Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1168

 93 STAT. 1136

PUBLIC LAW 96-153—DEC. 21, 1979 "(2) to make grants to, or contract with, national or regional private nonprofit corporations to provide training and technical assistance to public or private nonprofit corporations, agencies, institutions, organizations, and other associations eligible to receive assistance under this section in order to expand the use of authorities contained in this section and to improve performance; and". REFINANCING

42 USC 1471.

SEC. 506. Section 501(a)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by inserting "and" after the comma at the end of subparagraph (A), and by striking out subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(B)(i) if not refinanced, is likely to result (because of circumstances beyond the control of the applicant) at an early date in the loss of the applicant's necessary dwelling or essential farm service buildings, or "(ii) if combined (in the case of a dwelling that the Secretary finds not to be decent, safe, and sanitary) with a loan for improvement, rehabilitation, or repairs and not refinanced, is likely to result in the applicant's continuing to be deprived of a decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling.". PROPERTY DISPOSITION

42 USC 1480.

SEC. 507. Section 510(e) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended— (1) by inserting ", to repair and rehabilitate such property," after "United States therein"; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: "; except that the Secretary may not sell or otherwise dispose of such property unless (1) the Secretary assures that such property will meet decent, safe, and sanitary standards, (2) the recipient of the property is obligated, as a condition of the sale or other disposition of the property, to meet such standards with respect to the property before such property is occupied, or (3) such recipient is precluded, as a condition of the sale or other disposition of the property, from using the property for residential purposes". CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS

42 USC 1479.

SEC 508. Section 509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out "within eighteen months after such date of enactment' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "within thirty-six months after such date of enactment". FARM LABOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE

42 USC 1486.

SEC. 509. Section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary may, upon a finding of persistent need for migrant farmworker housing in any area, provide assistance to eligible applicants for 90

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