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 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 1191 "(2) The Secretary may not sell any mortgage held by the Secre- tai^ as security for a loan made under this section. (k)(1) In the process of selecting projects for loans under this section, the Secretary shall assure the inclusion of special design features and congregate space if necessary to meet the special needs of elderly and handicapped residents. "(2) The Secretary shall encourage the provision of small and scattered site group homes and independent living faMities for nonelderly handicapped persons and families. "(1) The basis for selection of a contractor to be employed in the development or construction of a project^assisted under this section shall be determined by the proiect sponsor or borrower if the development cost of the project is less than $2,000,000, if the project rentals will be less than 110 per centum of the fair market rent applicable to projects financed under this section, or if the sponsor of the project is a labor organization. ^ "(m) Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to prohibit any sponsor from voluntarily providing funds from other sources for amenities and other features of appropriate design and construction suitable for inclusion in such project if the cost of such cunenities is (1) not financed with the loan, and (2) not taken into account in determining the amount of Federal subsidy or of the rent contribu- tion of tenants.". CONGREGATE SERVICES SEC. 224. (a) Section 408 of the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Not later than March 15, 1984, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report evaluating the effects of any change§ in the administration of the congregate housing services program established in this title which have occurred since January 1, 1983. Such report shall include an evaluation by the Secretary of the reorganization or decentralization of the administration of such program, and any legislative recommendations of the Secretary for the establishment of a permanent congregate housing services pro- gram and the reasons for such recommendations.". (b) Section 411(a) of the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 is amended— (1) by striking out "and" &t the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (4); and (3) by adding the following at the end thereof: "(5) for fiscal year 1984, not to exceed $4,000,000; and "(6) for fiscal year 1985, such sums as may be necessary.". Selection of contractor. Report to Congress. 42 USC 8007. 42 USC 8010. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT SEC. 225. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the Department of Health and Human Services spends in excess of $5,000,000,000 annually for housing in the form of allowances for shelter for public assistance recipients; (2) States administering the Department of Health and Human Services public assistance program often specify shelter allowances that have little relationship to the cost or the quality of the housing in which public assistance recipients live; (3) at least 30 per centum of public assistance recipients live in substandard housing; 12 USC 1701Z-6 note.

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