; (4) methods for collecting data required under subsection (b) that are not currently collected; (5) establishing definitions for terms related to the eviction process based on how they are legally defined by courts of jurisdiction handling eviction cases; and (6) standards for local officials to identify and designate social services agencies that may access the database to provide targeted social services to those tenants. (e) Annual reports Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report on the contents of the database established under this section. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 4. Grant program to collect data on illegal evictions (a) In general The Secretary shall award grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to set up programs to collect data from landlords on illegal evictions in the United States. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to provide grants under this section. 5. Advisory Committee (a) In General The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Committee on Eviction Research (in this section referred to as the Committee ) to advise the Secretary on matters relating to— (1) the creation, operation, maintenance, methodology, and privacy matters of the statistical efforts relating to the database established under section 5; (2) developing a research agenda to determine the causes and consequences of evictions