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 >*^^ihfi«-T,-. PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2649 fiscal year only for grants for public housing agencies in such class, except that any amounts from such portion reserved that are not obligated to agencies in the class shall be made available only for agencies that are subject to a preference under paragraph (2)(A). "(4) INAPPLICABILITY TO FEDERALLY ASSISTED LOW-INCOME HOUSING.— The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to federally assisted low-income housing.". (f) DEFINITIONS. — Section 5126 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11905) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph: "(5) RECIPIENT. —The term 'recipient', when used in ref- erence to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act of 1996, has the meaning given such term in section 4 of such Act.". (g) REPORTS, MONITORING, AND FUNDING. —Chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended by striking sections 5127, 5128, 5129, and 5130 and inserting the following new sections: "SEC. 5127. REPORTS. "(a) GRANTEE REPORTS. —The Secretary shall require grantees under this chapter to provide periodic reports that include the obligation and expenditure of grant funds, the progress made by the grantee in implementing the plan described in section 5125(a), and any change in the incidence of drug-related crime in projects assisted under this chapter. "(b) HUD REPORTS. —The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 describing the system used to distribute funding to grantees under this section, which shall include descriptions of— "(1) the methodology used to distribute amounts made available under this chapter among public housing agencies, including provisions used to provide for renewals of ongoing programs funded under this chapter; and "(2) actions taken by the Secretary to ensure that amounts made available under this chapter are not used to fund baseline local government services, as described in section 5128(b). "(c) NOTICE OF FUNDING AWARDS. —The Secretary shall cause to be published in the Federal Register notice of all grant awards made pursuant to this chapter, which shall identify the grantees and the amount of the grants. Such notice shall be published not less frequently than annually. "SEC. 5128. MONITORING. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall audit and monitor the programs funded under this chapter to ensure that assistance provided under this chapter is administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. "(b) PROHIBITION OF FUNDING BASELINE SERVICES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Amounts provided under this chapter may not be used to reimburse or support any local law enforcement agency or unit of general local government for the provision of services that are included in the baseline of services required to be provided by any such entity pursuant to a local cooperation agreement under section 5(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or any provision of an annual 42 USC 11906-11909. 42 USC 11906. Deadline. Federal Register, publication. 42 USC 11907.

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