103rd Congress > House > Vote 941
Clerk session vote number: 349
Description: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1994
Bill summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Housing Assistance
Subtitle A: General Provisions
Subtitle B: Public and Indian Housing
Subtitle C: Section 8 Assistance
Subtitle D: Homeownership Programs
Subtitle E: Other Programs
Title II: Home Investment Partnerships
Title III: Supportive Housing Programs
Title IV: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market
Subtitle A: Mortgage Insurance and Loan Guarantee
Programs
Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Property Disposition
Subtitle C: Secondary
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Mortgage Market Programs
Subtitle D: Emergency Mortgage Relief
Title V: Rural Housing
Title VI: Community Development
Subtitle A: Community Development Block Grant Program
Subtitle B: Other Community Development Programs
Title VII: Regulatory and Miscellaneous Programs
Title VIII: Housing Programs Under Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act
Subtitle A: Housing Assistance
Subtitle B: Interagency Council on the Homeless
Subtitle C: Federal Emergency Management Food and
Shelter Program
Housing and Community Development Act of 1994 -
Title I: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: General Provisions
- Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase low-income housing budget authority. Sets forth assistance uses.
(Sec. 103) Authorizes appropriations for the family self-sufficiency program.
Subtitle B: Public and Indian Housing
- Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to temporarily exclude earned income of a previously unemployed family member from public housing rent determinations.
(Sec. 113) Extends set-aside authority for public housing for disabled families.
(Sec. 114) Extends authority for construction of projects for disabled families.
(Sec. 115) Authorizes appropriations for public housing operating subsidies.
(Sec. 119) Authorizes appropriations for public housing resident management.
(Sec. 120) Authorizes appropriations for public housing family investment centers.
(Sec. 121) Amends the revitalization of severely distressed public housing program to: (1) increase individual planning grant ceilings; (2) increase implementation grant support services ceilings; and (3) add community service activities as eligible planning and implementation grant activities.
(Sec. 122) Applies public housing amendments to Indian housing.
(Sec. 123) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for public housing early childhood development services.
(Sec. 124) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for: (1) Indian housing childhood development services; and (2) public housing one-stop perinatal services demonstration.
Subtitle C: Section 8 Assistance
- Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the moving to opportunity for fair housing demonstration program, including counseling activities set-asides.
(Sec. 142) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize appropriations for the community investment demonstration program.
(Sec. 143) Merges the section 8 certificate and voucher rental assistance programs into a single rental assistance program.
Subtitle D: Homeownership Programs
- Amends the Cranston - Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for the HOPE multifamily unit and single family homeownership programs. Reduces recipient matching funds requirements.
(Sec. 152) Extends the termination date and authorizes appropriations for the National Homeownership Trust Fund.
Subtitle E: Other Programs
- Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to entitle chapter 124 of such Act as the Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1994. Authorizes grants to public housing agencies (including Indian housing agencies) and to nonprofit and for-profit owners of federally-assisted low-income housing for crime elimination activities. Increases the grant period for public housing agencies with severe crime problems. Authorizes appropriations, with technical assistance set-asides.
(Sec. 162) Authorizes appropriations for public housing youth sports programs.
(Sec. 163) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for low-income housing preservation, with set-asides for grants and technical assistance and capacity building.
(Sec. 164) Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the flexible subsidy program.
(Sec. 165) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for specified housing counseling services.
(Sec. 166) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 with regard to multifamily housing projects to: (1) authorize operating assistance and capital improvement assistance for troubled projects, and loan management assistance; (2) set aside allocations for incentives to extend low-income use; and (3) revise the refinancing program. Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to evaluate the adequacy of specified loan loss reserves and recommend steps to prevent future losses.
(Sec. 167) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for the youthbuild program.
Title II: Home Investment Partnerships
- Amends the Cranston - Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act with regard to the home investment partnerships program to: (1) authorize appropriations; (2) make State agencies eligible participants; (3) revise income targeting, resale, and matching provisions; (4) eliminate the first-time homebuyer requirement; and (5) permit the use of community development block grant (CDBG) funds for certain program expenses. Requires a GAO study of HOME program funds.
Title III: Supportive Housing Programs
- Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities.
(Sec. 302) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to set aside funds for the elder cottage housing demonstration program.
(Sec. 303) Authorizes appropriations for the revised congregate services program.
(Sec. 304) Authorizes appropriations for the elderly independence demonstration program.
(Sec. 305) Authorizes appropriations for the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program. Makes program revisions, including making certain non-profit organizations eligible participants.
(Sec. 306) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for service coordinators.
Title IV: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market - Subtitle A: Mortgage Insurance and Loan Guarantee Programs
- Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to enter into (limited) commitments to insure mortgages.
(Sec. 402) Extends the Federal Housing Administration Advisory Board's termination date.
(Sec. 403) Extends the program of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners.
(Sec. 404) Extends and revises the risk sharing multifamily mortgage pilot program and the housing finance agency pilot program.
Authorizes appropriations for the National Interagency Task Force on Multifamily Housing.
(Sec. 405) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund.
Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Property Disposition
- Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to revise provisions regarding the management and disposition of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - held multifamily properties and mortgages.
Subtitle C: Secondary Mortgage Market Programs
- Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) to issue guarantees of mortgage-backed securities. Authorizes appropriations.
Subtitle D: Emergency Mortgage Relief
- Amends the Emergency Homeowners' Relief Act to extend and authorize appropriations for emergency mortgage relief assistance.
Title V: Rural Housing
- Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend and authorize appropriations for specified rural housing and related programs.
(Sec. 510) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a rural housing capacity demonstration program for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.
(Sec. 511) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for rural community development initiatives.
(Sec. 512) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a rural housing loan delegated processing demonstration program.
Title VI: Community Development - Subtitle A: Community Development Block Grant Program
- Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for: (1) the community development block grant program; and (2) special purpose grants.
(Sec. 603) Extends authority for the Section 108 loan guarantee program.
(Sec. 609) Extends authority for the colonias program.
Subtitle B: Other Community Development Programs
- Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.
(Sec. 632) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for the John Heinz neighborhood development program.
Title VII: Regulatory and Miscellaneous Programs
- Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for the fair housing initiatives program.
(Sec. 702) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to authorize appropriations for HUD program monitoring and research.
(Sec. 703) Authorizes appropriations for HUD salaries and expenses.
(Sec. 705) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for HUD research and development.
(Sec. 706) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations for the National Institute of Building Sciences.
(Sec. 707) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for residential lead-based paint hazard reduction.
(Sec. 708) Authorizes appropriations for the New Towns demonstration program for emergency relief of Los Angeles, including mortgage and community development assistance.
(Sec. 709) Authorizes appropriations for the Solar Assistance Financing Entity.
(Sec. 710) Authorizes appropriations for the National American Indian Housing Council.
(Sec. 711) Authorizes appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council.
Title VIII: Housing Programs Under Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
- Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1994 -
Subtitle A: Housing Assistance
- Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the emergency shelter grants program.
(Sec. 812) Authorizes appropriations for the supportive housing program.
(Sec. 813) Authorizes appropriations for the safe havens for homeless individuals demonstration program.
(Sec. 814) Increases budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings.
(Sec. 815) Authorizes appropriations for the shelter plus care program.
(Sec. 816) Authorizes appropriations for the rural homelessness grant program.
(Sec. 817) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to extend the time for the Secretary to develop and publish a strategy for the elimination of unfit transient facilities.
(Sec. 818) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to extend and authorize appropriations for the innovative homeless initiatives demonstration program.
Subtitle B: Interagency Council on the Homeless
- Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend and authorize appropriations for the Interagency Council on the Homeless.
Subtitle C: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program
- Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the Federal emergency food and shelter program.
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Bill titles: To amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.
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