PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992

106 STAT. 3735

Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up to
$41,680,000, but not less than 5 percent, shall be available for
activities authorized under subtitle D. Any amount appropriated
pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
"(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Technical assistance made avail-
able under title ID of the United States Housing Act of 1937
or subtitle B or subtitle C of this title may include, but shall
not be limited to, training, clearinghouse services, the collection,
processing and dissemination of program information useful for
local and national program management, and provision of seed
money. Such technical assistance may be made available directly,
or indirectly under contracts and grants, as appropriate. In any
fiscal year, no single applicant, potential applicant, or recipient
under title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or subtitle
B or subtitle C of this title may receive technical assistance in
an amount exceeding 20 percent of the total amount made available
for technical assistance under such title or subtitle for the fiscal
year.".

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(A) HOPE I.—Section 301 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa(c)) is amended by striking
subsection (c).

(B) HOPE n AND HOPE in.—Title IV of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12871
et seq.) is amended—

(i) by striking subsection (c) of section 421; and
(ii) in section 441—

(I) by striking "(a) IN GENERAL.—"; and

(II) by striking subsection (b).

(3) GAO AUDIT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS.—
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
an audit of all of the technical assistance contracts awarded
for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 pursuant to section 402 of

the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. The Reports.
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress
describing the results of such audit not later than September
30,1994.

(b) HOPE I MATCHING FUNDING.—Section 303(c) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa-2(c)(D) is
amended—

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after "expenses" the fol-
lowing: "and replacement housing"; and

(2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
"(3) REDUCTION OF REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall

reduce the matching requirement for homeownership programs
carried out under mis section in accordance with trie formula
established under section 220(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act.".

(c) GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR HOPE I.—Section 303(eX8)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa-
2(e)(8)) is amended—

(1) by striking "of the type assisted under this title"; and

(2) by striking "appreciably".

(d) ELIGIBILITY OF MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS FOR HOPE
II GRANTS.—Section 426(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12876(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:

42 USC 12871.
42 USC 12891.

42 USC 12870
note.

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