PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 3871

rational information and technical assistance to support compli-
ance with the housing adaptability and accessibility guidelines
contained in the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988.

"(2) REGIONAL AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.—The Secretary, Contracts.
through contracts with fair housing enforcement organizations,
other nonprofit organizations representing groups of persons

§rotected under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968,
tate and local agencies certified by the Secretary under section
810(f) of the Fair Housing Act, or other public or private entities
that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or
eliminate discriminatory housing practices, shall establish or
support education and outreach programs at the regional and
local levels.

"(3) COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall
provide funding to fair housing organizations and other non-
profit organizations representing groups of persons protected
under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or other public
or private entities that are formulating or carrying out pro-
grams to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices,
to support community-based education and outreach activities,
including school, church, and community presentations, con-
ferences, and other educational activities.";

(3) hi subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1)
by striking all in the first sentence after "section, and inserting
the following: "$21,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $26,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, of which—

M(l) not less than $3,820,000 for fiscal year 1993 and
$8,500,000 for fiscal year 1994 shall be for private enforcement
initiatives authorized under subsection (b), divided equally
between activities specified under subsection (bXl) and those
specified under subsection (bX2);

"(2) not less than $2,230,000 for fiscal year 1993 and
$8,500,000 for fiscal year 1994 shall be for qualified fair housing
enforcement organizations authorized under subsection (cXl);

"(3) not less than $2,010,000 for fiscal year 1993 and
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 shall be for the creation of
new fair housing enforcement organizations authorized under
subsection (cX2); and

"(4) not less than $2,540,000 for fiscal year 1993 and
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 shall be for education and out-
reach programs authorized under subsection (d), to be divided
equally between activities specified under subsection (dXD and
those specified under subsections (dX2) and (dX3).w; and

(4) by striking subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph
(1), and inserting the following:

"(h) QUALIFIED FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION.—
(1) The term 'qualified fair housing enforcement organization' means
any organization that—

"(A) is organized as a private, tax-exempt, nonprofit, chari-
table organization;

"(B) has at least 2 years experience in complaint intake,
complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations and
enforcement of meritorious claims; and

"(C) is engaged in all the activities listed in paragraph
(1XB) at the time of application for assistance under this
section.