Vern Buchanan: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 2, after ``develop'' insert ``electronic''. Page 16, line 4, strike ``income'' and insert ``benefit''. Page 16, after line 14, insert the following: ``(E) Electronic income verification.--The Secretary shall develop a mechanism for disclosing information to a public housing agency for the purpose of verifying the employment and income of individuals and families in accordance with section 453(j)(7)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(7)(E)), and shall ensure public housing agencies have access to information contained in the `Do Not Pay' system established by section 5 of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-248; 126 Stat. 2392).''. Page 16, line 15, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''. Page 34, line 14, strike the closing quotation marks and the last period.…”