,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself and ,mr4  
,gallego7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretaries of ,housing and
 ,urban ,development1 ,agriculture1 and 
,veterans ,affairs to submit to         
,congress a report on improving         
collaboration in housing programs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,,hud-,,usda-,,va ,interagency          
,coordination ,act4  #b4  ,memorandum of
 understanding  ,the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
establish a memorandum of understanding1
 or other appropriate interagency       
agreement1 to share relevant            
housing-related research and market data

 that facilities evidence-based         
policymaking4  #c4  ,interagency report 
7a7  ,report  ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,housing and    
,urban ,development1 the ,secretary of  
,agriculture1 and the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs shall jointly submit 
to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1
 and ,urban ,affairs1 the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry1
 and the ,committee on ,veterans'       
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,financial ,services1 the 
,committee on ,agriculture1 and the     
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
containing a description of             
opportunities for increased             
collaboration between the ,secretary of 
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,secretary of ,agriculture1 and the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
improve efficiencies in housing         
programs4  7b7  ,publication  ,the      

report required under subsection 7a7    
shall1 prior to submission under that   
subsection1 be published in the ,federal
 ,register and open for comment for a   
period of #cj days4