Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability

What the document says

“The term ``covered public housing agency'' means a public housing agency (as defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))) for which an administrative or judicial receiver or Federal monitor was appointed.”

The section defines a covered public housing agency as a public housing agency, as defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, for which an administrative or judicial receiver or a federal monitor has been appointed.

What the document says

“(2) provides the date on which the receiver or Federal monitor was first appointed and the projected date, if known, the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor will be terminated; and (3) identifies the current receiver or Federal monitor appointed to oversee the public housing agency.”

The section requires the Secretary to make each covered public housing agency give notice each year saying whether a receiver or federal monitor is still in place as of October 1 of the year, giving the date the appointment began and the expected end date if known, and naming the current receiver or monitor.

What the document says

“(A) describes the management and oversight activities of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency; (B) identifies the significant factors that led to the appointment of the receiver or Federal monitor for the covered public housing agency;”

The section requires each receiver or federal monitor currently appointed over a covered public housing agency to give the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, by October 1 each year, a written assessment describing its management and oversight work, the significant factors that led to the appointment, the factors still unresolved that keep the oversight going, and a timeline projecting when those will be resolved. On written request the receiver or monitor must promptly supply further information, including testimony.

What the document says

“(1) All material information about the contract, including the goods and service provided. (2) The identity of the vendor selected to receive the contract. (3) The date of the solicitation of the contract. (4) The relevant information pertaining to the bids and quotes solicited for the contract. (5) The name of the official who solicited the contract.”

The section requires the Secretary, within a year of enactment, to make each covered public housing agency publicly post on its website, for each contract entered into in the preceding year, the material information about the contract including the goods and services provided, who the vendor is, the date the contract was put out, the relevant information about bids and quotes, and the name of the official who put it out.

What the document says

“the Inspector General shall provide to the requesting committee an analysis of-- (1) the status of any covered public housing agency's compliance with any agreements entered into between the covered public housing agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including specific areas of deficiency and progress toward compliance;”

The section requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, within 180 days of a written request from either committee, to give that committee an analysis of the agency's compliance with its agreements with the Department, a review of what the receiver or monitor and any private development partners have done including gaps in oversight, an assessment of the physical condition of the housing and compliance with health and safety rules, an examination of allegations of waste, fraud, abuse, or violations of federal law by employees or contractors, any other pertinent information, and recommendations for improving compliance or oversight.