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the proposed home or facility or combined home and facility is to be located reasonable minimum standards of licensure and methods of operation governing it. No such mortgage shall be insured under this section unless the Secretary has received such assurance as he may deem satisfactory from the State agency that such standards will be applied and enforced with respect to any home or facility or combined home and facility located in the State for which mortgage insurance is provided under this section."; and

(7) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(g) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section relating to intermediate care facilities, after consulting with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with respect to any health or medical aspects of the program which may be involved in such regulations.

"(h) The Secretary shall also consul: with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare as to the need for and the availability of intermediate care facilities in any area for which an intermediate care facility is proposed under this section."

RENT SUPPLEMENT UNITS IN SECTION 236 PROJECTS

SEC. 112. Section 101 (j) (1) (D) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "except that the foregoing limitation may be increased to 40 per centum of the dwelling units in any such property if the Secretary determines that such increase is necessary and desirable in order to provide additional housing for individuals and families meeting the requirements of subsection (c)".

INCREASE IN MAXIMUM MORTGAGE AMOUNTS UNDER FHA INSURANCE

PROGRAMS

SEC. 113. (a) (1) Section 203 (b) (2) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "$30,000", "$32,500", and "$37,500" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$33,000", "$35,750", and "$41,250", respectively.

(2) Section 203 (h) of such Act is amended by striking out "$12,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$14,400”.

(3) Section 203 (1) of such Act is amended by striking out "$13,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$16,200".

(4) Section 203 (m) of such Act is amended by striking out "$15,000” and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000".

(b) (1) Section 207 (c)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out "$9,000", "$12,500", "$15,000", "$18,500", and "$21,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,900", "$13,750", "$16,500", "$20,350", and "$23,100", respectively.

(2) Section 207 (c) (3) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$10,500", "$18,000", "$22,500", and "$25,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$11,550", "$19,800", "$24,750", and "$28,050", respectively.

(c) (1) Section 213(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$9,000", "$12,500", "$15,000", "$18.500". and "$21,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,900", "$13,750", "$16,500", "$20,350", and "$23,100", respectively.

(2) Section 213(b) (2) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$10,500", "$18,000", "$22,500", and "$25,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$11,550", "$19,800", "$24,750", and "$28,050", respectively.

83 STAT. 383

73 Stat. 663. 12 USC 1715w.

82 Stat. 502. 12 USC 1701s.

78 Stat. 769. 12 USC 1709.

70 Stat. 1092.

82 Stat. 512.

82 Stat. 512.

78 Stat. 774; 79 Stat. 467. 12 USC 1713.

78 Stat. 774; 79 Stat. 467.

12 USC 1715e.

83 STAT. 384

71 Stat. 296; 78 Stat. 777. 12 USC 1715k.

78 Stat. 775; 79 Stat. 467.

75 Stat. 155; 79 Stat. 470.

75 Stat. 149; 80 Stat. 1268; 82 Stat. 483. 12 USC 17151.

75 Stat. 149.

78 Stat. 775; 79 Stat. 467.

78 Stat. 775; 79 Stat. 467.

82 Stat. 483.

79 Stat. 470. 12 USC 1715m.

78 Stat. 776; 79 Stat. 467. 12 USC 1715v.

78 Stat. 780. 12 USC 1715y.

78 Stat. 781; 79 Stat. 468.

(d) (1) Section 220 (d) (3) (A) (i) of such Act is amended by striking out "$30,000", "$32,500", "$37,500", and "$7,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$33,000", "$35,750", "$41,250", and "$7,700", respectively.

(2) Section 220 (d) (3) (B) (iii) of such Act is amended by striking out "$9,000", "$12,500", "$15,000", "$18,500" and "$21,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,900", "$13,750”, “$16,500", "$20,350", and "$23,100”, respectively.

(3) Section 220 (d) (3) (B) (iii) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$10,500", "$18,000", "$22,500", and "$25,500" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$11,550", "$19,800", $24,750", and "$28,050", respectively.

(4) Section 220 (h)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,000".

(e) (1) Section 221(d) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$15,000", "$17,500", "$20,000", "$27,000", and "$33,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000", "$21,000", "$24,000", "$32,400", and "$39,600", respectively.

(2) Section 221(d) (2) of such Áct is further amended by striking out "$25,000", "$32,000", and "$38,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$30,000”, “$38,400", and "$45,600", respectively.

(3) Section 221(d) (3) (ii) of such Act is amended by striking out "$8,000", "$11,250", "$13,500", "$17,000", and "$19,250" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,200", "$12,937.50", "$15,525", "$19,550", and "$22,137.50", respectively.

(4) Section 221(d) (3) (ii) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$9,500", "$16,000", "$20,000", and "$22,750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,925", "$18,400", "$23,000", and "$26,162.50", respectively.

(5) Section 221 (d) (4) (ii) of such Act is amended by striking out "$8,000", "$11,250", "$13,500", "$17,000", and "$19,250" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,200", "$12,937.50”, “$15,525, “$19,550”, and “$22,137.50", respectively.

(6) Section 221(d) (4) (ii) of such Act is further amended by striking out $9,500", "$16,000", "$20,000", and "$22,750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,925", "$18,400", "$23,000", and "$26,162.50", respectively.

(7) Section 221 (h) (6) (A) of such Act is amended by striking out "$15,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000”.

(f) Section 222(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$30,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$33,000".

(g) (1) Section 231(c) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$8,000", "$11,250", "$13,500", "$17,000", and "$19,250" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$8,800", "$12,375", "$14,850", "$18,700", "$21,175", respectively.

(2) Section 231 (c) (2) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$9,500", "$16,000", "$20,000", and "$22,750" and inserting in lieu thereof "$10,450", "$17,600", "$22,000", and "$25,025", respectively. (h) (1) Section 234 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "$30,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$33,000".

(2) Section 234(e)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out "$9,000", "$12,500", "$15,000", "$18,500", and "$21,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$9,900", "$13,750", "$16,500", "$20,350", and "$23,100", respectively.

(3) Section 234 (e) (3) of such Act is further amended by striking out "$10,500", "$18,000", "$22,500", and "$25,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$11,550", "$19,800", "$24,750", and "$28,050", respectively.

83 STAT. 385

(i) Section 235 of such Act is amended by striking out "$15,000", 82 Stat. 477. "$17,500", and "$20,000" wherever they appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000", "$21,000", and "$24,000", respectively.

(j) Section 237 (c) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$15,000" and "$17,500" and inserting in lieu thereof "$18,000" and "$21,000", respectively.

INCREASE IN GNMA PURCHASE AUTHORITY

SEC. 114. Section 302 (b) of the National Housing Act is amended— (1) by striking out "exceeds or exceeded $17,500" in clause (3) of the proviso in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "exceeds or exceeded $22,000";

(2) by striking out "that exceeds $17,500" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "that exceeds the otherwise applicable maximum amount"; and

(3) by striking out "did not exceed $17,500" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "did not exceed the otherwise applicable maximum amount".

GNMA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE PURCHASES

SEC. 115. Section 305 of the National Housing Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Association is authorized to purchase pursuant to commitments or otherwise mortgages otherwise eligible for purchase under this section at a price equal to the unpaid principal amount thereof at the time of purchase, with adjustments for interest and any comparable items, and to sell such mortgages at any time at a price within the range of market prices for the particular class of mortgages involved at the time of sale as determined by the Association. Mortgages insured under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, except mortgages for above moderate income families insured under section 517(a) of such Act, are eligible for purchase under this section.”

TITLE II-URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS

URBAN RENEWAL GRANT AUTHORITY

SEC. 201. Section 103(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended(1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ", and by $1,700,000,000 on July 1, 1970"; and

(2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Not less than 35 per centum of the amounts available to the Secretary for grants under this title during each of the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1969, and July 1, 1970, shall be for grants under part B."

EXTENSION OF URBAN RENEWAL ASSISTANCE TO THE TRUST TERRITORY
OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS AND TO INDIAN TRIBES

SEC. 202. (a) Section 110 (h) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The term 'State' includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory

12 USC 1715z.

82 Stat. 485.
12 USC 1715z-2.

73 Stat. 669. 12 USC 1717.

79 Stat. 494.

68 Stat. 616; 80 Stat. 1285. 12 USC 1720.

63 Stat. 432; 79 Stat. 498. 42 USC 14711490c.

63 Stat. 416; 82 Stat. 521. 42 USC 1453.

82 Stat. 518. 42 USC 14691469c.

68 Stat. 626. 42 USC 1460.

83 STAT. 386

79 Stat. 477. 42 USC 1467.

42 USC 1468.

82 Stat. 525. 42 USC 1468a.

73 Stat. 675. 42 USC 1460.

82 Stat. 519. 42 USC 1469b.

75 Stat. 169. 42 USC 1463.

82 Stat. 519. 42 USC 1469b.

of the Pacific Islands, the territories and possessions of the United States, and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States.”

(b) The first sentence of section 116 of such Act is amended by striking out "and counties" and inserting in lieu thereof "counties, and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States".

(c) The first sentence of section 117 of such Act is amended by striking out "and counties" and inserting in lieu thereof "counties, and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States".

(d) The first sentence of section 118 of such Act is amended by striking out "and counties" and inserting in lieu thereof "counties, and Indian tribes, bands, groups, and nations, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, of the United States".

EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL GRANTS-IN-AID FOR CERTAIN
URBAN RENEWAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

SEC. 203. (a) The second paragraph of section 110(d) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended

(1) by inserting "(except the second sentence of this paragraph)" after “any other provision of this subsection"; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In connection with any project for which an application is filed not later than the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 and which has not received Federal recognition (other than a project to which clause (2) of the second sentence of section 133 (a) applies), the three-year period referred to above shall be extended to a period of four years prior to the authorization by the Secretary of a contract for loan or capital grant for the project."

(b) Section 112 (b) of such Act is amended

(1) by striking out "No expenditure" and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to the second sentence of this subsection, no expenditure"; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In connection with any rroject for which an application is filed not later than the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 and which has not received Federal recognition (other than a project to which clause (2) of the second sentence of section 133 (a) applies), the seven-year period referred to in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be extended to a period of eight years prior to the authorization by the Secretary of a contract for a loan or capital grant for the project." (c) Section 133 (a) of such Act is amended

(1) by striking out "For" and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for";

(2) by striking out "the second paragraph” and inserting in lieu thereof "the first sentence of the second paragraph"; and

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In connection with any neighborhood development program for which an application is filed not later than the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 and for which no contract for financial assistance under the program has been authorized by the Secretary, the three-year and seven-year periods referred to above shall be extended to periods of four and eight years, respectively, prior to authorization of (1) the

first contract for financial assistance under the program which includes the urban renewal area benefited by the public improvement or facility (or the expenditures) for which credit is claimed, or (2) a contract for a loan or capital grant for an urban renewal project authorized after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Develpment Act of 1969 in an area which is benefited by the public improvement or facility (or the expenditures) for which credit is claimed and which was included in the neighborhood development program application."

INCLUSION OF ENCLOSED PEDESTRIAN MALLS AS ELIGIBLE URBAN

RENEWAL ACTIVITIES

SEC. 204. (a) Section 110(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after "playgrounds," the following: "pedestrian malls and walkways (including in the case of an enclosed mall or walkway any necessary roofs, walls, columns, lighting, and climate control facilities),".

(b) The first sentence of the second unnumbered paragraph following paragraph (10) of section 110(c) of such Act is amended by inserting after "provided" the following: "in paragraph (3) with respect to enclosed pedestrian malls and walkways and as provided".

REHABILITATION GRANTS

SEC. 205. Section 115 (c) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out "or (2) $3,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "or (2) $3,500".

LOCAL GRANTS-IN-AID CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES BUILT ON BEHALF
OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

SEC. 206. Clause (A)(ii) of the second proviso in section 110(d) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by striking out "by a public university" and inserting in lieu thereof "by or on behalf of a public university".

INCOME LIMITATION UNDER REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM

SEC. 207. Section 312(a) of the Housing Act of 1964 is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In making loans with respect to residential property under this section, priority shall be given to applications made by persons whose annual income, as determined pursuant to criteria and procedures established by the Secretary, is within the limitations prescribed by the Secretary for occupants of projects financed with below-market interest rate mortgages insured (in the area involved) under section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act."

SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE URBAN RENEWAL LOANS FROM
PRIVATE SOURCES

SEC. 208. The proviso in the first paragraph of section 102 (c) of the
Housing Act of 1949 is amended-

(1) by striking out “, if";

(2) by striking out ", the interest rate on such a loan from a source other than the Federal Government is greater than the rate

83 STAT. 387

70 Stat. 1098. 42 USC 1460.

70 Stat. 1098; 82 Stat. 610. 42 USC 1460.

79 Stat. 457; 82 Stat. 521. 42 USC 1466.

80 Stat. 1280. 42 USC 1460.

82 Stat. 523. 42 USC 1452b.

75 Stat. 150; Ante, p. 384. 12 USC 17151.

82 Stat. 522.

42 USC 1452.

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