PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3711

following the appointment of all the members under section 503(a)"
and inserting "at the end of September 30,1992".

(b) AUDIT.—Not later than December 30, 1992, the Comptroller Reports.
General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the financial
transactions of the National Commission on Distressed Public Hous-
ing to determine the use of any amounts received by the Commission
from the Federal Government before October 1, 1992, and shall
submit a report to the Congress regarding the results of the audit.
The Comptroller General and any duly authorized representatives
of the Comptroller General shall have access to, and the right
to examine and copy, all records and other recorded information
in any form, and to examine any property, within the possession
and control of the Commission that the Comptroller General consid-
ers relevant to the audit.

SEC. 128. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA
NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The first sentence of
section 605 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 1437aa note) is amended to read
as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $500,000 for fiscal year 1993.".

(b) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.—Section 602(g) of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of

1989 (12 U.S.C. 1437aa note) is amended by striking "upon the 42 use U37aa
expiration of 18 months after all members of the Commission are note<
appointed under paragraph (IT and inserting "on October 1, 1993".

SEC. 129. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD RECOVERIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 326(d) of the Housing and Community
Development Amendments of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is
amended to read as follows:

"(d) RENTAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD RECOVERIES.—

"(1) AUTHORITY TO RETAIN RECOVERED AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall permit public
housing agencies administering the housing assistance pay-
ments program under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 to retain, out of amounts obtained by the agencies
from tenants that are due as a result of fraud and abuse,
an amount (determined in accordance with regulations issued
by the Secretary) equal to the greater of—

"(A) 50 percent of the amount actually collected, or
"(B) the actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses
related to the collection, including costs of investigation,
legal fees, and collection agency fees.

M(2) USE.—Amounts retained by an agency shall be made
available for use in support of the affected program or project,
in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. Where
the Secretary is the principal party initiating or sustaining
an action to recover amounts from families or owners, the
provisions of this section shall not apply.

"(3) RECOVERY.—Amounts may be recovered under this
paragraph—

"(A) by an agency through a lawsuit (including settle-
ment of the lawsuit) brought by the agency or through
court-ordered restitution pursuant to a criminal proceeding
resulting from an agency s investigation where the agency