,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjaf ,ms4 
,maxine ,waters of ,california 7for     
herself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,becerra1 ,ms4
 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4         
,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of            
,california1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 
,linda ,t4 ,snchez of ,california1 ,mr4 
,schiff1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 and ,mrs4       
,torres7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,department of ,housing and 
,urban ,development to fill all asset   
management positions located at non-core
 office locations of the ,office of     
,multifamily ,housing1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preserving ,,hud's 
,multifamily ,field ,offices ,act of    
#bjaf4  #b4 ,preserving asset management
 positions in non-core offices  7a7     

,prohibition on relocation of positions 
,the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban  
,development may not relocate to any    
core office of the ,office of           
,multifamily ,housing of the            
,department1 any asset management       
position 7including any account         
executive1 senior account executive1 and
 troubled asset specialist position7    
that1 as of the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 is located at a non-core    
office of such ,office4  7b7            
,back-,filling of positions ,upon the   
occurrence of a vacancy in any asset    
management position at any non-core     
office 7including any vacancy in        
existence as of the date of the         
enactment of this ,act71 the ,secretary 
may newly hire an employee to fill such 
position only at the same non-core      
office4  7c7 ,definition of core office 
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
core office means1 with respect to the  
,office of ,multifamily ,housing of the 
,department of ,housing and ,urban      

,development1 a regional hub office that
 is located in ,atlanta1 ,chicago1 ,fort
 ,worth1 ,new ,york ,city1 or ,san      
,francisco4  #c4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary such  
sums as may be necessary to cover costs 
of the ,department of ,housing and      
,urban ,development of complying with   
section #b4