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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
inserting the following: ", especially hi cooperation with
a neighborhood development funding organization, except
that an eligible neighborhood development organization
shall be deemed to have the full benefit of the cooperation
of a neighborhood development funding organization if the
eligible neighborhood development organization—

"(i) is located in an area described in subsection
(aX2XAXiv) that does not contain a neighborhood develop-
ment funding organization; or

"(ii) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that it has been unable to obtain the cooperation of any
neighborhood development funding organization hi sucn
area despite having made a good faith effort to obtain
such cooperation; and"; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-

(D) specify a strategy for increasing the capacity of the
organization.";

(3) in subsection (cX3), by inserting before the semicolon
the following: "and by the extent of participation in the proposed
activities by a neighborhood development funding organization
that has a branch or office in the neighborhood, except that
an eligible neighborhood development organization shall be
deemed to have the full benefit of the participation of a
neighborhood development funding organization if the eligible
neighborhood development organization—

"(A) is located hi an neighborhood that does not contain
a branch or office of a neighborhood development funding
organization; or

"(B) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that it has been unable to obtain the participation of any
neighborhood development funding organization that has
a branch or office in the neighborhood despite having made
a good faith effort to obtain such participation"; and

(4) in subsection (eXD, by inserting ", and from neighbor-
hood development funding organizations," after "neighborhood",
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.—Section 123 of the Housing and

42USC53l8a. Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 5318 note) is
amended—

(1) hi subsection (aX2XAXjii), as so redesignated by sub-
section (d) of this section, by striking "three years" and inserting
"one year"; and

(2) in subsection (bX2), by striking "Not more than 30
per centum" and inserting For fiscal year 1993 and thereafter,
not more than 50 percent.

SEC. 833. STUDY REGARDING HOUSING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, shall conduct a study of—

(1) the extent of Federal, other public, and private basic
research hi the United States in housing technology, including
design and construction techniques and methodology, smart
building technology, area and neighborhood planning, and other
areas relating to the preservation and production of affordable
housing and livable communities;