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‘‘(3) Trade and Manufacturing sites.
‘‘(4) Reindeer sites and Reindeer headquarters sites.
‘‘(5) Cemetery sites.
‘‘(4) A person who qualifies for an allotment on lands prohibited
from conveyance by a provision of subsection (a)(3) may select
an alternative allotment from the following lands located within
the geographic boundaries of the same Regional Corporation as
the excluded allotment—
‘‘(A) lands withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1) of this
Act which were not selected, or were relinquished after selec-
tion;
‘‘(B) lands contiguous to the outer boundary of lands with-
drawn pursuant to section 11(a)(1)(C) of this Act, except lands
excluded from selection by a provision of subsection (a)(3) and
lands within a National Park; and
‘‘(C) vacant, unappropriated and unreserved lands.
‘‘(5) After consultation with a person entitled to an allotment
within a Conservation System Unit, the Secretary may convey
alternative lands of equal acreage, including lands within a Con-
servation System Unit, to that person if the Secretary determines
that the allotment would be incompatible with a purpose for which
the Conservation System Unit was established.
‘‘(6) All conveyances under this section shall—
‘‘(A) be subject to valid existing rights, including any right
of the United States to income derived, directly or indirectly,
from a lease, license, permit, right-of-way or easement; and
‘‘(B) reserve to the United States deposits of oil, gas and
coal, together with the right to explore, mine, and remove
these minerals, on lands which the Secretary determines to
be prospectively valuable for development.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—(1) A person is eligible to select an
allotment under this section if that person—
‘‘(A) would have been eligible for an allotment under the
Act of May 17, 1906 (chapter 2469; 34 Stat. 197), as that
Act was in effect before December 18, 1971; and
‘‘(B) is a veteran who served during the period between
January 1, 1969 and December 31, 1971 and—
‘‘(i) served at least 6 months between January 1, 1969
and June 2, 1971; or
‘‘(ii) enlisted or was drafted into military service after
June 2, 1971 but before December 3, 1971.
‘‘(2) The personal representative of the estate of a decedent
who was eligible under subsection (b)(1) may, for the benefit of
the heirs, select an allotment if, during the period specified in
subsection (b)(1)(B), the decedent—
‘‘(A) was killed in action;
‘‘(B) was wounded in action and subsequently died as a
direct consequence of that wound, as determined by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; or
‘‘(C) died while a prisoner of war.
‘‘(3) No person who received an allotment or has a pending
allotment under the Act of May 17, 1906 may receive an allotment
under this section.
‘‘(c) STUDY
AND REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of the Interior
shall conduct a study to identify and assess the circumstances
of veterans of the Vietnam era who—
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‘‘(A) served during a period other than that specified in
subsection (b)(1)(B);
‘‘(B) were eligible for an allotment under the Act of May
17, 1906; and
‘‘(C) did not apply for an allotment under that Act.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall, within one year of the enactment
of this section, issue a written report on the study, including find-
ings and recommendations, to the Committee on Appropriations
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate
and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Resources in the House of Representatives.
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the terms
‘veteran’ and ‘Vietnam era’ have the meanings given those terms
by paragraphs (2) and (29), respectively, of section 101 of title
38, United States Code.
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—No later than 18 months after enactment
of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate, after
consultation with Alaska Natives groups, rules to carry out this
section.’’.
SEC. 433. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall develop and deliver to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a study of alternative
approaches whereby NASA could contract with a Russian entity
or entities for goods and services related to the International Space
Station. The study shall evaluate, at a minimum, government-
to-government, government-to-industry, and industry-to-industry
arrangements. The study shall evaluate the pros and cons of each
possible approach, addressing the following requirements: (1) ensure
that NASA receives value for each dollar spent; (2) ensure that
the funds provided can be audited; (3) define appropriate milestones;
and, (4) adhere to all relevant technology transfer and export control
laws.
SEC. 434. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be redesignated
as the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H.
Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field’’. Any reference in a law,
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis
Research Center in Ohio shall be deemed to be a reference to
the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn
Research Center at Lewis Field’’.
SEC. 435. The proposed Amendments to Accounting for Prop-
erty, Plant, and Equipment (February 1998) (Amending Statements
of Federal Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 6 and 8, ‘‘Account-
ing for Property, Plant, and Equipment’’ and ‘‘Supplementary
Stewardship Reporting’’) may be adopted without the prior notifica-
tion and waiting period required by section 307 of the Chief Finan-
cial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–576).
TITLE V—PUBLIC HOUSING AND
TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE REFORM
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Quality Hous-
ing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this title
is as follows:
TITLE V—PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE REFORM
Sec. 501. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 502. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 503. Effective date and regulations.
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 505. Declaration of policy and public housing agency organization.
Sec. 506. Definitions.
Sec. 507. Minimum rent.
Sec. 508. Determination of adjusted income and median income.
Sec. 509. Family self-sufficiency program.
Sec. 510. Prohibition on use of funds.
Sec. 511. Public housing agency plan.
Sec. 512. Community service and family self-sufficiency requirements.
Sec. 513. Income targeting.
Sec. 514. Repeal of Federal preferences.
Sec. 515. Joint ventures and consortia of public housing agencies; repeal of energy
conservation provisions.
Sec. 516. Public housing agency mortgages and security interests.
Sec. 517. Mental health action plan.
Subtitle B—Public Housing
PART 1—CAPITAL AND OPERATING ASSISTANCE
Sec. 518. Contributions for lower income housing projects.
Sec. 519. Public housing capital and operating funds.
Sec. 520. Total development costs.
Sec. 521. Sanctions for improper use of amounts.
Sec. 522. Repeal of modernization fund.
PART 2—ADMISSIONS AND OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 523. Family choice of rental payment.
Sec. 524. Occupancy by police officers and over-income families.
Sec. 525. Site-based waiting lists.
Sec. 526. Pet ownership.
PART 3—MANAGEMENT, HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND DEMOLITION AND DISPOSITION
Sec. 529. Contract provisions.
Sec. 530. Housing quality requirements.
Sec. 531. Demolition and disposition of public housing.
Sec. 532. Resident councils and resident management corporations.
Sec. 533. Conversion of public housing to vouchers; repeal of family investment cen-
ters.
Sec. 534. Transfer of management of certain housing to independent manager at
request of residents.
Sec. 535. Demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based as-
sistance grants for projects.
Sec. 536. Homeownership.
Sec. 537. Required conversion of distressed public housing to tenant-based assist-
ance.
Sec. 538. Linking services to public housing residents.
Sec. 539. Mixed-finance public housing.
Subtitle C—Section 8 Rental and Homeownership Assistance
Sec. 545. Merger of certificate and voucher programs.
Sec. 546. Public housing agencies.
Sec. 547. Administrative fees.
Sec. 548. Law enforcement and security personnel in assisted housing.
Sec. 549. Advance notice to tenants of expiration, termination, or owner non-
renewal of assistance contract.
Sec. 550. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 551. Funding and allocation.
Sec. 552. Treatment of common areas.
Sec. 553. Portability.
Sec. 554. Leasing to voucher holders.
Sec. 555. Homeownership option.
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Sec. 556. Renewals.
Sec. 557. Manufactured housing demonstration program.
Sec. 558. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 559. Rulemaking and implementation.
Subtitle D—Home Rule Flexible Grant Demonstration
Sec. 561. Home rule flexible grant demonstration program.
Subtitle E—Accountability and Oversight of Public Housing Agencies
Sec. 563. Study of alternative methods for evaluating public housing agencies.
Sec. 564. Public housing management assessment program.
Sec. 565. Expansion of powers for dealing with public housing agencies in substan-
tial default.
Sec. 566. Audits.
Sec. 567. Advisory council for housing authority of New Orleans.
Sec. 568. Treatment of troubled PHA’s.
Subtitle F—Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing
Sec. 575. Provisions applicable only to public housing and section 8 assistance.
Sec. 576. Screening of applicants for federally assisted housing.
Sec. 577. Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users and alcohol
abusers in federally assisted housing.
Sec. 578. Ineligibility of dangerous sex offenders for admission to public housing.
Sec. 579. Definitions.
Subtitle G—Repeals and Related Provisions
Sec. 581. Annual report.
Sec. 582. Repeals relating to public housing and section 8 programs.
Sec. 583. Public housing flexibility in CHAS.
Sec. 584. Use of American products.
Sec. 585. GAO study on housing assistance program costs.
Sec. 586. Amendments to Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of
1990.
Sec. 587. Review of drug elimination program contracts.
Sec. 588. Prohibition on use of assistance for employment relocation activities.
Sec. 589. Treatment of occupancy standards.
Sec. 590. Income eligibility for HOME and CDBG programs.
Sec. 591. Report on single family and multifamily homes.
Sec. 592. Use of assisted housing by aliens.
Sec. 593. Protection of senior homeowners under reverse mortgage program.
Sec. 594. Housing counseling.
Sec. 595. Native American housing assistance.
Sec. 596. CDBG public services cap.
Sec. 597. Moderate rehabilitation program.
Sec. 598. National cities in schools program.
Sec. 599. Tenant participation in multifamily housing projects.
Sec. 599A. Clarification regarding recreational vehicles.
Sec. 599B. Determination of low-income eligibility for homeownership assistance.
Sec. 599C. Amendments to rural housing programs.
Sec. 599D. Reauthorization of national flood insurance program.
Sec. 599E. Assistance for self-help housing providers
Sec. 599F. Special mortgage insurance assistance.
Sec. 599G. Rehabilitation demonstration grant program.
Sec. 599H. Assistance for certain localities.
SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) there exists throughout the Nation a need for decent,
safe, and affordable housing;
(2) the inventory of public housing units owned, assisted,
or operated by public housing agencies, an asset in which
the Federal Government has invested over $90,000,000,000,
has traditionally provided rental housing that is affordable
to low-income persons;
(3) despite serving this critical function, the public housing
system is plagued by a series of problems, including the con-
centration of very poor people in very poor neighborhoods and
disincentives for economic self-sufficiency;