106 STAT. 3870

PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992

Contracts.

Contracts.

assistance sales and rentals of housing and housing
advertising;

"(C) carry out special projects, including the develop-
ment of prototypes to respond to new or sophisticated forms
of discrimination against persons protected under title VIII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968;

"(D) provide technical assistance to local fair housing
organizations, and assist in the formation and development
of new fair housing organizations; and

"(E) provide funds for the costs and expenses of litiga-
tion, including expert witness fees.
"(c) FUNDING OF FAIR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use funds made
available under this section to enter into contracts or coopera-
tive agreements with qualified fair housing enforcement
organizations, other private nonprofit fair housing enforcement
organizations, and nonprofit groups organizing to build their
capacity to provide fair housing enforcement, for the purpose
of supporting the continued development or implementation
of initiatives which enforce the rights granted under title VIII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended. Contracts or
cooperative agreements may not provide more than 50 percent
of the operating budget of the recipient organization for any
one year.

"(2) CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT.—The Secretary shall use
funds made available under this section to help establish, orga-
nize, and build the capacity of fair housing enforcement
organizations, particularly in those areas of the country which
are currently underserved by fair housing enforcement
organizations as well as those areas where large concentrations
of protected classes exist. For purposes of meeting the objectives
of this paragraph, the Secretary may enter into contracts or
cooperative agreements with qualified fair housing enforcement
organizations. The Secretary shall establish annual goals which
reflect the national need for private fair housing enforcement
organizations,
"(d) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through contracts with
one or more qualified fair housing enforcement organizations,
other fair housing enforcement organizations, and other non-
profit organizations representing groups of persons protected
under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, shall establish
a national education and outreach program. The national pro-
gram shall be designed to provide a centralized, coordinated
effort for the development and dissemination of fair housing
media products, including—

"(A) public service announcements, both audio and
video;

"(B) television, radio and print advertisements;
U(C) posters; and
"(D) pamphlets and brochures.

The Secretary shall designate a portion of the amounts provided
in subsection (gX4) for a national program specifically for activi-
ties related to the annual national fair housing month. The
Secretary shall encourage cooperation with real estate industry
organizations in the national education and outreach program.
The Secretary shall also encourage the dissemination oiedu-