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 112 STAT. 2634 PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 in accordance with such section 6(j)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)(3)), as amended by this Act, that is authorized under section. (f) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 568. TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PHA'S. Section 105 of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (g) TREATMENT OF TROUBLED PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES.— "(1) EFFECT OF TROUBLED STATUS ON CHAS. —The comprehensive housing affordability strategy (or any consolidated plan incorporating such strategy) for the State or unit of general local government in which any troubled public housing agency is located shall not be considered to comply with the requirements under this section unless such plan includes a description of the manner in which the State or unit will provide financial or other assistance to such troubled agency in improving its operations to remove such designation. "(2) DEFINITION. —For purposes of this subsection, the term 'troubled public housing agency* means a public housing agency that, upon the effective date of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is designated under section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as a troubled public housing agency.". Subtitle F—Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing SEC. 575. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE. (a) DRUG-RELATED AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY UNDER PUBLIC HOUSING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.— Section 6(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)) is amended, in the matter following paragraph (6)— (1) by inserting "violent or" before "drug-related"; and (2) by inserting "or any activity resulting in a felony conviction," after "on or off such premises,". (b) TERMINATION OF TENANCY IN PUBLIC HOUSING. —Section 6(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l))' is amended— (1) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated by the preceding provisions of this Act)^ (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph: "(A) a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 30 days— "(i) if the health or safety of other tenants, public housing agency employees, or persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the premises is threatened; or "(ii) in the event of any drug-related or violent criminal activity or any felony conviction;"; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", except that if a State

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