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PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4419 "(A) product manufacturers; "(B) experts in the fields of health, fire hazards, and safety; and "(C) independent representatives of the public interest such as architects, professional engineers, and representatives of consumer organizations, except that serving members of the National Institute of Building Sciences Advisory Council shall not be eligible to serve simultaneously on the Council. " (4) FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—Any agency of the Federsil Government involved in any building or construction may participate in the Advanced Building Technology Program with the Council to develop and implement programs to incorporate one or more of the recommended new technologies in a new or existing building within the agency. "(B) REQUIRED ASSURANCES. —Upon agreement between a participating Federal agency and the Council, with respect to the selection of the appropriate technology and the schedule of necessary work, the Council shall— "(i) provide the Federal agency with a 5-year guarantee from the technology manufacturer that— "(I) all necessary corrections to the technology will be made in the design, installation, and maintenance of the technology; "(II) all msilfunctions will be repaired without delay; and "(III) the technology manufacturer will be responsible for removal of the technology in the event of its failure to perform as required; "(ii) provide the Federal agency and its officials responsible for constructing or renovating buUdings utilizing the new technology, as well as the designers, installers, subcontractors, and contractors responsible for the design, construction, or renovation of the buildings utilizing such technology with the technical information necessary to ensure its most appropriate use, "(iii) in cooperation with the Federal agency, monitor and evaluate the performance of the new technology, and "(iv) prepare reports to be made available to public Reports. agencies at all levels of government, the industry, and the public on the performance of the new technology. "(5) REPORT TO THE INSTITUTE.—The Council shall submit to the Institute annually a description of its activities under the Advanced Building Technology Program for inclusion in the Institute's annual report to the Congress under subsection (j).". SEC. 953. FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— The first sentence of section 561(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ^ (42 U.S.C. 3616 note) is amended to read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section, including any program evaluations, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $6,300,000 for fiscal year 1992, of which not more than