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 104 STAT. 4232 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 Reports. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Congress, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report— (A) evaluating the policy and administrative implications of requiring State and local governments to require participation in an economic self-sufficiency program as a condition of the receipt of rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and public housing assistance; (B) determining the additional costs to public housing agencies under such programs and recommending a change in the amount of the administrative fee under section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to cover the additional costs of carrying out the Family Self-Sufficiency Program under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (C) examining how housing and social service policies affect beneficiaries, particularly persons receiving public assistance, when such beneficiaries gain emplo3ment and experience a rise in income. (2) CKTHER CONTENTS. —The report under this subsection shall include— (A) an evaluation of Federal programs to link housing and supportive services for the promotion of economic self- sufficiency, including programs that are being or have been administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (such as Project Self-Sufficiency, Operation Bootstrap, and the Public Housing Comprehensive Transition Demonstration); (B) an analysis of the extent to which public housing agencies can reasonably and effectively obtain supportive services in connection with the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and other programs that link supportive services to Federal housing assistance; (C) an assessment of the policy and administrative implications of allocating section 8 rental assistance and public housing assistance only to localities that have a plan for providing incremental rental assistance only in conjunction with economic self-sufficiency programs; and (D) an analysis of the extent to which existing laws regarding housing and other programs create disincentives to upward income mobility and recommendations for legislative changes to remove such disincentives. (3) CONSULTATION. — In preparing the report under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, other appropriate Federal officials, appropriate State and local officisds, other knowledgeable individuals, and national and other organizations representing eligible beneficiaries, State and local welfare and employment agencies, public housing agencies, business, public and private education or training institutions, and other service providers. (4) DEFINITION OP ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. —For purposes of this subsection, the term "economic self-sufficiency program" means a public or private program designed to enable economically disadvantaged individuals achieve economic

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