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 104 STAT. 4118 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 Research. Technical assistance. 42 USC 12783. 42 USC 12782. SEC. 242. PRIORITIES FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. To carry out section 241, the Secretary shall provide assistance under this subtitle to— (1) facilitate the exchange of information that would help participating jurisdictions carry out the purposes of this title, including information on program design, housing finance, land use controls, and building construction techniques; (2) improve the ability of States and units of general local government to design and implement comprehensive housing affordability strategies, particularly those States and units of general local government that are relatively inexperienced in the development of affordable housing; Business and (3) encourage private lenders and for-profit developers of lowindustry, income housing to participate in public-private partnerships to achieve the purposes of this title; (4) improve the ability of States and units of general local government, community housing development organizations, private lenders, and for-profit developers of low-income housing to incorporate energy efficiency into the planning, design, financing, construction, and operation of affordable housing; and (5) facilitate the establishment and efficient operation of employer-assisted housing programs through research, technical assistance and demonstration projects. SEC. 243. CONDITIONS OF CONTRACTS. (a) EuGiBLE ORGANIZATIONS. — The Secretary shall carry out this subtitle insofar as is practicable through contract with— (1) a participating jurisdiction or agency thereof; (2) a public purpose organization established pursuant to State or local legislation and responsible to the chief elected official of a participating jurisdiction; (3) an agency or authority established by two or more participating jurisdictions to carry out activities consistent with the purposes of this title; (4) a national or regional nonprofit organization that has a membership comprised predominantly of entities or officials of entities that qualify under paragraph (1), (2), or (3); or (5) a professional and technical services company or firm that has demonstrated capacity to provide services under this subtitle. (b) C!oNTRACT TERMS.— Contracts under this subtitle shall be for not more than 3 years and shall provide not more than 20 percent of the operating budget of the contracting organization in any one year. Within any fiscal year, contracts with any one organization may not be entered into for a total of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated under this subtitle in that fiscal year. 42 USC 12784. SEC. 244. RESEARCH IN HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. The Secretary is authorized to support, through contracts with eligible organizations and otherwise, such research and to publish such reports as will assist in the achievement of the purposes of this title. Activities authorized by the previous sentence may include an ongoing analysis of the impact of public policies at the Federal, State, and local levels, both individually and in the aggregate, on the incentives to expand and maintain the supply of energy-efficient affordable housing in the United States, particularly in areas with Nonprofit organizations. Business and industry.

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