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The Comptroller General must report on outdated Rural Housing Service technology

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The Comptroller General must report on outdated Rural Housing Service technology

The document says “shallWho acts: Comptroller General of the United StatesHow: statuteSec. 502 in the PDF
What the document says

“(1) an analysis of how the outdated technology used by the Rural Housing Service impacts participants in the programs of the Rural Housing Service; (2) an estimate of the amount of funding that is needed to modernize the technology used by the Rural Housing Service; and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 502

The section requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to Congress within a year of enactment on how the Rural Housing Service's outdated technology affects program participants, how much money would be needed to modernize it, and how many and what kind of new employees the Service needs to do so.

What the document actually says

“(1) an analysis of how the outdated technology used by the Rural Housing Service impacts participants in the programs of the Rural Housing Service; (2) an estimate of the amount of funding that is needed to modernize the technology used by the Rural Housing Service; and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 502
That sentence, in plain words

The report must say how old computer systems affect people in the programs. It must also put a figure on what fixing them would cost.

What this is about

The Comptroller General runs the audit arm of Congress. The report is due within one year. It must also say how many new staff are needed.

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