1.3m (4)(b) July 10: Amended and passed House, p. 20578 TITLE VII-SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET PURPOSES SEC. 701. The purposes of this title include the partition of the Federal National Mortgage Association as heretofore existing into two separate and distinct corporations, each of which shall have continuity and corporate succession as a separated portion of the previously existing corporation. One of such corporations, to be known as Federal National Mortgage Association, will be a Government-sponsored private corporation, will retain the assets and liabilities of the previously existing corporation accounted for under section 304 of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, and will continue to operate the secondary market operations authorized by such section 304. The other, to be known as Government National Mortgage Association, will remain in the Government, will retain the assets and liabilities of the previously existing corporation accounted for under sections 303 and 306 of such Act, and will continue to operate the special assistance functions and management and liquidating functions authorized by such sections 305 and 306. [p. 20578] 1.3m (4)(c) July 25: Senate agrees to conference report, p. 23285 Mr. TEAGUE. Under the 701 urban planning program, both the Senate and House bills contained a provision which permitted the use of this program for the development of rural districts. The primary purpose of this is to encourage the development of small towns and rural areas to provide better living and working conditions, the effect of which will be to take a great deal of pressure off the cities by reducing the constant migration from rural areas to the cities. The differences between the two bills involved the eligibility of certain areas already being given Government support. The conferees in general agreed with the House provision. On the rural housing program, the principal difference between the two bills involved a self-help provision in the House bill not contained in the Senate bill. Such a provision would authorize financial assistance to enable families to build their own communities and homes with technical assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture. The Senate receded to the House on this provision. One important provision contained in the House bill but not in the Senate bill authorized a new program of FHA insurance for the construction of nonprofit conference committee hospitals. The agreed to accept the House provision. Under the urban insurance program, the principal difference between the House and Senate versions involved the establishment of a national insurance development corporation to administer the program which was contained in the Senate bill. The House bill did not include such a provision, but provided that the program would be administered within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The conferees agreed that the program would be administered within HUD and provided that a Federal Insurance Administrator would be appointed to administer the urban insurance and the flood insurance programs. [p. 23285] 1.3m (4)(d) July 26: House agrees to conference report, p. 23683 [No Relevant Discussion on Pertinent Section] 1.3n HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969 December 24, 1969, P.L. 91-152, Title III, §302, 83 Stat. 391 AUTHORIZATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS SEC. 302. The fifth sentence of section 701(b) of the Housing Act of 1954 is amended by striking out "and not to exceed $390,000,000 prior to July 1, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "and not to exceed $390,000,000 prior to July 1, 1971". [p. 391] 1.3n (1) SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY S. REP. No. 91–392, 91st Cong., 1st Sess. (1969) HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969 S. 2864.-Ordered to be printed Mr. SPARKMAN, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, REPORT together with INDIVIDUAL VIEWS [To accompany S. 2864] The Committee on Banking and Currency, having considered the same, report favorably a committee bill (S. 2864) to amend and extend laws relating to housing and urban development, and for other purposes, and recommend that the bill do pass. [p. 1] AUTHORIZATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING GRANTS Section 302 of the bill would amend section 701 (b) of the Housing Act of 1954 to increase the total amount authorized to be appropriated for comprehensive planning assistance by $40 million on July 1, 1971. The purpose of this increase is to provide, after taking into account rising costs, sufficient authorization for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to continue, through fiscal years 1971 and 1972, with a level of program activity approximately equivalent to [p. 22] that currently being maintained. The unused authority expected at the start of fiscal year 1971 is estimated at $95 million which, if used at a program level of $60 million for fiscal year 1971 and $75 million in 1972, would require additional authorization of $40 million for fiscal year 1972. [p. 23] Section 302-Authorization for Comprehensive Planning Grants This section would amend section 701 (b) of the Housing Act of 1954 to increase the total amount authorized to be appropriated for comprehensive planning assistance by $40 million on July 1, 1971. [p. 47] 1.3n (2) HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY H.R. REP. No. 91–539, 91st Cong., 1st Sess. (1969) HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1969 SEPTEMBER 30, 1969.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. PATMAN, from the Committee on Banking and Currency, REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 13827] The Committee on Banking and Currency, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 13827) to amend and extend laws relating to housing and urban development, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. Section 302. Authorization for comprehensive planning grants [p. 1] This section amends section 701(b) of the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the availability of approximately $100 million in unused authorization for comprehensive planning grants through the fiscal year 1971. Under existing law this authorization will expire at the end of the fiscal year 1970. [p. 31] HOUSING ACT OF 1954 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING SEC. 701. (a) (10) the various regional commissions established by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 or under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for comprehensive planning for the regions established under such Acts (or State agencies or instrumentalities participating in such planning; [and] (11) local development districts, certified under section 301 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, for comprehensive planning for their entire areas, or for metropolitan planning, urban planning, county planning, or small municipality planning within such areas in the Appalachian region, and for planning for Appalachian regional programs[.]; and (12) States, including statewide agencies or instrumentalities of a State or its political subdivisions which are designated by the Governor of the State and acceptable to the Secretary, for programs focused upon the needs of communities having populations less than one hundred thousand which provide information and data on urban needs and urban assistance programs and activities and technical assistance to such communities with respect to the solution of local problems. Planning assisted under this section shall, to the maximum extent feasible, cover entire areas having common or related development problems. The Secretary shall encourage cooperation in preparing [p. 150] and carrying out plans among all interested municipalities, political subdivisions, public agencies, and other parties in order to achieve coordinated development of entire areas. To the maximum extent feasible, pertinent plans and studies already made for areas shall be utilized so as to avoid unnecessary repetition of effort and expense. Planning which may be assisted under this section includes the preparation of comprehensive transportation surveys, studies, and plans to aid in solving problems of traffic congestion, facilitating the circulation of people and goods in metropolitan and other areas and reducing transportation needs. Planning carried out with assistance under this section shall also include a housing element as part of the preparation of comprehensive land use plans, and this consideration of the housing needs and land use requirements for housing in each comprehensive plan shall take into account all available evidence of the assumptions and statistical bases upon which the projection of zoning, community facilities, and population growth is based, so that the housing needs of both the region and the local communities studied in the planning will be adequately covered in terms of existing and prospective in-migrant population growth. Funds available under this section shall be in addition to and may be used jointly with funds available for planning surveys and investigations under other federally aided programs, and nothing contained in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Transportation under section 307 of title 23, United States Code. (b) A planning grant made under subsection (a) shall not exceed twothirds of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made: Provided, That such a grant may be made for up to 75 per centum of such estimated cost when made for planning primarily for (1) redevelopment areas, local development districts, or economic development districts, or portions thereof, described in paragraph (3) (A) and (B) (i) and paragraph (11) of subsection (a), (2) areas described in subsection (a) (8) and (3) of the various regions, as described in subsection (a)(10). All grants made under this section shall be subject to terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary. No portion of any grant made under this section shall be used for the preparation of plans for specific public works. The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to make advance or progress payments on account of any grant made under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section not to exceed $265,000,000 prior to July 1, 1969, and not to exceed $390,000,000 prior to July 1, [1970] 1971. Of the amount available prior to July 1, 1969, $20,000,000 may be used only for district planning grants under subsection (a) (6), which amount shall be increased by $10,000,000 on July 1, 1969. Any amounts appropriated under this section shall remain |