Resilience and Cooling Centers

H.R. 9021 · 119th Congress · May 22, 2026 · Lineage

II Community Resilience and Cooling Centers

Sec. 201 Grants for community resilience centers

(a)
Authority— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to eligible entities for establishing and assisting community resilience centers.
(b)
Eligible entities— Grants under the program under this section may be made only to a State, an Indian Tribe, a unit of general local government, or a nonprofit organization.
(c)
Eligible activities— Amounts from a grant under the program under this section may be used only to establish new, or assist existing, community resilience centers, including for—
(1)
acquisition or improvement of facilities to serve as community resilience centers;
(2)
acquisition or repair of cooling equipment, heating equipment, and generators for a community resilience center;
(3)
obtaining supplies of food, water, medical supplies, and emergency supplies for users of a community resilience center;
(4)
operating costs associated with a community resilience center, including hiring staff for a center;
(5)
obtaining educational material on climate change resilience and other related educational material; and
(6)
such other costs and activities relating to community resilience centers as the Secretary may provide.
(d)
Application— The Secretary shall provide for eligible entities to apply for grants under the program under this section and shall require applications to include an outreach plan to inform the community of the center.
(e)
Selection—
(1)
In general— The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive grants under the program under this section based on a competition, in accordance with such criteria as the Secretary shall establish.
(2)
Preference— The criteria under paragraph (1) shall provide preference for selection of eligible entities proposing to upgrade or improve existing spaces that are easily accessible to the community for use as community resilience centers.
(f)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

Sec. 202 Grants for community resilience and cooling centers to purchase or repair HVAC systems and passive cooling systems

(a)
Authority— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to eligible entities for the costs of acquiring, for a community resilience center or a cooling center—
(1)
new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, including backup power, generators, and microgrids; and
(2)
passive cooling solutions.
(b)
Application— The Secretary shall provide for eligible entities to apply for grants under the program under this section and shall require applications to include a statement identifying the number of people to be served through the grant.
(c)
Selection—
(1)
In general— The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive grants under the program under this section based on a competition, in accordance with such criteria as the Secretary shall establish.
(2)
Preference— The criteria under paragraph (1) shall provide preference for selection of eligible entities proposing to use the grant for costs described in subsection (a) for a community resilience center or cooling center.
(d)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
The term eligible entity means a State, an Indian Tribe, a unit of general local government, or a nonprofit organization.
(2)
The term passive cooling solutions includes—
(A)
cool or green roofs;
(B)
cool walls;
(C)
tree planting and maintenance; and
(D)
cool pavements.
(3)
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(e)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

Sec. 203 Grants for outreach and publicity regarding community resilience and cooling centers

(a)
Authority— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to States, units of general local government, and Indian Tribes for use to carry out outreach, publicity, and education activities to inform the public regarding the location, function, and availability of community resilience centers and cooling centers, including for—
(1)
collection of data regarding the locations of community resilience centers and cooling centers; and
(2)
development of platforms, websites, applications, and other tools and methods of communication to assist the public in locating such centers.
(b)
Selection— The Secretary shall select eligible entities to receive grants under the program under this section based on a competition, in accordance with such criteria as the Secretary shall establish.
(c)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035.

Sec. 204 Payroll credit for cooling centers

(a)
In general— Section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(g) Credit for cooling centers

“(1) In general—In the case of an eligible employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) for each calendar quarter an amount equal to the sum of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2).

“(2) Amount of credit

“(A) Extended hours—The amount determined under this subparagraph is—

“(i) the hourly cost of labor of the taxpayer, multiplied by

“(ii) the number of hours such taxpayer remained open to the public outside of normal operating hours during a heat emergency during the calendar quarter.

“(B) Free admission days—The amount determined under this subparagraph is—

“(i) the average daily admission revenue of the taxpayer, multiplied by

“(ii) the number of days during the calendar quarter that such taxpayer waived admission fees during a heat emergency.

“(C) Heat emergency—For the purposes of this subsection, the term heat emergency means an extreme heat warning, extreme heat watch, or heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service.

“(3) Limitation—The credit allowed by paragraph (1) shall not exceed the tax imposed by subsection (a) for any calendar quarter on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all individuals in the employ of the employer.

“(4) Carryover of unused credit—If the amount of the credit allowed under paragraph (1) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (3) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be carried to the succeeding calendar quarter and allowed as a credit under paragraph (1) for such quarter.

“(5) Eligible employer—For the purposes of this section, the term eligible employer means a community center, library, or museum that is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a).

“(6) Aggregation rule—All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one employer for purposes of this section.

“(7) Election not to have section apply—This section shall not apply with respect to any employer for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) not to have this section apply.

“(8) Regulations—The Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.”

(b)
Effective date— The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund— There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of the enactment of section 3111(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section (without regard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund or Account had this section not been enacted.