,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjbe,mr4   
,horsford introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,financial ,services1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
facilitate the use of ,federal lands for
 affordable housing1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,utilizing ,national
 ,land for ,opportunities and ,community
 ,key 7,,unlock7 ,housing ,act4  #b4    
,affordable housing as a public purpose 
,section #a of the ,recreation and      
,public ,purposes ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4   
#hfi7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7d7 ,for the purposes of
 this ,act1 the development1 operation1 
and maintenance of affordable housing   

for primarily extremely low-income1 very
 low-income1 or low-income families 7as 
such terms are defined in section #acjc 
of the ,federal ,housing ,enterprises   
,financial ,safety and ,soundness ,act  
of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dejb77 is      
considered a public purpose4  4  #c4    
,joint ,task ,force on ,federal ,land   
for ,housing  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development and the ,secretary of the  
,interior shall1 not later than #cj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 establish a ,joint ,task      
,force on ,federal ,land for ,housing4  
7b7 ,duties ,the ,joint ,task ,force on 
,federal ,land for ,housing established 
under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7       
identify underutilized ,federal land    
that is suitable for residential        
development2  7#b7 streamline land      
transfer processes2  7#c7 promote       
policies that increase the availability 
of affordable housing2 and  7#d7        
evaluate and quantify the costs incurred

 by other ,federal and ,state due to a  
lack of affordable housing4  7c7 ,report
 ,the ,joint ,task ,force on ,federal   
,land for ,housing shall1 each year1    
submit a report to the ,congress that   
describes the work the ,joint ,task     
,force on ,federal ,land for ,housing   
has done in the prior year4  7d7        
,termination ,the ,joint ,task ,force on
 ,federal ,land for ,housing shall be   
terminated on #aj years after the date  
of the enactment of this section4