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 PUBLIC LAW 105-65 —OCT. 27, 1997 111 STAT. 1423 SEC. 577. AUDITS BY GAO. The Comptroller General shall audit the operations of the Office in accordance with generally accepted Government auditing standards. All books, records, accounts, reports, files, and property belonging to, or used by, the Office shall be made available to the Comptroller General. Audits under this section shall be conducted annually for the first 2 fiscal years following the date of the enactment of this Act and as appropriate thereafter. SEC. 578. SUSPENSION OF PROGRAM BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO APPOINT DIRECTOR. (a) IN GENERAL.— If, upon the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the initial appointment to the office of Director has not been made, the operation of the program under subtitle A shall immediately be suspended and such provisions shall not have any force or effect during the period that ends upon the making of such appointment. (b) INTERIM APPLICABILITY OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out sections 211 and 212 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997. For purposes of applying such sections pursuant to the authority under this section, the term "expiring contract" shall have the meaning given in such sections, except that such term shall also include any contract for project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that expires during the period that the program is suspended under subsection (a). SEC. 579. TERMINATION. (a) REPEAL.— Subtitle A (except for section 524) and subtitle D (except for this section) are repealed effective October 1, 2001. (b) EXCEPTION. — Notwithstanding the repeal under subsection (a), the provisions of subtitle A (as in effect immediately before such repeal) shall apply with respect to projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into under this Act before October 1, 2001. (c) TERMINATION OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICE.— The Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring and the position of Director of such Office shall terminate upon September 30, 2001. (d) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.— Effective upon the termination under subsection (c), any authority and responsibilities assigned to the Director that remain applicable after such date pursuant to subsection (b) are transferred to the Secretary. 42 USC 1437f note. 42 USC 1437f note. 42 USC 1437f note. Effective date.

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