(d) COORDINATION
ACROSS
FEDERAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—To the extent other Federal agencies are identi-
fied under the strategic plan established pursuant to sub-
section (a) as being necessary for the implementation of 
the plan, it shall be the duty of each such agency so identi-
fied to assist to the greatest extent practical in fulfilling 
relevant requests by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF AT-RISK TENANTS. 
(a) WAIVER
AND MODIFICATION.—The Secretary 
may waive any waiting period or deadline involved in the 
disbursement or execution of a rural housing voucher for 
at-risk tenants as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure 
such tenants remain housed. 
(b) IDENTIFYING HOUSING STOCK.—The Secretary 
shall work with interested landlords identified in section 
5 of this Act to pre-clear dwellings near at-risk tenants 
as available for rental using a rural housing voucher. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
submit to the Congress and make publicly available on the 
website of the Department of Agriculture, a report detail-
ing— 
(1) for tenants in rural multifamily housing 
properties with loans financed under section 515 of 
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the Housing Act of 1949 having rental assistance 
contracts that terminated, the housing outcomes for 
such tenants one month, three months, six months, 
and one year after the tenant’s lease expires or is re-
newed; and 
(2) for each of the ensuing 4 years how many 
rural multifamily housing properties are expected to 
end participation the programs under title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, the number of potentially im-
pacted residents, and how many properties are at- 
risk as described in section 5(a). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Congress and make publicly 
available on the website of the Department of Agriculture 
information identifying— 
(1) the number of rural housing vouchers issued 
during the preceding year; 
(2) the reason for the issuance such vouchers, 
including whether the mortgage on a property was 
prepaid, the mortgage for the property was fore-
closed, or any other reason; 
(3) whether the property was subject to any 
form of use restriction; and 
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(4) the number of vouchers that were not re-
newed that were previously utilized by tenants and 
the reason for non-renewal of the voucher. 
SEC. 9. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary shall issue any regulations that may 
be necessary to carry out this Act and shall issue a notice 
of proposed rulemaking for such regulations not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary for the Secretary of Agriculture to— 
(1) hire additional staff to implement and en-
force this Act; and 
(2) obtain such additional supplies and informa-
tion technology to carry out this Act. 
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