A bill to require training for State and regional employees of the Department of Agriculture on the rural housing and development programs of the Department.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1989 To require training for State and regional employees of the Department of Agriculture on the rural housing and development programs of the Department. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 14, 2023 Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself and Ms. SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- trition, and Forestry A BILL To require training for State and regional employees of the Department of Agriculture on the rural housing and development programs of the Department. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. REQUIRED TRAINING OF DEPARTMENT OF AG- 3 RICULTURE EMPLOYEES ON RURAL HOUSING 4 AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 5 The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the 6 training of regional and State employees of the Depart- 7 ment of Agriculture who are classified as national staff 8 and work on multifamily housing includes comprehensive 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:08 Jul 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1989.IS S1989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1989 IS education about rural housing and development programs 1 of the Department, including— 2 (1) the utilization of multiple programs of the 3 Department by 1 project, particularly by mixed-use 4 developments; 5 (2) single and multifamily loan and grant pro- 6 grams of the Department; 7 (3) loan assistance available under section 514 8 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 9 1484, 1486), including renewal of loans and rental 10 assistance, loan restructuring, and decoupling of 11 rental assistance; 12 (4) technical assistance providers, including 13 nonprofit organizations and public housing agencies, 14 in the region; and 15 (5) information on other related Federal grant 16 and loan programs, including the HOME Invest- 17 ments Partnerships Program under subtitle A of 18 title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford- 19 able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.), the 20 community development block grant program under 21 title I of the Housing and Community Development 22 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), and the low- 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:08 Jul 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1989.IS S1989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •S 1989 IS income housing tax credit program described in sec- 1 tion 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:08 Jul 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1989.IS S1989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB