; 123 Stat. 115)—Federal capital funding has remained relatively level for more than a decade, despite an increasing backlog in unmet capital needs. (12) Today, there are approximately 1,200,000 units of public housing across the country receiving Federal funding. The Nation’s largest public housing authority, the New York City Public Housing Authority, houses approximately 380,000 residents in 316 developments across New York City. (13) As of April 2019, the national public housing capital repair backlog stood at more than $70,000,000,000. (14) In his Budget Request for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, President Donald Trump requested $0 for the Department’s Public Housing Capital Fund, which continues to be the primary source of funding public housing authorities rely on to address necessary infrastructure upgrades and repairs. (15) Federal disinvestment in public housing has forced many residents to live in accelerating substandard living. For example, the New York City Housing Authority has a capital repair backlog of approximately $32,000,000,000. New York City Housing Authority residents suffer from a consistent lack of hot water, insufficient heat during the winter months, rodent and insect infestations, broken elevators, and widespread and recurring lead and mold problems. (16) Substandard housing conditions, such as poor ventilation, pest infestations, and water leaks, are directly associated with the development and exacerbation of respiratory diseases like asthma. (17) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made clear that no level of lead poisoning is safe. Lead poisoning can result in irreversible brain damage and affects every major bodily system. At high levels, lead poisoning can cause anemia, multi-organ damage, seizures, coma, and death in children. Even with the lowest levels of lead exposure, children experience physical, cognitive, and neurobehavioral impairment as well as lower IQ levels, lower class standing in high school, greater