PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4191 regarding the agency, community, and project characteristics used for determining the formula amount were not correct. "(8) Amounts allocated to a public housing agency under paragraph (3) or (4) may be used for any eligible activity in accordance with this section, notwithstanding that the allocation amount is determined by allocating half based on relative backlog needs and half based on relative accrued needs of agencies.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —Section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437/) is amended— (A) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking the second sentence; and (B) in subsection (h)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after "subsection (b)" the following: "to a public housing agency that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing dwelling units"; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking "or (e)". (b) REMOVAL OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR AGENCIES WITH FEWER THAN 500 UNITS. —Section 14(d)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437Z(d)(4)) is amended— (1) by inserting "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E). (c) LIMITATION OF SPECIAL PURPOSE MODERNIZATION TO AGENCIES WITH FEWER THAN 500 UNITS. —Section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14370 is amended— (1) in subsection (fK2XB), by striking "and to meet specigil purpose needs described in section 14(i)(l)(D)"; and (2) in the first sentence of subsection (i)(l), by striking "In addition" and all that follows through the third comma and inserting the following: "In addition to assistance made available under subsection (b) to a public housing agency that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing dwelling units, the Secretary may, without regard to the requirements of subsection (c), (d), (f), (g), or (h),". (d) SPECIAL PURPOSE MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION FOR AGENCIES WITH FEWER THAN 500 UNITS.— Section 14(i)(l) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437/(i)(l)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(E) management improvement needs which (i) would not otherwise be eligible for assistance under this section, and (ii) pertain to any low-income housing project other than a project assisted under section 8.". (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF 250-UNIT THRESHOLD BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 1993. — (1) IN GENERAL. — Effective October 1, 1992, section 14 of the Effective date. United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437/), as amended by this section, is further amended by striking "500" and inserting "250" in each of the following places: (A) The first sentence of subsection (d). (B) In subsection (e), the first sentence of each of paragraphs (1), (3)(A), (4)(A) and (4)(C). (C) Subsections (fKD and (f)(2).
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