A bill to make a technical correction, and for other purposes.
PL 103-195 (S.1769), enacted 12/14/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-195—DEC. 14, 1993 
107 STAT. 2297 
Public Law 103-195 
103d Congress 
An Act 
To make a technical amendment, and for other purposes. 
Dec. 14, 1993 
[S. 1769] 
imunity 
development. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. CDBG TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of SUdell, 
Louisiana may submit, not later than 10 days after the enactment 
of this Act, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall consider and accept, the final statement of community develop-
ment objectives and projected use of fimds required by section 
104(a)(1) of the Housing and Commimity Development Act of 1974 
in connection with a grant to the city of Slidell under title 1 
of such Act for fiscal year 1994. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE OF CDBG PUBUC SERVICES CAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105(aX8) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after the penultimate comma; and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the follow-
ing: ", and except that of any amount of assistance iinder 
this title (including program income) in fiscal year 1994 to 
the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, such city may use not 
more than 20 percent in each such fiscal year for activities 
under this paragraph". 
SEC. 3. CONVERSION FRaiECTS. 
(a) SECTION 23 CON\T!RSION.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding contracts entered 
into pursuant to section 14(b)(2) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, the Secretary is authorized to enter into obUgations 
for conversion of Leonard Terrace Apartments in Grand Rapids, 
Michigan, fi*om a leased housing contract wider section 23 
of such Act to a project-based rental assistance contract under 
section 8 of such Act. 
(2) REPAYMENT REQUIRED.—^The authorization made in 
paragraph (1) is conditioned on the repajrment to the Secretary 
of all amounts received by the public housing agency under 
the comprehensive improvement assistance program under sec-
tion 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the 
Leonard Terrace Apartment project and the amounts, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, received by the public housing agency 
under the formula in section 14(k) of such Act by reason of 
the project. 
107 STAT. 2298 
PUBLIC LAW 103-195—DEC. 14, 1993 
SEC. 4. EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENT FOR NEWLY 
CONSRUCTED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY. 
In the case of any newly constucted multifamily property, as 
defined in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974, in the city of New York in the State 
of New York, the requirement contained in section 31(c)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Federal Fire Prevention £ind Control Act of 1974 with respect 
to an automatic sprinkler system shall be deemed to be met if 
such property meets an equivalent level of safety (as defined in 
section 31(a)(3) of such Act). 
Approved December 14, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1769: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Nov. 22, considered and passed Senate; considered and passed House, amended. 
Nov. 24, Senate concurred in House amendment.