,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1
 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,ms4 ,harris7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
establish a pilot program for long-term 
rental assistance for families affected 
by major disasters in #bjag4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,disaster ,housing ,assistance ,act4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7   
the term ,administrator means           
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency2  7#b7   
the term covered disaster means a major 
disaster declared by the ,president     
under section #dja of the ,robert ,t4   
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 during #bjag1 including

 with respect to ,hurricane ,maria2     
7#c7 the term eligible families means   
families that the ,administrator        
determines are eligible for housing     
assistance under section #djh of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd72  7#d7 the terms       
families has the meaning given the term 
in section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states
 ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adcg;a7b772 and  7#e7 the term         
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development4  #c4  
,establishment of disaster housing      
assistance program for major disasters  
in #bjag  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding section #djh7;a77#a7 of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7;a77#a771 not later
 than #aj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall enter into an      
agreement or agreements with the        

,secretary to establish a temporary     
program that provides long-term rental  
housing assistance under such section   
#djh to eligible families affected by a 
covered disaster4  7b7 ,responsibilities
 ,the design and administration of the  
program established under subsection 7a7
 shall be determined by the ,secretary1 
in consultation with the ,administrator1
 to ensure optimal program              
effectiveness4  7c7 ,,gao report to     
,congress ,not later than ,january #bj1 
#bjbj1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall submit to         
,congress a report that examines the    
results of the program established under
 subsection 7a71 including the          
cost-effectiveness of the program and   
the ability of families participating in
 the program to stabilize their living  
situation4