sonnel as the Executive Director considers necessary to 
carry out the duties of the Council. 
(c) DETAILS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Council, the head of any Federal agency may 
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of 
such agency to the Council to assist the Council in car-
rying out its duties under this Act. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall provide the Coun-
cil with such administrative and support services as are 
necessary to ensure that the Council carries out its func-
tions under this Act in an efficient and expeditious man-
ner. 
(e) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap-
proval of the Council, the Executive Director of the Coun-
cil may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. POWERS. 
(a) MEETINGS.—For the purpose of carrying out this 
Act, the Council may hold such meetings, and sit and act 
at such times and places, as the Council considers appro-
priate. 
(b) DELEGATION.—Any member or employee of the 
Council may, if authorized by the Council, take any action 
that the Council is authorized to take in this Act. 
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(c) INFORMATION.—The Council may secure directly 
from any Federal agency such information as may be nec-
essary to enable the Council to carry out this Act. Upon 
request of the Chairperson of the Council, the head of such 
agency shall furnish such information to the Council. 
(d) DONATIONS.—The Council may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property, both 
real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year 
limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 
work of the Council. 
(e) MAILS.—The Council may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other Federal agencies. 
SEC. 7. ENCOURAGEMENT OF STATE INVOLVEMENT. 
(a) STATE CONTACT PERSONS.—Each State shall 
designate an individual to serve as a State contact person 
for the purpose of receiving and disseminating information 
and communications received from the Council. 
(b) STATE INTERAGENCY COUNCILS
AND LEAD 
AGENCIES.—Each State is encouraged to establish a State 
interagency council on housing affordability and preserva-
tion or designate a lead agency for the State for the pur-
pose of assuming primary responsibility for coordinating 
and interacting with the Council and State and local agen-
cies as necessary. 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
United States Interagency Council on Housing Af-
fordability and Preservation established in section 2. 
(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 
in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $4,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028. Any amounts appropriated to carry out this Act 
shall remain available until expended. 
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