1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Transparency Improvement Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered housing The term covered housing means— (A) low-income housing; and (B) any property with assistance converted under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program authorized under title II of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 673). (2) Families; low-income housing The terms families and low-income housing have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ). (3) Public housing agency The term public housing agency — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ); and (B) includes any owner of low-income housing that enters into a housing assistance payments contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437o ). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (5) Small public housing agency The term small public housing agency means a public housing agency that— (A) owns, assists, or operates not more than 50 covered housing dwelling units; and (B) predominantly operates in a rural area, as described in section 1026.35(b)(2)(iv)(A) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. 3. Online portal (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each public housing agency shall establish and maintain an online portal on the website of the public housing agency through which families residing in and applicants for a covered housing dwelling owned, assisted, or operated by the public housing agency may— (1) access information, including contact information, relating to the performance evaluation, management, and control of the covered housing dwelling