102 STAT. 3238

PUBLIC LAW 100-628—NOV. 7, 1988

42 USC 11401
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increased by $50,000,000 on or after October 1, 1988, and by
$50,000,000 on or after October 1,1989.".

(b) REHABILITATION OF EFFICIENCY UNITS.—Section 441(b) of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(b))
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
", except that amounts made available under this section may be
used in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of efficiency
units if the building owner agrees to pay the additional cost of
rehabilitating and operating such units/ .

(c) FIKE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 441(d) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For
purposes of this subsection, the term 'major spaces' means hallways,
large common areas, and other areas specified in local fire, building,
or safety codes.".

(d) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF COST LIMITATION.—

(1) ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED.—Section 441(e) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(3) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
increase the limitation in paragraph (1) on October 1 of each
year by an amount necessary to take into account increases in
construction costs during the previous 12-month period.".

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The first increase under the amendment
made by paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to assist-
ance provided on or after October 1,1988.

SEC. 482. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL—Subtitle E of title IV of the Stewart B. McKin-
ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

"SEC. 443. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

"The provisions of, and regulations and procedures applicable
under, section 104(g) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 shall apply to assistance and projects under this title.".

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section
101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11301 prec.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 442 the following new item:

"Sec. 443. Administrative provisions.",
42 USC 11301 SEC. 483. REPORT ON EFFECT OF RENT CONTROL ON HOMELESSNESS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall submit to the Congress a report evaluating the impact of
local housing rent controls and regulations on the rate of
homelessness, and on the development, supply, availability, and
affordability of housing, in major cities in the United States.

(b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The report required in this section
shall include^-

(1) a listing of localities that have housing rent controls or
regulations, the nature and extent of such controls or regula-
tions, and an assessment of the variance of such controls or
regulations among localities;

(2) an evaluation of the impact of such controls or regulations
on the development, supply, and growth of affordable rental
housing for lower income families, including an accounting of

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