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5 Legislative History of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act P.L. 101-625 S8089 (1990)

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Prof Bassiouni's counsel d dedication ave been a source of iration and idance to this Sena or and indeed to e conmu- nity of ternational c lawyers and sc lars. His compe ce and vision an international c al law scholar re universally share I thank him p licly for his contribu ons and leade ip in this matter and ok for- ward greater cooperation th him in th formulative period ah ONCLUSION OP MORN G BUSINESS e PRESIDING OFFICER. der previous order, the time for rn- business is now closed. NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now proceed to the consideration of S. 566, which the clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 566) to authorize a new Housing Opportunities Partnerships program to sup. port State and local strategies for achieving more affordable housing to increase home ownership, and for other purposes. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 566) to authorize a new Housing Opportunities Partnerships Program to support State and local strategies for achieving more afford- able housing to increase home owner- ship, and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Commit- tee on Banking, Housing, and Urban NGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and in- serting in lieu thereof the following SEC7ION . SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the National Af- fordable Housing Act. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title. TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES Sec. 101. The national housing goal. Sec. 102. ObJective of national housing policy. Sec. 103. Purposes of the National Afford- able Housing Act Sec. 104. Definitions. Sec. 105. State and local housing strategies. Sec. 106. Certification. Sec. 107. Citizen participation Sec. 10& Compliance. Sec- 109. Energy efficiency standards. Sec. 110. Tax and Housing Coordinating Councl. Sec. Ill. Capacity study. TITLE HI-HOMEOWNERSHIP Sec. 201. PHA ceiling. Sec. 202. Delegation of processing. Sec. 203. Reverse mortgage insurance. TITLE Ill-INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING Sec. 301. Short title Se. 302. Purposes. Sec. 303. Coordinated Federal support for housing strategies. Sec. 304. Establishment of Housing Oppor- tunities Partnerships Advisory Board. Sea 305. Authorization. Sec. 306. Notice. Subtitle A-Housing Opportunity Partnerships (HOP) Sec. 311. Authority. Sec. 312. Eligible uses of investment. Sea. 313. Development of model pagrams, Sec. 314. Income targeting. Sec. 315. Qualification as affordable hous- ing. Sec. 316. Participation by States and local governments. Sec. 317. Allocation of resources. Sec. 318. Housing investment trust funds. See. 319. Repayment of investment Sec. 320. Matching requirements. Sec. 321. Private-public partnership. Sec 322. Distribution of assitance.. Sec. 323. Set-aside -for community housing development organizations. Sec. 324. Penalties for misuse offunds. Sea 325. Limitation on jurisdictions under court order. Sec. 326. Tenant and participant prote- tions. See. 327. Monitoring of compliance. Sec. 328. Transition rule for rental rehabilt- tation program Subtitle B-Mortgage Credit Enhancement Sec. 331. Establishment of Commission on Credit Enhancement. Sec. 332. Composition of the Commission. Subtitle C-Other Support for State and Local Housing Strategies Sec. 351. Authority. Sec. 352. Priorities for capacity develop- ment. Sec. 353. Conditions of contracts. Sec 354. Research in housing affordability. Subtitle D-Speeified Model Programs See. 361. In general. Sec. 362. Rental rehabilitation. Sec. 363. Rehabilitation loans. Sec. 364. Sweat equity model program. S 8089 Subtitle E-General Provisions Sec. 381. Nondiscrimination. Sec. 382. Annual audits and accountability. See 383. Uniform recordkeeping and re- Ports to the Congress. Sec. 384. Citizen participation. Sec. 385. Labor. Sec. 386. Interstate agreements. Sec. 387. Environmental review. TITLE IV-HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH HOPE Subtitle A-HOPE Grants for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership Sec. 401. HOPE for public and Indian hous- ing homeownership. Sec. 802. Related amendments to section 18, demolition and disposition of public housing. Sec. 403. Related amendment to section 8 Sec. 404. Related CLAP amendments. Sec. 405. Related amendment to resident management See. 406. Related amendment to section 9, public housing operating subsi- dies. See 407. Implementation. Sec. 408. Applicability. Subtitle B-HOPE for HUD Multifamily Homeownership Sec. 411. Program authority. Sec. 412. Technical assistance grants. Sec. 413. Planning grants. Sec. 414. Implementation grants. Sec. 415. Other program requirements and limitations. Se. 416. Section 8 assistance. Sec. 417. Definitions. Sec. 418. Annual report. Sec. 419. Limitation. Sec. 420. Exemption. Sec. 421. Related National Housing Act amendment. Sec. 422. Related section 8 amendment. Sec. 423. Implementation. Subtitle C-HOPE for Homeownership Through Nonprofit Organizations Sec. 431. Program authority. Sec. 432. Implementation grants. Sec. 433. Other program requirements and limitations. Sec. 434. Exception to section 8 preference. See 435. Definitions. Sec. 436. Implementation. TITLE V-AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING Subtitle A-Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing Sec. SOL Management and preservation of federally assisted housing. See. 502 Flexible subsidy program. Sec 503. Preservation of low-income hous- ing and resident homeowner- &hip. Sec. 504. Related National Housing Act amendments. Sec. 505. Related United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments. Sec. 506. Extension of prior law until effec- tive datef this Act. Sec. 507. Transition. Sec. 508. Effective date. Subtitle B-Low-Income Rental Assistance Sec. 521. Section 8 revisions, Sea. 522. AuthorIzations. Subtitle C-Operation Bootstrap Sec 511. Operation Bootstrap demonstra- tion program. Sec. 532. GAO study on linking Federal housing assistance to economic sef-s fflciency programs.