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 104 STAT. 4230 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 "(2) CRITERIA.— The competition shall be based on successful and outstanding implementation by public housing agencies of a Federal local self-sufficiency program under this section. The Secretary Register, shall establish perfomance criteria for public housing agencies publication. carrying out such local programs and the Secretary shall cause such criteria to be published in the Federal Register. "(3) USE. — Each public housing agency that receives an allocation of budget authority under this subsection shall use such authority to provide assistance under the local self-sufficiency program established by the public housing agency under this section. "(4) RESERVATION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY. —Notwithstanding section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation under this subsection not less than 10 percent of the portion of budget authority appropriated in each of fiscal years 1991 and 1992 for section 8 that is available for purposes of providing assistance under the existing housing certificate and housing voucher programs for families not currently receiving assistance, and not less than 10 percent of the public housing development assistance available in such fiscal years for the purpose under section 5(a)(2) (excluding amounts for major reconstruction of obsolete projects). "(j) ON-SITE FACILITIES.—Each public housing agency carrying out a local program may, subject to the approval of the Secretary, make available and utilize common areas or unoccupied public housing units in public housing projects administered by the agency for the provision of supportive services under the local program. The use of the facilities of a public housing agency under this subsection shall not affect the amount of assistance provided to the agency under section 9. " (k) FLEXIBILITY.—In establishing and carrying out the self-sufficiency program under this section, the Secretary shall allow public housing agencies, units of general local government, and other organizations discretion and flexibility, to the extent practicable, in developing and carrying out local programs. " (1) REPORTS.— "(1) To SECRETARY.—Each public housing sigency that carries out a local self-sufficiency program approved by the Secretary under this section shall submit to the Secretary, not less than annually a report regarding the program. The report shall include— "(A) a description of the activities carried out under the program; "(B) a description of the effectiveness of the program in assisting families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency; "(C) a description of the effectiveness of the program in coordinating resources of communities to assist families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency; and "(D) any recommendations of the public housing agency or the appropriate local program coordinating committee for legislative or administrative action that would improve the self-sufficiency program carried out by the Secretary and ensure the effectiveness of the program. "(2) HUD ANNUAL REPORT. — The Secretary shall submit to the Congress annually, as a part of the report of the Secretary

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