Housing

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veterans and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Increases from one to two and one-half percent of the total loan the amount of the fee to be charged by the VA for the administration of such loan. Increases the amount of the guaranty entitlement (maximum housing loan permissible) if the veteran pays the full amount of the loan fee. Specifies a limit on the total amount of such VA housing loans permissible annually. Authorizes appropriations to the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA housing loans. Revises provisions concerning the appraisal of homes under consideration for such VA loans to require the appraiser to forward to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs an appraisal report on such home, which the Administrator will, in turn, forward to the appropriate lender. Authorizes the Administrator to permit certain lenders to determine the reasonable value of the property involved. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to repeal provisions of such Act relating to the applicability of loan default procedures to veterans having VA-guaranteed loans. Reduces the number of real estate purchases acquired by default by the Administrator that may be financed by a loan made by the Administrator.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding permanent reauthorization and appropriate funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Congregate Housing Services program should be permanently reauthorized; and (2) FY 1988 and 1989 funding should be set at specified levels.

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veteran and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Increases from one to two and one-half percent of the total loan the amount of the fee to be charged by the VA for the administration of such loan. Increases the amount of the guaranty entitlement (maximum housing loan permissible) if the veteran pays the full amount of the loan fee. Specifies a limit on the total amount of such VA housing loans permissible annually. Authorizes appropriations to the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA housing loans. Revises provisions concerning the appraisal of homes under consideration for such VA loans to require the appraiser to forward to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs an appraisal report on such home, which the Administrator will, in turn, forward to the appropriate lender. Authorizes the Administrator to permit certain lenders to determine the reasonable value of the property involved. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to repeal provisions of such Act relating to the applicability of loan default procedures to veterans having VA-guaranteed loans. Reduces the number of real estate purchases acquired by default by the Administrator that may be financed by a loan made by the Administrator.

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Transportation may make available special housing assistance to Coast Guard employees adversely affected by the closures of certain installations.

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987

Amends Federal provisions relating to the Coast Guard to give the Secretary of Transportation the same powers granted the Secretary of Defense under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, thereby allowing the Secretary to provide special housing relocation assistance for Coast Guard employees who are forced to relocate due to the closure of a military installation.

A joint resolution to designate April 1987, as "Fair Housing Month".

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of April as Fair Housing Month.

A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to test whether the net costs incurred in making emergency assistance payments to homeless AFDC families for temporary housing can be effectively reduced through the construction or rehabilitation (with Federal assistance) of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments.

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1987

Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to establish a program providing grants to States selected to conduct demonstration projects testing whether AFDC housing costs can be reduced by constructing and rehabilitating permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Provides that, to be eligible for selection as one of three States authorized to conduct such a project, a State must: (1) be currently providing AFDC emergency housing assistance; (2) have an acute need for Federal assistance by virtue of the large number of homeless AFDC families, and shortages of low-income housing, in the jurisdiction(s) where such project would be conducted; and (3) submit a plan to achieve significant cost saving over a ten-year period through the conduct of such project. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is: (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing. Requires that: (1) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed; and (2) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent. Authorizes appropriations for the grant program for each of the first five fiscal years following FY 1987.

Equal Access to Housing Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1987

Equal Access to Housing Act of 1987 - Entitles Public Law 90-284 the "Civil Rights Act of 1968." Entitles title VIII of such Act the "Equal Access to Housing Act." Revises the express policy of title VIII to provide for "equal access to" instead of "fair" housing. States that this policy does not mean assurance of housing for any particular proportion of individuals of a particular race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Defines "aggrieved person" as a person whose bona fide attempt to buy, sell, lease, or finance a dwelling has been denied on a discriminatory basis. Adds the physically handicapped as a protected class of persons. Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a threat to the property or safety of others. Defines discriminatory practices with respect to the handicapped. States that discrimination shall not include refusals to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlord owners, or persons acting on their own behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; or (3) allow modifications which alter the marketability of a dwelling. Extends the housing financing discrimination prohibition to include real estate appraisers. States that it is not unlawful for appraisers to take into consideration all factors relevant to estimating fair market value, provided that such factors are not used for discriminatory purposes. Transfers all authority for administering title VIII from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Justice Department. Establishes a one-House congressional veto procedure for regulations promulgated by the Attorney General for compliance purposes. Sets forth new enforcement procedures for title VIII complaints. Permits an aggrieved person or the Attorney General on his own initiative to file a discriminatory housing practice complaint (currently, Justice Department complaints are limited to "patterns or practices" of discrimination). Requires the Attorney General to refer title VIII charges to certified State or local agencies which have jurisdiction. Prohibits the Attorney General from conditioning certification on the agency's agreement to waive its exclusive authority over housing discrimination. Requires the Attorney General to endeavor to resolve charges by conciliation. Permits the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief where preliminary investigation reveals that prompt judicial action is necessary. Continues the current authority given to private parties to seek enforcement in Federal district court. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any such private action after personal certification that the case is of general public importance. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the use of Federal magistrates should be encouraged to the maximum extent feasible to expedite litigation. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit: (1) landlords from establishing tenancy requirements relating to age, income, parental status, familial relationship, or maximum occupancy; (2) zoning or related land-use statutes or policies, or private agreements or contracts which may result in increased housing costs or diminished housing availability. Stipulates that such provisions shall not exempt from coverage under this Act any action taken for the purpose of discriminating on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin.

Housing and Community Development Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1987

Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) mortgage insurance for armed forces civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (7) mortgage insurance for land development; and (8) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1989. Limits premium increases through such period to not more than a prorated annual amount of ten percent. Amends the Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 permanently. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1989. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1989, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify to the Congress 90 days prior to any fee increase that such increase is solely for the purpose of meeting anticipated insurance claims and administrative expenses. Raises FHA multi-family mortgage limits. Permits the refinancing of graduated payment mortgages for the total outstanding balance if refinancing would result in a lower monthly mortgage payment. Makes nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for health care facility refinancing mortgage insurance. Makes public nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for mortgage insurance. Provides, with regard to hospital mortgage insurance eligibility, that in States not having a certifying agency the required certification of need and feasibility may be provided through a State-conducted or commissioned independent study. Authorizes city and State housing authorities to use unexpended low-income rental and cooperative housing funds for interest and rental assistance payments if so agreed to by the housing authorities and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single-family mortgages. Prohibits the imposition of user fees on Government-sponored secondary mortgage market agencies. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to permit the elimination of cumulative voting in the election of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) board members. Directs the Secretary to take appropriate administrative actions to reduce losses on mortgage insurance programs. Authorizes the Secretary to require mortgagors and lenders to report the taxpayer identification numbers of National Housing Act borrowers. Requires mortgagors with high default rates to submit reports, including proposed corrective steps, to the Secretary. Amends the National Housing Act to transfer mortgage insurance programs for Hawaiian homelands and Indian lands from the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to the General Insurance Fund of the Treasury. Permits Native Hawaiians to transfer FHA-financed property to their children or surviving spouses who do not meet the legal definition of native Hawaiian. Provides applicants for National Housing Act property improvement or manufactured home loan insurance with the option, until January 1, 1988, of complying with either the regulations in effect prior to January 15, 1986, or the regulations published on October 25, 1985. Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration program of home equity conversion mortgage insurance for elderly homeowners. Authorizes the Secretary to insure any home equity conversion mortgage eligible for insurance and to make insurance commitments to the extent the Secretary determines such mortgages: (1) have promise for improving the financial status or otherwise meeting the special needs of elderly homeowners; (2) will include appropriate risk safeguards for mortgagors; and (3) have acceptance potential in the private mortgage market. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligibility; (2) disclosure; and (3) mortgagor information. Prohibits mortgages without a prior commitment from being insured after September 30, 1991. Limits: (1) the total number of insured mortgages to 2,500; and (2) insurance coverage to maximum one-family residence amounts under such Act. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a home equity mortgage unless the mortgage defers repayment until the homeowner's death, sale of the house, or other occurrence as specified by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit an interim program report to the Congress by September 30, 1989; (2) submit a preliminary program evaluation to the Congress by March 30, 1992, and biennial program reports thereafter; and (3) issue proposed implementing regulations. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to permanently extend the authority of Fannie Mae to purchase residential second mortgages. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permanently extend the authority of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to purchase residential second mortgages. Amends specified provisions of the National Housing Act regarding negotiated interest rates, including certain provisions regarding nursing home fire safety equipment. Amends the definition of veteran, for purposes of mortgage insurance and rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance, to require that persons who enlisted in the armed forces after September 7, 1980, or who entered active duty after October 16, 1981, have their eligibility determined in accordance with specified Federal law. Repeals specified coinsurance provisions. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 to repeal the requirement that HUD prepare annual prototype housing costs. States that any new credit authority provided by this Act shall be effective only to the extent that such amounts are approved in appropriation Acts. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1989. Reduces FY 1991 grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Gives cities becoming classified as metropolitan cities the option to defer such classification if they elect to have their population included in an urban county. Stipulates for FY 1988 that a city may elect not to retain its metropolitan city classification. Includes within the definition of urban county a county that has: (1) a combined population in excess of 175,000; (2) more than 50 percent of its housing units unsewered; and (3) a specified sole source acquifer. Extends through FY 1989 the transition classification of a designated urban county whose decreased population no longer entitles it to such designation. Defines the entire nonmetropolitan area of a State as the designated area for making community development block grant (CDBG) income determinations. Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for urban development action grant (UDAG) purposes. Authorizes UDAG appropriations through FY 1989. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that: (1) 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality and (2) 35 percent on project quality alone. Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires at least two rounds of UDAG grant competitions annually. Permits a city to retain any repaid UDAG funds. Requires the city to submit a plan to the Secretary for such funds' reuse. Prohibits the Secretary from discriminating against applications on the basis of the type of activity involved. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report to the Congress within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) report to the Congress within three months of the final FY 1987 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 for: (1) CDBG; and (2) urban homesteading. Extends the local property demonstration program through FY 1989. Extends the evaluation reporting date to December 31, 1989. Gives homesteading priority to lower income families. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation through FY 1989. Modifies the composition of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Board to permit designated members rather than only the Chairmen of the Home Loan Bank Board, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration, to be on such Board. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program through FY 1989. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit a State from deducting administrative expenses from distribution amounts in entitlement areas in excess of the sum of $100,000 ($102,000 under current law) plus 50 percent of a State's administrative expenses above $100,000. Authorizes the City of Hartford, Connecticut, to retain and use certain land disposition proceeds from the financially closed-out Sheldon Charter Oak, Section A Urban Renewal Project (No. Conn. R. 77). Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendment - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize appropriations for flood insurance programs through FY 1989. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) collect social and ethnic data on the participants of their respective housing and related programs; and (2) include such information in their annual reports to the Congress. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements through FY 1989. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for housing research and project development through FY 1989. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1988 and 1989 budget authority for lower income housing. Makes recaptured program funds for public housing development, comprehensive improvement assistance, or Indian housing available for reuse. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 for public housing authority (PHA) operating subsidies. Prohibits the Secretary from totally restricting public housing admissions to very-low income families. Provides a displacement exemption for low-income families. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Extends eligibility to housing which is owned by State or locally chartered neighborhood nonprofit organizations. Sets rehabilitation assistance caps at $7,500 per unit for units with up to two bedrooms and $8,500 per unit for units with three or more bedrooms (current cap is $5,000 per unit). Gives grantees the option of basing their assisted housing rent on recent median area income or on such income at the time of the grantee's project application. Authorizes the Secretary to require HUD applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify eligibility. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State wage or unemployment compensation records. Limits the use of such information to housing eligibility purposes. Sets forth applicant and participant protections. Imposes a criminal penalty for the wrongful request or disclosure of such information. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit public housing residents to form resident management corporations. Requires such corporations to obtain fidelity bonding and insurance and have their records audited annually. Authorizes such projects to receive comprehensive improvement assistance. Provides for: (1) retention of excess revenues; and (2) resident management technical assistance and training. Limits financial assistance to: (1) $100,000 for any particular project; and (2) $1,500,000 for the total program. Provides lower income public housing residents with the opportunity to purchase project dwelling units through a qualifying resident management corporation. Requires, as conditions for resident ownership, that: (1) a resident management corporation be formed; (2) the corporation has entered into a contract with the PHA; and (3) the corporation has demonstrated its managerial ability for at least three years. Authorizes the Secretary to provide comprehensive improvement assistance to a project undergoing resident ownership activities. Sets forth purchase conditions, including: (1) PHA public hearings; (2) safety and livability determinations; and (3) PHA certification of sold unit replacement if justified by local low-income housing needs. Sets forth resale conditions, including: (1) permitted resale only to the resident management corporation, PHA, or other eligible low-income family; and (2) recapture of profit for any unit resold within five years. Requires that sale or recapture proceeds be used only to increase the number of available units. Permits PHA financing if no other source is available. Sets the interest rate at not less than 70 percent of the conventional mortgage rate. Requires HUD to continue to pay annual assistance to the project. Eliminates operating subsidies for a purchased building. Sets forth the following protection for nonpurchasing families: (1) eviction prohibition; (2) tenants' rights; (3) and rental and relocation assistance. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide PHAs with the necessary financial assistance to carry out such ownership program; and (2) report annually to the Congress. States that after September 30, 1987, the Secretary shall reserve public housing funds only if: (1) funds are needed to complete units whose funding is already obligated; (2) at least 85 percent of the units meet, or will meet, HUD standards; (3) development is needed to replace disposed units or to comply with court orders or the Secretary's directions; or (4) the locality has demand for family housing that the PHA plans to meet with the development of not more than 100 units. Permits up to 20 percent of public housing development funds to be used for redesign or reconstruction of existing projects. Sets forth the findings of the Congress regarding the problems of substandard public housing and the need to reform the comprehensive grant program in order to provide stable assistance and capital and managerial improvements. Directs the Secretary, within one year of enactment of this Act, to: (1) complete the HUD public housing modernization study, and any other related studies; and (2) submit to the Congress specified funding allocation determinations. Revises the definition of "disability" under such Act. Subtitle B: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against a certificate or voucher holder solely because of the status of such prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize appropriations through FY 1989 for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Bases interest rates on the most recently issued 30-year Treasury obligations. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Provides for the continued commitment of certain funds for the home ownership program. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for congregate services through FY 1989. Directs the Secretary to contract for a report due to the Congress by September 30, 1989, which will: (1) document the number of elderly persons living in federally assisted housing at risk of institutionalization; (2) compare alternative congregate services delivery systems; and (3) assess the availability of Federal, State, and local financial support. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, with regard to rent supplement projects, to repeal the requirement that HUD furnish a project owner with certain renter information. Requires owners to give housing preference to persons in substandard housing. (Current law requires that such persons be given priority.) Includes among such preferred applicants persons who are paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1989. (Sets forth specified limits on such authority for FY 1988 and 1989.) Authorizes FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) the meeting of obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1989. Requires the Department of Agriculture to make or insure loans for rural manufactured homes for the same time period applicable under section 2 of the National Housing Act. Defines "very-low income families or persons" for rural housing loan purposes to mean those families or persons with incomes less than the appropriate levels established under the United States Housing Act of 1937, or those families and persons with incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of the median income for all nonmetropolitan areas in the State. Permits public and private tax-exempt nonprofit sponsors to treat loan packaging costs as eligible development costs. Directs the Secretary to develop tax and insurance escrow procedures for assisted homebuyers. Title IV: Fair Housing Demonstration - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts through FY 1989 with State or local governments or private or public entities to formulate and carry out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify the appropriate congressional committees before entering into a grant or contract agreement; (2) submit a quarterly program summary to such committees; (3) issue implementing regulations; and (4) establish private enforcement guidelines. Authorizes FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations for noninterest bearing second mortgages for new or rehabilitated homes. Sets maximum loans at $15,000. Requires at least a ten percent downpayment. Prohibits leasing. Makes such loans repayable to the Secretary upon the sale, lease, or transfer of the property. Requires an eligible family to: (1) have an income not in excess of the greater of 115 percent of the local metropolitan median income for a family of four, or the national median income for a family of four; and (2) not have owned a home within three years. Sets forth criteria for: (1) grant selection; and (2) assistance conditions. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations.

A joint resolution to designate April 1987 as "Fair Housing Month".

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1987

Authorizes and requests the President to designate the month of April as Fair Housing Month.

A bill to authorize housing assistance for homeless individuals and families.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987

Requires a State or urban area to submit a comprehensive homeless assistance plan for approval to the Interagency Council on the Homeless in order to receive housing assistance under this Act. Sets forth required contents of such plan, including a description of the local homeless population and the existing services available to them. Requires the Council to review and approve a plan within 30 days unless such plan fails to meet the requirements of this Act. Requires: (1) annual performance monitoring reports to the Council; and (2) the Council to carry out performance evaluations beginning with FY 1990. Authorizes additional FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations for: (1) the transitional housing program; and (2) the emergency shelter grant program. Increases the minimum allocation amounts for the emergency shelter grants program. Exempts such additional emergency shelter assistance from a specified planning requirement. Increases available budget authority for five-year contract section 8 existing housing certificates for the homeless, especially the elderly and homeless families with children. Permits such certificates to be attached to a housing unit owned by a nonprofit organization which has agreed to provide shelter and services to the homeless. Increases available budget authority for ten-year contract section 8 single room occupancy dwellings for the homeless. Requires the installation of sprinkler systems, smoke detectors, and other fire and safety improvements. Limits rehabilitation costs to $14,000 per unit, unless local conditions such as contruction or acquisition costs or fire or building codes require increases.

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Title I: Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Council on the Homeless as the successor to the Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Task Force on the Homeless. Transfers all Task Force functions to the Council and terminates the Task Force. Sets forth Council functions, including: (1) Federal homeless program review; (2) governmental and private programs evaluation; (3) information distribution; and (4) provision of professional and technical assistance. Requires each Federal agency to report annually (the first report due within 90 days of enactment of this Act) to the Congress and the Council regarding its programs for the homeless, any impediments including statutory or regulatory restrictions affecting such programs, and efforts made to increase food, shelter, and support opportunities for the homeless. Requires the Council to report annually to the President and to the Congress regarding: (1) the nature and extent of the homeless problem; (2) Council activities in cooperation with governmental and private entities; (3) Federal programs for the homeless, and an assessment of necessary levels of Federal assistance; and (4) appropriate recommendations. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title II: Clarification of Use of Excess Property Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 - Excess Property Identification Act of 1987 - Requires: (1) each Federal agency to identify excess property under its control that would be suitable for use as a shelter or to provide services to the homeless; and (2) the Administrator of General Services to report to the Council on the availability of such property. Title III: Shelter Program - Part A: General Provisions - Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 1987 - Establishes the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board, to be constituted by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Directs FEMA to act as Federal liaison and provide support services to the Board. States that each Board-designated locality shall establish a local board which shall determine fund distribution. Sets forth local board responsibilities, including: (1) coordination with other governmental assistance programs; (2) selection of grant recipients; and (3) program monitoring. Sets forth Board recordkeeping and audit provisions, including authority for access by the Comptroller General of the United States. Requires the Board to report annually to the Congress. Part B: Emergency Food and Shelter Grants - Requires the Director of FEMA, within 30 days of enactment of a law providing appropriations to carry out this part, to provide funds to the Board for grants to private nonprofit organizations and units of local government to: (1) provide shelter, food, and support services to the homeless, with attention given to homeless persons with mental and physical disabilities; (2) strengthen efforts to create more effective and innovative local programs; and (3) conduct limited rehabilitation of existing mass shelter or mass feeding facilities. Limits Board funding to only those programs carried out by nonprofit organizations and units of local government which are consistent with the purposes of this title. Prohibits the Board from carrying out programs directly. Limits administrative costs to not more than five percent of total appropriations. Requires the Board to establish written guidelines, including: (1) methods for identifying needy localities and determining allocations; (2) eligible program costs; and (3) guidelines specifying the responsibilities and reporting requirements of the Board, its recipients and service providers. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations, including any amount provided under Public Law 100-6. Part C: Case Management - Requires the Director of FEMA, within 30 days of enactment of a law providing appropriations to carry out this part, to provide grants to the Board to be given to recipient private nonprofit organizations and units of local government under part B of the Act to provide the homeless in shelters with case management services. Requires recipients to provide or arrange for such services. Sets forth required services. States that, if feasible in certain areas, the government or private entity operating a homeless shelter shall give preference to specified Community Services Block Grant programs in arranging for the provision of case management services. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations.

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987

Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Title I: Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Council on the Homeless as the successor to the Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Task Force on the Homeless. Transfers all Task Force functions to the Council and terminates the Task Force. Sets forth Council functions, including: (1) Federal homeless program review; (2) governmental and private programs evaluation; (3) information distribution; and (4) provision of professional and technical assistance. Requires each Federal agency to report annually (the first report due within 90 days of enactment of this Act) to the Congress and the Council regarding its programs for the homeless, any impediments including statutory or regulatory restrictions affecting such programs, and efforts made to increase food, shelter, and support opportunities for the homeless. Requires the Council to report annually to the President and to the Congress regarding: (1) the nature and extent of the homeless problem; (2) Council activities in cooperation with governmental and private entities; (3) Federal programs for the homeless, and an assessment of necessary levels of Federal assistance; and (4) appropriate recommendations. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title II: Clarification of Use of Excess Property Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 - Excess Property Identification Act of 1987 - Requires: (1) each Federal agency to identify excess property under its control that would be suitable for use as a shelter or to provide services to the homeless; and (2) the Administrator of General Services to report to the Council on the availability of such property. Title III: Shelter Program - Part A: General Provisions - Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 1987 - Establishes the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board, to be constituted by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Directs FEMA to act as Federal liaison and provide support services to the Board. States that each Board-designated locality shall constitute a local board for purposes of determining fund distributions. Sets forth local board responsibilities, including: (1) coordination with other governmental assistance programs; (2) selection of grant recipients; and (3) program monitoring. Sets forth Board recordkeeping and audit provisions, including authority for access by the Comptroller General of the United States. Requires the Board to report annually to the Congress. Part B: Emergency Food and Shelter Grants - Requires the Director of FEMA, within 30 days of enactment of a law providing appropriations to carry out this part, to provide funds to the Board for grants to private nonprofit organizations and units of local government to: (1) provide shelter, food, and support services to the homeless, with attention given to homeless persons with mental and physical disabilities; (2) strengthen efforts to create more effective and innovative local programs; and (3) conduct limited rehabilitation of existing mass shelter or mass feeding facilities. Limits Board funding to only those programs carried out by nonprofit organizations and units of local government which are consistent with the purposes of this title. Prohibits the Board from carrying out programs directly. Limits administrative costs to not more than five percent of total appropriations. Requires the Board to establish written guidelines, including: (1) methods for identifying needy localities, and determining allocations; (2) eligible program costs; and (3) guidelines specifying the responsibilities and reporting requirements of the Board, its recipients and service providers. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations, including any amount provided under Public Law 100-6 (additional funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency). Part C: Case Management - Requires the Director of FEMA, within 30 days of enactment of a law providing appropriations to carry out this part, to provide grants to the Board to be given to recipient private nonprofit organizations and units of local government under part B of this Act to provide the homeless in shelters with case management services. Requires recipients to provide or arrange for such services. Sets forth required services. States that, if feasible in certain areas, the government or private entity operating a homeless shelter shall give preference to specified Community Services Block Grant programs in arranging for the provision of case management services. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Requires a State or urban area to submit a comprehensive homeless assistance plan for approval to the Interagency Council on the Homeless in order to receive housing assistance under this Act. Sets forth required contents of such plan, including a description of the local homeless population and the existing services available to them. Requires the Council to review and approve a plan within 30 days unless such plan fails to meet the requirements of this Act. Requires: (1) annual performance monitoring reports to the Council; and (2) the Council to carry out performance evaluations beginning with FY 1990. Authorizes additional FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations for: (1) the transitional housing program; and (2) the emergency shelter grant program. Increases the minimum allocation amounts for the emergency shelter grants program. Exempts such additional emergency shelter assistance from a specified planning requirement. Increases available budget authority for five-year contract section 8 existing housing certificates for the homeless, especially the elderly and homeless families with children. Permits such certificates to be attached to a housing unit owned by a nonprofit organization which has agreed to provide shelter and services to the homeless. Increases available budget authority for ten-year contract section 8 single room occupancy dwellings for the homeless. Requires the installation of sprinkler systems, smoke detectors, and other fire and safety improvements. Limits rehabilitation costs to $14,000 per unit, unless local conditions such as contruction or acquisition costs or fire or building codes require increases. Title V: Health Services and Mental Health Services for the Homeless - Health Services and Mental Health Services for the Homeless Act - Part A: Health Services - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for: (1) health services for homeless individuals; and (2) mental health services for homeless individuals who do not have a chronic mental illness. Specifies services such entities are required to provide and other requirements in order to be eligible for grants. Requires the Secretary to give preference to entities which have experience in providing comprehensive primary health care services to homeless individuals and medically underserved populations. Provides that such required services shall be provided to any homeless individual without regard to ability to pay. Specifies requirements for any fees charged by grant recipients. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Part B: Mental Health Services - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Prohibits the Secretary from using more than one percent of the amount appropriated for administration. Provides a formula for allotment of funds to States, the District of Columbia, and certain U.S. territories and possessions. Specifies how such allotments shall be used for emergency projects for homeless individuals who have chronic mental illnesses. Includes in such uses: (1) services to individuals who are homeless or who have chronic mental illness and are at risk of becoming homeless; and (2) certain training of individuals to enable them to provide services to homeless individuals. Prohibits certain uses of such allotments, including inpatient services, cash payments to recipients, and, subject to waiver by the Secretary, capital expenditures. Prohibits more than five percent of the amount paid to a State from being used for administrative costs. Sets forth application provisions. Makes applicable to allotments under the Act provisions of existing law relating to adjustments of allotments under certain circumstances, reports and audits, withholding of funds for cause, discrimination, and criminal penalties for false statements. Title VI: Assuring the Education of Homeless Children - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require each State educational agency to adopt and implement a plan to ensure each homeless child of full and equal opportunities. Prohibits the application of State or local residency requirements so as to bar any homeless child from attending school. Sets forth requirements regarding selection of the school in which such child will be enrolled, transportation to the school selected, maintenance of the child's records, and participation in educational programs and services. Requires the Secretary to make grants to State and local educational agencies for exemplary programs for homeless students. Sets forth eligibility and application requirements. Requires the Secretary to disseminate information on such exemplary programs to other State and local educational agencies. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title VII: Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Project - Requires the Secretary of Labor to make grants for the Federal share of job training demonstration projects for homeless individuals. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into contracts to carry out this title. Restricts eligibility for such grants to applicants located in a State which has submitted a comprehensive plan as provided for in this Act. Specifies elements required to be included in grant applications. Sets forth the purposes for which such grants may be used. Sets the Federal share of the cost of demonstration projects at 50 percent for each fiscal year. Allows the non-Federal share to be in cash or in kind. Limits the amount of grants to any State in each fiscal year to 15 percent of the total amount appropriated for this title. Requires the Secretary to annually evaluate each demonstration project and submit a report to the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Requires the Secretary to submit a final report to the President, the Congress, and the Interagency Council. Requires the Interagency Council to: (1) prepare and publish a report evaluating each project receiving assistance under this title; (2) make a determination of the relative effectiveness of such projects; and (3) make recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, to the Congress on job training programs for homeless individuals to be established on a national basis. Authorizes FY 1988 appropriations. Terminates such program on October 1, 1990. Title VIII: Nutrition - Nutrition for Homeless Individuals Act of 1987 - Part A: Food Stamp Program - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to define "homeless individual" for purposes of such Act as defined in the Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act. Authorizes food stamp outreach for the homeless. Requires States to provide food stamps within five days of application to: (1) the homeless; and (2) persons whose combined gross income and liquid resources are less than their monthly rent and utilities. Part B: Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) - Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for an increased variety of commodities for distribution under the temporary emergency food assistance program (TEFAP). Increases FY 1987 TEFAP authorizations. Authorizes FY 1988 program appropriations. States that any FY 1987 or 1988 appropriations in excess of such authorizations shall be used for the homeless. Part C: Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act, with stated exceptions, effective not later than 160 days after enactment.

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for loan eligibility and State subsidies. Sets forth related authorities of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, including authority to establish a limitation on the interest rate on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and to transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) develop minimum standards for shoreline erosion protection construction; and (2) report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program and of erosion protection devices. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1992 appropriations.

Housing and Community Development Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for community development block grants and the discretionary fund. Provides for the temporary retention of: (1) metropolitan city status by a city that no longer so qualifies; and (2) urban county status by a county with a declining population. Repeals title VIII (Livable Cities) of such Act. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 for the urban homesteading program. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Part A: General - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations through FY 1989 for lower income housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify housing eligibility. Provides HUD with access to State wage or unemployment compensation records. Limits the use of such information to housing eligibility purposes. Imposes a criminal penalty for the wrongful request or disclosure of such information. Authorizes a related private right of action. Part B: Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the comprehensive improvement assistance program. (Renames such program the comprehensive grant program.) Requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to submit to the Secretary a comprehensive plan which shall include a five-year work plan. Requires PHAs to submit additionally a one-year work plan for each fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990. Declares that future public housing laws shall not apply to Indian housing unless explicitly stated. Part C: Other Assisted Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to repeal the interest rate cap on elderly or handicapped housing loans. Increases such loans' escrow requirement. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize permanent appropriations for troubled projects assistance. Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the operating-cost limitation on contract rent adjustments for certain section 8 projects. Sets forth conditions for certificate program rent either above or below existing fair market rental limitations. Amends the National Housing Act to set forth maximum rent criteria under the rental and cooperative housing for lower income families program. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Part A: FHA - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through FY 1988 for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; and (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Sets forth title I loan premium charge provisions, including surcharge authority. Increases the Secretary's mortgage insurance premium authority. Revises the definition of "veteran" for certain mortgage insurance purposes. Requires that in order to insure or maintain mortgage insurance, a single family dwelling must be the principal residence of the original or subsequent purchasers. Authorizes the Secretary to insure operating loss loans for certain projects. Repeals coinsurance authority under such Act. Transfers mortgage insurance programs for Hawaiian homelands and Indian lands from the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to the General Insurance Fund of the Treasury. Civil Recovery Double Damages Act - Provides a double damages remedy for the unauthorized use of multifamily housing project assets and income. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 to repeal the requirement that HUD prepare annual prototype housing costs. Part B: Other Programs - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations through FY 1989 for housing research. Authorizes a fair housing initiatives program. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil penalties on mortgagees or lenders for specified mortgage-related violations. Authorizes judicial review of penalty determinations. Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to authorize manufactured home fees. Amends the definition of manufactured home. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to eliminate the maximum fee limitation for interstate land sales registration. Title IV: Rental Rehabilitation and Development Grants - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations (with specified amounts for technical assistance) for a revised rental rehabilitation and housing development grant program.

Public Housing Energy Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Public Housing Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, within one year of enactment of this Act, to: (1) establish public housing energy conservation performance standards; and (2) revise public housing construction cost limits to reflect structural life-cycle costs and major heating and cooling systems. Requires public housing development and rehabilitation programs begun one year after enactment of this Act to incorporate such standards. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority in the State of Illinois to implement public housing energy conservation measures; and (2) report annually to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations.

Radon Testing Assistance Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987

Radon Testing Assistance Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide technical assistance to State and local governments to encourage the incorporation of radon testing requirements in building codes; and (2) include a description of activities carried out under this Act in the Secretary's annual report. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations.

Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987

Title I: General Provisions - Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985 - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act. Title II: Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as soon as practicable after September 30, 1987, to constitute an emergency food and shelter program national board of volunteer agencies. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to constitute a similar board by March 30, 1988. Transfers, as of such date, the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of the FEMA board to such board. States that such boards shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance. Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan. Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. Title III: Transition to Independence Demonstration Project - Directs the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to assist the homeless in the transition to independent living. Limits Federal participation to up to 75 percent of project costs. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations.

A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for adjustments in maximum monthly rentals for lower income housing to reflect increased costs due to necessary capital improvements.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit lower income housing rental increases based on capital improvements.

A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to correct certain inequities in the calculation of fair market rentals and payment standards for lower income housing assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that certain assisted housing fair market rental and voucher payment calculations for Westchester County in the State of New York shall be the same as those for Nassau and Suffolk Counties in such State.

A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require leases for lower income housing to contain expiration and notice provisions.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require leases for assisted lower income housing to contain expiration and notice provisions.

A bill to amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, with respect to the refinancing of housing loans guaranteed, insured, or made under such chapter.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987

Amends specified provisions of Federal law relating to the refinancing of veterans' home loans to remove the requirement that a veteran must actually occupy the home in order to qualify for such refinancing.

Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987

Federal Task Force on the Homeless Act - Establishes in the executive branch a Federal Task Force on Food and Shelter for the Homeless. Requires quarterly reports to the Congress. Terminates the Federal Task Force on Food and Shelter for the Homeless in the Department of Health and Human Services upon enactment of this Act, and transfers all personnel, property, and funds to the executive Task Force. Establishes within such Task Force an Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness. Sets forth operating and administrative provisions. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations.

A bill to amend the National Housing Act to limit the fees that may be charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for the guaranty of mortgage-backed securities.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Amends the National Housing Act to limit the Government National Mortgage Association mortgage guarantee fee to six basis points. Sets administrative fees at September 1, 1985, levels, except that they may be increased to cover increased administrative costs.

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to include as medical assistance care and services provided to aged and disabled individuals in congregate housing facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow States to cover medical assistance provided in congregate housing facilities to aged and disabled residents of such facilities who would otherwise require care provided in a hospital, skilled nursing, or intermediate care facility at the same or a greater cost than the care provided at such housing facilities.

Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Permanent Housing for Homeless Families Act - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is: (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent, nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing. Requires that: (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at at least the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent. Prohibits States from requiring their political subdivisions to pay a higher percentage of such costs than such subdivisions otherwise pay under the State AFDC plan.

Alfred J. Fleischer, Sr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Corporation for Housing Partnerships for the term expiring October 27, 1988. (Reappointment)

United States · United States Senate · 24 February 1987

A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family and multifamily dwellings, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987

Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (6) mortgage insurance for land development; (7) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities; (8) mortgage insurance commitment limitations; and (9) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to make authority permanent for urban rehabilitation loan authority. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make authority permanent for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986 to make national flood insurance authority, including emergency implementation provisions, permanent.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to permit access to the premises; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for prompt judicial action when necessary. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use control, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits criminal penalties of up to a $100,000 fine and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for noncompliance with subpoenas or other lawful orders. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Permits the filing of a petition for review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 30 days of service of such order. Permits any prevailing party to be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Allows the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to fair housing rights has occurred. Permits the Attorney General to commence a civil action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint. Describes the types of relief which may be granted in civil actions under such Act.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants (R87-46) should be disapproved.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for rental development grants.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for rental development grants (R87-44) should be disapproved.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants (R87-47) should be disapproved.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to permit access to the premises; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his or her own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for prompt judicial action when necessary. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use control, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits criminal penalties of up to a $100,000 fine and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for noncompliance with subpoenas or other lawful orders. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief, including punitive damages. Permits the filing of a petition for review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 30 days of service of such order. Permits any prevailing party to be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Allows the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to fair housing rights has occurred. Permits the Attorney General to commence a civil action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of the complaint. Describes the types of relief which may be granted in civil actions under such Act.

A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to encourage resident management of public housing.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that, as a condition of entering into a resident management program, the elected resident council of a public housing project shall approve the establishment of a resident management corporation. Requires such council and the public housing agency, in cooperation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to jointly select a management specialist to help establish the resident management corporation. Requires the corporation to provide bonding and insurance and to provide for an annual audit. Authorizes the corporation to contract with the public housing agency to establish respective management rights and responsibilities. Authorizes the waiver of Federal regulatory requirements, including specified employment wage requirements. Authorizes for such resident managed projects: (1) comprehensive improvement assistance; (2) retention of excess revenues; and (3) resident management technical assistance and training. Prohibits Federal subsidy reductions during the first three years of resident management.

A bill to repeal the sunset provisions in FHA and related laws.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1987

Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (6) mortgage insurance for land development; (7) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities; and (8) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to make authority permanent for urban rehabilitation loans. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make authority permanent for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grants and loans. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986 to make national flood insurance authority, including emergency implementation provisions, permanent.

Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1987

Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act of 1987 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, before accepting prepayment or refinancing of any rural rental housing loan made or insured prior to December 21, 1979, to require the borrower to offer to sell such housing and related facilities to a qualified nonprofit organization. Directs the Secretary to provide specified financial assistance, including rental assistance, to facilitate such sale. Prohibits subsequent property transfers during the term of the transferred loan unless there is no longer a need for such low-income housing. Authorizes appropriations to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for reimbursement of financial assistance provided under this Act.

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1987

Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for loan eligibility and State subsidies. Sets forth related authorities of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, including authority to establish limitations on interest rates on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) develop minimum standards for shoreline erosion protection; and (2) report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of the Army to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1992 appropriations.

A bill to disapprove of the President's proposed rescissions for the Community Development Block Grant Program and the Urban Development Action Grant Program, and to require that funds withheld under the authority of the rescission requests be released immediately upon enactment.

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1987

Disapproves the President's proposed rescissions of budget authority for the community development block grant and urban development action grant programs (R87-46 and R87-47, respectively) and directs that funds withheld under such requests be made available for obligation.

A bill to amend the National Housing Act to limit the fees that may be charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for the guaranty of mortgage-backed securities.

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1987

Amends the National Housing Act to limit the fees that may be charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for the guaranty of mortgage-backed securities. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify to the Congress that any proposed fee increase is solely for specified permitted purposes.

H.U.D. Income Verification Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987

H.U.D. Income Verification Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program applicants or participants to: (1) disclose their social security or employer identification numbers; and (2) consent to wage information verification. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State employment records. Requires Federal, State, local, or public housing administering agencies to independently verify such information before terminating or reducing any housing benefits. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for misuse of such information.

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a home equity conversion mortgage and to make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement if such mortgages: (1) may improve the financial situation or otherwise meet the needs of elderly homeowners; (2) can be developed to include safeguards for mortgagors to offset the special risks of such mortgages; and (3) have a potential for acceptance in the private market. Includes among insurance eligibility requirements that the mortgage shall: (1) have been made and held by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary; (2) have been executed by an elderly homeowner; (3) be secured by a one-family residential dwelling occupied by the mortgagor; (4) able to be prepaid without penalty; and (5) have a capped interest rate. Sets forth required mortgage disclosure and mortgagor information service provisions, including the provision of alternate home equity conversion options and related tax and financial information. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a mortgage pursuant to this Act after September 30, 1991. Sets the total number of insurable mortgages under this Act at 2,000. Permits the Secretary to take any action necessary to provide a mortgagor with funds due pursuant to an insured mortgage or ancillary contract which have not been paid by the party responsible and to obtain reimbursement of such payments from any source. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a home equity conversion mortgage that does not provide specified safeguards to prevent the displacement of the homeowner. Requires the Secretary to provide the Congress with two specified interim program reports.

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Community Development Block Grant Program.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987

Rejects the proposed rescission of a specified sum of FY 1987 appropriations for community development block grants.

Emergency Housing Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987

Title I: General Provisions - Emergency Housing Act of 1987 - Creates the Emergency Housing National Board (Board), which shall exist until October 1, 1992. Mandates that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency enter into an interagency agreement to establish such Board and to administer the programs under this Act. Provides for designated local boards to determine which local organizations shall receive grants to act as service providers and to monitor and oversee local programs. Designates the Secretary as Federal liaison to the Board and directs the Secretary to provide specified support services to it. Mandates an annual independent audit of the Board and establishes guidelines to govern recordkeeping pertinent to such audit. Requires that the Board submit an annual report to the Congress. Title II: Emergency Housing Grants - Directs the Secretary, within 30 days of enactment of appropriations to implement this title, to grant the full amount of such funds to the Board for the purpose of providng emergency housing and associated services to needy persons through units of local government and certain private nonprofit organizations. Specifies eligible uses of such grants by the Board to include: (1) expanding and supplementing ongoing efforts to provide shelter for the homeless; (2) serving as a national clearinghouse for information relating to homelessness; (3) providing financial encouragement to effective and innovative local programs; and (4) conducting minimum rehabilitation of existing eligible temporary housing facilities. Limits the Board's administrative costs to a specified percentage of total emergency housing appropriations in any given year. Requires the Board to establish and publish annually written guidelines for various board responsibilities, including methods for determining those localities having the greatest need for emergency housing assistance and for allocating grant funds to them. Exempts the Board from the procedural rulemaking requirements generally applicable to Federal agencies. Requires that grants made by the Board be allocated to localities on the basis of relative need, determined according to objective criteria and in consultation with the States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989. Authorizes additional FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations for programs to which non-Federal sources contribute at least half of the cost. Title III: Transitional Housing Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project designed to determine the acquisition costs, operating costs, and advantages, social and otherwise, associated with housing and supportive services to assist homeless persons, especially those in transition toward independent living. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance in the form of: (1) non-interest-bearing advances, subject to non-repayment under specified conditions and subject to specific budget authority; (2) annual payments for operating costs; and (3) technical assistance. Lists criteria to be considered by the Secretary in selecting recipients for assistance. Requires that such recipients comply with specified conditions relating to the operation of housing and the provision of supportive services for the homeless. Directs the Secretary to issue and publish annually guidelines for the demonstration program. Mandates that the Secretary submit to the Congress both an interim and a final report on the program. Title IV: Emergency Shelter Grants Program - Establishes a program under which the Secretary shall make grants to States, local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations to pursue activities relating to emergency shelter for the homeless, including renovation of buildings, and provision of certain essential services. Sets forth general requirements applicable to the allocation and reallocation of grant funds, the submission of plans by eligible grantees, the timetable governing the granting of funds, and the responsibility of grantees to generate matching funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for implementation of titles III and IV of this Act.

Jesse Gray Housing Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1987

Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct 500,000 new public housing units during each of FY 1988 through 1997. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to public housing agencies (PHAs); and (2) enter into contracts with (PHAs) for annual contributions. Limits the aggregate amount of fiscal year budget authority obligated under such contracts. Bases the formula for such amounts on the consumer price index for FY 1989 through 1997. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1997 appropriations. Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially those likely to be demolished or disposed of. Increases annually the aggregate amount of contract budget authority necessary to revitalize 100,000 public housing units in each of FY 1988 through 1997. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a PHA project demolition application. (Currently such approval is permitted if the Secretary makes specified determinations.) Requires PHAs to carry out job training and employment programs in connection with certain housing construction and revitalization projects. Gives program participation preference to housing residents. Establishes in the Treasury the National Housing Trust Fund. Reduces lower income rent contribution amounts under the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Housing Act of 1949, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, and the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983. Excludes welfare or social security cost-of-living adjustments from such adjusted income determinations. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a comprehensive report concerning proposed limitations on Federal housing assistance to ensure that Federal housing and assistance funds benefit only lower income families.

A bill to provide that each State must establish a workfare program, and require participation therein by all residents of the State who are receiving benefits or assistance under the aid to families with dependent children, food stamp, and public housing programs, as a condition of the State's eligibility for Federal assistance in connection with those programs.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1987

Requires that each State establish and maintain an approved workfare program as a condition of its eligibility for Federal payments or other assistance under the: (1) program under part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act; (2) food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and (3) public housing and assisted housing programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such State workfare program shall require every State resident applying for or receiving aid under such Federal public assistance programs to perform work in return for, and as a condition for, such aid. Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to promulgate guidelines for approval, supervision, and oversight of such State workfare programs. Exempts from required participation in such programs those who are: (1) under age 18 or over age 65; (2) disabled; (3) regularly employed for at least 40 hours a week; or (4) primarily responsible for the care of a child less than three years old (or for the care of a child more than two but less than six years old if suitable child care is not available at reasonable cost). Requires that each State workfare program must provide that if any individual who is required to participate in such program refuses to accept a bona fide offer of qualified employment or to perform qualified employment, in any month, neither such individual nor any other person in the family or household of which such individual is a member shall be eligible to receive any aid under such Federal public assistance programs for that month. Requires that State workfare programs include provision for job counseling, assistance in obtaining employment outside the program, and job search activities. Provides for: (1) Federal matching funds to cover administrative costs of such State programs; (2) Federal cut-offs of funds to State agencies for failure to comply with this Act; and (3) Federal agency reports to the Congress on such State programs. Authorizes appropriations.

J. Michael Dorsey, of Missouri, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice John J. Knapp, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 29 January 1987

A bill to rescind budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for community development grants (rescission numbered R87-46) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987

Rescinds budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development community development grants (R87-46).

A bill to rescind budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing counseling assistance (rescission numbered R87-45) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of l974.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987

Rescinds budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development housing counseling assistance (R87-45).

A bill to rescind budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for urban development action grants (rescission numbered R87-47) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987

Rescinds budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development urban development action grants (R87-47).

A bill to rescind budget authority for the Farmers Home Administration for very low income housing repair grants (rescission numbered R87-10) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987

Rescinds budget authority for the Farmers Home Administration for very low income housing repair grants (R87-10).

A bill to rescind budget authority for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for salaries and expenses (rescission numbered R87-48) proposed to be rescinded in a special message transmitted to the Congress by the President on January 5, 1987, in accordance with section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1987

Rescinds budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development salaries and expenses (R87-48).