114 STAT. 2948 PUBLIC LAW 106-569—DEC. 27, 2000 (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", including particularly innovative or successful strategies, activities, and plans"; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "and" at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) by making available through a World Wide Web site of the Department, by electronic mail, or otherwise, provide to each housing agency of a unit of general local government that serves an area having a population greater than 100,000, an index of all State and local strategies and plans submitted under subsection (a) to the clearinghouse, which— "(A) shall describe the types of barriers to affordable housing that the strategy or plan was designed to ameliorate or remove; and Deadline. "(B) shall, not later than 30 days after submission to the clearinghouse of any new strategy or plan, be updated to include the new strategy or plan submitted."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(c) ORGANIZATION. —The clearinghouse under this section shall be established within the Office of Policy Development of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and shall be under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. Deadline. "(d) TIMING. — The clearinghouse under this section (as amended by section 103 of the Housing Affordability Barrier Removal Act of 2000) shall be established and commence carrying out the functions of the clearinghouse under this section not later than 1 year Eifter the date of the enactment of such Act. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may comply with the requirements under this section by reestablishing the clearinghouse that was originally established to comply with this section and updating and improving such clearinghouse to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of this section as in effect pursuant to the enactment of such Act.". TITLE II—HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR WORKING FAMILIES SEC. 201. HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES. (a) INSURANCE FOR MORTGAGES TO REFINANCE EXISTING HECMs.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715Z-20) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (m); and (B) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection: " (k) INSURANCE AUTHORITY FOR REFINANCINGS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure under this subsection any mortgage given to refinance an existing home equity conversion mortgage insured under this section.
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