,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cifb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjbf,ms4     
,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve int]ag5cy           
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &
 ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,economic       
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,h\s+ & ,economic          
,developm5t ,act4  #b4 ,memor&um (      
und]/&+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban   
,developm5t & ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce = ,economic ,developm5t %all   
e/abli% a memor&um ( und]/&+1 or o!r    
appropriate int]ag5cy agreem5t1 to--    
7#a7 increase collaboration relat$ to   
projects approv$ by & fund$ by am\nts f 
bo? ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban        
,developm5t & ! ,economic ,developm5t   
,adm9i/ration to con/ruct h\s+ &        
implem5t economic developm5t projects1  

:i*1 :]e practicable1 may include-- 7,a7
 coord9at+ timel9es = application review
 & aw>d decisions2  7,b7 /&>diz+        
t]m9ology & def9itions us$ 9 notices (  
fund+ opportunities2  7,c7 issu+ jo9t   
guidance to r$uce any duplicative       
report+ & adm9i/rative burd5 =          
applicants & grantees2 &  7,d7 e/abli%+ 
cle> po9ts ( contact at ea* ag5cy to    
resolve que/ions = applicants & grantees
 reg>d+ jo9tly fund$ projects2  7#b7    
id5tify b>ri]s prev5t+ ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,economic
 ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration f fur!r      
coord9ation & id5tify future            
opportunities to promote jo9tly fund$   
projects t advance %>$ goals2 &  7#c7   
%>e relevant h\s+-relat$ rese>* & m>ket 
data t facilitate evid5ce-bas$          
policymak+4  #c4 ,int]ag5cy report ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t & ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce = ,economic ,developm5t %all   
jo9tly submit to ! ,committee on ,bank+1

 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs & ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,f9ancial 
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report t includes recomm5dations =      
legislative1 regulatory1 or adm9i/rative
 actions to improve ! effici5cy (1 &    
r$uce b>ri]s to future collaboration on1
 con/ruction projects jo9tly fund$ by   
am\nts f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban   
,developm5t & ! ,economic ,developm5t   
,adm9i/ration4