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 110 STAT. 836 PUBLIC LAW 104-120—MAR. 28, 1996 (c) ELIGIBLE MORTGAGES.— Section 255(d)(3) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows: "(3) be secured by a dwelling that is designed principally for a 1- to 4-family residence in which the mortgagor occupies 1 of the units;". SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON GNMA GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Section 306(g)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject only to the absence of qualified requests for guarantees, to the authority provided in this subsection, and to the extent of or in such amounts as any funding limitation approved in appropriation Acts, the Association shall enter into commitments to issue guarantees under this subsection in an aggregate amount of $110,000,000,000 during fiscal year 1996. There are authorized to be appropriated to cover the costs (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guarantees issued under this Act by the Association such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1996.". SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAMS. (a) RISK-SHARING PILOT PROGRAM. — The first sentence of section 542(b)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended by striking "on not more than 15,000 units over fiscal years 1993 and 1994" and inserting "on not more than 7,500 units during fiscal year 1996". (b) HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY PILOT PROGRAM.— The first sentence of section 542(c)(4) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended by striking "on not to exceed 30,000 units over fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995" and inserting "on not more than 12,000 units during fiscal year 1996". SEC. 9. SAFETY AND SECURITY IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING. (a) CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. —Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended— (1) in subsection (k), in the matter following paragraph (6)- (A) by striking "on or near such premises" and inserting "on or off such premises"; and (B) by striking "criminal" the first place it appears; and (2) in subsection (1)(5), by striking "on or near such premises" and inserting "on or off such premises". (b) AVAILABILITY OF CRIMINAL RECORDS FOR SCREENING AND EVICTION.—Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(q) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — " (A) PROVISION OF INFORMATION. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subparagraph (B), the National Crime Information Center, police departments, and other law enforcement agencies shall.

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