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 95 STAT. 392

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 NONDISCRIMINATION

42 USC 5309. 42 USC 6101 note. 29 USC 794.

SEC. 306. Section 109(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end thereof: "Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 or with respect to an otherwise qualified handicapped individual as provided in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall also apply to any such program or activity.". TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

42 USC 5306 note.

42 USC 5306. Ante, p. 388. 42 USC 5307. Ante, p. 391. Ante, p. 389.

SEC. 307. (a) Any amounts appropriated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 1982 in a Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriation Act or a Supplemental Appropriation Act under the head "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS" which are or become available for obligation on or after October 1, 1981, shall remain available as provided by law, and shall be used in accordance with the following: (1) funds authorized for use under section 106(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ("such Act") before October 1, 1981, shall be available for use as provided by section 106(c) of such Act as amended by this Act; (2) funds authorized for use under section 107 of such Act before October 1, 1981, shall be available for use as provided by section 107(a) of such Act as amended by this Act; and (3) funds authorized for use under section 106(c) or (e) of such Act before October 1, 1981, shall be available for use as provided by section 106(d)(2)(A) of such Act as amended by this Act. (b) Any grant or loan which, prior to the effective date of any provision of this part, was obligated and governed by any authority amended by any provision of this part shall continue to be governed by the provisions of such authority as they existed immediately before such effective date. URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS

42 USC 5318.

SEC. 308. (a) Section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows: URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS

42 USC 5303.

Regulations.

"SEC. 119. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make urban development action grants to cities and urban counties which are experiencing severe economic distress to help stimulate economic development activity needed to aid in economic recovery. Of the total amount approved in appropriation Acts under section 103 for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983, not more than $500,000,000 shall be available for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for grants under this section. "Ol5)(l) Urban development action grants shall be made only to cities and urban counties which have, in the determination of the Secretary, demonstrated results in providing housing for low- and moderate-income persons and in providing equal opportunity in housing and employment for low- and moderate-income persons and members of minority groups. The Secretary shall issue regulations establishing criteria in accordance with the preceding sentence and setting forth minimum standards for determining the level of economic distress of cities and urban counties for eligibility for such grants. These standards shall take into account factors such as the

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