PUBLIC LAW 96-399—OCT. 8, 1980
94 STAT. 1625
such payments are due, except that funds obtained through the issuance of obligations pursuant to section 4(b) (including repayments 42 USC 1437b. or other realizations of the principal of loans made out of such funds) shall not be available for the payment of such annual contributions,". 42 USC 1437g. (b) Section 9(c) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and" immediately after "on or after October 1, 1978,"; and (2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and not to exceed $826,000,000 on or after October 1, 1980. 42 USC 1437d. (c) Section 6(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by inserting the following before the period at the end of the second sentence: "; except that, for projects to be constructed as a result of assistance provided under this Act and which are to be located on Indian reservations or in Alaskan Native villages, the Secretary shall determine and make the prototype costs available within a reasonable time prior to the beginning of each construction season as is determined to be appropriate for the area in which the project is to be located"; and (2) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (6) of the third sentence, and by adding the following before the period at the end of such sentence: ", and (8) with respect to remote areas such as may be found in connection with projects developed under the Indian and Alaskan Native housing program assisted under this Act, the extensive transportation required to provide the necessary labor, materials, and equipment to the project site and any additional conditions that the Secretary determines should be taken into consideration under clauses (1) through (7) for such projects". (d) Section 9(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" 42 USC I437g, before "(B)" in the second sentence, and by inserting the following before the period at the end of the second sentence:, and (C) with respect to housing projects developed under the Indian and Alaskan Native housing program assisted under this Act, to provide funds (in addition to any other operating costs contributions approved by the Secretary under this section) as determined by the Secretary to be required to cover the administrative costs to an Indian housing authority during the development period of a project approved pursuant to section 5 and until such time as the project is occupied". 42 USC 1437c. (e) Section 6(c)(4)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting immedi- 42 USC 1437d. ately after "(A)" the following: "except for projects or portions of projects specifically designated for elderly families with respect to which the Secretary has determined that application of this clause would result in excessive delays in meeting the housing needs of such families,". PUBLIC HOUSING COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SEC. 202. (a) The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: C O M P R E H E N S IV E IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
"SEC. 14. (a) It is the purpose of this section to provide assistance— 42 USC 1437/. "(1) to improve the physical condition of existing public housing projects, and
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