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 104 STAT. 4234 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 Reports. 42 USC 1437f note. (1) Whether establishment of such smaller fair market areas will more accurately reflect rent variations within market areas and improve housing opportunities for disadvantaged minorities and families with special needs, provide very low-income families with better access to employment and education opportunities, or otherwise further the objectives of national housing policy as affirmed by the Congress, which shall be determined for not less than 3 communities, including Wilmington, Delaware, and Columbus, Ohio. (2) The inflationary effects of fair market rentals under existing law within not less than 3 communities, including Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Boston, Massachusetts. (3) The extent of geographical dispersion of families in particular communities receiving tenant-based assistance under such section 8, describing the differing characteristics of areas in which such assistance is used (including the character of neighborhoods, proximity to services, employment, and transportation, and quality of housing stock), which shall be determined for not less than 3 communities including Washington, District of Columbia, and Seattle, Washington. The Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act regarding the findings and conclusions under the study. SEC. 559. STUDY OF SECTION 8 UTILIZATION RATES. (a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study of the reasons for success or failure, within appropriate cities and localities, in utilizing assistance made available by the Secretary for such areas under the certificate and voucher programs under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The study shall examine such rates and provide information regarding such rates based on the household size, age of household members, race of household members, income of households, welfare status of households, number of children in a household. (b) REPORT. —The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress, not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, a report regarding the study under this section. The report shall contain a conclusion of the Secretary, for each city or locality studied, whether the success or failure in utilizing assistance under such section 8 relates to the existence of a local problem or a programmatic failure with respect to the certificate or voucher program. SEC. 560. REPORT ON RESIDUAL RECEIPTS ACCOUNTS IN SECTION 8 AND SECTION 202 HOUSING. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study of a statistically significant sample of housing assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to determine the amounts that are contained in existing residual receipts accounts. The Secretary shall identify the existing rules and regulations governing the permissible uses of such accounts. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a detailed report setting forth the findings of the Secretary as a result of the study.

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