Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/941

This page needs to be proofread.

PUBLIC LAW 106-569—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 2955 (4) Any other provisions of section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 concerning contracts between public housing agencies and owners. (5) Ajny other provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that are inconsistent with the provisions of this section. (g) REVERSION TO RENTAL STATUS. — (1) NoN-FHA MORTGAGES. —If a disabled family receiving assistance under this section defaults under a mortgage not insured under the National Housing Act, the disabled family may not continue to receive rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 unless it complies with requirements established by the Secretary. (2) ALL MORTGAGES. —^A disabled family receiving assistance under this section that defaults under a mortgage may not receive assistance under this section for occupancy of another dwelling unit owned by one or more members of the disabled family. (3) EXCEPTION. — T his subsection shall not apply if the Secretary determines that the disabled family receiving assistance under this section defaulted under a mortgage due to catastrophic medical reasons or due to the impact of a federally declared major disaster or emergency. (h) REGULATIONS. — Not later than 90 days after the date of Deadline, the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement this section. Such regulations may not prohibit any public housing agency providing tenant-based assistance on behalf of an eligible family under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 from participating in the pilot program under this section. (i) DEFINITION OF DISABLED FAMILY. —For the purposes of this section, the term "disabled family" has the meaning given the term "person with disabilities" in section 811(k)(2) of the Cranston- Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(k)(2)). SEC. 303. FUNDING FOR PILOT PROGRAMS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 for assistance in connection with the existing homeownership pilot programs carried out under the demonstration program authorized under section 555(b) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2613). (b) USE. —Subject to subsection (c), amounts made available pursuant to this section shall be used only through such homeownership pilot programs to provide, on behalf of families participating in such programs, amounts for downpa5anents in connection with dwellings purchased by such families using assistance made available under section 8(y) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(y)). No such downpayment grant may exceed 20 percent of the appraised value of the dwelling purchased with assistance under such section 8(y). (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT. — The amount of assistance made available under this section for any existing homeownership pilot program may not exceed twice the amount donated from sources other than this section for use under the program for assistance described in subsection (b). Amounts donated from other sources