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112 STAT. 2646 PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 (2) the certificate program for rental assistance under section 8(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (3) the voucher program for rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (4) the programs for project-based assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (5) the rental assistance payments program under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949; (6) the program for housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959; (7) the program for housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (8) the program for financing housing by a loan or mortgage insured under section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such Act; (9) the program under section 236 of the National Housing Act; (10) the program for construction or substantial rehabilitation under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1983; and (11) any other program for housing assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture, under which occupancy in the housing assisted or housing assistance provided is based on income, as the Comptroller General may determine. Deadline. (e) REPORT. —Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a final report which shall contain the results of the study under this section, including the analysis and estimates required under subsection (b). (f) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Publicand SEC. 686. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG Assisted Housing ELIMINATION ACT OF 1990. Drug Elimmation Program (a) SHORT TITLE.— This section may be cited as the "Public Amendments of and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program Amendments of 1998. 1998" i^J^T*""^"* (b) FINDINGS. —Section 5122 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 42 USC ngoi ^^^^ ^^^ U.S.C. 11901) is amended— note. (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting "or violent" after "drugrelated"; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by inserting "and violent" after "drug-related"; and (B) by striking "and" at the end; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(6) the Federal Government should provide support for effective safety and security measures to combat drug-related and violent crime, primarily in and around public housing projects with severe crime problems; "(7) closer cooperation should be encouraged between public and assisted housing managers, local law enforcement agencies.