,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fibe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjah,ms4 ,velzquez introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require reporting by the    
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development and the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states         
regarding sexual harassment in ,federal 
housing assistance programs1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,sexual        
,harassment ,awareness and ,prevention  
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,,hud reports on    
sexual harassment ,the ,secretary of    
,housing and ,urban ,development shall  
include in the annual report required   
under section #hji7;e77#f7 of the ,fair 
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cfjh7;e77#f77 the following information
 for the year involved3  7#a7 ,the total
 number of complaints regarding         
harassment on the basis of sex 7as      

defined under the regulations of the    
,secretary implementing such ,act7 that 
were received by the ,department of     
,housing and ,urban ,development and    
handled under part #ajj of the          
,secretary's regulations 7#bd ,c4,f4,r4 
,part #ajj71 disaggregated with respect 
to both number and percentage1 by       
gender1 race1 familial status1 persons  
with disabilities1 and persons who are  
elderly4  7#b7 ,the number and          
percentage of the total number of       
complaints referred to in paragraph 7#a7
 that were made by tenants of1 and      
applicants for programs for1 covered    
housing1 disaggregated by the program   
for assistance for the covered housing4 
7#c7 ,for each ,state1 the number and   
percentage of the total number of       
complaints referred to in paragraph 7#a7
 that were made by residents of such    
,state4  7#d7 ,the number and percentage
 of the total number of complaints      
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 that      
alleged that the complainant was        

retaliated against after reporting the  
alleged sexual harassment and1 of such  
number1 the number and percentage that  
alleged that the complainant was        
retaliatorily evicted4  7#e7 ,the status
 of the complaints referred to in       
paragraph 7#a71 including a detailed    
description of the resolutions and      
remedies provided and1 for complaints   
that were administratively closed1 of   
the reasons for such closures4  7#f7    
,the number and percentage of the total 
number of complaints referred to in     
paragraph 7#a7 that were handled by     
,state or local agencies assisted under 
the ,fair ,housing ,assistance ,program 
authorized under sections #haj and #hag 
of the ,fair ,housing ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cfaj1 #cfaf74  7#g7 ,the     
number and percentage of the total      
number of complaints regarding          
harassment on the basis of sex that were
 referred to the ,department of ,justice
 by the ,department of ,housing and     
,urban ,development and the number and  

percentage of such total number of      
complaints handled by the ,department of
 ,justice that were not referred by the 
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  #c4 ,,gao report on      
sexual harassment  7a7 ,review and      
analysis ,the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
review and analysis of the monitoring   
and enforcement by the ,department of   
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of the ,treasury1 and the   
,department of ,justice1 of compliance  
with the prohibitions under the ,fair   
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et   
seq47 and applicable regulations        
regarding harassment on the basis of    
sex1 which shall include--  7#a7        
identifying and determining the         
effectiveness of-- 7,a7 any mechanisms  
used by the ,department of ,housing and 
,urban ,development1 and all relevant   
program offices of the ,department1     
including the ,office of ,public and    

,indian ,housing and the ,office of     
,community ,planning and ,development1  
to identify the extent to which         
applicants for or participants in       
programs for covered housing are being  
subjected to such harassment2  7,b7 any 
actions that the ,department of ,housing
 and ,urban ,development1 the           
,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of the ,treasury1 and the   
,department of ,justice1 including all  
relevant program offices within such    
agencies1 are taking in response to     
complaints by such applicants and       
participants regarding such harassment  
to prevent such harassment in the       
future2 and  7,c7 any policies and      
resources1 of the ,department of        
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of the ,treasury1 the       
,department of ,justice1 including all  
relevant program offices within such    
agencies1 and public housing agencies1  
that are currently in effect or are     

currently available1 respectively1 to   
serve applicants for or participants in 
programs for covered housing who are    
victims of sexual harassment2 and  7#b7 
determining whether there are           
differences in the methods by which     
,state and local agencies assisted under
 the ,fair ,housing ,assistance ,program
 handle claims regarding harassment on  
the basis of sex and whether such       
differences yield different results for 
similar claims4  7b7 ,report ,not later 
than the expiration of the #ah-month    
period beginning on the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,congress a report        
regarding the review and analysis       
conducted pursuant to subsection 7a71   
which shall include assessments of the  
effectiveness of the mechanisms and     
actions referred to in paragraphs 7#a7  
and 7#b71 respectively1 of subsection   
7a7 and recommendations for additional  
actions1 as appropriate1 to better      

monitor and enforce compliance with the 
prohibitions under the ,fair ,housing   
,act and applicable regulations         
regarding harassment on the basis of    
sex4  #d4 ,interagency task force  7a7  
,establishment ,effective upon the      
submission to the ,congress of the      
report under section #c7;b71 there is   
established an ,interagency ,task ,force
 on ,enforcement of ,prohibitions       
,against ,sexual ,harassment ,under the 
,fair ,housing ,act4  7b7 ,membership   
,the ,task ,force shall consist of the  
following members or their designees3   
7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,housing and    
,urban ,development4  7#b7 ,the         
,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#c7 ,the  
,secretary of the ,treasury4  7#d7 ,the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#e7 
,the ,attorney ,general4  7c7           
,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the   
,task ,force shall be the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7d7  
,responsibilities ,the ,task ,force     
shall be responsible for implementing   

the recommendations made in the report  
submitted to the ,congress under section
 #c7;b7 and for addressing ongoing      
issues with respect to monitoring and   
enforcement by the ,department of       
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of the ,treasury1 and the   
,department of ,justice1 of compliance  
with the prohibitions under the ,fair   
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et   
seq47 and applicable regulations        
regarding harassment on the basis of    
sex4  7e7 ,consultation ,the ,task      
,force shall consult with tenants of    
covered housing 7including tenant       
organizations1 such as resident advisory
 boards and resident councils71 tenant  
advocates1 anti-sexual violence advocacy
 organizations1 and fair housing        
organizations to solicit feedback on    
implementation of the recommendations   
made in the report submitted to the     
,congress under section #c7;b7 and other
 ,task ,force activities4  7f7 ,meetings

 ,the ,task ,force shall initially      
convene not later than the expiration of
 the #cj-;day period beginning upon its 
establishment under subsection 7a7 and  
shall meet not less often than once each
 year thereafter4  #e4 ,covered housing 
,for purposes of this ,act1 the term    
covered housing means-- 7#a7 housing    
assisted under the program for          
supportive housing for the elderly under
 section #bjb of the ,housing ,act of   
#aiei 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjaq71 including 
the direct loans program under such     
section #bjb as in effect before the    
enactment of the ,cranston-,gonzalez    
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act     
7,public ,law #aja-fbe2 ,november #bh1  
#aiij72  7#b7 housing assisted under the
 program for supportive housing for     
persons with disabilities under section 
#haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez         
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjac72  7#c7 housing        
assisted under the program for housing  
opportunities for people with           

,,aids_/,,hiv under subtitle ,d of title
 ,,viii of the ,cranston-,gonzalez      
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq472  7#d7       
housing assisted under any of the       
programs under subtitles ,b through ,f  
of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento  
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq472  7#e7 housing
 assisted under the ,,home ,investments 
,partnerships program under subtitle ,a 
of title ,,ii of the ,cranston-,gonzalez
 ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgda et seq472  7#f7   
housing assisted under the rent         
supplement program under section #aja of
 the ,housing and ,urban ,development   
,act of #aife 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agjas72   
7#g7 housing financed by a loan or      
mortgage that is insured under section  
#bba7;d77#c7 of the ,national ,housing  
,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #agael7d77#c77 that 
bears interest at a rate determined     
under the proviso of paragraph 7#e7 of  
such section #bba7;d72  7#h7 housing    

insured1 assisted1 or held by the       
,secretary or a ,state or ,state agency 
under the multifamily rental assistance 
program under section #bcf of the       
,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4  
#agaez-#a72  7#i7 public housing        
assisted under title ,i of the ,united  
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg et seq472  7#aj7 a      
dwelling unit assisted under the        
,housing ,choice ,voucher program for   
rental assistance under section #h7o7 of
 the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of   
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o772  7#aa7
 housing assisted with project-based    
rental assistance provided under section
 #h of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act
 of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f72      
7#ab7 housing assisted with funds from  
the ,housing ,trust ,fund as established
 under section #acch of the ,federal    
,housing ,enterprises ,financial ,safety
 and ,soundness ,act of #aiib 7#ab      
,u4,s4,c4 #defh72  7#ac7 housing        
assisted under any of the rural housing 

assistance programs under section #ead1 
#eae1 #eaf1 #ecc1 #ech1 or #edb of the  
,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adhd1 #adhe1 #adhf1 #adijm1 #adijp-#b1 
#adijr72  7#ad7 any housing project for 
which equity is provided through any    
low-income housing tax credit pursuant  
to section #db of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #db72    
7#ae7 housing assisted under the        
,comprehensive ,service ,programs for   
,homeless ,veterans program under       
subchapter ,,ii of chapter #bj of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code 7#ch         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472  7#af7 housing
 and facilities assisted under the grant
 program for homeless veterans with     
special needs under section #bjfa of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#ag7
 permanent housing for which assistance 
is provided under the program for       
financial assistance for supportive     
services for very low-income veteran    
families in permanent housing under     
section #bjdd of title #ch1 ,united     

,states ,code2 and  7#ah7 housing       
assisted under such other ,federal      
housing programs1 and federally         
subsidized dwelling units providing     
affordable housing to low-income persons
 by means of restricted rents or rental 
assistance1 as may be identified for    
purposes of this section by the         
appropriate agency4