,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,moran 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4   
,ricketts1 & ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to ent]   
into a memor&um ( und]/&+ relat+ to h\s+
 projects1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,/reaml9+ ,rural ,h\s+ ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4  ,memor&um ( und]/&+  7a7  ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture %all ent] into a memor&um (
 und]/&+ to--  7#a7 evaluate categorical
 exclusions 7z def9$ 9 section #aaa ( ! 
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccf;e77 = h\s+   
projects fund$ by am\nts f ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & !       

,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2  7#b7 develop 
a process to designate a lead ag5cy     
among ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture
 & /reaml9e ! adoption ( environm5tal   
impact /atem5ts & environm5tal          
assessm5ts approv$ by ! o!r ag5cy to    
con/ruct h\s+ projects fund$ by am\nts f
 bo? ag5cies2  7#c7 ma9ta9 compliance ) 
environm5tal regulations "u "p #eh (    
title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
z 9 effect on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe2 &  7#d7
 evaluate ! feasibility ( a jo9t        
physical inspection process = h\s+      
projects fund$ by am\nts f ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,advisory work+ gr\p  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture %all e/abli% an advisory   
work+ gr\p = ! purpose ( consult+ on !  
implem5tation ( ! memor&um ( und]/&+    
ent]$ into "u subsection 7a74  7#b7     

,memb]s  ,! advisory work+ gr\p e/abli%$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all consi/ ( rural & 
non-rural /akehold]s1 includ+--  7,a7   
af=dable h\s+ nonpr(it organizations2   
7,b7 ,/ate h\s+ & h\s+ f9ance ag5cies2  
7,c7 nonpr(it & =-pr(it home build]s &  
h\s+ develop]s2  7,d7 prop]ty managem5t 
companies2  7,e7 own]s ( multifamily    
prop]ties1 includ+ nonpr(it & =-pr(it   
own]s & op]ators2  7,f7 public h\s+     
ag5cies2  7,g7 resid5ts 9 h\s+ assi/$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban           
,developm5t or ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture & repres5tatives ( ^?      
resid5ts2 &  7,h7 h\s+ contract         
adm9i/rators4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 %all submit to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 
,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! 
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
includes recomm5dations = legislative1  
regulatory1 or adm9i/rative actions--   

7#a7 to improve ! effici5cy &           
effectiv5ess ( h\s+ projects fund$ by   
am\nts f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t & ! ,dep>tm5t (             
,agriculture2 &  7#b7 t d n mat]ially1 )
 respect to resid5ts ( h\s+ projects    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 r$uce !
 safety ( ^? resid5ts2  7,b7 %ift       
long-t]m co/s onto ^? resid5ts2 or  7,c7
 und]m9e ! environm5tal /&>ds ( ^?      
resid5ts4