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 102 STAT. 3238

PUBLIC LAW 100-628—NOV. 7, 1988

increased by $50,000,000 on or after October 1, 1988, and by $50,000,000 on or after October 1, 1989.". (b) REHABIUTATION OF EFFICIENCY UNITS.—Section 441(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 114010))) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that amounts made available under this section may be used in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of efficiency units if the building owner agrees to pay the additional cost of rehabilitating and operating such units.. (c) FIRE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 441(d) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For purposes of this subsection, the term 'major spaces' means hallways, large common areas, and other areas specified in local fire, building, or safety codes.". (d) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF COST LIMITATION.— (1) ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED.—Section 441(e) of

42 USC 11401 note.

the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall increase the limitation in paragraph (1) on October 1 of each year by an amount necessary to take into account increases in construction costs during the previous 12-month period.". (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The first increase under the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to sissistance provided on or after October 1, 1988.

SEC. 482. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 42 USC 11402.

"SEC. 443. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

"The provisions of, and regulations and procedures applicable under, section 104(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 shall apply to assistsmce and projects under this title.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 prec.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 442 the following new item: 42 USC 11301 note.

"Sec. 443. Administrative provisions.". SEC. 483. REPORT ON EFFECT OF RENT CONTROL ON HOMELESSNESS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report evaluating the impact of local housing rent controls and regulations on the rate of homelessness, and on the development, supply, availability, and affordability of housing, in major cities in the United States. 0)) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The report required in this section shall include— (1) a listing of localities that have housing rent controls or regulations, the nature and extent of such controls or regulations, and an assessment of the variance of such controls or regulations among localities; (2) an evaluation of the impact of such controls or regulations on the development, supply, and growth of affordable rental housing for lower income families, including an accounting of

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