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[CITE: 42USC12870]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 130--NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY 
                                  HOMES
 
Sec. 12870. Authorization of appropriations


(a) Fiscal year 1993

    There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this title 
\1\ $855,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, of which--
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        (1) $285,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized 
    under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 
    1437aaa et seq.], of which up to $4,500,000 of any amounts 
    appropriated may be made available for technical assistance to 
    potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under 
    this \2\ title;
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        (2) $285,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized 
    under part A of this subchapter, of which up to $3,250,000 of any 
    amounts appropriated may be made available for technical assistance 
    to potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance 
    under this \2\ part; and
        (3) $285,000,000 shall be available for activities under part B 
    of this subchapter, of which up to $2,250,000 of any amounts 
    appropriated may be made available for technical assistance to 
    potential applicants, applicants and recipients of assistance under 
    this \2\ part.

Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up to 
$40,000,000, but not less than 5 percent, shall be available for 
activities authorized under part C of this subchapter. Any amount 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until 
expended.

(b) Fiscal year 1994

    There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this title 
\1\ $883,641,000 for fiscal year 1994, of which--
        (1) $294,547,000 shall be available for activities authorized 
    under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 
    1437aaa et seq.], up to $4,500,000 of which may be made available 
    for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and 
    recipients of assistance under this \2\ title;
        (2) $294,547,000 shall be available for activities authorized 
    under part A of this subchapter, up to $3,250,000 of which may be 
    made available for technical assistance to potential applicants, 
    applicants and recipients of assistance under this \2\ part; and
        (3) $294,547,000 shall be available for activities under part B 
    of this subchapter, up to $2,250,000 of which may be made available 
    for technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and 
    recipients of assistance under this \2\ part.

Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up to 
$41,680,000, but not less than 5 percent, shall be available for 
activities authorized under part C of this subchapter. Any amount 
appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until 
expended.

(c) Technical assistance

    Technical assistance made available under title III of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.] or part A of this 
subchapter or part B of this subchapter may include, but shall not be 
limited to, training, clearinghouse services, the collection, processing 
and dissemination of program information useful for local and national 
program management, and provision of seed money. Such technical 
assistance may be made available directly, or indirectly under contracts 
and grants, as appropriate. In any fiscal year, no single applicant, 
potential applicant, or recipient under title III of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, or part A of this subchapter or part B of this 
subchapter may receive technical assistance in an amount exceeding 20 
percent of the total amount made available for technical assistance 
under such title or part for the fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 101-625, title IV, Sec. 402, as added Pub. L. 102-550, title I, 
Sec. 181(a)(1), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3734.)

                       References in Text

    This title, referred to in introductory provisions of subsecs. (a) 
and (b), is title IV of Pub. L. 101-625, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4148, 
known as the Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act, which 
enacted this subchapter and subchapter II-A (Sec. 1437aaa et seq.) of 
chapter 8 of this title, amended sections 1437c, 1437f, 1437l, 1437p, 
1437r, and 1437s of this title and section 1709 of Title 12, Banks and 
Banking, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1437c, 
1437aa, and 1437aaa of this title. For complete classification of title 
IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1437aaa of 
this title and Tables.
    The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsecs. 
(a)(1), (b)(1), and (c), is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised 
generally by Pub. L. 93-383, title II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 
Stat. 653. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter 
II-A (Sec. 1437aaa et seq.) of chapter 8 of this title. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1437 of this title and Tables.


               GAO Audit of Technical Assistance Contracts

    Section 181(a)(3) of Pub. L. 102-550 provided that: ``The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of all 
of the technical assistance contracts awarded for fiscal years 1993 and 
1994 pursuant to section 402 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 12870]. The Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to the Congress describing the results of such audit not 
later than September 30, 1994.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12899g of this title.
