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 101 STAT. 1864 42 USC 3543. Loans. Grants.

PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988

SEC. 165. PREVENTING FRAUD AND ABUSE IN DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. (a) DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER.—As a

condition of initial or continuing eligibility for participation in any program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development involving loans, grants, interest or rental assistance of any kind, or mortgage or loan insurance, and to ensure that the level of benefits provided under such programs is proper, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may require that an applicant or participant (including members of the household of an applicant or participant) disclose his or her social security account number or employer identification number to the Secretary. (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the terms "applicant" and "participant" shall have such meanings as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by regulation shall prescribe. Such terms shall not include persons whose involvement is only in their official capacity, such as State or local government officials or officers of lending institutions. SEC. 166. ANNUAL REPORT ON CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN ASSISTED HOUSING.

42 USC 3536 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall include in the annual report under section 8 of the Housing and Urban Development Act descriptions of the characteristics of families assisted under each of the following programs of assistance: public housing, section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (other than subsection (o) of such section), section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The descriptions required in subsection (a) shall include information with respect to— (1) family size, including the number of children; (2) amount and sources of family income; i (3) the age, race, and sex of family members; and (4) whether the head of the family (or the spouse of such person) is a member of the armed forces. SEC. 167. SECTION 236 RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM. (a) STATE-AIDED PROJECTS.—

12 USC 1715Z-1.

12 USC 1701s. 12 USC 1715Z-1.

(1) Section 236(f)(4) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking "90 per centum" and inserting "100 percent". (2) Section 101(g) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 is amended by striking "90 per centum" and inserting "100 percent". (b) INSURING AUTHORITY.—Section 236(n) of the National Housing Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "A mortgage may be insured under this section after the date in the preceding sentence in order to refinance a mortgage insured under this section or to finance pursuant to subsection (j)(3) the purchase, by a cooperative or nonprofit corporation or association, of a project assisted under this section.". SEC. 168. TENANT ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS IN RENT SUPPLEMENT PROJECTS.

Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 is amended— (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (e)(D; and

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