Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 4868-The Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010: A bill to help preserve federally financed and state-financed affordable housing at risk of conversion to market-rate housing, restore housing at risk of loss due to deterioration, protect residents of affordable housing; preserve troubled projects facing foreclosure, maintain housing affordability, create an affordable housing database, and reform the section 202 and rural housing programs; all provisions. S. 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 3045] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) H.R. 476- Fair Housing Fairness Act: A bill to authorize $20 million for each of the next five years to allow HUD to test for discrimination in home buying, renting, or financing; all provisions. HR 4099- Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; all provisions. S. 2897 - Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing. S 1676- Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009: A bill to allow the use of residual receipts from project-based voucher funded properties with expiring contracts to be transferred to nonprofit agencies that commit to preserving the affordable units; all provisions. H.R. 3897-Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009:A bill to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions. HR 3793- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. S. 1658- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009:A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions. HR 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas;all provisions. HR 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 4849-Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010: A bill to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, extend the Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives; Title II Section 204, Elective Payments in lieu of Low Income Housing Credits, all provisions authorizing elective payments (cash exchange) in lieu of LIHTCs for bond-financed buildings. HR 3641-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S 2827-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. HR 2847- Jobs for Main Street Act of 2009 (As Passed by the House): A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy; Division A, Title I, Chapter 6 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning & Development, all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, & closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. HR 2847(P.L. 111-147)- Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (As Passed by the House and Senate): A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, include 4% LIHTCs in the Sec. 1602 cash exchange, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, and closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. S. 1637-Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009: A bill to extend the existing new energy efficient home tax credit (section 45L) and allow it to be used more effectively with affordable multifamily housing; all provisions. HR 4109-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years; all provisions. S. 3141-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act of 2010: A bill to provide a five-year carry-back for current and future low-income housing tax credit investments and allow LIHTCs to offset 100 percent of federal tax liability; all provisions. HR 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. S 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. H.R. 4173-Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009:A bill to provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets; Title VII, Subtitle I, Section 9801 all provisions about the Multifamily Mortgage Resolution Program. HR 1935 -To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services; all provisions (affordable multifamily properties are often owned by partnerships in which the managing general partner assumes greater liablity for the property's compliance and management). HR 4213-The Tax Extenders Act of 2009 (as passed by the House):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; Title II Sec. 207 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010- all provisions about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit; and Title VI Subtitle A Partnership Interests Held by Partners Providing Services - all provisions which affect the tax treatment of income received by managing general partners (affordable multifamily properties are often owned by partnerships in which the managing general partner assumes greater liablity for the property's compliance and management). Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 4213-American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (as passed by the Senate):A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; all provisions related to affordable multifamily housing in Title I Part II Sec. 121 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010, Title VI Sec. 604 Extension of Low-Income Housing Credit Rules for Buildings in GO Zones, Title VI Sec. 608 Election of Refundable Low Income Housing Credit for 2010 and Title VI Sec. 609 Low-Income Housing Grant Election. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to extend the LIHTC cash exchange program to 4% credits generated from bonds, to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & to change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 3929- A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. S. 1761-A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. H.R. 4687-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010: A bill to extend the LIHTC cash-exchange program for 2010 9 percent tax credits (Section 1602 from ARRA) and expand the program to include 4 percent LIHTCs; all provisions. S. 1861-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone; all provisions to benefit multifamily properties. H.R. 4766-Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010: A bill to permanently extend the law that allows renters whose landlords have lost their properties to foreclosure the right to stay in the home for 90 days after the foreclosure or through the term of their lease, unless the property is sold to someone who will occupy the home; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5351F02], "Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification SystemAmendments; Final Rule," December 29, 2009; all provisions. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies when utility submetering is permissible in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properies under the Section 42 utility allowance rules; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Framework for the Revised Performance Based Contract Administrators Annual Contributions Contracts, October 20, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Overview of Key Elements of Invitation for Submission of Applications for Contract Administrators and Annual Contributions Contract Revisions, January 26, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice 2009-51: "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," December 11, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing [Docket No. FR5354N01] Notice:"HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing Documents: Proposed Revisions and Updates and Notice of Information Collection," January 21, 2010; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Multifamily Housing Notice H2010-04: "Revised Protocol for Placing a Flag in the Active Partners Performance System (APPS) When a Property Receives a Physical Inspection Score Below 60 but Above 30," January 22, 2010; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. Provided feedback to HUD on prelminary draft proposals for changes to FHA Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Programs Underwriting Requirements. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents) & for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS multifamily housing programs. Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Offered input on Draft 2010-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Strategic Plan; all provisions. Requested guidance from HUD on how to treat tenants' requests to use medical marijuana.

Client expense: $108,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 2995, S 1326, disaster state housing recovery act to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2995, S 1326 - disaster state housing recovery act to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 3288-FY 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act: A bill making appropriations for: Transportation-HUD; Commerce-Justice-Science; Financial Services; Labor-HHS; Military Construction-VA; and State-Foreign Operations, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; Division A, Title II Housing and Urban Development; - all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs, with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). Requested amendments [to H.R. 3288, Title II] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts [included], exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], funding &/or report language for HUD's Big Buy program, which was to assist property owners with compliance costs of the Lead Safe Housing Rule [not included], & maintaining $500,000 line item for LEP translations and services [included]. H.R. 2997-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2010; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Also requested amendments [to HR 2997] authorizing use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS multifamily housing programs [not included]; & reinstating interest subsidy to Section 538 program [not included]. H.R. 2996- the FY 2010 Interior-Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies (including a continuing resolution for FY 2009 appropriations until December 18, 2009); Division B Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Section 104 all provisions to prevent the termination of housing assistance to families with Housing Choice Vouchers in the new Section 169. Requested amendments [to HR 2996, Division B] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts[partial funding provided through Section 101, which included an extension for HUD funding under the continuing resolution], exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], funding for HUD's Big Buy program, which was to assist property owners with compliance costs of the Lead Safe Housing Rule &/or committee report language [not included] & including the $500,000 line item for LEP translations &services [in HR 3288]. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 3045] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. H.R. 476- Fair Housing Fairness Act: A bill to authorize $20 million for each of the next five years to allow HUD to test for discrimination in home buying, renting, or financing; all provisions. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. HR 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. HR 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election;all provisions. S 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election;all provisions. HR 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas;all provisions. HR 2847- Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010: A bill providing additional appropriations for federal programs to boost the number of jobs in the economy; Division A, Title I, Chapter 6 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Planning & Development, all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. Requested amendments [none included] to extend the low-income housing tax credit Section 1602 cash exchange by 1 year, provide a 5 year carryback to the LIHTC and change passive loss laws to allow certain S corportations, limited liablity companies, and closely held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. HR 3766- Main Street TARP Act of 2009: A bill using amounts made available under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to provide relief to homeowners and affordable rental housing; Section 2 Housing Trust Fund all provisions about the HTF. HR 4099- Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009: A bill to establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing; all provisions. HR 4106- Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009: A bill to authorize HUD to create a program to offer grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements; all provisions. S 1676- Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009: A bill to allow the use of residual receipts from project-based voucher funded properties with expiring contracts to be transferred to nonprofit agencies that commit to preserving the affordable units; all provisions. S 1731- Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009:A bill to provide grants and subsidized loans to states for homeowners in default and authorizes appropriations; Section 6 all provisions about the Housing Trust Fund. S 1733- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: A bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; Division A, Title I, Subtitle F, Sec. 163. Energy Efficiency in Building Codes all provisions applicable to multifamily properties & Sec. 164 Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance, all provisions for a multifamily housing retrofit program. HR 3641-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. S 2827-Military Families Affordable Homes Act:A bill to simplify by the process for determining eligibility for a military housing allowance exclusion from income in a LIHTC property; all provisions. HR 4109-Low Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2009:A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years; all provisions. H.R. 3897-Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009:A bill to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions. HR 3793- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. S. 1658- Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009: A bill to establish an interagency council on Healthy Homes; all provisions. HR 3929- A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. & S. 1761-A bill to provide an extension of the low-income housing credit placed-in-service date requirement for certain disaster areas; all provisions. S. 1861-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the increased rehabilitation credit for structures in the Gulf Opportunity Zone; all provisions to benefit multifamily properties. H.R. 4173-Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009:A bill to provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets; Title VII, Subtitle I, Section 9801 all provisions about the Multifamily Mortgage Resolution Program. H.R.3548-Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation; Sec. 13. 5-Year Carryback of Operating Losses. Requested amendments [to H.R.3548] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit, extend Treasurys Section 1602 LIHTC cash-exchange program for 1 year & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included]. HR 4213-The Tax Extenders Act of 2009:A bill to extend several expiring tax provisions; Title II, Sec. 207 Election for Refundable Low-Income Housing Credit for 2010, all provisions to extend the Section 1602 LIHTC cash exchange program. Requested amendments [to H.R.4213] to provide a 5-year carry-back for the low-income housing tax credit & change passive loss laws to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, & closely-held C Corporations as LIHTC investors. [none included] H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009:A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions. H.R. 2454-The American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009: A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; Title II Subtitle H, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods all provisions related to multifamily housing. H.R.3715-Community Restoration and Revitalization Act of 2009: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit; all provisions applicable to multifamily properties. & S.1743-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit;all provisions applicable to multifamily properties. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009; a bill to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Requested legislation, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-4998-F-02], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Final Rule, Jan. 27, 2009;all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4998F05], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Delay of Effective Date,August 28, 2009;all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies when utility submetering is permissible in Low Income Housing Tax Credit properies under the Section 42 utility allowance rules; all provisions. U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, "Application and Terms and Conditions:Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credits for 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," May 2009; all provisions [guidance for implmenting Section 1602 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a Low Income Housing Tax Credit gap-financing program which exchanges LIHTCs for cash]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Notice: CPD-09-03 "Implementation of the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)," May 4, 2009; all provisions [guidance for implementing gap financing assistance to Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties through the HOME Investment Partnership Program authorized by he American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. Office of Management and Budget Memoradum to the Heads of All Departments and Agencies M-09-21: "Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," June 22, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5). Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Office of the General Counsel Docket No. FR31AU09-47: "Proposed Information Collection Activities, Title of Collection: FederalReporting.Gov Recipient Registration Sytem," August 31, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5) and potentially Division A, Title XVI, Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements.) Advocated for the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide Project-Based Section 8 owners who received Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5) a waiver from the Section 1512 reporting requirements for use of funds and job calculations and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements. Also requested that OMB extend the filing deadline for the Section 1512 reporting requirements for the October 2009 reporting period for apartment owners who got Project-Based Section 8 appropriations for their HAP contracts from the ARRA (P.L. 111-5). Department of Housing and Urban Development Docket No. FR5323N01:"Request for Comments on Ending Hold Harmless Policy in Calculating Income Limits Under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937," September 14, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight Draft Framework for the Revised Performance Based Contract Administrators Annual Contributions Contracts, October 20, 2009; all provisions. Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Notice 2009-51: "PHA Determinations of Rent Reasonableness in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Comparable Unassisted Units in the Premises," December 11, 2009; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents) & for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Offered input on Draft 2010-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Strategic Plan; all provisions. Provided input in the HUD/DHS-FEMA Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group for consideration in the White House Working Group Report to the President (on strengthing long-term disaster recovery) & the draft National Disaster Recovery Framework; all provisions related to federal rental assistance programs. Requested guidance from HUD on how to treat tenants' requests to use medical marijuana.

HR 2995, S 1326, disaster state housing recovery act to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

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HR 2995, S 1326 - disaster state housing recovery act to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2995, S 1326 - Disaster state housing recovery ac to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

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HR 2995, S 1326 - Disaster state housing recovery ac to clarify the use of low-income housing credits.

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Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 3288-FY 2010 Transportation and HUD Appropriations Act: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; Title II Housing and Urban Development; - all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable housing programs, with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of project-based Section 8 contracts and fair housing activities to create translations and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). Requested amendments [to H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation and HUD Appropriations Act, Title II] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts [included], exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], $6.6 million to finish reimbursements to multifamily property owners for lead-based paint risk assessments under HUD's Big Buy program [not included], and maintaining $500,000 line item for LEP translations and services [included only in Senate version of HR 3288]. H.R. 2997-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2010; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Also requested language authorizing USDA-RHS to use the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS multifamily housing programs [not included]; and requested reinstatement of interest subsidy to Section 538 program [not included]. S. 1406-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2010; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Also requested language authorizing USDA-RHS to use the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS multifamily housing programs [not included]; and requested reinstatement of interest subsidy to Section 538 program [not included]. H.R. 2918- the FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (including a continuing resolution for FY 2009 appropriations until October 31, 2009); Division B Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, including Section 101 providing funding for programs [including HUD programs] at FY 09 levels and Section 149, allowing HUD to obligate appropriations beyond October 31, 2009 for Project Based Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 rental assistance contracts & renew these contracts in a timely manner. Requested amendments [to HR 2918, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations, Division B] to fully fund project-based Section 8 contracts, exempt multifamily property owners who received Project-Based Section 8 funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5) from ARRA's Section 1512 reporting requirements (which requires recipients to report their project plan, the number of jobs created or retained, salaries of highest paid employees) and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements [not included], $6.6 million to finish reimbursements to multifamily property owners for lead-based paint risk assessments under HUD's Big Buy program [not included] and including the $500,000 line item for LEP translations and services [included in Senate version of HR 3288]. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 1481-Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 118-Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 3045-The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested an amendment [to HR 3045 The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced during reporting period]. H.R. 2887-Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 2336-The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009:A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions. H.R. 2454-The American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009: A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; Title II Subtitle H, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods all provisions related to multifamily housing. H.R. 2995-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election;all provisions. S. 1326-The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. H.R. 3527-The FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2009: A bill increasing the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for multifamily housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas;all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009; a bill to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Requested legislation, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes;all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-4998-F-02], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Final Rule, Jan. 27, 2009;all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4998F05], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Delay of Effective Date,August 28, 2009;all provisions. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44 "Part III - Administrative, Procedural and Miscellaneous, Section 42. Low-Income Housing Credit," May 26, 2009; clarifies that, under 1.42-10 of the Income Tax Regulations (the utility allowance regulations), utility costs paid by a tenant based on actual consumption in a sub-metered rent-restricted unit as described herein are treated as paid directly by the tenant for purposes of 42(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code,all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5298-N-01], Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Tenant Data Collection; Advance Solicitation of Comment on Data Collection Methodology, March 30, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Notice: CPD-09-03 "Implementation of the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)," May 4, 2009; all provisions [guidance for implementing gap financing assistance to Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties through the HOME Investment Partnership Program authorized by he American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Notice H 09-02 "Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing (GRP)," May 13, 2009; all provisions [guidance on the GRP authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, "Application and Terms and Conditions:Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credits for 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," May 2009; all provisions [guidance for implmenting Section 1602 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a Low Income Housing Tax Credit gap-financing program which exchanges LIHTCs for cash]. Department of Treasury Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary 31 CFR Part 32: Payments in Lieu of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Interim Final Rule,August 31, 2009; all provisions. Requested clarification from IRS regarding the LIHTC hold harmless income and rent limits (Division C, Title I, Subtitle A, Sections 3004 and 3009) within the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Office of Management and Budget Memoradum to the Heads of All Departments and Agencies M-09-21: "Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," June 22, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5). Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Office of the General Counsel Docket No. FR31AU09-47: "Proposed Information Collection Activities, Title of Collection: FederalReporting.Gov Recipient Registration Sytem," August 31, 2009; all provisions which affected owners of apartments who received ARRA Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts (these owners were considered recipients and were required to report on use of funds under Division A, Title XV, Sec. 1512 of ARRA (P.L. 111-5) and potentially Division A, Title XVI, Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements.) Advocated for the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide Project-Based Section 8 owners who received Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5) a waiver from the Section 1512 reporting requirements for use of funds and job calculations and Section 1609 environmental review reporting requirements. Requested the Office of Management and Budget extend the deadline to comply with the Section 1512 reporting requirements and job calculations for the October 2009 reporting period for Project-Based Section 8 owners who received Project-Based Section 8 appropriations to fund their HAP contracts from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5). HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment Contracts, Project Rental Assistance Contracts, and Service coordinator contracts with owners of affordable housing. Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for policies to stimulate and broaden the investor market for Low Income Housing Tax Credit, including: extending the Treasurys Section 1602 cash-exchange program for an additional year; increasing the housing credit carry-back period from 1 to 5 years and broadening the investor base to include certain S Corporations, limited liability companies, and closely-held C Corporations. Advocated for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts and requested HUD to reinstate 24 CFR 207.260 for insurance loss. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. Supported the application of One Economy and the Broadband Opportunities Coalition to the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) for Sustainable Adoption (to provide broadband access in affordable housing projects and in low-income communities).

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H.R. 2997-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2010; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs. Also requested language authorizing USDA-RHS to use the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification in RHS multifamily housing programs [not included]; and requested reinstatement of interest subsidy to Section 538 program [not included]. H.R. 1989- The Section 538 Improvement Act of 2009: a bill to provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture; all provisions. H.R. 2876- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2009: A bill to establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949; all provisions. H.R. 1675- Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009: A bill to amend Section 811 to improve the housing for persons with disabilities program; all provisions. S. 118- Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2009: A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 1247- Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009: A bill protecting the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property; all provisions. H.R. 1728- Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans; Title II Sec. 220 Tenant Protection, all provisions concerning tenant protection, required notices to renters and Section 8 leases and housing assistance payment contracts. S. 896- Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009: A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability; Division A, Title VII Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 all tenant protection provisions, required notices to renters and Section 8 leases and housing assistance payment contracts. S. AMDT. 1031- To establish a multifamily mortgage resolution program; all provisions. S. AMDT 1031 was proposed to amend S.AMDT.1018 - to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability, the substitute amendment to S. 896 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. S. AMDT.1036- To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other purposes. S. AMDT. 1036 was proposed to amend S.AMDT.1018 - to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability, the substitute amendment to S. 896 Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. H.R. 2887- Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2009: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged; all provisions. H.R. 3045: The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested an amendment [to HR 3045 The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2009] to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included]. Requested free standing legislation, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds(owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not introduced]. H.R. 2336- The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act of 2009:A bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities; all provisions. H.R. 2454- The American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009: A bill to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy; Title II Subtitle H, Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods all provisions related to multifamily housing. H.R. 2995- The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. S. 1326- The Disaster State Housing Recovery Act of 2009: A bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election; all provisions. Preliminary draft legislation, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2009; a bill to prevent loss of affordable dwelling units; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Preliminary draft legislation, Real Estate Assessment Center Inspection Improvement Act: To improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing conducted by the Real Estate Assessment Center of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. Requested legislation, Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act: A bill to extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-4998-F-02], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Final Rule, Jan. 27, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4998N03], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs:Proposed Delay of Effective Date, Feb. 11, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4998F04], Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Delay of Effective Date, March 27, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5298-N-01], Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Tenant Data Collection; Advance Solicitation of Comment on Data Collection Methodology, March 30, 2009; all provisions. Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1[TD 9420] RIN 1545BC22 Section 42 Utility Allowance Regulations Update, Final Regulation, July 29, 2008; Section 1.42-10(a) all provisions which effectively restrict the use of submetering for low-income housing tax credit tenant utility allowances. Internal Revenue Service Notice 2009-44, to clarify that, under 1.42-10 of the Income Tax Regulations (the utility allowance regulations), utility costs paid by a tenant based on actual consumption in a sub-metered rent-restricted unit as described herein are treated as paid directly by the tenant for purposes of 42(g)(2)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, May 26, 2009; all provisions. U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service, Portfolio Management Division Draft Property Management Performance Assessment Review (would change management fee structure on certain rural affordable properties), May 2009; all provisions. HUD Handbook 4350.1 REV-1CHG-2 "Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing," Chapter 6: Conducting Management Reviews; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Notice: CPD-09-03 "Implementation of the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)," May 4, 2009; all provisions [guidance for implementing gap financing assistance to Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties through the HOME Investment Partnership Program authorized by he American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. U.S. Treasury Department Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, "Application and Terms and Conditions:Grants to States for Low-Income Housing Projects in Lieu of Low-Income Housing Credits for 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," May 2009; all provisions [guidance for implmenting Section 1602 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a Low Income Housing Tax Credit gap-financing program which exchanges LIHTCs for cash]. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Notice H 09-02 "Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing (GRP)," May 13, 2009; all provisions [guidance on the GRP authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]. Requested clarification from IRS regarding the LIHTC hold harmless income and rent limits (Division C, Title I, Subtitle A, Sections 3004 and 3009) within the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. Requested that IRS-Treasury, HUD and USDA-RHS form an interagency working group with stakeholder participation to identify and resolve major regulatory conflicts for affordable mixed-subsidy multifamily properties. Requested that the Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service and Internal Revenue Service seek authority to join the necessary interagency agreements which would allow use of the Enterprise Income Verification income matching system for tenant income verification necessary for RHS and IRS' multifamily housing programs. All funding and administrative provisions related to HUD's Big Buy program, which assists affordable multifamily properties in meeting the financial impact of complying with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). Urged HUD to provide greater transparency & opportunites for public comment in its policy development procedures and to improve communication with industry partners on policy determinations or interpretations that affect regulatory compliance. All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations. Advocated for preservation of affordable multifamily housing participating in HUD, USDA-RHS programs or financed through Treasury-IRS Low Income Housing Tax Credit or bond programs. All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures. Advocated for timely and accurate Operating Cost Adjustment Factors from HUD (inflation factor applied to rents). Advocated for a HUD mechanism to provide timely relief from unforeseen operating cost increases in HUD assisted properties. Advocated for more timely completions and accurate rents in HUD's mark-up-to-market program. HUD Handbook 4381.5, REV-2, Change-3 The Management Agent Handbook Chapter 6, Section 6.38 Management Costs Charged to the Projects Operating Account, all provisions in paragraph (e) related to requirements for Retirement Accounts for Front-Line Staff. Advocated for timely publication of HUD's Notice of Funding Availabitity for Section 202 housing for the elderly program, Section 811 housing for the disabled program, and the service coordinator program. All policies and funding related to HUD's Housing Assistance Payment Contracts, Project Rental Assistance Contracts, and Service coordinator contracts with owners of affordable housing. Advocated for improvements and consitency in HUD's performance-based contract administration program. Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies. Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief. Advocated for the Government Accountability Office to pursue research related to multifamily affordable housing in its strategic plan.