Build Housing Affordably Act

In this Act:

(1) Covered program. The term covered program means—

(A) the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);

(B) the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);

(C) the HOME Investment Partnerships program under title II of the Cranton-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);

(D) the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);

(E) the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013);

(F) the program for Native American housing under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.);

(G) the program for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.);

(H) the Housing Trust Fund program under section 1338 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568);

(I) the programs under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.);

(J) the AIDS Housing Opportunities program under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);

(K) the programs for assistance for rural rental housing under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.);

(L) the Community Development Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);

(M) the Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and Community Development program under section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note); and

(N) the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, initially authorized under title I of division A of Public Law 111–117 (123 Stat. 3093).

(2) Covered project. The term covered project means a project assisted in any part by amounts provided under a covered program that—

(A) is subject to the requirements of Build America, Buy America Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117–58; 42 U.S.C. 8301 note); and

(B) has as its primary purpose the purchase, construction, rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of residential housing.