PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3717

the cost of providing such counseling and services, updates
on the employment record of families assisted under the pro-
gram, and any other information the Secretary considers appro-
priate in evaluating the demonstration.

(2) FINAL.—Not later than September 30, 2004, the Sec-
retary shall submit a final report to the Congress describing
the long-term housing, employment, and educational achieve-
ments of the families assisted under the demonstration pro-
gram. Such report shall also contain an assessment of such
achievements for a comparable population of section 8 recipients
who have not received assistance under the demonstration
program.

(e) FUNDING.—The budget authority available under section
5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for tenant-based
assistance under section 8 of such Act is authorized to be increased
by $50,000,000, on or after October 1, 1992, and by $52,100,000,
on or after October 1, 1993, to carry out the demonstration under
this section. Any amounts made available under this paragraph
shall be used in connection with the demonstration under this
section.

(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may, by notice published Federal
in the Federal Register, establish any requirements necessary to

carry out the demonstration under this section and the amendment
made by this section. The Secretary shall publish such notice not
later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act and shall submit a copy of
such notice to the Congress not less than 15 days before publication.

SEC. 153. DIRECTIVE TO FURTHER FAIR HOUSING OBJECTIVES 42 USC 1437f
UNDER CERTIFICATE AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS. note.

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in
consultation with individuals representing fair housing organiza-
tions, low-income tenants, public housing agencies, and other
interested parties, shall—

(1) review and comment upon the study prepared by the
Comptroller General of the United States pursuant to section
558(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act;

(2) evaluate the implementation and effects of existing
demonstration and judicially mandated programs that help
minority families receiving section 8 certificates and vouchers
move out of areas with high concentrations of minority persons
living in poverty to areas with low concentrations, including
how such programs differ from the routine implementation
of the section 8 certificate and voucher programs;

(3) independently assess factors (including the adequacy
of section 8 fair market rentals, the level of counseling provided
by public housing agencies, the existence of racial and ethnic
discrimination by landlords) that may impede the geographic
dispersion of families receiving section 8 certificates and
vouchers;

(4) identify and implement any administrative revisions
that would enhance geographic dispersion and tenant choice
and incorporate the positive elements of various demonstration
and judicially mandated mobility programs; and