S.Amdt. 2833

SA 2833. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:
Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall prepare a report, and post such report on the public
website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(in this section referred to as the ``Department''),
regarding the number of homes owned by the Department and the
cost to taxpayers of acquiring, maintaining, and selling such
homes.
(b) The report required under this section shall include--
(1) the number of residential homes that the Department
owned during the years 2010 through 2015;
(2) an itemized breakdown of the total annual financial
impact, including losses and gains from selling homes and
maintenance and acquisition of homes, of home ownership by
the Department since 2010;
(3) a detailed explanation of the reasons for the ownership
by the Department of the homes;
(4) a list of the 10 urban areas in which the Department
owns the most homes and the rate of homelessness in each of
those areas; and
(5) a list of the 10 States in which the Department owns
the most homes and the rate of homelessness in each of those
States.
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