Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/412

 95 STAT. 386

42 USC 5304. Report.

Post. p. 389.

Post, p. 389.

Effective date. 42 USC 5304 note. 42 USC 5304.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 "(C) indicates the general locations of proposed housing for lower income persons, with the objective of (i) furthering the revitalization of the community, including the restoration and rehabilitation of stable neighborhoods to the maximum extent possible, and the reclamation of the housing stock where feasible through the use of a broad range of techniques for housing restoration by local government, the private sector, or community organizations, including provision of a reasonable opportunity for tenants displaced as a result of such activities to relocate in their immediate neighborhood, (ii) promoting greater choice of housing opportunities and avoiding undue concentrations of assisted persons in areas containing a high proportion of lowincome persons, and (iii) assuring the availability of public facilities and services adequate to serve proposed housing projects. "(2) The Secretary shall establish such dates and manner for the submission of housing assistance plans described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary may prescribe.". (c)(1) Section 104(d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(d) Each grantee shall submit to the Secretary, at a time determined by the Secretary, a performance report concerning the use of funds made available under section 106, together with an assessment by the grantee of the relationship of such use to the objectives identified in the grantee's statement under subsection (a). The Secretary shall, at least on an annual basis, make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine— "(1) in the case of grants made under section 106(b) or section 106(d)(2)(B), whether the grantee has carried out its activities and, where applicable, its housing assistance plan in a timely manner, whether the grantee has carried out those activities and its certifications in accordance with the requirements and the primary objectives of this title and with other applicable laws, and whether the grantee has a continuing capacity to carry out those activities in a timely manner; and "(2) in the case of grants to States made under section 106(d), whether the State has distributed funds to units of general local government in a timely manner and in conformance to the method of distribution described in its statement, whether the State has carried out its certifications in compliance with the requirements of this title and other applicable laws, and whether the State has made such reviews and audits of the units of general local government as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether they have satisfied the applicable performance criteria described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. The Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the amount of the annual grants in accordance with the Secretary's findings under this subsection. With respect to assistance made available to units of general local government under section 106(d), the Secretary may adjust, reduce, or withdraw such assistance, or take other action as appropriate in accordance with the Secretary's reviews and audits under this subsection, except that funds already expended on eligible activities under this title shall not be recaptured or deducted from future assistance to such units of general local government.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1982. (d) Section 104 of such Act is amended by striking out subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h).

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