S.Amdt. 2115

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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