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SEC. 206. PUBLIC HOUSING/SECTION 8 MOVING TO WORK
DEMONSTRATION.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this demonstration is
to give public housing agencies and the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development the flexibility to design and
test various approaches for providing and administering
housing assistance that: reduce cost and achieve greater cost
effectiveness in Federal expenditures; give incentives to fam-
ilies with children where the head of household is working,
seeking work, or is preparing for work by participating in
job training, educational programs, or programs that assist
people to obtain employment and become economically self-
sufficient; and increase housing choices for lower-income
families.
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall conduct a demonstration pro-
gram under this section beginning in fiscal year 1996 under
which up to 30 public housing agencies (including Indian
housing authorities) administering the public or Indian
housing program and the section 8 housing assistance pay-
ments program may be selected by the Secretary to partici-
pate. The Secretary shall provide training and technical as-
sistance during the demonstration and conduct detailed
evaluations of up to 15 such agencies in an effort to identify
replicable program models promoting the purpose of the
demonstration. Under the demonstration, notwithstanding
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any provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937
except as provided in subsection (e), an agency may com-
bine operating assistance provided under section 9 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937, modernization assist-
ance provided under section 14 of such Act, and assistance
provided under section 8 of such Act for the certificate and
voucher programs, to provide housing assistance for low-
income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, and services to facilitate the
transition to work on such terms and conditions as the
agency may propose and the Secretary may approve.
(c) APPLICATION.—An application to participate in
the demonstration—
(1) shall request authority to combine assistance
under sections 8, 9, and 14 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937;
(2) shall be submitted only after the public hous-
ing agency provides for citizen participation through
a public hearing and, if appropriate, other means;
(3) shall include a plan developed by the agency
that takes into account comments from the public
hearing and any other public comments on the pro-
posed program, and comments from current and pro-
spective residents who would be affected, and that in-
cludes criteria for—
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(A) selecting families to be assisted, which
shall require that at least 75 percent of the fami-
lies selected to participate in the demonstration
shall be very low-income families, as defined in
section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, and at least 50 percent of the families
selected shall have incomes that do not exceed 30
percent of the median family income for the
area, as determined by the Secretary with ad-
justments for smaller and larger families, except
that the Secretary may establish income ceilings
higher or lower than 30 percent of the median
for the area on the basis of the Secretary’s find-
ings that such variations are necessary because
of unusually high or low family income;
(B) setting reasonable rents payable by fam-
ilies, which shall be designed to encourage em-
ployment and self-sufficiency by participating
families, consistent with the purpose of this dem-
onstration, such as by excluding some or all of
a family’s earned income for purposes of deter-
mining rent;
(C) continuing to assist substantially the
same total number of eligible low-income families
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as would have been served had the amounts not
been combined;
(D) maintaining a comparable mix of fami-
lies (by family size) as would have been provided
had the amounts not been used under the dem-
onstration;
(E) assuring that housing assisted under
the demonstration program meets housing qual-
ity standards established or approved by the Sec-
retary; and
(F) other program design features required
by the Secretary; and
(4) may request assistance for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist with design of the dem-
onstration and to participate in a detailed evalua-
tion.
(d) SELECTION.—In selecting among applications, the
Secretary shall take into account the potential of each agen-
cy to plan and carry out a program under the demonstra-
tion, the relative performance by an agency under the pub-
lic housing management assessment program under section
6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and other
appropriate factors as determined by the Secretary.
(e) APPLICABILITY OF 1937 ACT PROVISIONS.—
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(1) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 shall continue to apply to public housing not-
withstanding any use of the housing under this dem-
onstration.
(2) Section 12 of such Act shall apply to housing
assisted under the demonstration, other than housing
occupied by families receiving tenant-based assist-
ance.
(f) EFFECT ON SECTION 8, OPERATING SUBSIDIES,
AND COMPREHENSIVE GRANT PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS.—
The amount of assistance received under section 8, section
9, or pursuant to section 14 by a public housing agency
participating in the demonstration under this part shall
not be affected by its participation.
(g) RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.—
(1) KEEPING OF RECORDS.—Each agency shall
keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe as
reasonably necessary to disclose the amounts and the
disposition of amounts under this demonstration, to
ensure compliance with the requirements of this sec-
tion, and to measure performance.
(2) REPORTS.—Each agency shall submit to the
Secretary a report, or series of reports, in a form and
at a time specified by the Secretary. Each report
shall—
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(A) document the use of funds made avail-
able under this section;
(B) provide such data as the Secretary may
request to assist the Secretary in assessing the
demonstration; and
(C) describe and analyze the effect of as-
sisted activities in addressing the objectives of
this part.
(3) ACCESS
TO
DOCUMENTS
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary shall have access for the pur-
pose of audit and examination to any books, docu-
ments, papers, and records that are pertinent to as-
sistance in connection with, and the requirements of,
this section.
(4) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY THE COMPTROL-
LER GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the Unit-
ed States, or any of the duly authorized representa-
tives of the Comptroller General, shall have access for
the purpose of audit and examination to any books,
documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to
assistance in connection with, and the requirements
of, this section.
(h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—
(1) CONSULTATION WITH PHA AND FAMILY REP-
RESENTATIVES.—In making assessments throughout
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the demonstration, the Secretary shall consult with
representatives of public housing agencies and resi-
dents.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180
days after the end of the third year of the demonstra-
tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re-
port evaluating the programs carried out under the
demonstration. The report shall also include findings
and recommendations for any appropriate legislative
action.
(i) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVAL-
UATION.—From amounts appropriated for assistance under
section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for
fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, the Secretary may use
up to a total of $5,000,000—
(1) to provide, directly or by contract, training
and technical assistance—
(A) to public housing agencies that express
an interest to apply for training and technical
assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(4), to assist
them in designing programs to be proposed for
the demonstration; and
(B) to up to 10 agencies selected to receive
training and technical assistance pursuant to
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subsection (c)(4), to assist them in implementing
the approved program; and
(2) to conduct detailed evaluations of the activi-
ties of the public housing agencies under paragraph
(1)(B), directly or by contract.
SEC. 207. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS REGARDING INCOME DIS-
REGARDS.
(a) MAXIMUM ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON RENT IN-
CREASES RESULTING FROM EMPLOYMENT.—Section 957 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is
hereby repealed, retroactive to November 28, 1990, and shall
be of no effect.
(b) ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE.—Section 923 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 is here-
by repealed, retroactive to October 28, 1992, and shall be
of no effect.
SEC. 208. EXTENSION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE
PROGRAMS.
(a) The first sentence of section 542(b)(5) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
1707 note) is amended by striking ‘‘on not more than
15,000 units over fiscal years 1993 and 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘on not more than 7,500 units during fiscal year 1996’’.
(b) The first sentence of section 542(c)(4) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
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1707 note) is amended by striking ‘‘on not to exceed 30,000
units over fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting
‘‘on not more than 10,000 units during fiscal year 1996’’.
SEC. 
209. 
FORECLOSURE 
OF 
HUD-HELD 
MORTGAGES
THROUGH THIRD PARTIES.
During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may delegate to one or more entities
the authority to carry out some or all of the functions and
responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the fore-
closure of mortgages held by the Secretary under the Na-
tional Housing Act.
SEC. 210. RESTRUCTURING OF THE HUD MULTIFAMILY
MORTGAGE 
PORTFOLIO 
THROUGH 
STATE
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCIES.
During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development may sell or otherwise transfer multi-
family mortgages held by the Secretary under the National
Housing Act to a State housing finance agency in connec-
tion with a program authorized under section 542 (b) or
(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1992 without regard to the unit limitations in section
542(b)(5) or 542(c)(4) of such Act.
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SEC. 211. TRANSFER OF SECTION 8 AUTHORITY.
(a) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
is amended by adding the following new subsection at the
end:
‘‘(bb) TRANSFER OF BUDGET AUTHORITY.—If an as-
sistance contract under this section, other than a contract
for tenant-based assistance, is terminated or is not renewed,
or if the contract expires, the Secretary shall, in order to
provide continued assistance to eligible families, including
eligible families receiving the benefit of the project-based as-
sistance at the time of the termination, transfer any budget
authority remaining in the contract to another contract.
The transfer shall be under such terms as the Secretary may
prescribe.’’.
SEC. 
212. 
DOCUMENTATION 
OF 
MULTIFAMILY
REFINANCINGS.
Notwithstanding the 16th paragraph under the item
relating to ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in title II of the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–327; 108 Stat. 2316), the
amendments to section 223(a)(7) of the National Housing
Act made by the 15th paragraph of such Act shall be effec-
tive during fiscal year 1996 and thereafter.
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SEC. 213. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.
(a) On and after October 1, 1995, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a dem-
onstration program with respect to multifamily projects
whose mortgages are insured under the National Housing
Act and that are assisted under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 and whose present section 8
rents are, in the aggregate, in excess of 110 percent of the
fair market rent of the locality in which the project is lo-
cated, including projects whose section 8 contracts expire
on or after October 1, 1996. These programs shall be de-
signed to test the feasibility and desirability of the goal of
ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, that the debt
service and operating expenses, including adequate reserves,
attributable to such multifamily projects whose mortgages
are insured under the National Housing Act and that are
assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 and whose present section 8 contract rents are in
excess of the fair market rent of the locality in which the
project is located can be supported with and without mort-
gage insurance under the National Housing Act and with
and without above-market rents and utilizing project based
assistance or, with the consent of the property owner and
the residents, tenant based assistance, while taking into ac-
count the need for assistance of low and very low income
families in such projects. In carrying out this demonstra-
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tion, the Secretary may use arrangements with third par-
ties, under which the Secretary may provide for the as-
sumption by the third parties (by delegation, contract, or
otherwise) of some or all of the functions, obligations, and
benefits of the Secretary.
(1) GOALS.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall carry out the demonstration
programs under this section in a manner that—
(A) will protect the financial interests of the
Federal Government;
(B) will result in significant discretionary
cost savings through debt restructuring and sub-
sidy reduction; and
(C) will, in the least costly fashion, address
the goals of—
(i) maintaining existing housing stock
in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition;
(ii) minimizing the involuntary dis-
placement of tenants;
(iii) restructuring the mortgages of
such projects in a manner that is consistent
with local housing market conditions;
(iv) supporting fair housing strategies;
(v) minimizing any adverse income
tax impact on property owners; and
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(vi) minimizing any adverse impact
on residential neighborhoods.
In determining the manner in which a mortgage is
to be restructured or the subsidy reduced, the Sec-
retary may balance competing goals relating to indi-
vidual projects in a manner that will further the pur-
poses of this section.
(2) DEMONSTRATION APPROACHES.—In carrying
out the demonstration programs, the Secretary may
use one or more of the following approaches:
(A) Joint venture arrangements with third
parties, under which the Secretary may provide
for the assumption by the third parties (by dele-
gation, contract, or otherwise) of some or all of
the functions, obligations, and benefits of the Sec-
retary.
(B) Subsidization of the debt service of the
project to a level that can be paid by an owner
receiving an unsubsidized market rent.
(C) Renewal of existing project-based assist-
ance contracts where the Secretary shall approve
proposed initial rent levels that do not exceed the
greater of 120 percent of fair market rents or
comparable market rents for the relevant metro-
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politan market area or at rent levels under a
budget-based approach.
(D) Nonrenewal of expiring existing project-
based assistance contracts and providing tenant-
based assistance to previously assisted house-
holds.
(b) For purposes of carrying out demonstration pro-
grams under subsection (a)—
(1) the Secretary may manage and dispose of
multifamily properties owned by the Secretary as of
October 1, 1995 and multifamily mortgages held by
the Secretary as of October 1, 1995 for properties as-
sisted under section 8 with rents above 110 percent of
fair market rents without regard to any other provi-
sion of law; and
(2) the Secretary may delegate to one or more
entities the authority to carry out some or all of the
functions and responsibilities of the Secretary in con-
nection with the foreclosure of mortgages held by the
Secretary under the National Housing Act.
(c) For purposes of carrying out demonstration pro-
grams under subsection (a), subject to such third party con-
sents (if any) as are necessary including but not limited
to (i) consent by the Government National Mortgage Asso-
ciation where it owns a mortgage insured by the Secretary;
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(ii) consent by an issuer under the mortgage-backed securi-
ties program of the Association, subject to the responsibil-
ities of the issuer to its security holders and the Association
under such program; and (iii) parties to any contractual
agreement which the Secretary proposes to modify or dis-
continue, the Secretary or one or more third parties des-
ignated by the Secretary may take the following actions:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary or third party may remove, relinquish,
extinguish, modify, or agree to the removal of any
mortgage, regulatory agreement, project-based assist-
ance contract, use agreement, or restriction that had
been imposed or required by the Secretary, including
restrictions on distributions of income which the Sec-
retary or third party determines would interfere with
the ability of the project to operate without above
market rents. The Secretary or third party may re-
quire an owner of a property assisted under the sec-
tion 8 new construction/substantial rehabilitation
program to apply any accumulated residual receipts
toward effecting the purposes of this section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may enter into contracts to purchase reinsurance, or
enter into participations or otherwise transfer eco-
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nomic interest in contracts of insurance or in the pre-
miums paid, or due to be paid, on such insurance to
third parties, on such terms and conditions as the
Secretary may determine.
(3) The Secretary may offer project-based assist-
ance with rents at or below fair market rents for the
locality in which the project is located and may nego-
tiate such other terms as are acceptable to the Sec-
retary and the project owner.
(4) If, after reducing rents as provided in sub-
section (3) hereof, the project would be unable to pay
full operating costs (including normal operating ex-
penses, reasonable reserves, full debt service, and rea-
sonable allowances for vacancy losses and debt service
coverage/owner return), the Secretary may offer to
pay all or a portion of the project’s debt service, and
shall restrict the portion of debt service, if any, to be
paid by the project to the amount consistent with
payment of such full operating costs. The Secretary
may offer to make such payments monthly from the
appropriate Insurance Fund, for the full remaining
term of the insured mortgage.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may forgive and cancel any FHA-in-
sured mortgage debt that a demonstration program
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property cannot carry at market rents while bearing
full operating costs.
(6) For demonstration program properties that
cannot carry full operating costs (excluding debt serv-
ice) at market rents, the Secretary shall approve
project-based rents sufficient to carry such full operat-
ing costs and shall offer to pay the full debt service
in the manner provided in paragraph (4).
(d) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select multifam-
ily projects whose mortgages are insured that are from dif-
ferent geographic areas of the nation, from States and local-
ities of varying sizes, of different occupancy profiles by in-
come, race, and age, of different financial and physical con-
ditions, and other factors as determined by the Secretary.
(e) COMMUNITY AND TENANT INPUT.—In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall develop procedures to obtain
appropriate and timely input from officials of the unit of
general local government affected, the community in which
the project is situated, and the tenant of the project.
(f) LIMITATION ON DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.—
The Secretary may carry out demonstration programs
under this section with respect to mortgages not to exceed
30,000 units over fiscal years 1996 and 1997: Provided,
That not less than fifty percent of the units participating
in the demonstration shall be in projects that are assisted
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under section 8 new construction/substantial rehabilitation
contracts which expire after September 30, 1997. The dem-
onstration authorized under this section shall not be ex-
panded until the reports required under subsection (g) are
submitted to the Congress.
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Congress every three months after the date of
enactment of this Act a report describing and assessing the
programs carried out under the demonstrations. The Sec-
retary shall also submit a final report to the Congress not
later than six months after the end of the demonstrations.
The final report shall include findings and recommenda-
tions for any legislative action appropriate to establish a
permanent program based on the findings under the dem-
onstrations. The final report shall also include a description
of the status of each multifamily housing project selected
for the demonstrations under this section. The final report
shall include—
(1) the size of the projects;
(2) the geographic locations of the projects, by
State and region;
(3) the physical and financial condition of the
projects;
(4) the occupancy profile of the projects, includ-
ing the income, family size, race, and ethnic origin
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of current tenants, and the rents paid by such ten-
ants;
(5) a description of actions undertaken pursuant
to this section, including a description of the effective-
ness of such actions and any impediments to the
transfer or sale of multifamily housing projects;
(6) a description of the extent to which the dem-
onstrations under this section have displaced tenants
of multifamily housings projects;
(7) a description of any of the functions per-
formed in connection with this section that are trans-
ferred or contracted out to public or private entities
or to States;
(8) a description of the impact to which the dem-
onstrations under this section have affected the local-
ities and communities where the selected multifamily
housing projects are located; and
(9) a description of the extent to which the dem-
onstrations under this section have affected the owners
of multifamily housing projects.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section
shall become effective on October 1, 1996.
SEC. 214. SECTION 8 CONTRACT RENEWAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary shall renew upon expiration each
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contract for project-based assistance under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 that expires during fis-
cal year 1996 in accordance with this subsection.
(b) CONTRACT TERM.—Each contract described in sub-
section (a) may be renewed for a term not to exceed 2 years.
‘‘(c) RENTS AND OTHER CONTRACT TERMS.—Except
as provided in subsections (d) and (e), the Secretary shall
offer to renew each contract described in subsection (a) (in-
cluding any contract relating to a multifamily project
whose mortgage is insured or assisted under the new con-
struction and substantial rehabilitation program under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937)—
(1) at a rent equal to the budget-based rent for
the project;
(2) at the current rent, where the current rent
does not exceed 120 percent of the fair market rent for
the jurisdiction in which the project is located; or
(3) at the current rent, pending the implementa-
tion of guidelines for budget-based rents.
(d) LOAN MANAGEMENT SET-ASIDE CONTRACTS.—The
Secretary shall offer to renew each loan management set-
aside contract at a rent equal to the budget-based rent for
the unit, as determined by the Secretary, for a period not
to exceed 1 year.
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(e) TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE OPTION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary may,
with the consent of the owner of a project that is subject
to a contract described in subsection (a) and with notice
to and in consultation with the tenants, agree to provide
tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(b) or 8(o) in
lieu of renewing a contract to provide project-based rental
assistance under subsection (a). Subject to advance appro-
priations, the Secretary may offer an owner incentives to
convert to tenant-based rental assistance.
(f) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—If a contract de-
scribed in subsection (a) is eligible for the demonstration
program under section 213, the Secretary may make the
contract subject to the requirements of section 213.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) BUDGET-BASED RENT.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘budget-based rent’’, with respect to
a multifamily housing project, means the rent that is
established by the Secretary, based on the actual and
projected costs of operating the project, at a level that
will provide income sufficient, with respect to the
project, to support—
(A) the debt service of the project;
(B) the operating expenses of the project, in-
cluding—
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(i) contributions to actual reserves;
(ii) the costs of maintenance and nec-
essary rehabilitation, as determined by the
Secretary;
(iii) other costs permitted under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937, as determined by the Secretary;
(C) an adequate allowance for potential and
reasonable operating losses due to vacancies and
failure to collect rents, as determined by the Sec-
retary;
(D) an allowance for a rate of return on eq-
uity to the owner not to exceed 6 percent;
(E) other expenses, as determined to be nec-
essary by the Secretary.
(2) BASIC RENTAL CHARGE FOR SECTION 236.—
A basic rental charge determined or approved by the
Secretary for a project receiving interest reduction
payments under section 236 of the National Housing
Act shall be deemed a budget-based rent within the
meaning of this section.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ refers to
the Secretary of Housing and Urban development.
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PRESERVATION REFORM
SEC. 215. Subtitle B of the Low-Income Housing Pres-
ervation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, is
amended as follows:
(a) After section 201, insert the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 202. APPLICABILITY.
‘‘This subtitle shall be applicable to all eligible low-
income housing which has not received funding for a plan
of action before October 1, 1995. Eligible projects which
have received funding before such effective date shall be gov-
erned by the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 as was in effect before
such effective date.’’.
(b) Section 211 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 211. PERMISSIBLE PREPAYMENT OR INCENTIVES NOT
TO PREPAY.
‘‘(a) PREPAYMENT AND TERMINATION.—An owner of
eligible low income housing may prepay, and a mortgagee
may accept prepayment, in accordance with the terms of
the mortgage note, and regulations in effect when said note
was signed.
‘‘(b) PLAN OF ACTION.—An owner of eligible housing
who does not exercise the right to prepay the mortgage may
file a plan of action to receive incentives to extend low in-
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come use pursuant to section 219(b) or incentives for trans-
fers to qualified purchasers pursuant to section 220.’’.
(c) Section 212(a) is amended by striking the
words ‘‘as in accordance with section 218’’.
(d) Striking out section 214.
(e) Section 215 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) DETERMINATION
OF RELATION
TO FEDERAL
COST
LIMITS.—For each eligible low-income housing
project appraised under section 213(a), the Secretary shall
make an initial determination as to whether the estimated
allowable equity loan pursuant to section 219(b)(8) or the
estimated allowable grant pursuant to section 220(d)(3)(A)
exceeds the amount equal to 60 times the most recently pub-
lished fair market rent for the area in which the project
is located and the appropriate unit size for all of the units
in the eligible housing. The initial determination shall be
used solely for the purpose of providing information to own-
ers pursuant to section 216. Actual incentives available to
an owner (or a qualified purchaser) shall be determined
pursuant to an approved plan of action; provided however,
that the Secretary may not approve incentives in an
amount exceeding the federal cost limits as defined in this
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section, unless the Secretary determines that preservation
for the eligible low income housing project is appropriate.’’.
(2) Subsection (b) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) HOUSING EXCEEDING FEDERAL COST LIMITS.—
If the estimated allowable equity loan or grant for an eligi-
ble low income housing project exceeds the federal cost limit,
the owner may:
‘‘(1) file a plan of action under section 217 to
receive incentives under section 219;
‘‘(2) file a second notice of intent under section
216(d) indicating an intention to transfer the housing
under section 220 and take actions pursuant to such
section;
‘‘(3) file a second notice under section 216(d) in-
dicating an intention to transfer the housing under
section 220 so long as a qualified purchaser provides
non-preservation resources sufficient to accommodate
the difference between the incentives approved under
the applicable plan of action and the actual purchase
price; or
‘‘(4) file a second notice of intent under section
216(d) indicating an intention to prepay the mort-
gage or voluntarily terminate the insurance.’’.
(f) Section 216 is amended as follows:
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(1) Strike subsection (a).
(2) Subsection (b)(2) is amended to read as
follows: ‘‘A statement of the required repairs and
initial reserve deposits required by the Secretary,
based on a capital needs assessment of the prop-
erty.’’.
(3) Subsection (b)(4) is amended by striking
the phrase, ‘‘aggregate preservation rents’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘estimated allowable eq-
uity loan or grant, as applicable.’’.
(4) Subsection (d)(1) is amended by delet-
ing the second and third sentences thereof.
(g) Section 217 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a)(1) is amended by—
(A) striking out ‘‘terminate the low-in-
come affordability restrictions through pre-
payment of the mortgage or voluntary ter-
mination under section 218, or to’’;
(B) striking out ‘‘or 221’’; and
(C) striking the matter following ‘‘sec-
tion 220(b)’’.
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by—
(A) striking out paragraph (1); and
(B) in paragraph (2) striking out ‘‘If
the plan of action proposes to extend the low
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income affordability restrictions of the hous-
ing in accordance with section 219 or trans-
fer the housing to a qualified purchaser in
accordance with section 220, the plan’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘The plan of ac-
tion shall include—’’.
(f) Strike out section 218.
(g) Section 219 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by deleting
from ‘‘for each year’’ to the end of the subsection
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the incentives pro-
vided in subsection (b) hereof.’’
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by—
(A) striking out subparagraphs 2 and
3, and renumbering the remaining sub-
sections;
(B) amending paragraph 3 by deleting
all that follows ‘‘improvements’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof, ‘‘as provided in para-
graph 8 hereof’’;
(C) amending paragraph 5 to read as
follows: ‘‘Access by the owner to a portion
of preservation equity in the housing as
provided in paragraph (6) hereof.’’;
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(D) by adding a new paragraph (8) as
follows:
‘‘(8) A non-interest-bearing direct loan by the
Secretary equal in amount to the cost of rehabilita-
tion approved in the plan of action plus 70 percent
of the preservation equity.
‘‘(i) Repayment of the loan provided under
this paragraph shall commence when the first
mortgage loan on the eligible low income housing
is paid in full. The Secretary shall require the
owner to make payments thereafter in an
amount not greater than the amount that the
owner had been paying on said first mortgage
taking into account any interest reduction pay-
ments made pursuant to section 236 of the Na-
tional Housing Act.
(ii) The Secretary shall permit an owner re-
turn equal to 8 percent of 30 percent of the pres-
ervation equity and shall permit the inclusion
thereof in the budget for the eligible housing in-
stead of the return permitted on the original eq-
uity of the eligible housing.’’; and
(E) by adding a new subsection (b)(9)
as follows:
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‘‘(9) retention of rental income in excess of the
basic rental charge in projects assisted under section
236 of the National Housing Act, to be used for the
purposes of preserving the low/moderate income char-
acter of the eligible low income housing.’’.
(3) In final unnumbered paragraph, strike
out the words ‘‘but the owner shall pay to the
Secretary all rental charges in excess of the basic
rental charges’’.
(h) Section 220 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by deleting
the final sentence thereof.
(2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by deleting
the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
‘‘(1) For the 6 month period beginning on the
date of receipt by the Secretary of a second notice of
intent under section 216(d) with respect to such hous-
ing, the owner may offer to sell and/or negotiate a
sale of the housing only with—
‘‘(i) a resident council or mutual housing
association intending to purchase the project
under section 226, which has the support of ten-
ants representing at least 75 percent of the occu-
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pied units in the project and at least 50 percent
of all of the units in the project.
‘‘(ii) a resident council intending to pur-
chase the project and retain it as rental housing,
which has the support of the majority of the ten-
ant households; or
‘‘(iii) a community based nonprofit housing
organization, which has the support of the ma-
jority of the tenant households.
‘‘(2) If no bona fide offer to purchase the project
is made and accepted during or at the end of the 6-
month period specified in subparagraph (b)(1) of this
section, the owner may offer to sell the project during
the succeeding 6 months to any priority purchaser.’’.
(2) Subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) are
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d)(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of
amounts approved in appropriations Acts, the Secretary
shall, for approvable plans of action, provide assistance suf-
ficient to enable qualified purchasers to—
‘‘(A) acquire the eligible low-income housing
from the current owner for a purchase price not
greater than the preservation value of the housing.
Such purchase price does not include the residual re-
ceipts account which shall be released to the owner,
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but shall include the replacement reserve account
which shall be transferred to the purchaser;
‘‘(B) rehabilitate the housing;
‘‘(C) meet project operating expenses and estab-
lish adequate reserves for the housing, and in the case
of a Priority Purchaser, meet project oversight costs;
‘‘(D) receive a distribution equal to 8 percent
annual return on any actual cash investment (from
sources other than assistance provided under this
title) made to acquire or rehabilitate the project;
‘‘(E) in the case of a priority purchaser, receive
a reimbursement of all reasonable transaction ex-
penses associated with the acquisition, loan closing,
and implementation of an approved plan of action;
and
‘‘(F) in the case of an approved resident home-
ownership program, cover the costs of training for the
resident council, homeownership counseling and
training, the fees for the nonprofit entity or public
agency working with the resident council and costs re-
lated to relocation of tenants who elect to move.
‘‘(d)(3) INCENTIVES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For all qualified purchasers
of housing under this subjection, the Secretary may
provide assistance for an approved Plan of Action in
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the form of 1 or more of the incentives authorized
under section 219(b), except in lieu of the incentives
under section 219(b)(7) and 219(b)(8), the Secretary
shall provide a grant equal in amount to 100 percent
of the transfer preservation equity determined for the
property plus the amount of rehabilitation costs re-
quired by the plan of action: Provided, That the grant
may include, if the qualified purchaser is a priority
purchaser, any expenses associated with the acquisi-
tion, loan closing and implementation of the plan of
action, subject to approval by the Secretary. Expenses
associated with implementation of the plan of action
may include capital reserves, operating reserves, and
escrows established to mitigate the burden of initial
rent increases on tenants. At the purchaser’s election,
the grant shall be provided in the form of a loan in
the same amount. If the purchaser makes such elec-
tion, the interest rate on the loan shall be no less than
the applicable Federal rate and repayment shall be
deferred until sale of the housing or refinancing or re-
payment of the federally-assisted mortgage, whichever
is earlier, or such later date as may be required to
maintain low-income affordability restrictions for the
remaining useful life of the housing.’’.
(i) Strike out section 221.
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(j) Section 222 is amended as follows:
(1) Strike out subsections (a)(2) (D), (E)
and (F) and renumbering the remaining sub-
paragraphs.
(2) Amend subsection (a)(2)(G) to read as
follows:
‘‘(G) future rent adjustments shall be gov-
erned by the provisions of the regulatory agree-
ment concerning rent adjustments now in effect
for the eligible low-income housing except that
priority purchasers shall receive project oversight
costs. The Secretary shall process requests for
rent adjustments during the pendency of the
processing under this title.’’.
(3) Subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(i) declining to authorize the release
of any escrowed loan proceeds and requiring
that such amounts be used for repairs.’’.
(4) Subsection (d)(2)(C)(ii) is amended by
striking out ‘‘an equity take-out loan has been
made under section 241(f) of the National Hous-
ing Act’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘a loan
has been insured under the National Housing
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Act or made pursuant to section 219(b)(8) or
220(d)(3)’’.
(5) Strike out subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii).
(6) Insert a new subsection (e) as follows:
‘‘(e) MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES.—To the extent
that federal assistance is provided for economic feasibility,
units available to new tenants will be available and afford-
able to the same proportions of very-low income families
or persons, low income families or persons, and moderate
income families or persons (including families or persons
whose incomes are 95 percent or more of area median in-
come) as of the date of approval of the plan of action.’’.
(k) Section 223 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by—
(A) striking out in the first sentence
‘‘low-income’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘very low-income’’; and
(B) striking out ‘‘eligible low income
housing’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘housing financed under the programs set
forth in section 229(1)(A) of this Act’’.
(2) Strike out the last sentence of subsection
(b), and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The Secretary
shall pay the relocation expenses of each such
low-income family—
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‘‘(i) that does not receive section 8 assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (a);
‘‘(ii) that is displaced within 180 days after
such prepayment; and
‘‘(iii) whose rent and utility cost imme-
diately prior to displacement exceeded 30 percent
of adjusted income. Provided, however, that such
relocation payment shall not exceed $1,500 per
family.’’.
(3) Strike out subsections (c), (d) and (e).
(l) Strike out section 224.
(m) Section 225(c) is amended by—
(1) striking out in the first sentence all that
follows ‘‘shall’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘provide the incentives, and, in addition, shall
pay the owner of the eligible housing a return
equal to 8 percent of the preservation equity
from the date that the Secretary should have
complied with such time limitation’’; and
(2) striking out, in the last sentence thereof,
‘‘district’’.
(n) Section 226(b)(2) is amended by inserting
‘‘mutual housing association’’ between ‘‘limited equity
cooperative ownership)’’ and ‘‘and fee simple owner-
ship.’’
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(o) Section 229 is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (1)(B) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) that, under regulation or contract in
effect before February 5, 1988, would have be-
come eligible for prepayment without prior ap-
proval of the Secretary:
‘‘(i) on or before December 31, 1996, and
the owner of such housing filed a notice of intent
on or before February 28, 1995 under title VI of
the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 or under title
II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Pres-
ervation Act of 1987; or
‘‘(ii) after December 31, 1996, and the
owner of such housing files a notice of intent
under this title on or before March 1, 1996.’’.
(2) Paragraph (8) is amended—
(A) by deleting in subparagraph (A)
the words ‘‘determining the authorized re-
turn under section 219(b)(6)(ii)’’
(B) by deleting in subparagraph (B)
‘‘and 221’’; and
(C) by deleting in subparagraph (B)
the words ‘‘acquisition loans under the pro-
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visions of section 241(f)(3) of the National
Housing Act’’ and inserting in lieu thereof,
‘‘acquisition grant under the provisions of
section 220(d)(2)’’.
(3) Paragraph (11) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘association’’: ‘‘(including such an organi-
zation or its affiliate that is a general partner
in a limited partnership)’’.
(4) Insert a new definition (12) as follows:
‘‘(12) The term ‘Community Based Non-Profit
Organization’ is defined as set forth in 24 C.F.R.
248.101, except that a private nonprofit organization
shall be deemed to include an organization or its af-
filiate that is a general partner in a limited partner-
ship.’’.
(5) Insert a new definition (13) as follows:
‘‘(13) Mutual Housing Association. A private en-
tity organized under State law that has been deter-
mined to be a tax-exempt entity under section 501c
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including such
an entity or its affiliate that is a general partner in
a limited partnership), and that owns, manages, and
continuously develops affordable housing by providing
long-term housing for low and moderate income indi-
viduals and families. The residents of mutual housing
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participate in the ongoing management of the hous-
ing, and through the purchase of membership interests
in the associations have the right to continue residing
in the housing as long as they own memberships in
the associations.’’.
(6) Paragraph (1) is amended by inserting
new subparagraph (C) after subparagraph (B):
‘‘(C) that has been determined to have pres-
ervation equity equivalent to the lesser of $5,000/
unit or $500,000 per project or the equivalent of
8 times the most recently published fair market
rent for the area in which the project is located
and the appropriate unit size for all of the units
in the eligible project.’’.
(p) Section 231(a) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘; and (C) any resident
council, community-based non-profit organization,
mutual housing association, or their affiliate that acts
as a general partner in a limited partnership and
agrees to maintain low-income affordability restric-
tions for the remaining useful life of the housing as
determined under section 222(c).’’.
(q) Section 232(a)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(2) restricts or inhibits an owner of such hous-
ing from receiving any benefit provided under this
Act;’’.
(r) Inserting after section 235, the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 236. IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS FOR CAPITAL
LOANS AND GRANTS.
‘‘(a) SELF-IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall
implement the incentives of capital loans or grants pursu-
ant to section 219(b)(8) or 220(d)(2) upon the enactment
of an appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 providing
funds for this purpose without issuing regulations and the
processing of an eligible project and any approvals rendered
by the Secretary under title VI of the Low Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 or
title II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation
Act of 1987 shall be effective under this title and the Sec-
retary shall not repeat any such processing.
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF EQUITY LOAN.—The Secretary shall
fund the loan pursuant to section 219(b)(6) within 180 days
after the approval of the plan of action, but shall pay an
8 percent return on preservation equity from 60 days after
approval of the plan of action. The Secretary may provide
funding for the capital loan provided under section
219(b)(8) equally over a five-year period, except that the
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rehabilitation portion of the loan shall be funded in the first
installment. The Secretary shall pay the owner of the eligi-
ble housing interest on the unpaid portion of the loan at
the applicable federal rate at the time that the plan of ac-
tion is approved. If the Secretary fails to make the second
or subsequent installment payments on said loan within 60
days of its due date, the owner may prepay the mortgage
pursuant to section 211 and retain the amount of any in-
stallment previously paid.
‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF GRANT OR LOAN.—The Secretary
shall provide full funding for the capital grant or loan as
provided under section 220(d)(3) within 180 days of ap-
proval of the plan of action. If the Secretary fails to make
such payment, the owner may prepay the existing mortgage
pursuant to section 224.
‘‘(d) ELIHPA ELIGIBILITY.—An owner of eligible
housing who is processing an application under title II of
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of
1987 on the effective date of this title may apply for the
incentives provided in this title or exercise its right of pre-
payment pursuant to section 211.’’.
(s) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section
shall become effective on October 1, 1996.
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SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF HOME EQUITY CONVERSION
MORTGAGE PROGRAM.—Section 255(g) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘September
30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘25,000’’
and inserting ‘‘30,000’’.
SEC. 217. ASSESSMENT COLLECTION DATES FOR OF-
FICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT.—
Section 1316(b) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516(b)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The annual assess-
ment shall be payable semiannually for each fiscal
year, on October 1st and April 1st.’’.
SEC. 218. During fiscal year 1996, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the number of individuals em-
ployed by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in other than ‘‘career appointee’’ positions in the Sen-
ior Executive Service shall not exceed 20.
SEC. 219. Of the $93,400,000 earmarked in Public
Law 101–144 (103 Stat 850), as amended by Public Law
101–302 (104 Stat 237), for special projects and purposes,
any amounts remaining of the $500,000 made available to
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Bethlehem House in Highland, California, for site planning
and land acquisition shall instead be made available to the
County of San Bernardino in California to assist with the
expansion of the Los Padrinos Gang Intervention Program
and the Unity Home Domestic Violence Shelter.
SEC. 220. PERMISSIBLE ADJUSTMENT TO MODERNIZA-
TION FORMULA.—Section 14(k) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
paragraph, the Secretary’’; and
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the
following: ‘‘The Secretary may adjust the
amount allocated under this subparagraph as
necessary to provide additional weight for back-
log needs.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘other half’’
and inserting ‘‘remainder’’; and
(3) in paragraph (8)—
(A) by striking ‘‘half’’ the first time it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘half, or such other amount
as the Secretary determines to be necessary pur-
suant to paragraph (2)(B),’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘half’’ the second time it
appears, and inserting ‘‘the remainder’’.
SEC. 221. (a) Section 1011 of Title X—Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amend-
ed as follows: Strike ‘‘priority housing’’ wherever it appears
in said section and insert ‘‘housing’’.
(b) Section 1011(a) shall be amended as follows: At
the end of the subsection after the period, insert ‘‘Grants
shall only be made under this section to provide assistance
for housing which meets the following criteria—
‘‘(1) for grants made to assist rental housing, at
least 50 percent of the units must be occupied by or
made available to families with incomes at or below
50 percent of the area median income level and the
remaining units shall be occupied or made available
to families with incomes at or below 80 percent of the
area median income level, and in all cases the land-
lord shall give priority in renting units assisted
under this section, for not less than 3 years following
the completion of lead abatement activities, to fami-
lies with a child under the age of six years—
‘‘(A) except that buildings with five or more
units may have 20 percent of the units occupied
by families with incomes above 80 percent of
area median income level;
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‘‘(2) for grants made to assist housing owned by
owner-occupants, all units assisted with grants under
this section shall be the principal residence of families
with incomes at or below 80 percent of the area me-
dian income level, and not less than 90 percent of the
units assisted with grants under this section shall be
occupied by a child under age of six years or shall
be units where a child under the age of six years
spends a significant amount of time visiting; and
‘‘(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2),
Round II grantees who receive assistance under this
section may use such assistance for priority hous-
ing.’’.
SEC. 222. EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SHARING UTILITY
COST SAVINGS WITH PHAS.—Section 9(a)(3)(B)(i) is
amended by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed 6 years’’.
SEC. 
223. 
The 
first 
sentence 
of 
section
221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the National Housing Act is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘September 30, 1996’’.
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SEC. 224. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used during fiscal year 1996 to investigate or prosecute
under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601, et seq.) any
otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more per-
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sons, including the filing or maintaining of non-frivolous
legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purposes of
achieving or preventing action by a Government official,
entity, or court of competent jurisdiction.
Ω60æPage 50, after line 2 insert:
SEC. 225. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used to take any enforcement action with respect to a
complaint of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 3601, et seq.) on the basis of familial status and
which involves an occupancy standard established by the
housing provider except to the extent that it is found that
there has been discrimination in contravention of the stand-
ards provided in the March 20, 1991 Memorandum from
the General Counsel of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development to all Regional Counsel or until such
time that HUD issues a final rule in accordance with sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code.
Ω61æPage 50, after line 2 insert:
Sec. 226. CDBG Eligible Activities.
Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘reconstruction,’’ after ‘‘re-
moval,’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘acquisition for rehabilita-
tion, and rehabilitation’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisi-
tion for reconstruction or rehabilitation, and re-
construction or rehabilitation’’;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) by striking paragraph (19);
(4) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(5) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through
(25) as paragraphs (19) through (24), respectively;
and
(7) by redesignating paragraph (21) (as added
by section 1012(f)(3) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992) as paragraph (25).
Ω62æPage 50, after line 2 insert:
SEC. 227. REPORT ON IMPACT OF COMMUNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT FUNDS ON PLAN RELOCATIONS AND JOB DISLOCA-
TION.
Not later than October 1, 1996, the Secretary of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development shall sub-
mit to the appropriate Committees of the Congress a report
on—
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(1) the extent to which funds provided under sec-
tion 106 (Community Development Block Grants),
section 107 (Special Purpose Grants), and Section
108(q) (Economic Development Grants) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974, have
been directly used to facilitate the closing of an indus-
trial or commercial plant or the substantial reduction
of operations of a plant and result in the relocation
or expansion of a plant from one State to another;
(2) the extent to which the availability of such
funds has been a substantial factor in the decision to
relocate a plant from one State to another;
(3) an analysis of the extent to which provisions
in other laws prohibiting the use of Federal funds to
facilitate the closing of an industrial or commercial
plant or the substantial reduction in the operations of
such plant and the relocation or expansion of a plant
have been effective; and
(4) recommendations as to how Federal pro-
grams can be designed to prevent the use of Federal
funds to directly facilitate the transfer of jobs from
one State to another.
Ω63æPage 51, strike out all after line 20, over to and in-
cluding line 3 on page 52 and insert:
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For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service in carrying out the orderly
terminations of programs, activities, and initiatives under
the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as
amended (Public Law 103–82), $6,000,000: Provided, That
such amount shall be utilized to resolve all responsibilities
and obligations in connection with said Corporation and
the Corporation’s Office of Inspector General.
Ω64æPage 52, line 21, strike out ø$11,296,000¿ and in-
sert: $11,946,000
Ω65æPage 53, strike out lines 2 through 9 and insert:
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities; necessary expenses for personnel and
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or al-
lowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the rate for GS–18; procurement of laboratory equipment
and supplies; other operating expenses in support of re-
search and development; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project; $500,000,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 1997.
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Ω66æPage 53, strike out all after line 9, over to and in-
cluding line 7 on page 60 and insert:
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
For program administration and management activi-
ties, including necessary expenses for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
GS–18; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance,
and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
memberships in societies or associations which issue publi-
cations to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; construction, al-
teration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities,
not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses;
$1,670,000,000, which shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1997.
Ω67æPage 60, after line 8 insert:
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Ω68æPage 60, line 13, strike out ø$28,542,000¿ and in-
sert: $27,700,000
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Ω69æPage 60, line 18, strike out ø$28,820,000¿ and in-
sert: $60,000,000
Ω70æPage 61, line 2, strike out øto be derived from gen-
eral revenues¿ and insert: consisting of $753,400,000 as
authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by
Public Law 101–508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from
general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 101–508
Ω71æPage 61, line 6, strike out ø$5,000,000¿ and insert:
$11,700,000
Ω72æPage 61, line 11, strike out ø$62,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $55,000,000
Ω73æPage 61, line 21, strike out all after ‘‘1996’’ down
to and including ‘‘reauthorized’’ in line 25
Ω74æPage 61, line 25, after ‘‘reauthorized’’ insert: : Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under
this heading may be used by the Environmental Protection
Agency to propose for listing or to list any additional facili-
ties on the National Priorities List established by section
105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended (42
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U.S.C. 9605), unless the Administrator receives a written
request to propose for listing or to list a facility from the
Governor of the State in which the facility is located, or
appropriate tribal leader, or unless legislation to reauthor-
ize CERCLA is enacted
Ω75æPage 61, line 25, after ‘‘reauthorized’’ insert: : Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator shall continue fund-
ing the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative
from available funds at a level necessary to complete the
award of 50 cumulative Brownfields Pilots planned for
award by the end of fiscal year 1996 and carry out other
elements of the Brownfields Action Agenda in order to fa-
cilitate economic redevelopment at Brownfields sites
Ω76æPage 62, line 9, strike out ø$5,285,000¿ and insert:
$8,000,000
Ω77æPage 62, line 11, strike out ø$426,000¿ and insert:
$600,000
Ω78æPage 62, line 18, strike out ø$20,000,000¿ and in-
sert: $15,000,000
Ω79æPage 62, line 20, strike out ø$8,420,000¿ and insert:
$8,000,000
Ω80æPage 62, strike out all after line 22, over to and in-
cluding line 2 on page 65 and insert:
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PROGRAM AND INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for state revolving
funds and performance partnership grants, $2,340,000,000,
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which
$1,500,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
State revolving funds to support water infrastructure fi-
nancing; $100,000,000 for architectural, engineering, de-
sign, construction and related activities in connection with
the construction of high priority water and wastewater fa-
cilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after
consultation with the appropriate border commission;
$50,000,000 for grants to the State of Texas, which shall
be matched by an equal amount of State funds from State
resources, for the purpose of improving wastewater treat-
ment for colonias; and $15,000,000 for grants to the State
of Alaska, subject to an appropriate cost share as deter-
mined by the Administrator, to address wastewater infra-
structure needs of Alaska Native villages: Provided, That
beginning in fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year there-
after, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator is authorized to make grants annually from
funds appropriated under this heading, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish,
to any State or federally recognized Indian tribe for multi-
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media or single media pollution prevention, control and
abatement and related environmental activities at the re-
quest of the Governor or other appropriate State official or
the tribe: Provided further, That from funds appropriated
under this heading, the Administrator may make grants to
federally recognized Indian governments for the develop-
ment of multimedia environmental programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the $1,500,000,000 for capitalization grants
for State revolving funds to support water infrastructure
financing, $500,000,000 shall be for drinking water State
revolving funds, but if no drinking water State revolving
fund legislation is enacted by April 30, 1996, these funds
shall immediately be available for making capitalization
grants under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended: Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading in Public Law 103–327 and
in Public Law 103–124 for capitalization grants for State
revolving funds to support water infrastructure financing,
$225,000,000 shall be made available for capitalization
grants for State revolving funds under title VI of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, if no drink-
ing water State revolving fund legislation is enacted by
April 30, 1996: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated in the Construction Grants and Water Infrastruc-
ture/State Revolving Funds accounts since the appropria-