; (2) ensuring that all interested and eligible entities have the tools to apply for the Program; (3) prioritizing providing assistance to nonprofit and first-time developers applying for the Program; (4) identifying potential barriers to preparing and submitting a successful application for the Program; (5) prioritizing providing assistance to developers dedicated to serving communities who have faced a history of housing discrimination; and (6) proposing streamlined solutions to those barriers that the State and each locality within the State can adopt. (c) Operating standards and reporting requirements Each State housing finance agency shall develop and issue operating standards and reporting requirements for the Center established by the agency. (d) Set aside There is authorized to be appropriated $8,250,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section, of which $150,000 shall be allocated each fiscal year to each State housing finance agency located in— (1) a State of the United States; (2) the District of Columbia; or (3) a territory of the United States. 9. National low-income housing tax credit advisory council (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Council The term Council means the National Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Advisory Council established under subsection (b). (2) Covered property The term covered property means a building receiving an allocation of credit under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (b) Establishment There is established a National Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Advisory Council. (c) Membership (1) Selection