[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1484]
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  SA 2115. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2155, to 
promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and 
enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 56, after line 24, insert the following:
       (f) Assessments of Poorly Performing Public Housing 
     Agencies.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``poorly performing'', with respect to a 
     public housing agency, means a public housing agency that is 
     designated as troubled;
       (B) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development;
       (C) the term ``small public housing agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 38(a) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as added by subsection (a); and
       (D) the term ``troubled'', with respect to a public housing 
     agency, means--
       (i) any public housing agency designated as a troubled 
     public housing agency under section 6(j) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)); or
       (ii) any small public housing agency designated as a 
     troubled small public housing agency under section 38(c)(3) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Assessing feasibility of consolidating agencies in 
     receivership.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess the 
     feasibility of using the authority under section 
     6(j)(3)(D)(i)(IV) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)(3)(D)(i)(IV)) (relating to consolidation 
     of agencies) for any public housing agency that was placed 
     into receivership during the 5-year period ending on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, where use of the authority would 
     not harm families who are currently assisted or eligible for 
     assistance in the community that the public housing agency 
     serves.
       (3) Report on troubled agencies.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report that includes--
       (A) the number of small public housing agencies that have 
     been designated as troubled for more than 1 year, and the 
     duration of that designation;
       (B) the number of small public housing agencies designated 
     as troubled that have been placed into administrative or 
     judicial receivership, and the duration of that receivership;
       (C) the number of small public housing agencies described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) that are in the same county as, or 
     a contiguous county to, another public housing agency that 
     administers the same program or programs with respect to 
     which the small public housing agency has been designated as 
     troubled;
       (D) the number of small public housing agencies described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) that serve an area that is also 
     served by a regional or statewide public housing agency that 
     administers the same program or programs with respect to 
     which the small public housing agency has been designated as 
     troubled;
       (E) for each small public housing agency described in 
     subparagraph (C) or (D)--
       (i) whether the Secretary has assessed the feasibility of 
     consolidating the small public housing agency with another 
     public housing agency; and
       (ii) the outcome of each assessment described in clause 
     (i); and
       (F) a comparison of the number of poorly performing public 
     housing agencies during the 5-year period ending on the date 
     of enactment of this Act with the number of poorly performing 
     public housing agencies during the period beginning on such 
     date of enactment and ending on the date of submission of the 
     report, including an analysis of the impact of the new 
     designation of ``troubled small public housing agency'' under 
     section 38(c)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     added by subsection (a).
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