Conferees Report on PHAS - Physical Inspection System

In a Conference Report on H.R. 4635, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was requested to continue to assess the accuracy and effectiveness of the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). In particular, revisions were to be made in the physical inspection quality assurance plan, as recommended by the General Accounting Office (GAO); a statistically valid test was to be conducted of the physical inspection protocol, with a thorough analysis of the results; and an independent assessment of the methodology and results of the study was to be ordered. In response, all requested activities were undertaken by REAC and a report entitled "PHAS - Physical Inspection System Conferees Report," was delivered as requested on March 1, 2001. The documents listed below include the Overall Executive Summary, Exhibit III, which is the statistically valid study requested, and Exhibit IV, a letter of validation by the contractor commissioned to independently assess the results of the study.