(1) Operating assistance and capital improvement assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects pursuant to section 201 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, except for assistance set aside under section 201(n)(1). (2) Loan management assistance available pursuant to section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (b) OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE.-In providing assistance under subsection (a) the Secretary shall use the selection criteria set forth in section 201(n) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. (c) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.-The Secretary may fund all or only a portion of the needs identified in the capital needs assessment of an owner selected to receive assistance under this section. TENANT PARTICIPATION IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [Public Law 95–557; 92 Stat. 2088; 12 U.S.C. 1715z-lb] TENANT PARTICIPATION IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS SEC. 202. [12 U.S.C. 1715z-1b] (a) The purpose of this section. is to recognize the importance and benefits of cooperation and participation of tenants in creating a suitable living environment in multifamily housing projects and in contributing to the successful operation of such projects, including their good physical condition, proper maintenance, security, energy efficiency, and control of operating costs. For the purpose of this section, the term “multifamily housing project" means a project which is eligible for assistance as described in section 201(c) of this Act or section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, or a project which receives project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or enhanced vouchers under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, the provisions of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, or the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997. (b) The Secretary shall assure that (1) where the Secretary's written approval is required with respect to an owner's request for rent increase, conversion of residential rental units to any other use (including commercial use or use as a unit in any condominium or cooperative project), partial release of security, or major physical alterations, or where the Secretary proposes to sell a mortgage secured by a multifamily housing project, tenants have adequate notice of, reasonable access to relevant information about, and an opportunity to comment on such actions (and in the case of a project owned by the Secretary, any proposed disposition of the project) and that such comments are taken into consideration by the Secretary; (2) project owners not interfere with the efforts of tenants to obtain rent subsidies or other public assistance; (3) leases approved by the Secretary provide that tenants may not be evicted without good cause or without adequate notice of the reasons therefor and do not contain unreasonable terms and conditions; and (4) project owners do not impede the reasonable efforts of resident tenant organizations to represent their members or the reasonable efforts of tenants to organize. ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988 EXCERPTS FROM ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988 [Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4295; 42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.] TITLE V-USER ACCOUNTABILITY SEC. 5001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this title is as follows: TITLE V-USER ACCOUNTABILITY Sec. 5001. Table of contents. Subtitle A-Opposition to Legalization and Public Awareness Subtitle B-National Commission on Drug-Free Schools Sec. 5051. National commission on drug-free schools. Subtitle C-Preventing Drug Abuse in Public Housing CHAPTER 1-REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS Sec. 5101. Termination of tenancy in public housing. Sec. 5102. Study of public housing security activities. Sec. 5103. Report on impact of public housing lease and grievance regulation on ability of public housing agencies to take action against tenants engaging in drug crimes. Sec. 5104. Eligible activities under Bureau of Justice Assistance block grant pro gram. Sec. 5105. Inclusion of leasehold interests in property subject to forfeiture under Controlled Substances Act. CHAPTER 2-PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION Sec. 5121. Short title. Sec. 5122. Congressional findings. Sec. 5123. Authority to make grants. Sec. 5124. Eligible activities. Sec. 5125. Applications. Sec. 5126. Definitions. Sec. 5127. Implementation. Sec. 5128. Reports. Sec. 5129. Monitoring. Sec. 5130. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 5141. Short title. CHAPTER 3-DRUG-FREE PUBLIC HOUSING Sec. 5142. Statement of purpose. Sec. 5143. Clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing. Sec. 5144. Regional training program on drug abuse in public housing. Sec. 5145. Definitions. Sec. 5146. Regulations. Subtitle D-Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 Sec. 5151. Short title. Sec. 5152. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal contractors. Sec. 5153. Drug-free workplace requirements for Federal grant recipients. Sec. 5155. Waiver. Sec. 5156. Regulations. Sec. 5157. Definitions. Sec. 5158. Construction of subtitle. Sec. 5159. Repeal of limitation on use of funds. Sec. 5160. Effective date. Subtitle E-President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Sec. 5201. Authorization of appropriations for President's Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention. Subtitle F-Drug-Free America Policy Sec. 5251. United States policy for a drug-free America by 1995. Subtitle G-Denial of Federal Benefits to Drug Traffickers and Possessors Sec. 5301. Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and possessors. * * Subtitle C-Preventing Drug Abuse in CHAPTER 1-REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS SEC. 5101. TERMINATION OF TENANCY IN PUBLIC HOUSING. (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(5) provide that a public housing tenant, any member of the tenant's household, or a guest or other person under the tenant's control shall not engage in criminal activity, including drug-related criminal activity, on or near public housing premises, while the tenant is a tenant in public housing, and such criminal activity shall be cause for termination of tenancy. For purposes of paragraph (5), the term 'drug-related criminal activity' means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).”. SEC. 5102. STUDY OF PUBLIC HOUSING SECURITY ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study of the extent to which security activities in public housing projects are funded under the performance funding system established under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.-The study shall include an analysis of (1) the extent to which the performance funding system currently takes into account, and should take into account, costs associated with maintaining security, including the hiring |