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 106 STAT. 3760 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 SEC. 216. USE OF INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES TO PRO- VIDE COST-SAVING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES. Subtitle D of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 12810. "SEC. 260. COST-SAVING BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AND CONSTRUC- TION TECHNIQUES. "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall make available a model program to utilize cost-saving building technologies and construction techniques for purposes of providing homeownership and rental opportunities under this title. "(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.— The Secretary shall establish criteria for participating jurisdictions to select projects for assistance under the model program which may include— "(1) the extent to which innovative, cost-saving building and construction technologies are utilized; "(2) the extent to which innovative, cost-saving construction techniques are utilized; "(3) the extent to which units will be made available to low-income families and individuals; "(4) the extent to which non-Federal public or private assistance is utilized; and "(5) any other factor, determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. "(c) (JUIDELINES. — The Secretary shall publish guidelines for the model program under this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. "(d) REPORT. —The Secretary shall submit a biennial report to the Congress on the utilization of the model program under this section.. SEC. 217. DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(6) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush material: "In the case of an organization serving more than one county, the Secretary may not require that such organization, to be considered a community housing development organization for purposes of this Act, include as members on the organization's governing board low-income persons residing in each county served.". 42 USC 12704 (b) TRANSITION RuLE.— For the purposes of determining compli- "'***• ance with the requirements of section 104(6) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may provide an exception for organizations that meet the definition of community housing development organization, except for significant representation of low-income community residents on the board, if such organization fulfills such requirement within 6 months of receiving funds under title II of such Act or September 30, 1993, whichever is sooner. SEC. 218. INCLUSION OF ECHO HOUSING IN DEFINITION OF HOUSING. Section 104(8) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704(8)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: "and elder cottage housing

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