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Calendar No. 103

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 680

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949

to authorize the transfer of surplus personal property to States for

donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families

and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus real property

to States, political subdivisions and instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for providing housing or housing assistance for lowincome individuals or families.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 30, 1997

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

JUNE 26, 1997

Reported by Mr. THOMPSON, without amendment

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services

Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer of surplus personal

property to States for donation to nonprofit providers

of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals,

and to authorize the transfer of surplus real property

to States, political subdivisions and instrumentalities of

States, and nonprofit organizations for providing housing

or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY

4 FOR DONATION TO PROVIDERS OF NEC5 ESSARIES TO IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND

6 INDIVIDUALS.

7 Section 203(j)(3)(B) of the Federal Property and Ad8 ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.

9 484(j)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘homeless in10 dividuals’’ the following: ‘‘, providers of assistance to fami11 lies or individuals whose annual incomes are below the

12 poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673 of the

13 Community Services Block Grant Act),’’.

14 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR PRO15 VIDING HOUSING OR HOUSING ASSISTANCE

16 FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR FAMI17 LIES.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203(k) of the Federal

19 Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40

20 U.S.C. 484(k)) is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new paragraph:

22 ‘‘(6)(A) Under such regulations as the Administrator

23 may prescribe, the Administrator may, in the discretion

24 of the Administrator, assign to the Secretary of Housing

25 and Urban Development for disposal such surplus real
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1 property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment sit2 uated thereon, as is recommended by the Secretary as

3 being needed for providing housing or housing assistance

4 for low-income individuals or families.

5 ‘‘(B) Subject to the disapproval of the Administrator

6 within 30 days after notice to the Administrator by the

7 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of a pro8 posed transfer of property for the purpose of providing

9 such housing or housing assistance, the Secretary, through

10 such officers or employees of the Department of Housing

11 and Urban Development as the Secretary may designate,

12 may sell or lease such property for that purpose to any

13 State, any political subdivision or instrumentality of a

14 State, or any nonprofit organization that exists for the pri15 mary purpose of providing housing or housing assistance

16 for low-income individuals or families.

17 ‘‘(C) The Administrator shall disapprove a proposed

18 transfer of property under this paragraph unless the Ad19 ministrator determines that the property will be used for

20 low-income housing opportunities through the construc21 tion, rehabilitation, or refurbishment of self-help housing,

22 under terms that require that—

23 ‘‘(i) any individual or family receiving housing

24 or housing assistance constructed, rehabilitated, or

25 refurbished through use of the property shall con-
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1 tribute a significant amount of labor toward the con2 struction, rehabilitation, or refurbishment; and

3 ‘‘(ii) dwellings constructed, rehabilitated, or re4 furbished through use of the property shall be qual5 ity dwellings that comply with local building and

6 safety codes and standards and shall be available at

7 prices below prevailing market prices.

8 ‘‘(D)(i) In fixing the sale or lease value of property

9 to be disposed of under this paragraph, the Secretary of

10 Housing and Urban Development shall take into consider11 ation and discount the value with respect to any benefit

12 which has accrued or may accrue to the United States

13 from the use of such property by any such State, political

14 subdivision, instrumentality, or nonprofit organization.

15 ‘‘(ii) The amount of the discount under clause (i)

16 shall be 75 percent of the market value of the property,

17 except that the Secretary may discount by a greater per18 centage if the Secretary, in consultation with the Adminis19 trator, determines that a higher percentage is justified.’’.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 203(k)(4)

21 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 484(k)(4)) is amended—

22 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ after

23 the semicolon;

24 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period

25 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(E) the Secretary of Housing and Urban De4 velopment, through such officers or employees of the

5 Department of Housing and Urban Development as

6 the Secretary may designate, in the case of property

7 transferred under paragraph (6),’’.

Passed the House of Representatives April 29, 1997.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 103

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 680

AN ACT

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative

dividuals or families.housing or housing assistance for low-income inStates, and nonprofit organizations for providingpolitical subdivisions and instrumentalities ofthe transfer of surplus real property to States,ished families and individuals, and to authorizeto nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoversurplus personal property to States for donationServices Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer of

JUNE 26, 1997

Reported without amendment