Annual report on effectiveness of Act

(a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the term high-opportunity area — (A) shall be defined by the Secretary for purposes of this section; and (B) does not include any census tract in which the poverty rate is equal to or greater than 20 percent. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 total years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make publicly available a report that— (1) evaluates the effectiveness of this Act and the amendments made by this Act in recruiting and retaining landlords who accept vouchers under the Housing Choice Voucher program, particularly landlords with dwelling units in high-opportunity neighborhoods; and (2) includes— (A) the number of landlords in the United States who accept housing choice vouchers under the Housing Choice Voucher program and the number of dwelling units assisted under the Housing Choice Voucher program; (B) any net changes to the number of landlords or dwelling units described in subparagraph (A) during the preceding year; (C) the number of landlords described in subparagraph (A) who own disability-accessible dwelling units assisted under the Housing Choice Voucher program and the number of those dwelling units; and (D) the number of landlords described in subparagraph (A) who own dwelling units assisted under the Housing Choice Voucher program in high-opportunity areas and the number of those dwelling units.