; (6) based on the Authority’s misconduct as detailed in the Complaint, on January 31, 2019, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) declared that the Authority is in substantial default within the meaning of section 6(j)(3)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)(3)(A) ); (7) the Department did not take possession of the Authority or appoint a receiver, but instead entered into a voluntary agreement between the Authority, the Department, and the City on January 31, 2019, under which the Authority agreed to remedy noted deficiencies subject to the oversight of a Monitor appointed by the City; (8) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Authority has still fully not complied with the agreement, including the remedying of deficiencies or compliance with its obligations under Federal law; (9) the Department and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York have sought to extend the term of a Monitor over the Authority for an additional five years beginning in 2024; (10) the residents of housing provided by the Authority should not be required to wait five additional years for the Authority to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing conditions, as is the Authority’s most basic and necessary function under the law