Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fair Adjustments for Income-based Rental Costs Act or the FAIR Costs Act.
(a) United States Housing Act of 1937
The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et. seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3(a)(1)(A), by striking 30 and inserting 20;
(2) in section 8(o)(2)(A)(i), by striking 30 and inserting 20; and
(3) in section 9(e)(2)(A)—
(A) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii) and by moving such clause 1 em to the right; and
(C) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
(vii) the amount of public housing rental income forgone by the public housing agency as a result of lowering the percentage of monthly adjusted income for the calculation of rental payments; and
(b) Housing Act of 1949
Section 521(a)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(3)) is amended by striking 30 in each place it occurs and inserting 20.
(c) Housing Act of 1959
Section 202(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(3)) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20.
(d) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
Section 811(d)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(3)) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20.
Section 3. Technical assistance for applicants for admission to a public housing project
Section 9(h)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(h)(1)) is amended by inserting applicants for admission to a project, after organizations,.