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Extremely Low-Income Families

Households whose income is 30% or less of the median family income for their area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This bill aims to standardize the calculation of this income for Puerto Rico.

Poverty Guidelines

Income thresholds issued annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, used to determine financial eligibility for certain federal programs. This bill would apply the guidelines used for the mainland U.S. to Puerto Rico.

United States Housing Act of 1937

A federal law that created and continues to govern public housing programs in the United States, providing assistance to low-income families. This bill amends a part of this act.

Comptroller General

The head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the U.S. Congress, tasked with writing a report in this bill.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address housing needs, improve communities, and enforce fair housing laws, whose actions are to be reviewed in the bill's report.

Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)

Local or regional governmental agencies that manage and operate public housing properties and administer housing assistance programs (like Section 8 vouchers) for low-income families. This bill affects how PHAs in Puerto Rico define eligibility.