This part tells three federal agencies to work together on housing. They must sign an agreement to share research and market data. They must also send Congress a joint report within 180 days. Before it goes in, the report must be published for comment.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 801 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a memorandum of understanding, or other appropriate interagency agreement, to share relevant housing-related research and market data that facilitate evidence-based policymaking.”
The section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to set up a memorandum of understanding or other interagency agreement to share housing research and market data supporting evidence-based policymaking.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a memorandum of understanding, or other appropriate interagency agreement, to share relevant housing-related research and market data that facilitate evidence-based policymaking.”
That sentence, in plain words
Three federal agencies must sign an agreement. They agree to share housing data and research. The point is to base policy on facts.
What this is about
All three back home loans or fund housing. Each holds data the others do not. The agreement puts that data in one shared pool.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 801 in the PDF
What the document says
“(A) a description of opportunities for increased collaboration between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce inefficiencies in housing programs;”
The section requires the three Secretaries to send a joint report within 180 days of enactment to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services, describing chances for more collaboration to cut inefficiency in housing programs, listing federal laws and regulations that hurt the availability and affordability of new assisted and residential housing under the three agencies' loan programs, and recommending what Congress should do about them.
What the document actually says
“(A) a description of opportunities for increased collaboration between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce inefficiencies in housing programs;”
That sentence, in plain words
The report must name ways the three agencies could work together better. The aim is to cut waste in housing programs.
What this is about
The report must also list federal laws that make building harder. It must say what Congress could do about them. It goes to two committees.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Veterans AffairsHow: statuteSec. 801 in the PDF
What the document says
“The report required under paragraph (1) shall, prior to submission under this subsection, be published in the Federal Register and open for comment for a period of 30 days.”
The section requires the report to be published in the Federal Register and open for comment for 30 days before it is submitted to the committees.
What the document actually says
“The report required under paragraph (1) shall, prior to submission under this subsection, be published in the Federal Register and open for comment for a period of 30 days.”
That sentence, in plain words
The report must be published before it is sent in. It goes in the Federal Register. People have 30 days to comment on it.
What this is about
The Federal Register is the daily notice paper of the government. A draft posted there is open to view. Comments come in before Congress gets it.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
The three things the section does: the memorandum of understanding on sharing data, the joint report and what it must contain, and the duty to publish the report for comment first.
Nothing the section does is left out.
The report is to list federal laws affecting housing insured or guaranteed under the National Housing Act, the Housing Act of 1949, and chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code. None of those is indexed here.
