,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cifi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,ricketts introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct a study that identifies options 
to remove barriers and improve housing  
for persons who are elderly or disabled4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,improving ,housing ,access
 ,act4  #b4 ,improving housing for the  
elderly and disabled ,the ,comptroller  
,general of the ,united ,states shall1  
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this section1 conduct 
a study that identifies options to      
remove barriers and improve housing for 
persons who are elderly or disabled1    
including any potential impacts of      
providing capital advances for-- 7#a7   
the program for supportive housing for  

the elderly under section #bjb of the   
,housing ,act of #aiei2 and  7#b7 the   
program for supportive housing for      
persons with disabilities under section 
#haa of the ,cranston-,gonzalez         
,national ,affordable ,housing ,act4