1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eviction Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Establishment of Office of Eviction Prevention (a) In general Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Office of Eviction Prevention (1) Establishment There is established in the Department, in the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Eviction Prevention. (2) Director There is established the position of Director of the Office of Eviction Prevention. The Director shall be the head of the Office of Eviction Prevention and shall be appointed by, and shall report to, the Secretary. Such position shall be a career-reserved position in the Senior Executive Service. (3) Mission The mission of the Office of Eviction Prevention shall be to prevent evictions from rental housing and to protect tenants of such housing from the harm of evictions and eviction filings. (4) Functions The Director shall have primary responsibility within the Department for all activities and matters relating to eviction prevention, including the following: (A) Administering the Eviction Protection Grant Program of the Department, including— (i) conducting a robust evaluation of grantees under the program and the activities undertaken under the program by grantees, and assessing whether such activities improved outcomes for tenants served by a grant, taking into consideration the differing tenant protections in States and localities; (ii) identifying, and reporting to the Congress on, best practices and activities for eviction protection, including identifying resources and funding needed to continue and replicate best practices and activities