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Such standards shall include standards for fair housing
and equal opportunity, lease and grievance procedures,
and tenant appeals of adverse actions.
‘‘(p) HOUSING STANDARDS.—The standards estab-
lished under section 515(m) for housing and related facili-
ties assisted under section 515 shall apply to housing and
related facilities the development costs of which are fi-
nanced in whole or in part with a loan guaranteed under
this section.
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON COMMITMENTS TO GUARANTEE
LOANS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The
authority of the Secretary to enter into commit-
ments to guarantee loans under this section, and to
guarantee loans, shall be effective for any fiscal year
only to the extent or in such amounts as are or have
been provided in appropriations Acts for such fiscal
year.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
PROJECTS
AND
OUT-
STANDING
AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT.—Sub-
ject to the limitation in paragraph (1), the Secretary
may enter into commitments to guarantee loans
under this section for not more than 25 housing
projects in each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, hav-
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ing an aggregate outstanding principal amount not
exceeding $50,000,000 in each of such fiscal years.
‘‘(r) REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit
a report to the Congress, not later than the expira-
tion of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1994, describing the program
under this section for guaranteeing loans.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall—
‘‘(A) describe the types of borrowers pro-
viding housing with loans guaranteed under this
section, the areas served by the housing pro-
vided and the geographical distribution of the
housing, the levels of income of the residents of
the housing, the number of dwelling units pro-
vided, the extent to which borrowers under such
loans have obtained other financial assistance
for development costs of housing provided with
the loans, and the extent to which borrowers
under such loans have used low-income housing
tax credits provided under section 42 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 in connection with
the housing provided with the loans;
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‘‘(B) analyze the financial viability of the
housing provided with loans guaranteed under
this section and the need for project-based rent-
al assistance for such housing;
‘‘(C) include any recommendations of the
Secretary for expanding or improving the pro-
gram under this section for guaranteeing loans;
and
‘‘(D) include any other information regard-
ing the program for guaranteeing loans under
this section that the Secretary considers appro-
priate.
‘‘(s) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection,
the following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) The term ‘development cost’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 515(e).
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible lender’ means a lender
determined by the Secretary to meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of sub-
section (e)(1).
‘‘(3) The terms ‘housing’ and ‘related facilities’
have the meanings given such terms in section
515(e).
‘‘(t) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1995
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and 1996 such sums as may be necessary for costs (as
such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974) of loan guarantees made under this
section.
‘‘(u) TERMINATION DATE.—A loan may not be guar-
anteed under this section after September 30, 1996.’’.
SEC. 518. RURAL HOUSING LOAN DELEGATED PROCESSING
DEMONSTRATION.
(a) AUTHORITY.—Not later than the expiration of
the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement
a system for making, processing, and servicing loans
under section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 that dele-
gates such functions to nonprofit organizations approved
by the Secretary of Agriculture. Under the system, the
Secretary shall retain the authority to approve loan
amounts and interest credit agreements and to execute
binding loan commitments and credit agreements.
(b) USE IN TARGETED UNDERSERVED AREAS.—The
Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the delegated
processing system under subsection (a) only with respect
to loans for housing located in, and amounts reserved for
use in, areas for which a designation under section 509(f)
is in effect.
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(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall sub-
mit an interim report to the Congress not later than 12
months after the date of the initial implementation of the
delegated processing system under this section describing
the activities taken under the system and evaluating the
effectiveness of the system.
(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of
Agriculture may not carry out the delegated processing
system under this section after September 30, 1996.
TITLE VI—COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Subtitle A—Community
Development Block Grant Program
SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND
GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.
(a) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS.—
The second sentence of section 103 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5303)
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘For purposes of assistance
under section 106, there are authorized to be appropriated
$4,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $4,500,000,000
for fiscal year 1996.’’.
(b) LIMITATION ON LOAN GUARANTEES.—The fifth
sentence of section 108(a) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(a)) is amended
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to read as follows: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision
of law and subject only to the absence of qualified appli-
cants or proposed activities and to the authority provided
in this section, to the extent approved or provided in ap-
propriation Acts, the Secretary shall enter into commit-
ments to guarantee notes and obligations under this sec-
tion 
with 
an 
aggregate 
principal 
amount 
of
$2,054,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $2,054,000,000
for fiscal year 1996.’’.
(c) SPECIAL PURPOSE GRANTS.—Section 107 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5307) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 107’’ and all that follows
through the end of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 107. (a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996,
$60,000,000, for grants under subsection (b). Of
such amounts—
‘‘(A) $7,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (b)(1);
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‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary shall
be available in each such year for grants under
subsection (b)(2);
‘‘(C) $7,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (b)(3);
‘‘(D) $28,000,000 shall be available in
each such year for grants under subsection
(b)(4);
‘‘(E) $6,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (b)(5);
‘‘(F) $2,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (b)(6);
‘‘(G) $8,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (b)(7);
‘‘(H) such sums as may be necessary shall
be available in each such year for grants under
subsection (b)(8);
‘‘(I) $3,000,000 shall be available in each
such year for grants under subsection (c); and
‘‘(J) such sums as may be necessary shall
be available in fiscal year 1995 for a grant to
the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, subject to
binding commitments made by the City of
Bridgeport and the State of Connecticut that
the amount made available pursuant to this
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subparagraph will be supplemented with an ad-
ditional amount equal to such amount under
this subparagraph, which shall be provided by
the city and the State in equal amounts.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8) to 10 metropolitan cities and urban coun-
ties that receive grants under section 106, have high
rates of fire incidents, a substantial number of low-
income residents, and a high rate of death and seri-
ous injury caused by fire among youth, elderly, and
minorities, for obtaining a nitrogen enhanced, bio-
degradable, noncorrosive fire suppression liquid and
for training firefighters to use such liquid; and in
any year in which grants are made under this para-
graph, the Secretary shall include in the report re-
quired under section 113 a description of the effec-
tiveness of grants made under this paragraph in pre-
venting loss of life and property; and’’.
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SEC. 602. DEFINITION OF METROPOLITAN CITY.
Section 102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4)) is
amended—
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘2
years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year after September 30,
1989,’’; and
(2) by striking the fifth sentence and inserting
the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding that
the population of a unit of general local government
was included, after September 30, 1989, with the
population of an urban county for purposes of quali-
fying for assistance under section 106, the unit of
general local government may apply for assistance
under section 106 as a metropolitan city if the unit
meets the requirements of the second sentence of
this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 603. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C 5303) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after
‘‘103.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) RESERVATION
FOR MANAGEMENT INFORMA-
TION SYSTEMS.—Of the amount approved in an appro-
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priation Act for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 under
this section, the Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5
percent for improving management information systems
used by the Secretary and recipients under this title.’’.
SEC. 604. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
(a) RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND REMOVAL OF
TOXIC MATERIALS.—Section 105(a) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5305(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, demolition,
removal,’’ and inserting ‘‘(including the removal of
toxic materials and other contaminants from prop-
erties), demolition, removal, reconstruction,’’;
(2) in paragraph (8)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘under this
paragraph,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1994’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996’’;
and
(C) by inserting before the semicolon at
the end the following: ‘‘, and except that of any
amount of assistance under this title (including
program income) to the Cities of Vallejo and
Benecia and to Napa County, in California,
such cities and county may use not more than
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20 percent in fiscal year 1995 and 25 percent
in fiscal year 1996 for activities under this
paragraph’’;
(3) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(4) by striking paragraph (19);
(5) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(6) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through
(25) as paragraphs (19) through (24), respectively;
and
(8) by redesignating paragraph (21) (as added
by section 1012(f)(3) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–
550; 106 Stat. 3905) as paragraph (25).
(b) 
HOMEOWNERSHIP
ACTIVITIES.—Section
907(b)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 5305 note) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 605. REALLOCATIONS.
Section 106(c) of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(c)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4).
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SEC. 606. PROHIBITION OF USE OF CDBG ASSISTANCE FOR
EMPLOYMENT RELOCATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 105 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION OF USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR EM-
PLOYMENT RELOCATION ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no amounts from a grant under
section 106 made in fiscal year 1994 or any succeeding
fiscal year may be used for any activity (including any in-
frastructure improvement) that is intended, or likely, to
facilitate the relocation or expansion of any industrial or
commercial plant, facility, or operation, from one area to
another area, if the relocation or expansion will result in
a loss of employment in the area from which the relocation
or expansion occurs.’’.
SEC. 607. LIMITATION ON EXTENT OF USE OF LOAN GUAR-
ANTEES FOR HOUSING PURPOSES.
Section 108 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308) is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON USE.—Of any amounts obtained
from notes or other obligations issued by an eligible public
entity or public agency designated by an eligible public en-
tity and guaranteed under this section pursuant to an ap-
plication for a guarantee submitted after the date of the
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enactment of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992, the aggregate amount used for the purposes
described in clauses (2) and (4) of subsection (a), and for
other housing activities under the purposes described in
clauses (1) and (3) of subsection (a), may not exceed 10
percent of such amounts obtained by the eligible public
entity or agency.’’.
SEC. 608. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 108(q)(2) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5308(q)(2)) is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and for the construction,
rehabilitation, or financing of retail and service facilities,
mixed-use projects, projects that link economic develop-
ment and housing, community centers, farmers’ markets,
and community-based business expansions’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE PUBLIC ENTITIES.—Section 108(q)(1)
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
is amended by inserting after ‘‘eligible public entities’’ the
following: ‘‘, and to eligible public entities in conjunction
with community- or neighborhood-based organizations,’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
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‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for grants
under this subsection $100,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Using
any amounts appropriated for grants under this sub-
section for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, the Secretary
shall make a grant in the amount of $3,650,000 in
each such fiscal year to the Earth Conservancy in
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which shall be used
for carrying out a demonstration of using innovative
environmental technologies to reclaim land used for
community and economic development purposes that
has been damaged by anthracite coal mining activi-
ties.’’.
SEC. 609. USE OF UDAG RECAPTURES.
Section 119(o) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5318(o)) is amended
by striking ‘‘October 1, 1993’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘April 11, 1994’’.
SEC. 610. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN CDBG ASSISTANCE.
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 916(f) of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
5306 note) is amended by striking ‘‘1991’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning before
the commencement of fiscal year 1998’’.
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 916(e)(4) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 5306 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘other than
Riverside County, California,’’ after ‘‘area’’.
Subtitle B—Other Community
Development Programs
SEC. 631. NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION.
The first sentence of section 608(a)(1) of the Neigh-
borhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
8107(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the corporation to carry out
this title $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.’’.
SEC. 632. JOHN HEINZ NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
Section 123(g) of the Housing and Urban-Rural Re-
covery Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 5318 note) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $10,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1996.’’.
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and inserting ‘‘, community housing develop-
ment organizations, and community-based orga-
nizations (including local community action
agencies receiving assistance under the Commu-
nity Services Block Grant Act)’’ before the
semicolon at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and community hous-
ing development organizations’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, community housing development or-
ganizations, and community-based organi-
zations (including local community action
agencies receiving assistance under the
Community Services Block Grant Act)’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘neighborhood’’ after
‘‘carry out’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘low-income’’ and in-
serting ‘‘low- and moderate-income’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the
community-based organization’’ after ‘‘Initia-
tive’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘to the Na-
tional Community Development Initiative’’ after
‘‘provided’’;
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(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se-
lect community-based organizations and capacity-building
organizations to receive assistance under this section
based upon selection criteria established by the Secretary,
which shall include the extent to which the activities pro-
posed to be conducted by the organization with assistance
under this section will—
‘‘(1) develop new community-based organiza-
tions in unorganized or underserved areas;
‘‘(2) assist eligible private nonprofit community-
based organizations located in low- or moderate-in-
come neighborhoods or areas having a concentration
of low- and moderate-income persons;
‘‘(3) be targeted to areas in economic distress;
‘‘(4) be conducted by an organization that pro-
vides for neighborhood resident participation in the
activities of the organization (including participation
of low- and moderate-income residents) and the ex-
tent to which the households and businesses in the
area served are members of the organization;
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‘‘(5) benefit low- and moderate-income persons
residing in the area served by the applicant;
‘‘(6) encourage linking and coordinating hous-
ing, economic, and human development;
‘‘(7) be coordinated with local law enforcement
agencies, local public housing agencies, and local
public housing resident management corporations
and resident councils, with respect to anti crime ini-
tiatives; and
‘‘(8) leverage contributions to support a wide
variety of community development initiatives from
the private sector, foundations, colleges and univer-
sities, civic groups, social, cultural, religious, and
other institutions, and the national service program,
in a manner that achieves the greatest long-term
private sector support.’’.
(c) GENO
BARONI
RECOGNITION
AWARDS
FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD SELF-HELP ORGANIZATIONS.—Section
4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 is amended by
inserting after subsection (e) (as so redesignated by sub-
section (b) of this section) the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) GENO BARONI RECOGNITION AWARDS
FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD SELF-HELP ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an award to be known as the Geno Baroni Rec-
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ognition Award for Neighborhood Self-Help Organi-
zations, and shall select community-based organiza-
tions and capacity-building organizations for such
award annually pursuant to the criteria under para-
graph (3).
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the awards
under this subsection shall be—
‘‘(A) to focus attention on and provide
monetary compensation to successful self-help
organizations that have established and imple-
mented effective strategies to restore economic
vitality to neighborhoods in the United States;
and
‘‘(B) to facilitate training and other forms
of capacity-building assistance to improve and
expand the ability of community-based organi-
zations to carry out activities referred in sub-
paragraph (A).
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall prescribe
criteria for the selection of community-based organi-
zations and capacity-building organizations for the
award as the Secretary considers appropriate, which
shall include the extent to which the activities of an
organization meet the criteria under subsection (d)
and the extent to which an organization has—
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‘‘(A) promoted, implemented and sup-
ported self-help neighborhood activities that in-
tegrate poorer, inner-city neighborhoods into
the greater metropolitan region;
‘‘(B) furthered sustainable community de-
velopment by expanding fair housing opportuni-
ties, furthering economic revitalization, reduc-
ing economic isolation of income groups within
communities, expanding housing, education,
and employment opportunities for persons of
low or moderate income, and providing other
amenities in low-income neighborhoods;
‘‘(C) promoted and supported neighbor-
hood leadership and responsibility;
‘‘(D) leveraged private contributions to
support a wide variety of community develop-
ment initiatives on a long-term basis; and
‘‘(E) established and enhanced the mana-
gerial, financial, and administrative capacity of
the organization.
‘‘(4) MONETARY AWARD.—In connection with
each award made under this subsection to a commu-
nity-based organization or capacity-building organi-
zation, the Secretary shall, to the extent amounts
are available pursuant to paragraph (6), provide a
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monetary award to the organization in the amount
of $50,000.
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PUR-
POSES.—The Secretary may use amounts made
available to carry out this subsection to defray the
costs of the Secretary in connection with making
awards under this section, including costs for—
‘‘(A) printing and disseminating informa-
tion;
‘‘(B) holding conferences;
‘‘(C) holding competition for awards, in-
cluding travel and per diem costs; and
‘‘(D) travel costs of award winners to at-
tend follow-up conferences endorsed by the Sec-
retary and to provide peer-to-peer assistance to
other appropriate individuals and entities.
‘‘(6) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of any amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 1995 to carry out this
section 4, 10 percent shall be used to carry out
this subsection. Of any amounts appropriated
for fiscal year 1996 to carry out this section,
such sums as may be necessary shall be used to
carry out this subsection. The provisions of sub-
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section (c) shall not apply to any amounts used
to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(B) SET-ASIDE
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE
PURPOSES.—Of amounts available for any fiscal
year to carry out this subsection pursuant to
subparagraph (A), not more than 2 percent
may be used for the purposes in paragraph
(5).’’.
SEC. 634. COLONIAS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make
grants in accordance with the provisions of this section
to units of general local government, States, nonprofit or-
ganizations, or entities or instrumentalities established
under the authority of any of such entities, for use in ad-
dressing the community development and housing needs
of colonias.
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Assistance under this
section may be used only to carry out the following activi-
ties:
(1) Any activity eligible under section 105 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 or section 212(a) of the HOME Investment
Partnerships Act.
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(2) Refinancing the existing debt of home-
owners to convert existing land transactions and in-
terests into mortgages.
(3) Constructing new housing, including self-
help, energy-efficient, and innovative housing design
initiatives.
(4) Developing new subdivisions for affordable
housing.
(5) Re-platting and redeveloping existing sub-
divisions.
(6) Planning for and constructing infrastruc-
ture necessary for the development of housing, eco-
nomic development, and community facilities and
amenities.
(7) Such other activities as the Secretary deems
appropriate to further the purposes of this section.
(c) MODEL PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of amounts allocated under
subsection (j)(2), the Secretary shall make grants
under this subsection to the entities referred to in
subsection (a) for the purpose of establishing model
programs of assistance for addressing the commu-
nity development, housing, and other needs of the
residents of the colonias.
(d) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—
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(1) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary shall designate—
(A) at least one project in each State to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection; and
(B) at least one project within a metropoli-
tan area in any State to receive a grant under
this subsection.
(2) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Secretary shall
select grantees under this subsection on a non-
competitive basis, through negotiation with the
grantee.
(3) 
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In 
selecting
projects for grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall consider—
(A) the extent of need in the colonia;
(B) the likely effectiveness of the proposed
approach in addressing identified needs;
(C) the extent to which funding for the
project is committed from sources other than
under this section;
(D) the need to consider a variety of solu-
tions to a variety of needs situations; and
(E) such other factors as the Secretary
deems appropriate to carry out the objectives of
this section.
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(e) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—
(1) PURPOSE.—Grants under this subsection
shall be made, in accordance with paragraph (2), to
the entities referred to in subsection (a) for the pur-
pose of assisting the community development and
housing needs of the residents of one or more
colonias in an area or region.
(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of amounts al-
located under subsection (j)(2), the Secretary shall
reserve a target amount for grants under this sub-
section for use in colonias in each State. The Sec-
retary shall determine the amount be reserved based
on such objective factors of need as the Secretary
deems appropriate, which may include rates of pov-
erty in, and the population of, colonias. The Sec-
retary shall reallocate any amounts set-aside under
this paragraph for which the Secretary determines
there will not be sufficient approvable applications in
a fiscal year.
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Any amount not reserved
or reallocated under paragraph (2) may be used in
colonias in any State.
(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for grants
under this subsection shall be submitted at such
time and in accordance with such procedures, as the
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Secretary shall prescribe. Applications shall contain
the following information, which the Secretary shall
consider in selecting projects for grants under this
subsection:
(A) The extent of need in the colonia.
(B) An estimate of the likely effectiveness
of the proposed approach in addressing identi-
fied needs.
(C) A description of the extent to which
funding for the project is committed from
sources other than under this section.
(D) Any other information that the Sec-
retary deems appropriate to carry out the objec-
tives of this section.
(5) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—The Secretary
shall select grantees for grants under this subsection
on the basis of a competition, following publication
of a notice of funding availability in the Federal
Register.
(f) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—
(1) KEEPING
OF
RECORDS.—Each grantee
under this section shall keep such records as may be
reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts and
the disposition of grant amounts received under this
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section and to ensure compliance with the require-
ments of this section.
(2) GRANTEE REPORTS.—Each grantee under
this section shall submit to the Secretary a report,
or series of reports, in a form and at a time speci-
fied by the Secretary. Each report shall—
(A) describe the use of funds made avail-
able to the grantee under this section; and
(B) describe and analyze the effect of as-
sisted activities in addressing the community
development and housing needs of the residents
of colonias.
(g) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY SECRETARY.—The
Secretary shall have access for the purpose of audit and
examination to any books, documents, papers, and records
of a grantee that are pertinent to assistance received in
connection with, and the requirements of, this section.
(h) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States, or
any of the duly authorized representatives of the Comp-
troller General, shall have access for the purpose of audit
and examination to any books, documents, papers, and
records of a grantee that are pertinent to assistance re-
ceived under, and the requirements of, this section.
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) The terms ‘‘colonia’’ and ‘‘United States-
Mexico Border Region’’ have the meanings given the
terms in section 916(e) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act.
(2) The term ‘‘metropolitan area’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
(3) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means—
(A) an organization—
(i) that is described in section 501(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(ii) is exempt from taxation under
section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) an organization—
(i) no part of the net earnings of
which inures to the benefit of any member,
founder, contributor, or individual;
(ii) that in the case of a private non-
profit organization, has a voluntary board;
(iii) that has an accounting system, or
has designated a fiscal agent in accordance
with requirements established by the Sec-
retary; and
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(iv) that practices nondiscrimination
in the provision of assistance.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(5) The term ‘‘State’’ means the States of Cali-
fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
(6) The term ‘‘unit of general local govern-
ment’’ means—
(A) a city, town, township, county, parish,
village, or other general purpose political sub-
division of a State; and
(B) any agency or instrumentality thereof
that is established pursuant to legislation and
designated by the chief executive to act on be-
half of the jurisdiction with regard to provisions
of this section.
The term includes a consortium of geographically
contiguous units of general local government, if the
Secretary determines that the consortium—
(i) has sufficient authority and administra-
tive capability to carry out the purposes of this
section on behalf of its member jurisdictions;
and
(ii) meets such other requirements as the
Secretary may prescribe.
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(j) FUNDING.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for grants
under this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1995 and 1996. Any amount appropriated to
carry out this section shall remain available until ex-
pended.
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal
year—
(A) 80 percent shall be available for grants
to establish model programs under subsection
(c); and
(B) 20 percent shall be available for com-
petitive grants under subsection (e).
SEC. 635. GRANTS FOR EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTER-
PRISE COMMUNITIES.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may make grants to units of gen-
eral local government in which empowerment zones and
enterprise communities have been designated pursuant to
section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) USE.—Grants under this section may be used
only to assist units of general local government in imple-
menting the strategic plan for community revitalization re-
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quired for each designated empowerment zone and enter-
prise community by expanding business opportunities and
job creation through economic development activities and
by stimulating the use of project-based rental assistance
certificates and other activities to construct or rehabilitate
rental housing, as follows:
(1) ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—
Grants amounts under this section used for eco-
nomic development activities may be used only for
activities eligible to be carried out with amounts pro-
vided under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974.
(2) ASSISTED HOUSING.—Grant amounts under
this section used for housing activities may be used
for—
(A) project-based assistance activities eligi-
ble under section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 or similar State and local pro-
grams;
(B) activities eligible for assistance under
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act or a similar local afford-
able housing program; and
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(C) other housing activities that meet the
requirements of this subsection, as the Sec-
retary may approve.
(3) PROHIBITION OF USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR
EMPLOYMENT
RELOCATION
ACTIVITIES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, no
grant amounts under this section may be used for
any activity (including any infrastructure improve-
ment) that is intended, or likely, to facilitate the re-
location or expansion of any industrial or commer-
cial plant, facility, or operation, from one area to an-
other area, if the relocation or expansion will result
in a loss of employment in the area from which the
relocation or expansion occurs.
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—From amounts re-
served under subsection (i)(2), the Secretary shall carry
out, directly or through contracts, training and informa-
tion activities in connection with the program under this
section.
(d) 
APPLICATIONS.—A 
locality 
in 
which 
an
empowerment zone or enterprise community has been des-
ignated, which designation remains in effect, may submit
an application to the Secretary for a grant under this sec-
tion. The application shall contain such information and
certifications as the Secretary may require, including a
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certification that the grant will be used in accordance with
the approved strategic plan. Where a zone or community
is within the jurisdiction of more than one unit of general
local government, the application shall be submitted joint-
ly by the units of general local government and shall speci-
fy whether and, if so, how the grant is to be divided among
the units.
(e) FUNDING.—To the extent amounts are available
to carry out this section, for applications approved by the
Secretary the amount of a grant under this section for
a fiscal year shall be—
(1) $50,000,000 for each urban empowerment
zone;
(2) $20,000,000 for each rural empowerment
zone; and
(3) $1,400,000 for each enterprise community.
(f) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Grants made under
this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may establish.
(g) USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.—Grants made under this section may be used in
conjunction with loans guaranteed under section 108 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
and the Home Investment Partnerships Act.
(h) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—
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(1) KEEPING
OF
RECORDS.—Each grantee
under this section shall keep such records as may be
reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts and
the disposition of grant amounts received under this
subtitle and to ensure compliance with the require-
ments of this section.
(2) GRANTEE REPORTS.—Each grantee under
this section shall submit to the Secretary a report,
or series of reports, in a form and at a time speci-
fied by the Secretary. Each report shall—
(A) describe the use of amounts made
available under this section; and
(B) describe and analyze the effect of as-
sisted activities in addressing the objectives of
this section.
(3) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY SECRETARY.—
The Secretary shall have access for the purpose of
audit and examination to any books, documents, pa-
pers, and records of the grantee that are pertinent
to assistance received in connection with, and the re-
quirements of, this section.
(4) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United
States, or any of the duly authorized representatives
of the Comptroller General, shall have access for the
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purpose of audit and examination to any books, doc-
uments, papers, and records of the grantee that are
pertinent to assistance received under, and the re-
quirements of, this section.
(i) FUNDING.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for pur-
poses of this section $250,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Any
amount appropriated to carry out this section shall
remain available until expended.
(2) RESERVATION OF AMOUNTS FOR TRAINING
AND
INFORMATION
ACTIVITIES.—Of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than
0.5 percent for use only to carry out the training
and information activities referred to in subsection
(c).
SEC. 636. USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.
(a) BUFFALO, NEW YORK.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the City of Buffalo, New York, may
retain amounts provided under an urban development ac-
tion grant under section 119 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 for Project No. B–87–AA–
36–0540 and use such funds for the Towne Gardens Plaza
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project, and may retain amounts provided under such a
grant for Project No. B–87–AA–36–0521 and use such
funds for the American Axle project, if such projects are
commenced not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the city of Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania, may retain any amounts provided under an
urban development action grant for Project No. B–86–
AA–42–0275 and use such funds for the Central Pitts-
burgh Plaza project, if such project is commenced not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(c) WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the city of Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, may retain any amounts provided under an
urban development action grant for Project No. B–87–
AA–42–1211 and use such funds for the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Economic Development project, if such
project is commenced not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(d) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall cancel the indebtedness
of the city of Richmond, Virginia, relating to the categor-
ical program settlement grant provided to the city to settle
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four urban renewal programs (Project No. B–78–UR–51–
0019). The city of Richmond, Virginia, is hereby relieved
of all liability to the Federal Government for such grant
and any fees and charges payable in connection with such
grant.
(e) LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, ILLINOIS.—The Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall cancel the in-
debtedness of Lockport Township, Illinois, relating to the
public facilities loan for Project No. ILL–11–PFL0112.
Lockport Township, Illinois, is hereby relieved of all liabil-
ity to the Federal Government for the outstanding prin-
cipal balance on such loan, the amount of accrued interest
on such loan, and any other fees and charges payable in
connection with such loan.
(f) BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the City of Binghamton, New York,
may retain amounts provided under an urban development
action grant under section 119 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 for Project No. B–88–
AA–36–0535 and use such funds for the High Technology
Center project, if such project is commenced not later than
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) BUDGET COMPLIANCE.—Subsections (d) and (e)
of this section shall be effective only to the extent, or in
such amounts, as are provided in appropriation Acts.
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TITLE VII—REGULATORY AND
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS
SEC. 701. FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM.
Section 561(g) of the Housing and Community De-
velopment Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616 note) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provi-
sions of this section $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$27,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, of which—
‘‘(1) not less than $9,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be
for private enforcement initiatives authorized under
subsection (b), divided equally between activities
specified under subsection (b)(1) and those specified
under subsection (b)(2);
‘‘(2) not less than $3,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be
for qualified fair housing enforcement organizations
authorized under subsection (c)(1);
‘‘(3) not less than $7,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be
for the creation of new fair housing enforcement or-
ganizations authorized under subsection (c)(2); and
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‘‘(4) not less than $7,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be
for education and outreach programs authorized
under subsection (d), to be divided equally between
activities specified under subsection (d)(1) and those
specified under subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3).
Any amount appropriated under this section shall remain
available until expended.’’.
SEC. 702. HUD PROGRAM MONITORING AND EVALUATION.
The first sentence of section 7(r)(6) of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C.
3535(r)(6)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1995 and
1996.’’.
SEC. 703. HUD SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
Section 7(s) of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(s)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(s) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SAL-
ARIES AND EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1995
and 1996 for salaries and expenses to carry out the pur-
poses of this section. There is also authorized to be appro-
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priated for fiscal year 1996, $40,000,000, for the training,
travel to training, continuing education, professional de-
velopment, and improvement of skills of employees of the
Department.’’.
SEC. 704. USE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS BY OR
FOR HUD STAFF.
Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(t) USE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNTS.—
The Secretary may transfer to any of the accounts of the
Department for salaries and expenses from any other ac-
count from which amounts may be drawn for technical as-
sistance such amounts as the Secretary determines are
reasonable to reimburse such salaries and expenses ac-
count, but only if such reimbursement is made for expend-
itures for the costs of personal services, travel, and trans-
portation, and other object classifications that are in-
curred for the technical assistance, training, and related
activities provided by or to officials and employees of the
Department for a program that is funded from such other
account and in which the costs of technical assistance are
otherwise eligible for expenditure. Up to 10 percent of the
amount transferred may be used for technical assistance,
training, travel, and related expenses provided to officials
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and employees of the Department. The authority under
this subsection to transfer amounts shall be in addition
to any other authority of the Secretary to transfer funds
among accounts which exists on the date of the enactment
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
or is provided after such date.’’.
SEC. 705. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING REPEAL OF UN-
FUNDED PROGRAMS.
Section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3536) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after
‘‘SEC. 8.’’; and
(2) by adding at end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.—In each annual report
under this section, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) identify each program under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department for which amounts have been
authorized to be appropriated for each of the 3 most
recently completed fiscal years but for which, for all
3 of such years, amounts have not been appro-
priated; and
‘‘(2) include proposed legislation repealing the
provisions of Federal law authorizing the programs
identified pursuant to paragraph (1) and providing
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requirements for the treatment, after such repeal, of
any assistance provided under such provisions before
the repeal.’’.
SEC. 706. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
IN CONSTRUCTION ASSISTED UNDER HUD
PROGRAMS.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 15. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
IN CONSTRUCTION ASSISTED UNDER HUD
PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) BIDS.—Except as provided in subsection (c),
each contractor submitting a bid or contract proposal for
a covered construction contract (and each applicant for
construction assistance that will carry out construction)
shall include in the bid or proposal (or application for con-
struction assistance) documentation sufficient to ensure
that the contractor will comply with the requirements of
this section or certifications that the contractor will make
a good faith effort to comply with such requirements. The
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish standards for such
documentation and certifications and shall provide for con-
tractors (and applicants) making certifications to periodi-
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cally provide to the Secretary evidence of such good faith
efforts.
‘‘(b) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—Any contrac-
tor who enters into a covered construction contract (and
any recipient of construction assistance carrying out con-
struction), and any subcontractor thereof, shall employ
and maintain the employment of construction trades work-
ers in construction covered by the covered construction
contract (or assisted with the construction assistance)—
‘‘(1) for any contractor or subcontractor (or re-
cipient of construction assistance) whose total num-
ber of employees is not less than 6 and not more
than 19, not less than 1 woman; and
‘‘(2) for any contractor or subcontractor (or re-
cipient of construction assistance) whose total num-
ber of employees is 20 or more, a number of women
that is not less than 10 percent of the positions in
each of the construction trades performed by the
contractor or subcontractor (or recipient of construc-
tion assistance).
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS.—Any
contractor (or recipient) whose total number of employees
is 5 or less shall not be subject to the requirements of
this section.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘construction assistance’ means
any assistance provided under any program adminis-
tered by the Secretary that is used for any construc-
tion, but does not include mortgage insurance under
the National Housing Act.
‘‘(2) The term ‘construction trades workers’
means workers in any construction trade, includ-
ing—
‘‘(A) brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile
setters;
‘‘(B) carpenters;
‘‘(C) electricians and power transmission
installers;
‘‘(D) painters, paperhangers, and plaster-
ers;
‘‘(E) plumbers, pipefitters, and steam-
fitters;
‘‘(F) carpet installers;
‘‘(G) drywall installers and drywall finish-
ers;
‘‘(H) concrete and terrazzo finishers;
‘‘(I) glaziers;
‘‘(J) insulation workers;
‘‘(K) paving, surfacing, and tamping
equipment operators;
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the sum of such amounts is equal to 30 percent
of the remainder of the amount appropriated
for the year to carry out this subtitle after
amounts are allocated for insular areas under
subsection (a).
‘‘(2) GRANT AMOUNT FOR STATES AND ALLO-
CATION UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount allocated
for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) for an al-
location unit of general local government or a
State shall be the maximum amount that the
allocation unit or State may receive under this
subtitle for the fiscal year.
‘‘(B) REDUCTION.—In any fiscal year, the
Secretary may provide a grant under this sub-
title for a State or for an allocation unit of gen-
eral local government in an amount less than
the amount allocated under paragraph (1), if
the Secretary determines based upon review of
the application of the jurisdiction under section
408 or as a result of the annual performance
review and audit under section 413, that the ju-
risdiction has failed to comply fully with the re-
quirements under section 408 or 411 or that
such action is otherwise appropriate.
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supportive housing project under this section only if
the project sponsor for the project has agreed—
‘‘(A) to operate the proposed project as
supportive housing for not less than 10 years;
‘‘(B) to conduct an ongoing assessment of
the supportive services required by the residents
of the project;
‘‘(C) to provide such residential supervision
as the Secretary determines is necessary to fa-
cilitate the adequate provision of supportive
services to the residents of the project; and
‘‘(D) to comply with such other terms and
conditions as the Secretary or recipient may es-
tablish for purposes of carrying out this pro-
gram in an effective and efficient manner.
‘‘(2) OCCUPANT CHARGE.—Each homeless indi-
vidual or family residing in a project assisted under
this section that provides supportive housing may be
required to pay an occupancy charge in an amount
determined by the project sponsor, which may not
exceed the amount determined under section 3(a) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937. Occupancy
charges paid may be reserved, in whole or in part,
to assist residents in moving to permanent housing.