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 97 STAT. 1236 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 program. Any amount appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.'. COUNSEUNG SEC. 465. Section 106(a)(3) of the Housing and Urban Development 12 USC 1701X. Act of 1968 is amended— (1) by striking out "1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "1984"; and (2) by striking out "$4,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof " $3,500,000". RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION SEC. 466. (a) Section 501 of the Housing and Urban Development 12 USC ITOlz-l. Act of 1970 is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated for activities under this title not to exceed $19,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1985. Of the amount appropriated under the preceding sen- tence for fiscal year 1984, not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided for implementation 6f a research program to be developed in consul- tation with public housing agencies, which program shall identify current problems of public housing management, specific solutions to such problems, and incentives to encourage implementation of such solutions.". (b) Title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 12 USC 170lz-10a. BIENNIAL SURVEY OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING MARKET CONDITIONS "SEC. 512. The Secretary shall, not less than biennially, survey national, regional, and local economic and housing market condi- tions in a manner that provides data comparable to the data collected in such survey conducted in 1981.". NATIONAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS SEC. 467. Section 906(a)(l) of the Housing and Urban Development 42 USC 3936. Act of 1968 is amended— (1) by striking out "or" after "building" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; and (2) by inserting after "rehabilitation" the following ", acquisi- tion, and financing". REPORT REGARDING PROGRAM CHANGES Transmittal to SEC. 468. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, Congress. ^ot later than March 1, 1984, transmit a report to both Houses of the Congress that describes— (1) the standards utilized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make determinations concerning whether program requirements and changes to those require- ments are implemented through the use of regulations, hand- books, memoranda, telegrams, or other forms of formal or informal notices; and (2) the system currently utilized by the Department to assure that changes in the operation of departmental programs that

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