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 PUBLIC LAW 98-479—OCT. 17, 1984

98 STAT. 2223

RENTAL HOUSING REHABIUTATION AND PRODUCTION PROGRAM

SEC. 103. (a) Section 17(a)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "to States and units of general local government". (b) Section 17(b)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "(f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(e)". (c)(1) Section 17(c)(2)(H) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "State or unit of general local government that receives the assistance" and inserting in lieu thereof "grantee". (2) Section 17(c)(3)(A) of the United States Housing Act of of 1937 is amended by striking out "families, including large families with children" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "families with children, particularly families requiring three or more bedrooms". (d)(1) Section 17(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (A) in the penultimate sentence, by inserting "general local" before "government"; and (B) by inserting after the penultimate sentence the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding such minimum standards, a city shall also be eligible to submit such an application if (A) according to the most recent data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census, such city has a population of not less than 450,000; and (B) the percentage of the total rental units in such city that are vacant and available for rent is less than 10 (2) Section i7(d)(4)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "persons" and all that follows through "income" and inserting in lieu thereof "lower income families". (3) Section 17(d)(5)(H) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "families, including large families with children" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "families with children, particularly families requiring three or more bedrooms". (e)(1) Section 17(e)(l) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking out "(b)(2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b)"; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking out "cities with populations of less than fifty thousand" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "units of general local government and areas of the State that do not receive allocations under subsection (b)". (2) Section 17(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "(b)(2) of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "(b)". (f) Section 17(i)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "structure" and inserting in lieu thereof "project". (g)(1) Section 17(k)(5)(A) is amended by striking out "resources under this section" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "resources under subsection (b), and any unit of general local government receiving resources under subsection (d)". (2) Section 17(k)(5)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "(f)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(e)". (3) Section 17(k)(5)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by striking out "(f)(2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(e)".

97 Stat. 1196. 42 USC usio.

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