1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability for NYCHA Act of 2023 . 2. Congressional findings The Congress finds that— (1) the New York City Housing Authority (in this Act referred to as the Authority ) is the largest housing authority in the United States, providing housing for over 520,000 residents in over 177,000 apartments in the City of New York (in this Act referred to as the City ); (2) the Authority is a public housing agency that receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (in this Act referred to as the Department ) to administer its public housing program; (3) the Authority is required to, among other things, provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the public housing residents of the City and comply with Federal law protecting children from the hazards of lead poisoning; (4) on June 11, 2018, the United States filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in this Act referred to as the Complaint ); which set forth the findings of the United States investigation, alleging, among other things, that the Authority had— (A) routinely failed to comply with lead-based paint safety regulations; (B) failed to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing, including with respect to the provision of heat and elevators and the control and treatment of mold and pests; and (C) repeatedly misled the Department through false statements and deceptive practices; (5) in a Consent Decree executed June 11, 2018, the Authority made admissions regarding, among other things, deficiencies in physical conditions with respect to lead, mold, heating, elevators and pests and made untrue statements to the Department regarding the conditions of the Authority’s properties and practices with regard to Public Housing Assessment System inspections