Establishes a grant program for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing.
The Public Housing Fire Safety Act establishes a competitive grant program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to public housing agencies for installing automatic sprinkler systems in exempted public housing projects. The bill also mandates a report on the presence or absence of automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, with recommendations to improve fire safety in exempted public housing projects. The Capital Fund is authorized to receive $25,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2036 to carry out this section.
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