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97 STAT. 1254 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 Report to Congress. "(j) Not later than 180 days after the close of each fiscal year in which assistance under this section is furnished, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report which shall contain— "(1) a description of the progress made in accomplishing the objectives of this section; and "(2) a summary of the use of such funds during the preceding year. The Secretary shall require grantees under this section to submit to him such reports, and other information as may be necessary in order for the Secretary to make the report required by this subsection.". MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 523. Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: Publication in Federal Register. 42 USC 1490n. Transmittal to congressional committees. REVIEW OF RULES AND REGULATIONS "SEC. 534. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no rule or regulation pursuant to this title may become effective unless it has first been published for public comment in the Federal Register for at least 60 days, and published in final form for at least 30 days. "(b) The Secretary shall transmit to the chairman and ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House, all rules and regulations at least 15 days before they are sent to the Federal Register for purposes of subsection (a). "(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a rule or regulation which the Secretary certifies is issued on an emergency basis. 42 USC 1490o. Export-Import Bank Act Amendments of 1983. 12 USC 635 note. RECIPROCITY IN APPROVAL OF HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES "SEC. 535. The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Administrator of Veterans' Af^ fairs shall each accept an administrative approval of any housing subdivision made by any of the others so that not later than January 1, 1984, there is total reciprocity for housing subdivision approvals among the agencies which they head.". TITLE VI—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1983 SHORT TITLE SEC. 601. This title may be cited as the "Export-Import Bank Act Amendments of 1983". PART A—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT AMENDMENTS Ante, p. 916. EXTENSION OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT SEC. 611. Section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking out "November 18, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1986".