PREFACE Contents. This Committee Print replaces the edition of the Organization.-This Committee Print has been arranged in parts, each of which deals with a broad subject area dealt with by the Committee. The subject areas utilized in organizing the 1998 edition have been retained. Part I contains the basic laws on com- munity development, including the community development block grant program and the urban development action grant program. Part II contains the laws regarding public housing and the section 8 rental assistance program, including the United States Housing Act of 1937. Part III contains the laws relating to supportive hous- ing, including supportive housing for elderly and disabled persons. Part IV contains laws relating to other Federal assistance for hous- ing, including the HOME program, safety and security in federally assisted housing, and the low-income housing preservation pro- gram. Part V contains the laws on homeownership assistance, in- cluding the HOPE homeownership programs. Part VI contains the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and other related laws on housing for the homeless. Part VII contains the laws regarding housing for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. Part VIII contains the basic laws on FHA mortgage insurance, mortgage re- lief, and mortgage foreclosure, most notably, the National Housing Act. Part IX contains laws relating to the secondary market for mortgage loans, including FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA, and FAMC. Part X contains the basic laws on rural housing, including the title V of the Housing Act of 1949. Part XI contains laws establishing various regulatory programs, such as those relating to interstate land sales, real estate settlement procedures, manufactured hous- ing construction and safety standards, and termination of private mortgage insurance. Part XII contains laws for the organization and operation of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. Part XIII contains additional laws relating to housing and appropriation provisions and a list of appropriation Acts relating to United States Code. For the benefit of the reader, the United As its title indicates, this Committee Print contains only the It is important to recognize that the United States Code, and For changes after the closing date of this publication (Decem- Bracketed Matter.-Matter appearing in this Committee Print Comments and Suggestions.-Comments and suggestions for 20515. CONTENTS Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, title I Community development block grants Community development loan guarantees Urban development action grants Community development needs computer database Provisions regarding use of CDBG amounts Rehabilitation demonstration grant program John Heinz Neighborhood Development Act Community outreach partnership demonstration Page Labor standards and community service requirement PHA consortia, joint ventures, affiliates, and subsidiaries United States Housing Act of 1937-Continued Services for public housing residents Section 8 rent annual adjustment factors Section 8 excessive rent burden data Section 8 disaster relief assistance Section 8 homeownership assistance pilot program for disabled families Section 8 community investment demonstration Use of funds recaptured from refinancing State and local finance projects Supportive housing for persons with disabilities |