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 104 STAT. 4222 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 SEC. 549. DEFINITIONS OF PARTICIPATING JURISDICTION AND DRUG-RE - LATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. Section 8(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(f)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(4) the term 'participating jurisdiction' means a State or unit of general local government designated by the Secretary to be a participating jurisdiction under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; and "(5) the term 'drug-related criminal activity' means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).". SEC. 550. REVISIONS TO VOUCHER PROGRAM. (a) REASONABLENESS OF RENTS.— Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f[o)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(lOXA) The rent for units assisted under this subsection shall be reasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable units in the private unassisted market or assisted under section (b). A public housing agency shall, at the request of a family assisted under this subsection, assist such family in negotiating a reasonable rent with an owner. A public housing agency shall review all rents for units under consideration by families assisted under this subsection (and all rent increases for units under lease by families Eissisted under this subsection) to determine whether the rent (or rent increase) requested by an owner is reasonable. If a public housing agency determines that the rent (or rent increase) for a unit is not reasonable, the agency may disapprove a lease for such unit.". 42 USC I437f (b) DOCUMENTATION OF EXCESSIVE RENT BURDENS. — note- (1) DATA. — The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall collect and maintain, in an automated system, data describing the characteristics of families assisted under the certificate and voucher programs established under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which data shall include the share of family income paid toward rent, (2) REPORT.— Not less than annually, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress setting forth, for each of the certificate program and the voucher program, the percentage of families participating in the program who are paying for rent more than the amount determined under section 3(a)(l) of such Act. The report shall set forth data in appropriate categories, such as various areas of the country, types and sizes of public housing agencies, t3rpes of families, and types or markets. The data shall identify the jurisdictions in which more than 10 percent of the families assisted under section 8 of such Act pay for rent more than the amount determined under section 3(a)(l) of such Act and the report shall include an examination of whether the fair market rent for such areas is appropriate. The report shall also include any recommendations of the Secretary

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