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(b) RETROACTIVITY.—An administrative approval of
a housing subdivision made after June 15, 1993, and before
the date of the enactment of this Act is approved and shall
be considered to have been lawfully made, but only if other-
wise made in accordance with the provisions of section
535(b) of the Housing Act of 1949.
SEC. 9. FHA INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
Section 531(b) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1735f–9(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$65,905,824,960’’ and
inserting ‘‘$110,165,000,000’’.
SEC. 10. GNMA GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.
Section 306(g)(2) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 
1721(g)(2)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$88,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$107,700,000,000’’.
SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 8 PROGRAM.
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.—Notwithstanding the sec-
ond sentence of section 8(q)(1) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937, other applicable law, or any implementing reg-
ulations and related requirements, the fee for the ongoing
costs of administering the certificate and housing voucher
programs under subsections (b) and (o) of section 8 of such
Act during fiscal year 1994 shall be—
(1) not less than a fee calculated in accordance
with the fair market rents for Federal fiscal year
1993; or
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(2) not more than—
(A) a fee calculated in accordance with sec-
tion 8(q) of such Act, except that such fee shall
not be in excess of 3.5 percent above the fee cal-
culated in accordance with paragraph (1); or
(B) to the extent approved in an appropria-
tion Act, a fee calculated in accordance with
such section 8(q).
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study assessing the costs incurred by public housing
agencies in administering the voucher and certificate
programs under subsections (b) and (o) of section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The study con-
ducted under this subsection shall—
(A) take into account variances in costs at-
tributable to the geographic area, the tenant pop-
ulation, and the number of units covered by a
public housing agency; and
(B) include an analysis of the costs associ-
ated with Federal mandates, such as the family
self-sufficiency program, and such other factors
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
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(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary
shall submit to the Congress a report containing the
results of the study conducted under this subsection in
conjunction with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s 1994 legislative recommenda-
tions.
SEC. 12. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 102–389.
(a) EXTENSION OF TIME.—Subject to appropriations
made in advance in an appropriations Act, title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–389), is amended under the
heading ‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ in the second undesig-
nated paragraph by striking ‘‘October 1, 1993’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 1994’’.
(b) PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—Title II of the De-
partments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban De-
velopment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1993 (Public Law 102-389), is amended under the heading
‘‘Administrative Provisions’’ in the ninth undesignated
paragraph by inserting ‘‘(which may be project-based as-
sistance)’’ after ‘‘36 units’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to enable the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to dem-
onstrate innovative strategies for assisting homeless indi-
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viduals, to develop the capacity of community develop-
ment corporations and community housing development
organizations to undertake community development and
affordable housing projects and programs, to encourage
pension fund investment in affordable housing, and for
other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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