,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gajh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,lawler introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to improve public housing   
agency accountability4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,improving ,public ,housing ,agency     
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,notice and  
review of receivers or ,federal monitors
 of public housing agencies  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall require   
each covered public housing agency to   
provide a notice each year to the       
,secretary that-- 7#a7 indicates whether
 a receiver or ,federal monitor remains 
appointed for the covered public housing
 agency as of ,october #a of the        
calendar year to which such notice      
relates2  7#b7 provides the date on     
which the receiver or ,federal monitor  
was first appointed and the projected   
date1 if known1 the appointment of the  

receiver or ,federal monitor will be    
terminated2 and  7#c7 identifies the    
current receiver or ,federal monitor    
appointed to oversee the public housing 
agency4  7b7 ,inspector general review  
,not later than #ahj days after         
receiving a written request from the    
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives or the   
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate1 the     
,inspector ,general shall provide to the
 requesting committee an analysis of--  
7#a7 the status of any covered public   
housing agency's compliance with any    
agreements entered into between the     
covered public housing agency and the   
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development1 including specific areas  
of deficiency and progress toward       
compliance2  7#b7 a review of actions   
taken by the receiver or ,federal       
monitor appointed to oversee a covered  
public housing agency and any private   
sector housing development partners     

pursuant to such agreement1 including   
any gaps in oversight by the receiver or
 ,federal monitor2  7#c7 an assessment  
of the physical conditions of housing   
provided by the covered public housing  
agency1 including the status of the     
covered public housing agency's         
compliance with relevant health and     
safety requirements2  7#d7 an           
examination of any allegations of waste1
 fraud1 abuse or violations of ,federal 
law committed by employees or           
contractors of the covered public       
housing agency2  7#e7 any additional    
pertinent information1 as determined    
necessary and appropriate by the        
,inspector ,general2 and  7#f7 any      
recommendations of the ,inspector       
,general that relate to how to improve  
the compliance of the covered public    
housing agency with any agreements      
entered into with the ,department of    
,housing and ,urban ,development or     
enhance the oversight of the receiver or
 ,federal monitor over such covered     

public housing agency4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered public 
housing agency ,the term covered public 
housing agency means a public housing   
agency 7as such term is defined in      
section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states   
,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#adcg;a7b777 for which an administrative
 or judicial receiver or ,federal       
monitor was appointed4  7#b7 ,inspector 
,general ,the term ,inspector ,general  
means the ,inspector ,general of the    
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of     
,housing and ,urban ,development4