This Act may be cited as the Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act.

Section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3536U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 3536View official source on GovInfo) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each such annual report shall include an identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing, within the meaning of such term as provided in the first sentence of section 1203 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705bU.S. Code — Title 42, Section 12705bView official source on GovInfo), and a discussion and analysis of how to reduce or remove such barriers..