American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000/Title I

{{SECTION|SEC. 101.|SEC. 101}}. SHORT TITLE.

 * This title may be cited as the ``Housing Affordability Barrier Removal Act of 2000´´.

{{SECTION|SEC. 102.|SEC. 102}}. GRANTS FOR REGULATORY BARRIER REMOVAL STRATEGIES.

 * (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
 * Subsection (a) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(a)) is amended to read as follows:


 * (b) CONSOLIDATION OF STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS.—
 * Subsection (b) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(b)) is amended--
 * (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``STATE GRANTS´´ and inserting ``GRANT AUTHORITY´´;


 * (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after ``States´´ the following: ``and units of general local government (including consortia of such governments)´´;


 * (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a State program to reduce State and local´´ and inserting ``State, local, or regional programs to reduce´´;


 * (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or local´´ after ``State´´; and


 * (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``State´´.


 * (c) REPEAL OF LOCAL GRANTS PROVISION.—
 * Section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c) is amended by striking subsection (c).


 * (d) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.—
 * The last sentence of section 1204(e) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(e)) is amended—
 * (1) by striking ``and for the selection of units of general local government to receive grants under subsection (f)(2)´´; and


 * (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and such criteria shall require that grant amounts be used in a manner consistent with the strategy contained in the comprehensive housing affordability strategy for the jurisdiction pursuant to section 105(b)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act´´.


 * (e) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—
 * Subsection (f) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(f)) is amended to read as follows:


 * (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
 * Section 107(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)) is amended—
 * (1) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``and´´ after the semicolon at the end;


 * (2) by striking subparagraph (H); and


 * (3) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).

{{SECTION|SEC. 103.|SEC. 103}}. REGULATORY BARRIERS CLEARINGHOUSE.

 * Section 1205 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705d) is amended—
 * (1) in subsection (a)—
 * (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``receive, collect, process, and assemble´´ and inserting ``serve as a national repository to receive, collect, process, assemble, and disseminate´´;


 * (B) in paragraph (1)—
 * (i) by striking ``, including´´ and inserting ``(including´´; and


 * (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``), and the prevalence and effects on affordable housing of such laws, regulations, and policies´´;


 * (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, including particularly innovative or successful activities, strategies, and plans´´; and


 * (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, including particularly innovative or successful strategies, activities, and plans´´;


 * (2) in subsection (b)—
 * (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and´´ at the end;


 * (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and´´; and


 * (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:


 * (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

