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 93 STAT. 1108 12 USC 1701s, 1715Z-1.

PUBLIC LAW 96-153—DEC. 21, 1979

assisted under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 or section 236 of the National Housing Act commenced prior to such date shall not exceed the maximum tenant contribution which would have been applicable under such section, as it was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, so long as such occupancy is continuous thereafter. SECTION 213 ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS

42 USC 1439.

42 USC 1437 note.

SEC. 204. (a) Section 213(d)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after "In allocating financial assistance" in the first sentence the following: "(other than assistance approved in appropriation Acts for use on and after October 1, 1979, under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of modernization of low-income housing projects)". (b) Section 213(d)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: "Any amounts allocated to a State or to areas or communities within a State which are not likely to be utilized within a fiscal year shall not be reallocated for use in another State unless the Secretary determines that other areas or communities within the same State cannot utilize the amounts in accordance with the appropriate housing assistance plans within that fiscal year.". OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR TROUBLED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS

92 Stat. 2084.

12 USC

1715z-la. 12 USC 1715Z-1.

SEC. 205. (a) The first sentence of section 201(h) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and not to exceed $82,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980". (b) Section 236(f)(3)(B) of the National Housing Act is amended— (1) by inserting immediately after "October 1, 1978," in the first sentence the following: "or credited to such fund prior to October 1, 1978, but remaining unobligated on October 31, 1978,"; and (2) by striking out "September 30, 1979" in the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1980". TENANT SELECTION CRITERIA

42 USC 1437d.

42 USC I437f.

SEC. 206. (a) Section 6(c)(4)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting after "tenant selection criteria" the following: "which gives preference to families which occupy substandard housing or are involuntarily displaced at the time they are seeking assistance under this Act and which is". (b)(1) Section 8(d)(l)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except that the tenant selection criteria used by the owner shall give preference to families which occupy substandard housing or are involuntarily displaced at the time they are seeking assistance under this section". (2) Section 8(e)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ", except that the tenant selection criteria shall give preference to families which occupy substandard housing or are involuntarily displaced at the time they are seeking housing assistance under this section".

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