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 PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988

101 STAT. 1893

"(d) The Secretary, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, may enter into 5-year supplemental rental assistance contracts under section 502(c)(5)(D) aggregating $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $27,534,000 for fiscal year 1989.". (e) RENTAL HOUSING LOAN AUTHORITY.—Section 515(b)(4) of

the

Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking "March 15, 1988" and inserting "September 30, 1989".

42 USC 1485.

(f) MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANT AND LOAN AUTHOR-

ITY.—Section 523(f) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking "March 15, 1988" and inserting "September 30, 1989'\ (g) RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER DEMONSTRATION.—Section 513 of the

Housing Act of 1949 (as amended by subsection (d) of this section) is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(e)(1) To such extent or in such amounts as are approved in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall carry out a demonstration rural housing voucher program during fiscal years 1988 and 1989. For such purpose, the Secretary shall enter into contracts using a payment standard in accordance with section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 covering up to 7,500 dwelling units located in rural areas in not more than 5 States during each such fiscal year. "(2) The Secretary may use the authority conferred by paragraph (1) in a State only if the State Farmers Home Administration Administrator certifies that— "(A) such Administrator has completed an inventory of the State's housing supply, including housing suitable for rehabilitation, using currently available data; and "(B) there is an adequate supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing available for occupancy by voucher holders in that State. "(3) In carrying out the voucher demonstration program under this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate activities under this subsection with activities assisted under sections 515 and 533 of this title and under section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. "(4) Funding for the voucher demonstration program under this subsection shall be from amounts in the Rural Housing Insurance Fund authorized for loans under sections 502 and section 515 in proportion to the amounts authorized for such loans. Any reduction in the amounts available for such loans shall be made from the total amounts available for such loans in all States.".

42 USC 1490c. contracts. State and local governments.

SEC. 302. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

(a) RESIDENT ALIENS.—Section 501 of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h)(1) The Secretary may not restrict the availability of assistance under this title for any alien for whom assistance may not be restricted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. "(2) In carrying out any restriction established by the Secretary on the availability of assistance under this title for any alien, the Secretary shall follow procedures comparable to the procedures established in section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980.".

42 USC 1471.

(b) INCOME LEVELS.—

(1) Section 501(b)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "Notwithstand-

Virgin Islands.

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