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[CITE: 42USC5304]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 69--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 5304. Statement of activities and review


(a) Statement of objectives and projected use of funds by grantee 
        prerequisite to receipt of grant; publication of proposals by 
        grantees; notice and comment; citizen participation plan

    (1) Prior to the receipt in any fiscal year of a grant under section 
5306(b) of this title by any metropolitan city or urban county, under 
section 5306(d) of this title by any State, or under section 
5306(d)(2)(B) of this title by any unit of general local government, the 
grantee shall have prepared a final statement of community development 
objectives and projected use of funds and shall have provided the 
Secretary with the certifications required in subsection (b) of this 
section and, where appropriate, subsection (c) of this section. In the 
case of metropolitan cities and urban counties receiving grants pursuant 
to section 5306(b) of this title and in the case of units of general 
local government receiving grants pursuant to section 5306(d)(2)(B) of 
this title, the statement of projected use of funds shall consist of 
proposed community development activities. In the case of States 
receiving grants pursuant to section 5306(d) of this title, the 
statement of projected use of funds shall consist of the method by which 
the States will distribute funds to units of general local government.
    (2) In order to permit public examination and appraisal of such 
statements, to enhance the public accountability of grantees, and to 
facilitate coordination of activities with different levels of 
government, the grantee shall in a timely manner--
        (A) furnish citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local 
    government information concerning the amount of funds available for 
    proposed community development and housing activities and the range 
    of activities that may be undertaken, including the estimated amount 
    proposed to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low 
    and moderate income and the plans of the grantee for minimizing 
    displacement of persons as a result of activities assisted with such 
    funds and to assist persons actually displaced as a result of such 
    activities;
        (B) publish a proposed statement in such manner to afford 
    affected citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local 
    government an opportunity to examine its content and to submit 
    comments on the proposed statement and on the community development 
    performance of the grantee;
        (C) hold one or more public hearings to obtain the views of 
    citizens on community development and housing needs;
        (D) provide citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local 
    government with reasonable access to records regarding the past use 
    of funds received under section 5306 of this title by the grantee; 
    and
        (E) provide citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local 
    government with reasonable notice of, and opportunity to comment on, 
    any substantial change proposed to be made in the use of funds 
    received under section 5306 of this title from one eligible activity 
    to another or in the method of distribution of such funds.

In preparing the final statement, the grantee shall consider any such 
comments and views and may, if deemed appropriate by the grantee, modify 
the proposed statement. The final statement shall be made available to 
the public, and a copy shall be furnished to the Secretary together with 
the certifications required under subsection (b) of this section and, 
where appropriate, subsection (c) of this section. Any final statement 
of activities may be modified or amended from time to time by the 
grantee in accordance with the same procedures required in this 
paragraph for the preparation and submission of such statement.
    (3) A grant under section 5306 of this title may be made only if the 
grantee certifies that it is following a detailed citizen participation 
plan which--
        (A) provides for and encourages citizen participation, with 
    particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate 
    income who are residents of slum and blight areas and of areas in 
    which section 106 [42 U.S.C. 5306] funds are proposed to be used, 
    and in the case of a grantee described in section 5306(a) of this 
    title, provides for participation of residents in low and moderate 
    income neighborhoods as defined by the local jurisdiction;
        (B) provides citizens with reasonable and timely access to local 
    meetings, information, and records relating to the grantee's 
    proposed use of funds, as required by regulations of the Secretary, 
    and relating to the actual use of funds under this chapter;
        (C) provides for technical assistance to groups representative 
    of persons of low and moderate income that request such assistance 
    in developing proposals with the level and type of assistance to be 
    determined by the grantee;
        (D) provides for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to 
    respond to proposals and questions at all stages of the community 
    development program, including at least the development of needs, 
    the review of proposed activities, and review of program 
    performance, which hearings shall be held after adequate notice, at 
    times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, 
    and with accommodation for the handicapped;
        (E) provides for a timely written answer to written complaints 
    and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable; and
        (F) identifies how the needs of non-English speaking residents 
    will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant 
    number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected 
    to participate.

This paragraph may not be construed to restrict the responsibility or 
authority of the grantee for the development and execution of its 
community development program.

(b) Certification of enumerated criteria by grantee to Secretary

    Any grant under section 5306 of this title shall be made only if the 
grantee certifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary that--
        (1) the grantee is in full compliance with the requirements of 
    subsection (a)(2)(A), (B), and (C) of this section and has made the 
    final statement available to the public;
        (2) the grant will be conducted and administered in conformity 
    with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.] and the 
    Fair Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.], and the grantee will 
    affirmatively further fair housing;
        (3) the projected use of funds has been developed so as to give 
    maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low- and 
    moderate-income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of 
    slums or blight, and the projected use of funds may also include 
    activities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other 
    community development needs having a particular urgency because 
    existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the 
    health or welfare of the community where other financial resources 
    are not available to meet such needs, except that (A) the aggregate 
    use of funds received under section 5306 of this title and, if 
    applicable, as a result of a guarantee or a grant under section 5308 
    of this title, during a period specified by the grantee of not more 
    than 3 years, shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate 
    income in a manner that ensures that not less than 70 percent of 
    such funds are used for activities that benefit such persons during 
    such period; and (B) a grantee that borders on the Great Lakes and 
    that experiences significant adverse financial and physical effects 
    due to lakefront erosion or flooding may include in the projected 
    use of funds activities that are clearly designed to alleviate the 
    threat posed, and rectify the damage caused, by such erosion or 
    flooding if such activities will principally benefit persons of low 
    and moderate income and the grantee certifies that such activities 
    are necessary to meet other needs having a particular urgency;
        (4) it has developed a community development plan pursuant to 
    subsection (m) of this section, for the period specified by the 
    grantee under paragraph (3), that identifies community development 
    needs and specifies both short- and long-term community development 
    objectives that have been developed in accordance with the primary 
    objective and requirements of this chapter;
        (5) the grantee will not attempt to recover any capital costs of 
    public improvements assisted in whole or part under section 5306 of 
    this title or with amounts resulting from a guarantee under section 
    5308 of this title by assessing any amount against properties owned 
    and occupied by persons of low and moderate income, including any 
    fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to 
    such public improvements, unless (A) funds received under section 
    5306 of this title are used to pay the proportion of such fee or 
    assessment that relates to the capital costs of such public 
    improvements that are financed from revenue sources other than under 
    this chapter; or (B) for purposes of assessing any amount against 
    properties owned and occupied by persons of moderate income, the 
    grantee certifies to the Secretary that it lacks sufficient funds 
    received under section 5306 of this title to comply with the 
    requirements of subparagraph (A); and
        (6) the grantee will comply with the other provisions of this 
    chapter and with other applicable laws.

(c) Special certifications required for certain grants

    A grant may be made under section 5306(b) of this title only if the 
unit of general local government certifies that it is following--
        (1) a current housing affordability strategy which has been 
    approved by the Secretary in accordance with section 12705 of this 
    title, or
        (2) a housing assistance plan which was approved by the 
    Secretary during the 180-day period beginning on November 28, 1990, 
    or during such longer period as may be prescribed by the Secretary 
    in any case for good cause.

(d) Residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan; 
        certification of adherence; contents

    (1) A grant under section 5306 or 5318 of this title may be made 
only if the grantee certifies that it is following a residential 
antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan. A grantee receiving a 
grant under section 5306(a) of this title or section 5318 of this title 
shall so certify to the Secretary. A unit of general local government 
receiving amounts from a State under section 5306(d) of this title shall 
so certify to the State, and a unit of general local government 
receiving amounts from the Secretary under section 5306(d) of this title 
shall so certify to the Secretary.
    (2) The residential antidisplacement and relocation assistance plan 
shall in connection with a development project assisted under section 
5306 or 5318 of this title--
        (A) in the event of such displacement, provide that--
            (i) governmental agencies or private developers shall 
        provide within the same community comparable replacement 
        dwellings for the same number of occupants as could have been 
        housed in the occupied and vacant occupiable low and moderate 
        income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other 
        than for housing for low and moderate income persons, and 
        provide that such replacement housing may include existing 
        housing assisted with project based assistance provided under 
        section 1437f of this title;
            (ii) such comparable replacement dwellings shall be designed 
        to remain affordable to persons of low and moderate income for 
        10 years from the time of initial occupancy;
            (iii) relocation benefits shall be provided for all low or 
        moderate income persons who occupied housing demolished or 
        converted to a use other than for low or moderate income 
        housing, including reimbursement for actual and reasonable 
        moving expenses, security deposits, credit checks, and other 
        moving-related expenses, including any interim living costs; and 
        in the case of displaced persons of low and moderate income, 
        provide either--
                (I) compensation sufficient to ensure that, for a 5-year 
            period, the displaced families shall not bear, after 
            relocation, a ratio of shelter costs to income that exceeds 
            30 percent; or
                (II) if elected by a family, a lump-sum payment equal to 
            the capitalized value of the benefits available under 
            subclause (I) to permit the household to secure 
            participation in a housing cooperative or mutual housing 
            association; and

            (iv) persons displaced shall be relocated into comparable 
        replacement housing that is--
                (I) decent, safe, and sanitary;
                (II) adequate in size to accommodate the occupants;
                (III) functionally equivalent; and
                (IV) in an area not subject to unreasonably adverse 
            environmental conditions;

        (B) provide that persons displaced shall have the right to 
    elect, as an alternative to the benefits under this subsection, to 
    receive benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
    Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) 
    if such persons determine that it is in their best interest to do 
    so; and
        (C) provide that where a claim for assistance under subparagraph 
    (A)(iv) is denied by a grantee, the claimant may appeal to the 
    Secretary in the case of a grant under section 5306 or 5318 of this 
    title or to the appropriate State official in the case of a grant 
    under section 5306(d) of this title, and that the decision of the 
    Secretary or the State official shall be final unless a court 
    determines the decision was arbitrary and capricious.

    (3) Paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (2)(A)(ii) shall not apply in any case 
in which the Secretary finds, on the basis of objective data, that there 
is available in the area an adequate supply of habitable affordable 
housing for low and moderate income persons. A determination under this 
paragraph is final and nonreviewable.

(e) Submission of performance and evaluation report by grantee to 
        Secretary; contents; availability for citizen comment; annual 
        review and audit by Secretary of program implementation; 
        adjustments in amount of annual grants

    Each grantee shall submit to the Secretary, at a time determined by 
the Secretary, a performance and evaluation report concerning the use of 
funds made available under section 5306 of this title, together with an 
assessment by the grantee of the relationship of such use to the 
objectives identified in the grantee's statement under subsection (a) of 
this section and to the requirements of subsection (b)(3) of this 
section. Such report shall also be made available to the citizens in 
each grantee's jurisdiction in sufficient time to permit such citizens 
to comment on such report prior to its submission, and in such manner 
and at such times as the grantee may determine. The grantee's report 
shall indicate its programmatic accomplishments, the nature of and 
reasons for changes in the grantee's program objectives, indications of 
how the grantee would change its programs as a result of its 
experiences, and an evaluation of the extent to which its funds were 
used for activities that benefited low- and moderate-income persons. The 
report shall include a summary of any comments received by the grantee 
from citizens in its jurisdiction respecting its program. The Secretary 
shall encourage and assist national associations of grantees eligible 
under section 5306(d)(2)(B) of this title, national associations of 
States, and national associations of units of general local government 
in nonentitlement areas to develop and recommend to the Secretary, 
within one year after November 30, 1983, uniform recordkeeping, 
performance reporting, and evaluation reporting, and auditing 
requirements for such grantees, States, and units of general local 
government, respectively. Based on the Secretary's approval of these 
recommendations, the Secretary shall establish such requirements for use 
by such grantees, States, and units of general local government. The 
Secretary shall, at least on an annual basis, make such reviews and 
audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine--
        (1) in the case of grants made under section 5306(b) or section 
    5306(d)(2)(B) of this title, whether the grantee has carried out its 
    activities and, where applicable, its housing assistance plan in a 
    timely manner, whether the grantee has carried out those activities 
    and its certifications in accordance with the requirements and the 
    primary objectives of this chapter and with other applicable laws, 
    and whether the grantee has a continuing capacity to carry out those 
    activities in a timely manner; and
        (2) in the case of grants to States made under section 5306(d) 
    of this title, whether the State has distributed funds to units of 
    general local government in a timely manner and in conformance to 
    the method of distribution described in its statement, whether the 
    State has carried out its certifications in compliance with the 
    requirements of this chapter and other applicable laws, and whether 
    the State has made such reviews and audits of the units of general 
    local government as may be necessary or appropriate to determine 
    whether they have satisfied the applicable performance criteria 
    described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

The Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the amount of the 
annual grants in accordance with the Secretary's findings under this 
subsection. With respect to assistance made available to units of 
general local government under section 5306(d) of this title, the 
Secretary may adjust, reduce, or withdraw such assistance, or take other 
action as appropriate in accordance with the Secretary's reviews and 
audits under this subsection, except that funds already expended on 
eligible activities under this chapter shall not be recaptured or 
deducted from future assistance to such units of general local 
government.

(f) Audit of grantees by General Accounting Office; access to books, 
        accounts, records, etc., by representatives of General 
        Accounting Office

    Insofar as they relate to funds provided under this chapter, the 
financial transactions of recipients of such funds may be audited by the 
General Accounting Office under such rules and regulations as may be 
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The 
representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to 
all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and other papers, things, 
or property belonging to or in use by such recipients pertaining to such 
financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit.

(g) Environmental protection measures applicable for release of funds to 
        applicants for projects; issuance of regulations by Secretary 
        subsequent to consultation with Council on Environmental 
        Quality; request and certification to Secretary for approval of 
        release of funds; form, contents and effect of certification

    (1) In order to assure that the policies of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and other 
provisions of law which further the purposes of such Act (as specified 
in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented 
in connection with the expenditure of funds under this chapter, and to 
assure to the public undiminished protection of the environment, the 
Secretary, in lieu of the environmental protection procedures otherwise 
applicable, may under regulations provide for the release of funds for 
particular projects to recipients of assistance under this chapter who 
assume all of the responsibilities for environmental review, 
decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such Act, and such other 
provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify, that 
would apply to the Secretary were he to undertake such projects as 
Federal projects. The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out 
this subsection only after consultation with the Council on 
Environmental Quality.
    (2) The Secretary shall approve the release of funds for projects 
subject to the procedures authorized by this subsection only if, at 
least fifteen days prior to such approval and prior to any commitment of 
funds to such projects other than for purposes authorized by section 
5305(a)(12) of this title or for environmental studies, the recipient of 
assistance under this chapter has submitted to the Secretary a request 
for such release accompanied by a certification which meets the 
requirements of paragraph (3). The Secretary's approval of any such 
certification shall be deemed to satisfy his responsibilities under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and 
such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify 
insofar as those responsibilities relate to the releases of funds for 
projects to be carried out pursuant thereto which are covered by such 
certification.
    (3) A certification under the procedures authorized by this 
subsection shall--
        (A) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary,
        (B) be executed by the chief executive officer or other officer 
    of the recipient of assistance under this chapter qualified under 
    regulations of the Secretary,
        (C) specify that the recipient of assistance under this chapter 
    has fully carried out its responsibilities as described under 
    paragraph (1) of this subsection, and
        (D) specify that the certifying officer (i) consents to assume 
    the status of a responsible Federal official under the National 
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and each 
    provision of law specified in regulations issued by the Secretary 
    insofar as the provisions of such Act or other such provision of law 
    apply pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, and (ii) is 
    authorized and consents on behalf of the recipient of assistance 
    under this chapter and himself to accept the jurisdiction of the 
    Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of his 
    responsibilities as such an official.

    (4) In the case of grants made to States pursuant to section 5306(d) 
of this title, the State shall perform those actions of the Secretary 
described in paragraph (2) and the performance of such actions shall be 
deemed to satisfy the Secretary's responsibilities referred to in the 
second sentence of such paragraph.

(h) Payments; revolving loan fund: establishment in private financial 
        institution for rehabilitation activities; standards for 
        payments: criteria

    (1) Units of general local government receiving assistance under 
this chapter may receive funds, in one payment, in an amount not to 
exceed the total amount designated in the grant (or, in the case of a 
unit of general local government receiving a distribution from a State 
pursuant to section 5306(d) of this title, not to exceed the total 
amount of such distribution) for use in establishing a revolving loan 
fund which is to be established in a private financial institution and 
which is to be used to finance rehabilitation activities assisted under 
this chapter. Rehabilitation activities authorized under this section 
shall begin within 45 days after receipt of such payment and substantial 
disbursements from such fund must begin within 180 days after receipt of 
such payment.
    (2) The Secretary shall establish standards for such cash payments 
which will insure that the deposits result in appropriate benefits in 
support of the recipient's rehabilitation program. These standards shall 
be designed to assure that the benefits to be derived from the local 
program include, at a minimum, one or more of the following elements, or 
such other criteria as determined by the Secretary--
        (A) leverage of community development block grant funds so that 
    participating financial institutions commit private funds for loans 
    in the rehabilitation program in amounts substantially in excess of 
    deposit of community development funds;
        (B) commitment of private funds for rehabilitation loans at 
    below-market interest rates or with repayment periods lengthened or 
    at higher risk than would normally be taken;
        (C) provision of administrative services in support of the 
    rehabilitation program by the participating lending institutions; 
    and
        (D) interest earned on such cash deposits shall be used in a 
    manner which supports the community rehabilitation program.

(i) Metropolitan city as part of urban county

    In any case in which a metropolitan city is located, in whole or in 
part, within an urban county, the Secretary may, upon the joint request 
of such city and county, approve the inclusion of the metropolitan city 
as part of the urban county for purposes of submitting a statement under 
subsection (a) of this section and carrying out activities under this 
chapter.

(j) Retention of program income; condition of distribution

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any unit of general 
local government may retain any program income that is realized from any 
grant made by the Secretary, or any amount distributed by a State, under 
section 5306 of this title if (1) such income was realized after the 
initial disbursement of the funds received by such unit of general local 
government under such section; and (2) such unit of general local 
government has agreed that it will utilize the program income for 
eligible community development activities in accordance with the 
provisions of this chapter; except that the Secretary may, by 
regulation, exclude from consideration as program income any amounts 
determined to be so small that compliance with this subsection creates 
an unreasonable administrative burden on the unit of general local 
government. A State may require as a condition of any amount distributed 
by such State under section 5306(d) of this title that a unit of general 
local government shall pay to such State any such income to be used by 
such State to fund additional eligible community development activities, 
except that such State shall waive such condition to the extent such 
income is applied to continue the activity from which such income was 
derived.

(k) Provision of benefits to displaced persons

    Each grantee shall provide for reasonable benefits to any person 
involuntarily and permanently displaced as a result of the use of 
assistance received under this chapter to acquire or substantially 
rehabilitate property.

(l) Protection of individuals engaging in nonviolent civil rights 
        demonstrations

    No funds authorized to be appropriated under section 5303 of this 
title may be obligated or expended to any unit of general local 
government that--
        (1) fails to adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting the use of 
    excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction 
    against any individuals engaged in nonviolent civil rights 
    demonstrations; or
        (2) fails to adopt and enforce a policy of enforcing applicable 
    State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit 
    from a facility or location which is the subject of such nonviolent 
    civil rights demonstration within its jurisdiction.

(m) Community development plans

                           (1) In general

        Prior to the receipt in any fiscal year of a grant from the 
    Secretary under subsection (b), (d)(1), or (d)(2)(B) of section 5306 
    of this title, each recipient shall have prepared and submitted in 
    accordance with this subsection and in such standardized form as the 
    Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe a description of its 
    priority nonhousing community development needs eligible for 
    assistance under this chapter.

                        (2) Local governments

        In the case of a recipient that is a unit of general local 
    government--
            (A) prior to the submission required by paragraph (1), the 
        recipient shall, to the extent practicable, notify adjacent 
        units of general local government and solicit the views of 
        citizens on priority nonhousing community development needs; and
            (B) the description required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted to the Secretary, the State, and any other unit of 
        general local government within which the recipient is located, 
        in such standardized form as the Secretary shall, by regulation, 
        prescribe.

                             (3) States

        In the case of a recipient that is a State, the description 
    required by paragraph (1)--
            (A) shall include only the needs within the State that 
        affect more than one unit of general local government and 
        involve activities typically funded by such States under this 
        chapter; and
            (B) shall be submitted to the Secretary in such standard 
        form as the Secretary, by regulation, shall prescribe.

                      (4) Effect of submission

        A submission under this subsection shall not be binding with 
    respect to the use or distribution of amounts received under section 
    5306 of this title.

(Pub. L. 93-383, title I, Sec. 104, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 638; Pub. L. 
95-128, title I, Secs. 104, 110(a), Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1114, 1125; 
Pub. L. 95-557, title I, Sec. 103(a)-(d), Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2083; 
Pub. L. 96-153, title I, Secs. 103(c), (g), 109(a), Dec. 21, 1979, 93 
Stat. 1102, 1105; Pub. L. 96-399, title I, Secs. 101(d), 104(b), 105(a), 
109, 111(c), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1615, 1616, 1618, 1619, 1621; Pub. 
L. 97-35, title III, Secs. 302(b), (c)(1), (d)-(f), 309(d), Aug. 13, 
1981, 95 Stat. 384, 386, 387, 396; Pub. L. 98-181, title I, 
Secs. 101(b), 104, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1159, 1161; Pub. L. 98-479, 
title I, Sec. 101(a)(5)-(7), Oct. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 2219; Pub. L. 100-
242, title V, Secs. 502(c), 505-509(a), Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1923, 
1926, 1927; Pub. L. 100-628, title X, Sec. 1083, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 
3277; Pub. L. 101-625, title IX, Secs. 902(b), 905, 906, 922, Nov. 28, 
1990, 104 Stat. 4385, 4387, 4402; Pub. L. 102-550, title VIII, 
Secs. 804, 808, 812, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3845, 3850; Pub. L. 103-
233, title II, Sec. 232(a)(2)(B), Apr. 11, 1994, 108 Stat. 367.)

                       References in Text

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. 
L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended, which is classified 
principally to subchapters II to IX (Sec. 2000a et seq.) of chapter 21 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.
    The Fair Housing Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title VIII 
of Pub. L. 90-284, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 81, as amended, which is 
classified principally to subchapter I (Sec. 3601 et seq.) of chapter 45 
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 3601 of this title and Tables.
    The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 91-
646, Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1894, as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 61 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 4601 of this title and Tables.
    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in 
subsec. (g)(1), (2), (3)(D), is Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 
852, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321 
et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of this title and 
Tables.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 103-233 inserted ``or a grant'' 
after ``guarantee''.
    1992--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 808, substituted ``the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act'' for ``Public Law 88-
352 and Public Law 90-284''.
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 812(b), inserted ``pursuant to 
subsection (m) of this section'' after ``plan'' and struck out ``and 
housing'' before ``needs and''.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 804, in first sentence, struck 
out ``while the unit of general local government is participating in a 
community development program under this chapter'' after ``has agreed 
that'' and inserted before period at end ``; except that the Secretary 
may, by regulation, exclude from consideration as program income any 
amounts determined to be so small that compliance with this subsection 
creates an unreasonable administrative burden on the unit of general 
local government''.
    Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 812(a), redesignated 
subsec. (l), relating to community development plans, as (m) and amended 
it generally, substituting present provisions for provisions requiring 
recipients to have submitted a description of its nonhousing community 
development needs and strategies for meeting those needs, providing for 
special requirements for such plans where the recipient was a State or a 
unit of general local government, and providing that a submission of a 
plan would not be binding with respect to the use or distribution of 
amounts received under section 5306 of this title.
    1990--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 902(b), substituted ``70 
percent'' for ``60 percent''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 905, amended subsec. (c) 
generally, substituting present provisions for provisions authorizing 
grants under section 5306(b) of this title only if the unit of local 
government certified that it followed a current housing assistance plan 
approved by the Secretary which (1) accurately surveyed the condition of 
the housing stock in the community, (2) specified a realistic annual 
goal for the number of dwelling units or persons of low and moderate 
income to be assisted, (3) indicated the general locations of proposed 
low and moderate income housing, and (4) specified activities that would 
be undertaken annually to minimize displacement and preserve or expand 
the availability of low and moderate income housing, and which required 
the establishment of dates and manner for the submission of housing 
assistance plans.
    Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 922, added subsec. (l) relating 
to community development plans.
    Pub. L. 101-625, Sec. 906, added subsec. (l) relating to protection 
of individuals engaging in nonviolent civil rights demonstrations.
    1988--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 505, struck out at end 
``In all cases, beginning in fiscal year 1984, the statement required in 
this subsection shall include a description of the use of funds made 
available under section 5306 of this title in fiscal year 1982 and 
thereafter (or, beginning in fiscal year 1985, such use since 
preparation of the last statement prepared pursuant to this subsection) 
together with an assessment of the relationship of such use to the 
community development objectives identified in the statement prepared 
pursuant to this subsection for such previous fiscal years and to the 
requirements of subsection (b)(3) of this section.''
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 508, added par. (3).
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 506, designated provision 
after ``except that'' as cl. (A) and added cl. (B).
    Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 502(c), substituted ``60'' for ``51''.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 507(b)(1), substituted 
``persons of low and moderate income'' for ``lower income persons'' 
wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 507(b), substituted 
``persons of low and moderate income'' for ``lower income persons'' and 
``low-income persons''.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(D). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 507(a), added subpar. (D).
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 509(a)(2), added subsec. (d). 
Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 1083(a), amended third 
sentence generally. Prior to amendment, third sentence read as follows: 
``A grantee receiving a grant under section 5306(d) of this title shall 
so certify to the State''.
    Subsec. (d)(2)(A)(iii)(II). Pub. L. 100-628, Sec. 1083(b), inserted 
``and'' after ``mutual housing association;''.
    Subsecs. (e) to (k). Pub. L. 100-242, Sec. 509(a)(1), redesignated 
subsecs. (d) to (j) as (e) to (k), respectively.
    1984--Subsec. (a)(2)(E). Pub. L. 98-479, Sec. 101(a)(5), inserted 
``or in the method of distribution of such funds''.
    Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 98-479, Sec. 101(a)(6), substituted 
``moderate'' for ``low and moderate income who are not persons of very 
low'' before ``income, the grantee certifies''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-479, Sec. 101(a)(7), struck out the comma 
between ``which'' and ``its funds'' in third sentence, and inserted 
``general'' before ``local'' after ``and units of'' in fifth sentence, 
and before ``local'' in sixth sentence.
    1983--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(a), inserted sentence 
at end that the statement must include a description of the use of funds 
made available under section 5306 of this title in fiscal year 1982 and 
thereafter (or, beginning with fiscal year 1985, such use since 
preparation of the last statement under this subsection) together with 
an assessment of the relationship of such use to the community 
development objectives identified in the statement prepared pursuant to 
this subsection for previous fiscal years and to the requirements of 
subsec. (b)(3) of this section.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(b)(1), in provisions 
preceding subpar. (A) substituted ``shall in a timely manner'' for 
``shall''.
    Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(b)(6), inserted at end ``Any final 
statement of activities may be modified or amended from time to time by 
the grantee in accordance with the same procedures required in this 
paragraph for the preparation and submission of such statement.''
    Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(b)(2), substituted 
``citizens or, as appropriate, units of general local government'' for 
``citizens'', and inserted ``, including the estimated amount proposed 
to be used for activities that will benefit persons of low and moderate 
income and the plans of the grantee for minimizing displacement of 
persons as a result of activities assisted with such funds and to assist 
persons actually displaced as a result of such activities''.
    Subsec. (a)(2)(D), (E). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(b)(3)-(5), added 
subpars. (D) and (E).
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(c)(1), inserted requirement 
that the grantee affirmatively further fair housing.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 101(b), inserted provision that 
the aggregate use of funds received under section 5306 of this title 
and, if applicable, as a result of a guarantee under section 5308 of 
this title, during a period specified by the grantee of not more than 3 
years, shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate income in a 
manner that ensures that not less than 51 percent of such funds are used 
for activities that benefit such persons during such period.
    Subsec. (b)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(c)(2)-(4), added 
pars. (4) and (5) and redesignated former par. (4) as (6).
    Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(d), inserted 
``(including the number of vacant and abandoned dwelling units)''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(e), in provisions preceding 
par. (1), substituted ``performance and evaluation report'' for 
``performance report''; substituted ``subsection (a) of this section and 
to the requirements of subsection (b)(3) of this section'' for 
``subsection (a) of this section''; and inserted provision requiring 
that the report be made available for citizen comment prior to 
submission, that the report summarize such comments and indicate 
programmatic accomplishments, changes in programs and objectives, and an 
evaluation of the extent to which funds were used to benefit low- and 
moderate-income persons, and requiring the Secretary to establish 
uniform recordkeeping, performance and evaluation reporting, and 
requirements for grantees, States, and local governments, based on the 
Secretary's approval of recommendations made by such grantees and State 
and local governments.
    Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(f), inserted ``and 
substantial disbursements from such fund must begin within 180 days 
after receipt of such payment''.
    Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 98-181, Sec. 104(g), added subsecs. (i) 
and (j).
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(b), substituted 
provisions relating to statement of objectives and projected use of 
funds by grantee, publication of proposals by grantees, and procedures 
applicable for provisions relating to contents and statements required 
in application.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(b), substituted provisions 
relating to certifications of enumerated criteria by grantee to 
Secretary for provisions relating to additional requirements for 
application, certifications to Secretary, and waiver of required program 
contents.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(b), substituted provisions 
relating to certifications by the unit of general local government 
respecting enumerated grants for provisions relating to approval of 
applications.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(c)(1), substituted provisions 
relating to performance and assessment reports by grantee to the 
Secretary concerning use of funds under section 5306 of this title, and 
reviews, audits and adjustments by the Secretary, for provisions 
relating to performance and assessment reports by grantee to the 
Secretary concerning activities carried out under this chapter, and 
reviews, audits, and adjustments by Secretary.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(d), redesignated subsec. (g) as 
(e). Former subsec. (e), which related to review and comment on 
application by areawide agency under procedures established by 
President, was struck out.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(d), (e), redesignated subsec. 
(h) as (f), in par. (1) substituted ``recipients of assistance under 
this chapter'' for ``applicants'', in par. (2) ``recipient of assistance 
under this chapter'' for ``applicant'' and ``the releases of funds'' for 
``the applications and releases of funds'' and in par. (3)(B) to (D) 
``recipient of assistance under this chapter'' for ``applicant'', and 
added par. (4). Former subsec. (f), which related to approval date of 
application and adjustment of grant subsequent to approval of 
application, was struck out.
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(d), (f), redesignated subsec. 
(i) as (g), in par. (1) substituted provision relating to units of 
general local government as recipients for provision relating to 
recipients of funds and in par. (2) struck out provision relating to 
review and approval of agreements. Former subsec. (g) redesignated (e).
    Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 97-35, Secs. 302(d), 309(d), redesignated 
subsec. (j) as (h) and substituted provisions relating to submission of 
a statement and carrying out activities for provisions relating to 
program planning, meeting application requirements, and program 
implementation. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (f).
    Subsecs. (i), (j). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 302(d), redesignated subsecs. 
(i) and (j) as (g) and (h), respectively.
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 104(b), inserted provision 
following par. (6) relating to discretionary inclusion in program 
summary comparable information with respect to applicant's energy 
conservation and renewable energy resource needs and objectives.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 105(a), in cl. (B) substituted 
``activities, and objectives, including activities'' for ``including 
activities'', struck out ``and objectives'' after ``moderate-income 
persons'', and in cl. (C) inserted provisions respecting activities on 
the involuntary displacement of low- and moderate-income persons.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 111(c)(1), substituted ``5306(b)'' 
for ``5306(a)''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-399, Secs. 109, 111(c)(2), substituted 
``Each'' for ``Prior to the beginning of fiscal year 1977 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, each'', inserted provision relating to the 
annual submission of the performance report, prior to the beginning of 
each fiscal year, and less frequently for a grantee receiving a grant 
not funding a comprehensive development program, inserted provisions 
respecting determinations by the Secretary in the case of a grant for 
which a report is submitted less frequently than annually in accordance 
with the second sentence of this paragraph, and substituted ``5306(c)'' 
for ``5306(d)(2)'' and ``5306(e)'' for ``5306(f)(1)(B)''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 111(c)(2), substituted ``5306(c)'' 
for ``5306(d)(2)'' and ``5306(e)'' for ``5306(f)(1)(B)''.
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 101(d), added subsec. (j).
    1979--Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 109(a), inserted 
reference to impact of conversion of rental housing to condominium or 
cooperative ownership on housing needs.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(c), struck out cl. (A) and 
redesignated cls. (B) and (C) as (A) and (B), respectively.
    Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(g)(1), substituted ``Act of 
1969 and other provisions of law which further the purposes of such Act 
(as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most'' for 
``Act of 1969 are most'', and ``such Act, and such other provisions of 
law as the regulations of the Secretary specify that would apply'' for 
``such Act that would apply''.
    Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(g)(2), substituted 
``National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and such other provisions of 
law as the regulations of the Secretary specify'' for ``National 
Environmental Policy Act''.
    Subsec. (h)(3)(D). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(g)(3), substituted ``Act 
of 1969 and each provision of law specified in regulations issued by the 
Secretary insofar as the provisions of such Act or other provision of 
law'' for ``Act of 1969 insofar as the provisions of such Act'' in cl. 
(i).
    1978--Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 103(c), inserted ``as 
a result of existing or projected employment opportunities in the 
community (and those elderly persons residing in or expected to reside 
in the community), or as estimated in a community accepted State or 
regional housing opportunity plan approved by the Secretary'' after 
``expected to reside in the community''.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 103(a), (c), inserted 
``owners of homes requiring rehabilitation assistance'' after ``large 
families'' and inserted ``as a result of existing or projected 
employment opportunities in the community (and those elderly persons 
residing in or expected to reside in the community), or as estimated in 
a community accepted State or regional housing opportunity plan approved 
by the Secretary'' after ``expected to reside in the community''.
    Subsec. (a)(4)(B)(i). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 103(b), inserted 
``including existing rental and owner occupied dwelling units to be 
upgraded and thereby preserved'' after ``existing dwelling units''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-557, Sec. 103(d), inserted provisions 
relating to approval or disapproval of any application on the basis that 
such application addresses any one of the primary purposes described in 
par. (3) to a greater or lesser extent than any other, unless such 
purpose is plainly inappropriate, in which case the application may be 
disapproved.
    1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 110(a), inserted reference 
to section 5318 of this title.
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(a)(1), inserted ``and 
housing'' before ``needs''.
    Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(a)(2), included 
provision activities designed to revitalize neighborhoods for benefit of 
low- and moderate-income persons.
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(a)(3), inserted subpar. (B) 
requirement for a program designed to insure fully opportunity for 
participation by, and benefits to, the handicapped and added subpar. 
(C).
    Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(a)(4), inserted subpar. (A) 
provision for identification of housing stock in a deteriorated 
condition; inserted in subpar. (B) ``lower-income'' before ``persons'' 
and added cl. (iii); and inserted subpar. (C)(i) provision respecting 
reclamation of housing stock where feasible through use of a broad range 
of techniques for housing restoration by local government, the private 
sector, or community organizations, including provision of a reasonable 
opportunity for tenants displaced as a result of such activities to 
relocate in their immediate neighborhood.
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(a)(5), added cl. (A), 
redesignated former cls. (A) and (B) as (B) and (C), and redesignated 
former cl. (C) as (D) and substituted ``with an opportunity to submit 
comments concerning the community development performance of the 
applicant; but nothing in this paragraph'' for ``an adequate opportunity 
to participate in the development of the application; but no part of 
this paragraph''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(b), substituted in first 
sentence ``low- and moderate-income'' for ``low- or moderate-income'' 
and in second sentence after ``urgency'' the clause ``because existing 
conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare 
of the community, and other financial resources are not available'' for 
``as specifically described in the application''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(c), added cl. (B), struck 
out former cl. ``(B) the application relates to the first community 
development activity to be carried out by such locality with assistance 
under this chapter'', redesignated cl. (D) as (C) and struck out former 
cl. ``(C) the assistance requested is for a single development activity 
under this chapter of a type eligible for assistance under title VII of 
the Housing Act of 1961 or title VII of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1965''.
    Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(d), inserted ``, with 
specific regard to the primary purposes of principally benefiting 
persons of low- and moderate-income or aiding in the prevention or 
elimination of slums or blight or meeting other community development 
needs having a particular urgency,'' before ``or other applicable law''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(e), inserted requirement for 
inclusion of citizen comments in the performance reports and Secretary's 
consideration of the comments and inserted provision for adjustment of 
grants under section 5306(d)(2) and (f)(1)(B) of this title without 
recapture of expended funds or deduction from future grants.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(f), inserted provisions 
respecting State participation in selection process for funding the 
grants.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 104(g), added subsec. (i).


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-233 applicable with respect to any amounts 
made available to carry out subchapter II (Sec. 12721 et seq.) of 
chapter 130 of this title after Apr. 11, 1994, and any amounts made 
available to carry out that subchapter before that date that remain 
uncommitted on that date, with Secretary to issue any regulations 
necessary to carry out such amendment not later than end of 45-day 
period beginning on that date, see section 209 of Pub. L. 103-233, set 
out as a note under section 5301 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 509(b) of Pub. L. 100-242 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1988.''


                    Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-181 applicable only to funds available for 
fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, see section 110(b) of Pub. L. 98-181, 
as amended, set out as a note under section 5316 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by sections 302(b), (d)-(f) and 309(d) of Pub. L. 97-35 
effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 371 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an 
Effective Date note under section 3701 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
    Section 302(c)(2) of Pub. L. 97-35 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1982.''


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-557 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 104 
of Pub. L. 95-557, set out as a note under section 1709 of Title 12, 
Banks and Banking.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-128 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 114 
of Pub. L. 95-128, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title.


          Computerized Database of Community Development Needs

    Section 852 of Pub. L. 102-550 provided that:
    ``(a) Establishment of Demonstration Program.--Not later than the 
expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date appropriations for 
the purposes of this section are made available, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the `Secretary') shall establish and implement a demonstration program 
to determine the feasibility of assisting States and units of general 
local government to develop methods, utilizing contemporary computer 
technology, to--
        ``(1) monitor, inventory, and maintain current listings of the 
    community development needs of the States and units of general local 
    government; and
        ``(2) coordinate strategies within States (especially among 
    various units of general local government) for meeting such needs.
    ``(b) Integrated Database System and Computer Mapping Tool.--
        ``(1) Development and purposes.--In carrying out the program 
    under this section, the Secretary shall provide for the development 
    of an integrated database system and computer mapping tool designed 
    to efficiently (A) collect, store, process, and retrieve information 
    relating to priority nonhousing community development needs within 
    States, and (B) coordinate strategies for meeting such needs. The 
    integrated database system and computer mapping tool shall be 
    designed in a manner to coordinate and facilitate the preparation of 
    community development plans under section 104(m)(1) of the Housing 
    and Community Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5304(m)(1)] and to 
    process any information necessary for such plans.
        ``(2) Availability to states.--The Secretary shall make the 
    integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed 
    pursuant to this subsection available to States without charge.
        ``(3) Coordination with existing technology.--The Secretary 
    shall, to the extent practicable, utilize existing technologies and 
    coordinate such activities with existing data systems to prevent 
    duplication.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--Under the program under this section, 
the Secretary shall provide consultation and advice to States and units 
of general local government regarding the capabilities and advantages of 
the integrated database system and computer mapping tool developed 
pursuant to subsection (b) and assistance in installing and using the 
database system and mapping tool.
    ``(d) Grants.--
        ``(1) Authority and purpose.--The Secretary shall, to the extent 
    amounts are made available under appropriation Acts pursuant to 
    subsection (g), make grants to States for capital costs relating to 
    installation and use of the integrated database system and computer 
    mapping tool developed pursuant to subsection (b).
        ``(2) Limitations.--The Secretary may not make more than one 
    grant under this subsection to any single State. The Secretary may 
    not make a grant under this subsection to any single State in an 
    amount exceeding $1,000,000.
        ``(3) Application and selection.--The Secretary shall provide 
    for the form and manner of applications for grants under this 
    subsection. The Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection 
    of States which have submitted applications to receive grants under 
    this section and shall select recipients according to such criteria, 
    which shall give priority to States having, on a long-term basis (as 
    determined by the Secretary), levels of unemployment above the 
    national average level.
    ``(e) State Coordination of Local Needs.--Each State that receives a 
grant under subsection (d) shall annually submit to the Secretary a 
report containing a summary of the priority nonhousing community 
development needs within the State.
    ``(f) Reports by Secretary.--The Secretary shall annually submit to 
the Committees on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs [now Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services] of the House of Representatives and 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report containing a 
summary of the information submitted for the year by States pursuant to 
subsection (e), which shall describe the priority nonhousing community 
development needs within such States.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994, $10,000,000 to 
carry out the program established under this section.''


     Authority To Provide Lump-Sum Payments to Revolving Loan Funds

    Section 909 of Pub. L. 101-625 provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, units 
of general local government receiving assistance under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.] 
may receive funds in one payment for use in establishing or 
supplementing revolving loan funds in the manner provided under section 
104(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5304(h)).
    ``(b) Applicability.--This section shall apply to funds approved in 
appropriations Acts for use under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 for fiscal year 1992 and any fiscal year 
thereafter.''


                          Revolving Loan Funds

    Pub. L. 102-139, title II, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 752, provided: 
``That after September 30, 1991, notwithstanding section 909 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625) 
[set out above], no funds provided or heretofore provided in this or any 
other appropriations Act shall be used to establish or supplement a 
revolving fund under section 104(h) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5304(h)], as amended.''
    Similar provisions were contained in the following prior 
appropriation acts:
    Pub. L. 101-507, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1365.
    Pub. L. 101-144, title II, Nov. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 850.


     Report to Congress Concerning Conversion of Rental Housing to 
                  Condominium or Cooperative Ownership

    Section 109(b) of Pub. L. 96-153 directed Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, not later than six months after Dec. 12, 1979, to 
submit a report to Congress concerning conversion of rental housing to 
condominium or cooperative ownership, which report was to include an 
estimate of number of such conversions which have occurred since 1970, a 
projection of number of such conversions estimated to occur during 
period 1980 through 1985, an assessment of impact that such conversions 
have had or are likely to have on availability of housing to lower 
income persons, an assessment of extent to which such conversions are 
concentrated in certain areas or types of areas of country, and an 
assessment of factors contributing to increase in such conversions, and 
which report was also to include recommendations concerning alternative 
means to minimize the adverse impact that such conversions may have on 
lower income persons.


                          Floodplain Management

    For provisions relating to reduction of risk of flood loss, 
minimization of impact of floods on human safety, health and welfare, 
and management of floodplains, see Ex. Ord. No. 11988, May 24, 1977, 42 
F.R. 26951, set out as a note under section 4321 of this title.


                         Protection of Wetlands

    For provisions relating to protection of wetlands, see Ex. Ord. No. 
11990, May 24, 1977, 42 F.R. 26961, set out as a note under section 4321 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1439, 5306, 5309, 5316, 
5318a, 11402, 12705 of this title.
