106 STAT. 3744 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992

amount not exceeding such amount as may be provided
in appropriation Acts for each such year.

(6) LIABILITIES.—All liabilities and obligations of the assets
credited to the Guarantee Fund under paragraph (2XA) shall
be liabilities and obligations of the Guarantee Fund.

(7) AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Guarantee Fund to carry out
this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
1993 and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.

Regulations. (j) REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARD HOUSING.—The Secretary

shall, by regulation, establish housing safety and quality standards
for use under this section. Such standards shall provide sufficient
flexibility to permit the use of various designs and materials in
housing acquired with loans guaranteed under this section. The
standards shall require each dwelling unit in any housing so
acquired to—

(1) be decent, safe, sanitary, and modest in size and design;

(2) conform with applicable general construction standards
for the region;

(3) contain a heating system that—

(A) has the capacity to maintain a minimum tempera-
ture in the dwelling of 65 degrees Fahrenheit during the
coldest weather in the area;

(B) is safe to operate and maintain;

(C) delivers a uniform distribution of heat; and

(D) conforms to any applicable tribal heating code or,
if there is no applicable tribal code, an appropriate county,
State, or National code;

(4) contain a plumbing system that—

(A) uses a properly installed system of piping;

(B) includes a kitchen sink and a partitional bathroom
with lavatory, toilet, and bath or shower; and

(G) uses water supply, plumbing, and sewage disposal
systems that conform to any applicable tribal code or, if
there is no applicable tribal code, the minimum standards
established by the applicable county or State;

(5) contain an electrical system using wiring and equipment
properly installed to safely supply electrical energy for adequate
lighting and for operation of appliances that conforms to any
applicable tribal code or, if there is no applicable tribal code,
an appropriate county, State, or National code;

(6) be not less than—

(AXi) 570 square feet in size, if designed for a family
of not more than 4 persons;

(ii) 850 square feet in size, if designed for a family
of not less than 5 and not more than 7 persons; and
(in) 1020 square feet in size, if designed for a family
of not less than 8 persons, or

(B) the size provided under the applicable locally
adopted standards for size of dwelling units;
except that the Secretary, upon the request of a tribe or Indian
housing authority, may waive the size requirements under this
paragraph; and

(7) conform with the energy performance requirements for
new construction established by the Secretary under section
526{a) of the National Housing Act.

(k) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: