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designated by the Governor) of the proposed terms and conditions of the offer, including the assistance that the Secretary plans to make available to the prospective purchaser. The local government and the designated State agency shall have 90 days to match the offer and purchase the project. In administering the right of first refusal provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall offer assistance to the local government or designated State agency on terms and conditions at least as favorable as made available to the prospective purchaser. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a local government (including a public housing agency) or designated State agency may purchase a subsidized project or formerly subsidized project in accordance with this subsection.". (f) DISPLACEMENT PROTECTION.—Section 203(fKl) of the Housing
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and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (as so redesignated by this section) is amended— (1) by striking "ovnied by the Secretary" and inserting the following: "subject to subsection (a) that is owned by the Secretary (or for which the Secretary is mortgagee in possession)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In the case of a multifamily housing project subject to subsection (a) that is not owned by the Secretary (and for which the Secretary is not mortgagee in possession), the Secretary shall require the owner of the project to carry out the requirements of this paragraph.". (g) LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN PROJECT, LOAN, AND MORTGAGE
State and local governments.
SALES.—Section 203 of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) (as so redesignated by this section) as subsections (i) and (pj and (2) by inserting before such subsection (i) the following new subsection: "(h)(1) The Secretary may not approve the sale of any loan or mortgage held by the Secretary (including any loan or mortgage owned by the Government National Mortgage Association) on any subsidized project or formerly subsidized project unless such sale is made as part of a transaction that will ensure that such project will continue to operate at least until the maturity date of such loan or mortgage in a manner that will provide rental housing on terms at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms required by the program under which the loan or mortgage was made or insured prior to the assignment of the loan or mortgage on such project to the Secretary. "(2) The Secretary may not approve the sale of any subsidized project (A) that is subject to a mortgage held by the Secretary; or (B) if the sale transaction involves the provision of any additional subsidy funds by the Secretary or a recasting of the mortgage, unless such sale is made as part of a transaction that will ensure that such project will continue to operate at least until the maturity date of the loan or mortgage in a manner that will provide rental housing on terms at least as advantageous to existing and future tenants as the terms required by the program under which the loan or mortgage was made or insured prior to the proposed sale of the project. "(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law that may require Competitive sales or bidding, the Secretary may carry out negotiated sales of subsidized or formerly subsidized mortgages held by the
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