[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5276]
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  SA 3431. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, in consultation with the head of each Federal 
     agency that administers a Federal housing assistance program, 
     shall conduct an interdepartmental review of each Federal 
     housing assistance program in order to--
       (1) develop a plan for the elimination of programmatic 
     fragmentation, duplication, and overlap among Federal housing 
     assistance programs, as identified by those Federal agencies 
     in consultation with the Government Accountability Office; 
     and
       (2) make recommendations to Congress for streamlining 
     Federal housing assistance programs for efficiency to 
     increase the quality of services provided to people in the 
     United States who are the most in need of assistance.
       (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in 
     consultation with the head of each Federal agency that 
     administers a Federal housing assistance program, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget of the House 
     of Representatives a detailed report that outlines the 
     efficiencies that can be achieved by, and specific 
     recommendations for, eliminating overlap, duplication, and 
     fragmentation among Federal housing assistance programs.
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