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 106 STAT. 3876 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 is not used primarily for the manufacture or production of raw materials, products, or agricultural commodities. (4) SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS.— Any school, any hospital, and any building used exclusively in connection with the harvesting, storage, or diying of agricultural commodities. (5) OTHER BUILDINGS. —Any other building of a type that the Entity considers appropriate. (d) FINANCING OPTIONS. —Assistance provided under this section by the Entity may be provided only for programs for financing solar and renewable energy capital investments and projects, which may include programs for making loans, making grants, reducing the principal obligations of loans, prepayment of interest on loans, purchase and sale of loans and advances of credit, providing loan guarantees, providing loan downpayment assistance, and providing rebates and other incentives for the purchase and installation of solar and renewable energy measures. (e) AUTHORITY TO LEVERAGE OTHER FUNDS. — The Entity may encourage or require programs receiving assistance under this section to supplement the assistance received under this section with amounts from other public and private sources, and, in making assistance under this section available, may give preference to programs that leverage amounts from such other sources. (f) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— The Entity shall provide assistance under this section through State agencies responsible for developing State energy conservation plans pursuant to section 362 of the Energy Poficy and Conservation Act, or any other entity or agency authorized to specifically carry out the purposes of this section. (g) REGULATIONS.— Not later than the expiration of the 12- month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section, which shall ensure maximum flexibility in utilizing amounts made available under this section. (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $10,420,000 for fiscal year 1994. Such sums are to be available until expended. (i) REPEALS. — (1) SOLAR ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION BANK ACT. — Subtitle A of title V of the Energy Security Act (12 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is repealed. (2) FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCLVTION CHARTER ACT. — Sections 315 and 316 of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1723g, 1723h) are repealed. SEC. 913. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LABOR WAGE RATES UNDER HOUSING PROGRAMS. (a) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. — Section 2020X6) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)(5)), as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, is amended to read as follows: "(5) LABOR.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the construction

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