CARE Act

Community Assistance for Recovery and Empowerment Act or the CARE Act

This bill allows inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities and chemical dependence treatment facilities to qualify for Federal Housing Authority mortgage insurance. The bill establishes the Office of Psychiatric and Addition Treatment Facilities to oversee mortgage insurance provided to these facilities.

The bill also specifies that a federally insured loan for improvements to a multifamily housing project or health facility may be used to protect against floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The bill also expands loan insurance for certain energy conservation improvements to include health facility projects.