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 95 STAT. 408 94 Stat. 1631. 12 USC 1715z.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 (c) Section 235(q)(14) of such Act is amended by striking out "ceases for a period of 90 continuous days or more making payments on the mortgage, loan, or advance of credit secured by the property, or". RESTRICTION ON USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING

94 Stat. 1637. 42 USC 1436a.

SEC. 329. (a) Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 is amended to read as follows: "RESTRICTION O N U S E O P ASSISTED HOUSING

Resident aliens.

94 Stat. 103. 94 Stat. 105.

94 Stat. 107.

94 Stat. 107. "Financial assistance." 42 USC 1437 note. 12 USC 1715z, 1715Z-1. 12 USC 1701s, 42 USC 1451. 42 USC 1436a note. 94 Stat. 107.

Supra.

"SEC. 214. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not make financial assistance available for the benefit of any alien unless that alien is a resident of the United States and is— "(1) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as an immigrant as defined by sections 101(a)(15) and 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) and 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)), excluding, among others, alien visitors, tourists, diplomats, and students who enter the United States temporarily with no intention of abandoning their residence in a foreign country; "(2) an alien who entered the United States prior to June 30, 1948, or such subsequent date as is enacted by law, has continuously maintained his or her residence in the United States since then, and is not ineligible for citizenship, but who is deemed to be lawfully admitted for permanent residence as a result of an exercise of discretion by the Attorney General pursuant to section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259); "(3) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States pursuant to an admission under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) or pursuant to the granting of asylum (which has not been terminated) under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158); "(4) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of an exercise of discretion by the Attorney General for emergent reasons or reasons deemed strictly in the public interest pursuant to section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); or "(5) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of the Attorney General's withholding deportation pursuant to section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)). "(b) For purposes of this section the term 'financial assistance' means financial assistance made available pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 235 or 236 of the National Housing Act, or section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965.". (b) An alien who is lawfully present in the United States as a result of being granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationalilty Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(7)) before April 1, 1980, because of persecution or fear of persecution on account of race, religion, or political opinion or because of being uprooted by catastrophic natural calamity shall be deemed, for purposes of section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, to be an alien described in section 214(a)(3) of such Act.

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