Compilation of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 ...

AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES IN ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 3875

Mr. ASHLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that, in the engrossment of the bill, the clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the bill, H.R. 3875.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ohio?

There was no objection.

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. ASHLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill, H.R. 3875, just passed.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Ohio?

There was no objection.

DAILY DIGEST

Housing and Community Development: By a yea-and-nay vote of 355 yeas to 36 nays, Roll No. 191, the House passed H.R. 3875, to amend and extend certain Federal laws relating to housing, community and neighborhood development and preservation, and related programs. Rejected a motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

On a demand for a separate vote, agreed to an amendment that strikes language authorizing the Secretary to issue cease and desist orders where there is reasonable cause to believe a developer is in violation of provisions regarding fraudulent activity (agreed to by a yeaand-nay vote of 245 years to 145 nays, Roll No. 190). Earlier, this amendment was agreed to in the Committee of the Whole by a teller vote of 129 ayes to 73 noes.

By a yea-and-nay vote of 356 yeas to 5 nays with 3 voting "present", Roll No. 187, the House agreed to resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole.

Agreed To:

An amendment, as amended, that exempts intrastate land sales from the Interstate Land Sales Act, providing that the State delivers a disclosure document, as determined to be necessary by the State, to purchasers:

The committee amendment to title V;

An amendment that authorizes the Secretary to make grants to cities or urban counties which have pockets of poverty from funds appropriated for use after October 1, 1979 in the urban development action grant program;

A technical amendment:

An amendment that provides for the reduction of paperwork within HUD by requiring the compiling of forms used and subsequent consolidation, elimination, and simplification of forms utilized by the Department (agreed to by a recorded vote of 366 ayes to 16 noes, Roll No. 188, after having been previously rejected by a division vote of 7 ayes to 14 noes); and

An amendment that makes social security increases exempt from consideration as income in eligibility for or amount of Federal housing assistance (agreed to by a recorded vote of 311 ayes to 79 noes, Roll No. 189).

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as might be necessary in the engrossment of the bill.

1 1979, and not to exceed $45,000,000 for the fiscal year

2 1980".

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

4 SEC. 103. (a)(1) Section 103(a)(2) of the Housing and 5 Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by striking 6 out "$250,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980" and inserting in 7 lieu thereof "$290,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980".

(2) Section 106(m) of such Act is amended by striking 9 out "or fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof 10 ", fiscal year 1979, or fiscal year 1980".

(b) Section 103(c) of such Act is amended by striking 12 out "a sum not in excess of $400,000,000 for supplemental 13 grant assistance under section 119 for each of the fiscal years 14 1978, 1979, and 1980" and inserting in lieu thereof "for 15 supplemental grant assistance under section 119 a sum not in 16 excess of $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 17 1979, and a sum not in excess of $675,000,000 for the fiscal 18 year 1980".

"(3) The Secretary may waive all or part of the require22 ments contained in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 23 (a) if (A) the application does not involve a comprehensive 24 community development program, as determined by the Sec25 retary, and (B) the Secretary determines that, with regard to

(1) by striking out "and not to exceed $245,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on October

1, 1978" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu

thereof "not to exceed $245,000,000 for the fiscal year

beginning on October 1, 1978, and not to exceed $150,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 1979"; and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Of the amounts available for loans under this section during any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1979, the Secretary may utilize not more

than $50,000,000 for rehabilitation loans for multifamily properties.".

(b) Section 312(h) of such Act is amended by striking 15 out "1979" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 16 "1980".

(c) Subsections (i) and (j) of section 312 of such Act, as 18 added by section 101(b) of the Housing and Community De19 velopment Amendments of 1978, are redesignated as subsec20 tions (j) and (k), respectively.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

SEC. 102. The second sentence of section 701(e) of the 23 Housing Act of 1954 is amended by striking out "and not to 24 exceed $57,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979" and inserting 25 in lieu thereof "not to exceed $57,000,000 for the fiscal

year

1 1979, and not to exceed $45,000,000 for the fiscal year

2 1980".

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

SEC. 103. (a)(1) Section 103(a)(2) of the Housing and 5 Community Development Act of 1974 is amended by striking 6 out "$250,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980" and inserting in 7 lieu thereof "$290,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980”.

8 (2) Section 106(m) of such Act is amended by striking 9 out "or fiscal year 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof 10", fiscal year 1979, or fiscal year 1980".

11 (b) Section 103(c) of such Act is amended by striking 12 out "a sum not in excess of $400,000,000 for supplemental 13 grant assistance under section 119 for each of the fiscal years 14 1978, 1979, and 1980" and inserting in lieu thereof "for 15 supplemental grant assistance under section 119 a sum not in 16 excess of $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 17 1979, and a sum not in excess of $675,000,000 for the fiscal 18 year 1980".

« Previous Continue »

Books