“ STUDY REGARDING HOUSING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. (a) STUDY— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, shall conduct a study of— (1) the extent of Federal, other public, and private basic research in the United States in housing technology, including design and construction techniques and methodology, smart building technology, area and neighborhood planning, and other areas relating to the preservation and production of affordable housing and livable communities ”

“ The term 'neighborhood development funding organization' means— `` (A) a depository institution the accounts of which are insured pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Federal Credit Union Act, and any subsidiary (as such term is defined in section 3 (w) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) thereof; `` (B) a depository institution holding company and any subsidiary thereof (as such term is defined in section 3 (w) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) ”

“ COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS— Section 123 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 5318 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) (1) , by inserting `, and from neighborhood development funding organizations, ́ after `neighborhoods ́; (2) in subsection (b) (3) — (A) in subparagraph (B) , by striking `and ́ at the end ”