1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 . 2. Purpose of Task Force The purpose of this Act is to establish the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis, which shall— (1) evaluate and quantify the impact that a lack of affordable housing has on other areas of life and life outcomes; (2) evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by other Federal, State, and local programs due to a lack of affordable housing; and (3) make recommendations to Congress on how to use affordable housing to improve the effectiveness of other Federal programs and improve life outcomes. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Affordable housing (A) In general The term affordable housing means— (i) housing for which the household is required to pay not more than 30 percent of the household income for gross housing costs, including utilities, where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the municipality in which the housing is located, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) housing— (I) for which the household pays more than 30 percent of the household income for gross housing costs, including utilities, where such income is less than or equal to the area median income for the municipality in which the housing is located, as determined by the Secretary; and (II) that is assisted or considered affordable by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including— (aa) public housing; (bb) housing assisted under section 8(o) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ); (cc) housing receiving the low-income housing credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code