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 106 STAT. 3858 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) CONTENTS.— The report under paragraph (1) shall contain a siunmary of the activities carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year, and findings and conclusions drawn from such activities. 42 USC 5304 SEC. 852. COMPUTERIZED DATABASE OF COMMUNTIY DEVELOPMENT note. NEEDS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. —Not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date appropriations for the purposes of this section are made available, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this section referred to as the ''Secretary^) shall establish and implement a demonstration program to determine the feasibility of assisting States and imits of general local government to develop methods, utilizing contemporary computer technology, to— (1) monitor, inventory, and maintain current listings of the community development needs of the States and units of general local government; and (2) coordinate strategies within States (especially among various units of general local government) for meeting such needs. (b) INTEGRATED DATABASE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER MAPPING TOOL.— (1) DEVELOPMENT AND PURPOSES. —In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall provide for the development of an integrated database system and computer mapping tool designed to efficiently (A) collect, store, process, and retrieve information relating to priority nonhousing community development needs within States, and (B) coordinate strategies for meeting such needs. The integrated database system and computer mapping tool shall be designed in a manner to coordinate and facilitate the preparation of community development plans under section 104(m)(l) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and to process any information necessary for such plans. (2) AVAILABILITY TO STATES. —The Secretary shall make the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed pursuant to this subsection available to States without chaise. (3) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY.— The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, utilize existing technologies and coordinate such activities with existing data systems to prevent duplication. (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. —Under the program under this section, the Secretary shall provide consultation and advice to States and units of general local government regarding the capabilities and advantages of the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed pursuant to subsection (b) and assistance in installing and using the database system and mapping tool. (d) GRANTS. — (1) AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. —The Secretary shall, to the extent amounts are made available under appropriation Acts pursuant to subsection (g), make grants to States for capital costs relating to installation and use of the integrated database

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