,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban     
,developm5t to annually submit to !     
,congress a report t analyzes ,/ate &   
local /rategies1 activities1 & plans t  
promote af=dable h\s+1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates is exp]i5c+ a h\s+
 crisis4 ,! nation is %ort millions (   
h\s+ units4 ,r5t]s are sp5d+ m ?an      
"o-?ird ( _! sal>y on h\s+ co/s & buy]s 
are unable to f9d af=dable h\s+4 ,our   
h\s+ /ock is %ort by millions4 ,no ,/ate
 has be5 left unt\*$4  7#b7 ,! role (   
regulat+ ! v>i\s factors t contribute to
 ! af=dable h\s+ crisis l>gely re/s )   
,/ates4  7#c7 ,/ates h engag$ 9 a v>iety
 ( ef=ts to address ?is crisis includ+  
re=m+ zon+ rules4  7#d7 ,to be/ det]m9e 
h[ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c support         

effective solutions to ! crisis1        
,congress mu/ id5tify :i* ,/ate ef=ts   
are successfully address+ ! crisis4     
7#e7 ,! regulatory b>ri]s cle>+h\se     
s]ves z a national repository =         
in=mation reg>d+ ,/ate & local laws1    
regulations & policies relat$ to        
af=dable h\s+ & ! effects ( ^? laws1    
regulations1 & policies on af=dable     
h\s+4 ,! cle>+h\se also collects ,/ate &
 local ef=ts t promote af=dable h\s+4   
7#f7 ,! cle>+h\se curr5tly is ge>$ t[>d 
provid+ su* in=mation to & = use by     
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts4  7#g7 ,congress
 c\ld utilize ! in=mation provid$ 9 !   
cle>+h\se to support a ,f$]al response  
to ! af=dable h\s+ crisis4  #b4         
,regulatory b>ri]s cle>+h\se report to  
,congress ,section #abje ( ! ,h\s+ &    
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aiib 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abgje;d7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,reports to       
,congress ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t %all annually submit to !   
,congress a report t includes ! foll[+  

elem5ts3  7#a7 ,an analysis ( in=mation 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,policy
 recomm5dations1 bas$ on ! analysis     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 t ! ,congress 
may use to support ! implem5tation (    
successful ,/ate & local /rategies1     
activities1 & plans t promote af=dable  
h\s+4  4