106 STAT. 3866

PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992

TITLE IX—REGULATORY AND
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS

Subtitle A—Miscellaneous

Appropriation
authorization.

42 USC 3533
note.

SEC. 901. HUD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Section 501 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-l) is amended by striking the second sen-
tence and all that follows and inserting the following new sentence:
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $36,470,000 for fiscal year
1994.".

SEC. 902. ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

(a) SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PRO-
GRAMS.—

(1) RESPONSIBlLiTIES.—Section 4(eXD of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3533(eXD)
is amended—

(A) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)";

(B) in the first sentence, by striking "responsible" and
all that follows through "development" and inserting
"located in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing"; and

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

"(B) The Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Pro-
grams shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered
under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service.

"(C) The Special Assistant for Indian and Alaska Native Pro-
grams shall be responsible for—

"(i) administering, in coordination with the relevant office
in the Department, the provision of housing assistance to Indian
tribes or Indian housing authorities under each program of
the Department that provides for such assistance;

"(ii) administering the community development block grant
program for Indian tribes under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 and the provision of
assistance to Indian tribes under such Act;

"(iii) directing, coordinating, and assisting in managing
any regional offices of the Department that administer Indian
programs to the extent of such programs; and

"(iv) coordinating all programs of the Department relating
to Indian and Alaska Native housing and community develop-
ment.

"(D) The Secretary shall include in the annual report under
section 8 a description of the extent of the housing needs for
Indian families and community development needs of Indian tribes
in the United States and the activities of the Department, and
extent of such activities, in meeting such needs.".

(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Not later than the expiration
of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development