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 95 STAT. 398

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

42 USC 8121 note. 94 Stat. 1662. 40 USC 461.

94 Stat. 1645. 42 USC 8107.

SEC. 313. (a) Title Vn of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is hereby repealeid. (b) Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 is hereby repealed. NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

SEC. 314. Section 608(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and" after "1980,"; and (2) by inserting the following before the period at the end thereof: ", and not to exceed $14,950,000 for fiscal year 1982". REPORT ON BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Report to Congress.

SEC. 315. Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this ^Q^^ ^jjg Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report to the Congress on administrative and legislative steps that can be taken to-— (1) require all grantees to concentrate their block grant funds in distressed geographic areas small enough so that visible improvements can be achieved in a reasonable time period and to ensure that claimed benefits to low- and moderate-income persons are, in actuality, occurring; (2) reduce the broad list of activities currently eligible so that funds can be focused on those activities which meet the cities' most urgent revitalization needs; (3) develop overall income eligibility requirements for recipients of block grant supported rehabilitation; and (4) limit eligible rehabilitation work to that which is essential to restore the housing unit to a decent, safe, and sanitary or energy efficient condition, specifically prohibiting nonessential and luxury items, so that more homes needing basic repairs C£m be rehabilitated. PART 2—HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS HOUSING AUTHORIZATIONS

Contracts. 94 Stat. 1624. 42 USC 1437c.

94 Stat. 1625. 42 USC 1437/.

SEC. 321. (a) The first sentence of section 5(c)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting immediately after "1980" the following: ", and by $906,985,000 on October 1, 1981". (b) The second sentence of section 5(c)(l) of such Act is amended by striking out "Acts;" and all that follows through the period and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Acts. In addition, the aggregate amount which may be obligated over the duration of the contracts may not exceed $31,200,000,000 with respect to the additional authority provided on October 1, 1980, and $18,087,370,000 with respect to the additional authority provided on October 1, 1981.". (c) Section 5(c) of such Act is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the following: "(3)(A) Of the additional authority approved in appropriation Acts and made available on October 1, 1981, the Secretary shall make available at least $75,000,000 for assistance to projects under section 14.

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