SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF PUBLIC HOUSING.
(a) LOAN AUTHORITY.—After the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development may not enter into any new commitment to
make loans under section 4 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 to public housing agencies for the develop-
ment or acquisition of public housing projects by such
agencies.
(b) CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY.—After the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may not enter into any new contract
to make contributions under section 5 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 to public housing agencies for the
development or acquisition of public housing projects by
such agencies.
(c) EXISTING COMMITMENTS.—After the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may make contributions and loans for
the development or acquisition of public housing projects
only pursuant to legally binding commitments to make
such loans or contracts for such contributions entered into
on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) INAPPLICABILITY
TO INDIAN HOUSING.—The
provisions of this section shall not apply to public housing
developed pursuant to a contract between the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development and an Indian hous-
ing authority.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘Indian housing authority’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘public
housing’’, and ‘‘public housing agency’’ have the meanings
given the terms in section 3(b) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDER-
LY.
(a) AUTHORITY.—After the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may not enter into any new commitment to make
capital advances under section 202(c)(1) of the Housing
Act of 1959 for the construction, reconstruction, rehabili-
tation, or acquisition of supportive housing for the elderly
under such section 202.
(b) EXISTING COMMITMENTS.—After the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may make capital advances for the
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition
of supportive housing for the elderly under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959 only pursuant to legally bind-
ing commitments to make such advances entered into on
or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—After the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may not enter into any new commitment to make
capital advances under section 811(d)(1) of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act for the con-
struction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of
supportive housing for the persons with disabilities under
such section 811.
(b) EXISTING COMMITMENTS.—After the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may make capital advances for the
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition
of supportive housing for persons with disabilities under
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act only pursuant to legally binding commit-
ments to make such advances entered into on or before
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. INCREASE OF VOUCHER AUTHORITY AND SET-
ASIDES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) BUDGET AUTHORITY.—Any budget authority
available under section 5(c) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 for assistance under section 8(o) of such Act
is authorized to be increased by $150,000,000 on or after
October 1, 1993.
(b) SET-ASIDE.—From any amount appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a) in any fiscal year, the Secretary
shall make available an amount for voucher assistance for
elderly persons (as such term is defined in section 202(k)
of the Housing Act of 1959) and for persons with disabil-
ities (as such term is defined in section 811(k) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) that
bears approximately the same ratio to such amount appro-
priated as—
(1) the actual need for such assistance for el-
derly persons and persons with disabilities bears to
the total national need for such assistance, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; or
(2) the total annual amount of assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary for construction, reconstruc-
tion, rehabilitation, or acquisition of housing for el-
derly persons and persons with disabilities bears to
the total annual amount of housing assistance pro-
vided by the Secretary, as determined by the Sec-
retary for recent years.
(c) PERMISSIBLE USES.—Vouchers for rental assist-
ance provided with the amounts made available under this
section may be used for the rental of dwelling units or
costs of residency as determined by qualified voucher re-
cipients.
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