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Ongoing research must continue and its products stay online for five years

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 505, Sec. 505. Written by .

Ongoing research must continue and its products stay online for five years

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentHow: statuteSec. 505 in the PDF
What the document says

“The Secretary shall continue ongoing research investigations commenced as part of the assessment of the cohorts established under section 239 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 114-113), make public all products completed as part of those investigations, and keep such products online for at least 5 years.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 505

The section requires the Secretary to carry on the research investigations begun in assessing the earlier cohorts, publish everything they produce, and keep it online for at least five years. The Secretary must also work with the advisory committee established by that earlier Act to set up a research program evaluating, for all Moving to Work agencies, whether the waivers achieve greater cost effectiveness and administrative capacity, encourage families toward self-sufficiency, and increase housing choice, along with the extra flexibilities granted and how they were used.

What the document actually says

“The Secretary shall continue ongoing research investigations commenced as part of the assessment of the cohorts established under section 239 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; Public Law 114-113), make public all products completed as part of those investigations, and keep such products online for at least 5 years.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 505
That sentence, in plain words

The housing agency must keep the research going. It must publish everything that comes out of it. The work must stay online for at least five years.

What this is about

The research began with an earlier group of agencies. An advisory committee helps shape the questions. The aim is to see whether the waivers work.

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