Housing

To amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to provide that taxpayers who invested in low-income housing projects before January 1, 1984, shall receive the same transitional relief as taxpayers who so invested after December 31, 1983.

United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1989

Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to redefine "qualified investor" for purposes of transitional rules in connection with limitations on passive activity losses associated with investments in low-income housing projects placed in service before August 16, 1986.

Safe and Decent Housing Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1989

Safe and Decent Housing Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to permit a housing agency to waive administrative eviction hearings in cases of tenant criminal activity, including drug-related activity. Requires the agency to notify the local post office of any such tenant eviction.

Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1989

Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act - States that displaced homemakers and single parents shall not be deemed ineligible for Federal assistance for first-time homebuyers on the basis of previous home ownership or residence while married or a homemaker.

Federal Surplus Property for Affordable Housing Development Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1989

Federal Surplus Property for Affordable Housing Development Act of 1989 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Federal Surplus Property which shall select surplus real property for the housing demonstration program authorized by this Act. Terminates the Task Force upon completion of its duties. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to convey surplus property to States to provide rental and homeownership opportunities for very low and lower income families. Authorizes: (1) the Administrator of General Services to transfer surplus real property to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary to convey such property to a State to be used as provided for by this Act. Sets forth reporting requirements of the States and the Secretary.

Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1989

Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989 - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to the elderly homeowner equity conversion mortgage program to: (1) increase the total number of insured mortgages; (2) modify the maximum value of convertible home equity (95 percent of median home price in the United States or in a particular area); (3) set forth various reverse mortgage options; (4) permit the mortgagor to convert payment methods during the term of the mortgage; (5) limit mortgagor liability; and (6) require certain disclosures by the mortgagee regarding mortgagor liability and total mortgage cost.

Rural Housing Revitalization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1989

Rural Housing Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the Secretary of Agriculture's rural housing loan insurance and guarantee, rental assistance payment contract, rental housing loan, and mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authorities through FY 1991. Authorizes appropriations to the Farmers Home Administration through FY 1991 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to defer payment of up to 20 percent of the principal on a loan made or insured for housing and buildings on adequate farms where deferral is necessary to enable the borrower to afford payment on the loan and certain other conditions are met. Directs the Secretary to designate as targeted underserved areas 60 counties and communities in FY 1990 and 100 counties and communities in FY 1991 that have severe, unmet housing needs. Defines eligibility criteria and requires an outreach program and set-asides of assistance for such areas. Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants for such areas for the development of housing assistance capacity (capacity building grants). Directs the Secretary to provide 90 percent-guaranteed loans to moderate income borrowers with less than the median income of an area for the acquisition or construction of a single-family principal residence. Mandates priority to first-time buyers and permits as a loan condition successful completion of a homebuyer counseling program. Requires the Secretary also to provide 90 percent-guaranteed loans for housing rehabilitation in certain areas the Secretary shall target. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to borrowers, lenders, and realtors in the guaranteed loan program. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations to demonstrate effective public-private partnerships for the development of low-income rural housing. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991. Provides for the continuing availability of deobligated funds and the reallocation of other funds under housing preservation grants. Directs the Secretary, in the event of default involving a security interest in tribal allotted or trust land, to pursue liquidation only after offering to transfer the account to, and after liquidation to sell, transfer, or otherwise alienate the property only to, an eligible tribal member, the tribe, or an Indian housing authority. Provides for the transfer of inventory under the loan program for housing and buildings on adequate farms to the insured loan program for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor.

Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1989

Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reserve at least five percent of section 8 housing assistance for families affected by domestic violence and for homeless families. Requires administration of such program through the local public housing agencies. Permits assistance to be used in shared housing arrangements if the family receiving assistance so consents. States that rent contributions made by a family in such an arrangement shall not be considered income to the participating family for purposes of specified housing assistance eligibility. Includes among State allocation factors the number of transitional and emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, and the number of families served by such programs. Requires: (1) each State to make an annual program report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) the Secretary to include a summary of such reports in the annual section 8 report.

Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1989

Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to obligate specified amounts of rehabilitation loan funds for low and moderate income first-time urban homeowners. Extends such rehabilitation loan program through FY 1991.

Waiving certain points of order against consideration of the bill (H.R. 2916) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1989

Waives points of order against the consideration of H.R. 2916 (appropriations).

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1989

Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 - Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for: (1) the payment of compensation benefits and readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, the loan guaranty and insurance operations, and direct loans for specially adapted housing; (2) medical care facilities, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration, miscellaneous operating expenses, and grants to the Republic of the Philippines for a medical center; and (3) general operating expenses, the Office of the Inspector General, construction projects, the parking garage revolving fund, grants for the construction of State extended care facilities, and grants for the construction of State veterans cemeteries. Authorizes the transfer of funds among specified appropriations. Authorizes the use of appropriations to procure consultant services. Specifies the appropriations available for the construction of any new hospital or home. Prohibits the use of appropriations to hospitalize or examine non-beneficiaries, unless reimbursement is made at rates determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the use of certain appropriations to pay prior year accrued obligations for certain benefits. Requires compensation and benefit payments for the pay period ending September 23, 1989, to be made by September 29, 1989, for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as a result of a significant policy change. Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for: (1) housing programs, including contributions for assisted housing, rental rehabilitation grants, congregate services, low-income housing projects, housing counseling assistance, multi-family housing project subsidies, the emergency shelter grants program, the transitional supportive housing demonstration program, grants for supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless, expenses of the Interagency Council on the Homeless, and housing administration funds; (2) community development grants program; (3) the urban homesteading program; (4) research and technology; (5) fair housing activities; and (6) management and administration, including the Office of the Inspector General. Limits the amounts of specified loan obligations, including guarantee commitments of the Government National Mortgage Association. Authorizes the city of College Park, Maryland, to retain any categorical settlement grant funds, urban renewal grant funds, and land disposition proceeds that remain after the financial closeout of the Lakeland Urban Renewal Project and to use such funds and proceeds for the community development block grant program. Authorizes the city of Hartford, Connecticut, to retain any land disposition proceeds from the financially closed-out Sheldon-Charter Oak Urban Renewal Project and to use such proceeds for a community development block grant program. Forgives certain accrued interest and requires return of interest paid by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in connection with certain public housing project funds. Amends the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989 to repeal the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development review and report to the Congress on drug-related eviction procedures. Title III: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1990 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (3) Court of Veterans Appeals; (4) Department of Defense-Civil for cemeterial expenses, Army; (5) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, Office of Inspector General, research and development, abatement, control and compliance, buildings and facilities, Hazardous Substance Superfund Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, and construction grants; (6) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality, the National Space Council, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (7) Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief, salaries and expenses, the Office of Inspector General, emergency management planning and assistance, the National Flood Insurance Fund, and the emergency food and shelter program; (8) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (9) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (10) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, space flight, control and data communications, construction of facilities, research and program management and the Office of Inspector General; (11) National Credit Union Administration for the obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility; (12) National Institute of Building Sciences; (13) National Science Foundation for research and related activities, the U.S. Antarctic Program, and science education activities; (14) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (15) Selective Service System. Makes amounts deposited in the EPA Licensing and Other Services Fund from fees and charges assessed and collected by the Administrator available to carry out the programs for which the fees and charges were made. Authorizes the Administrator to lease a portion of the Environmental Technology and Engineering Center in Edison, New Jersey, to the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Requires the NASA Administrator to ensure that at least ten percent of Federal funding for the development, construction and operation of the space station be available to business concerns or other organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including historically Black colleges and universities and minority educational institutions, and economically disadvantaged women. Title IV: Corporations - Authorizes certain corporations and agencies of HUD to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, with specified exceptions. Limits, with specified exceptions, new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act. Requires the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, until they are abolished under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, to take action as necessary to minimize losses at insured institutions. Title V: General Provisions - Limits travel expenditures for the agencies listed in this Act to the amounts set forth in the budget estimate, with specified exceptions. Permits the use of HUD and Selective Service System appropriations for: (1) uniforms; (2) the hiring of passenger vehicles; and (3) the employment of experts and consultants. Allows the use of HUD funds to pay for legal services and facilities provided by specified agencies. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use of appropriated funds: (1) beyond the current fiscal year; (2) without a voucher describing the payees and services or specific statutory authorization; (3) for transportation between the domicile and place of employment of any officer or employee; (4) for payments to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research not specifically solicited by the Government; (5) for consultants paid in excess of the GS-18 rate; and (6) for compensation of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for personnel compensation and benefits for other object classifications in the budget estimates. Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts which are a matter of public record and included in a publicly available list of: (1) contracts entered into within the past two years; and (2) contracts on which performance has not been completed. Prohibits any executive agency from expending appropriations under this Act for a contract for services unless the agency: (1) complies with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; and (2) requires reports prepared pursuant to such contract to disclose information about the contract and the contractor. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to: (1) provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servant to any officer or employee of any agency or department; or (2) procure automobiles with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. Requires FY 1990 pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. Prohibits the use of funds to appoint noncareer staff to the positions of deputy assistant secretary, deputy assistant administrator, deputy assistant director, or deputy general counsel.

Small Day Care Center Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1989

Small Day Care Center Assistance Act - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to define the term "mortgage" to include a mortgage secured by a one-to-four family residential property that is occupied as a residence and in which child care service is legally provided.

Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1989

Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to periodically review lower income homeownership assistance contracts to determine whether a mortgage, loan, or credit advance should be refinanced. Directs the Secretary to provide specified financial assistance to encourage such refinancing. Authorizes appropriations.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make direct low-interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make direct low-interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance.

An Act to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and to extend certain rural housing programs.

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the National Housing Act to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program and the Federal Crime Insurance Program, respectively, through September 30, 1991. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend through such date the limitation on rate increases for such insurance.

Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1989

Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to the section 108 community development loan guarantee program to: (1) permit States to pledge grants as security for nonentitlement area local government obligations; (2) define "eligible public entity" to include units of general local government or Indian tribes; (3) permit guarantees for new construction loans; (4) permit repayment periods of up to 20 years; (5) authorize FY 1990 through 1992 credit limits; (6) increase maximum issuer loan guarantees; (7) allocate 70 percent of guarantees for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 30 percent for nonentitlement area local governments and Indian tribes; (8) set annual guarantee limits for a metropolitan city or an urban county at $25,000,000, and for other entities at $5,000,000; (9) provide loan guarantee priority for projects in Federal or State enterprise zones; and (10) provide training and information activities.

Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1989

Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide child care assistance for transitional housing residents.

Claire E. Freeman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Judith L. Tardy, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 22 June 1989

Public Housing Gateway Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989

Public Housing Gateway Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to make gateway program grants to public housing agencies to use public housing in the provision of employment training and services to economically disadvantaged public housing residents who are not more than 25 years of age. Requires that such grants be made with the advice and participation of the Gateway Task Force established under this Act. Requires public housing agencies to make the following training and services available to eligible individuals through the gateway program they must establish when they receive such a grant: (1) information on training, education, or services offered by the agency; (2) literacy training and bilingual training; (3) remedial education and training in basic skills (including communication skills, arithmetic, and problem-solving); (4) development of work habits and other personal management skills; and (5) free child care to facilitate participation in training and other services. Specifies additional training and services which may be offered to eligible individuals who are qualified through literacy training, training in basic and employment skills, and support services. Requires participants in gateway program training and services to be: (1) residents of public housing; (2) not more than 25 years of age; (3) economically disadvantaged; and (4) educationally disadvantaged. Limits mandatory child care services to: (1) participants in gateway program training or services during participation; (2) unemployed former participants who have successfully completed the program, for a specified period; and (3) employed former participants who have successfully completed the program, for a specified period. Permits support services to continue for up to 18 months to any individual after termination of participation in program training or services only if the individual has completed the training or services. Requires public housing agencies receiving such grants to attempt to employ in the gateway programs qualified residents of the public housing project involved. Prohibits consideration of earnings of and benefits to any individual resulting from participation in gateway training and services as income for public assistance or rent limitation purposes during specified periods of participation or post-participation employment. Provides that the use of the facilities of a recipient public housing agency in the provision of gateway training or services shall have no effect on the amount of operating assistance to such agency under the United States Housing Act. Establishes an interagency Gateway Task Force (the Task Force) to advise and assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide the Task Force with necessary information and facilities. Directs the Secretaries of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Education, and Health and Human Services to each appoint members of the Task Force. Terminates the Task Force five years after its first regularly called meeting. Directs the Secretary to review at least annually compliance with this Act by public housing agencies receiving gateway program grants. Directs the Task Force to review gateway programs at least annually to determine their merits in enhancing the employability of public housing residents, and report its recommendations to the Secretary. Sets forth procedures for withholding grant payments in cases of agency noncompliance. Directs the Secretary to transmit to the President and the Congress: (1) annual reports on Task Force activities and recommendations; and (2) a final report, by the date of Task Force termination, on Task Force findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990.

Community Housing Investment Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 1989

Community Housing Investment Partnership Act - Title I: Section 312 Rehabilitation Loan Fund - Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations for the housing rehabilitation loan program under section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 (thus restoring program funding). Title II: Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Demonstration - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to State and local housing development agencies (agency) for sweat equity programs that utilize the labor and services of homeless and low-income families to rehabilitate abandoned and vacant housing for rental and ownership by such persons. Requires a participating agency to provide: (1) 25 percent matching funds; (2) participants with home maintenance and financial management training; and (3) the Secretary with project reports. Sets annual agency grant limits. Directs the Secretary to make certain vacant real property available for program purchase. Limits any property's purchase price to the lesser of 90 percent of its outstanding mortgage balance or its market value. Authorizes the Secretary to finance agency acquisitions of Department of Housing and Urban Development housing through purchase money mortgages. Authorizes the Secretary to provide agencies with technical assistance. Requires the Secretary to submit a program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations. Title III: Eligibility for Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make areas eligible for Nehemiah housing opportunity grants that have rehabilitation needs on 30 percent of the lots in a neighborhood of contiguous blocks. (Current law requires contiguous parcels of land.) Title IV: Grants for Security Deposit Loan Fund Demonstration Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to housing agencies for three-year demonstration projects to assist low-income families with rental security deposits. Requires participating agencies to: (1) establish a security deposit revolving loan fund; (2) provide families with financial counseling; and (3) provide the Secretary with annual project evaluations and reports, and a final report. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide informational and technical assistance; and (2) provide the Congress with annual reports and a final program report. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Eligibility for Enterprise Zone Designation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to revise enterprise zone designation criteria so that a community meeting one of the following criteria will qualify for such designation: (1) unemployment rate at least 1.5 times the national average; (2) at least 20 percent of the population below the poverty rate; (3) at least 70 percent of the households with incomes below 80 percent of the area median; and (4) at least a 20 percent population decrease.

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to exclude from income for purposes of the supplemental security income program amounts paid by a public housing agency to certain elderly residents of public housing for providing supervisory services for voluntary tenant patrols of public housing owned and operated by such agency.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1989

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to exclude from SSI eligibility determinations and benefit calculations the income an individual who has attained age 62 and is a member of an elderly family residing in public housing receives for providing supervisory services to a voluntary tenant patrol organization furnishing public housing security services.

Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act - States that displaced homemakers and single parents shall not be deemed ineligible for Federal assistance for first-time homebuyers on the basis of previous home ownership or residence while married or a homemaker.

Long-Term Care, Education, and Housing Assistance Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Long-Term Care, Education, and Housing Assistance Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the penalty on early distributions from individual retirement plans distributions for: (1) long-term health care insurance premiums; and (2) educational expenses for higher education or a vocational school. Provides a tax exclusion for distributions from such plans used to acquire a first home. Limits such distribution to $10,000.

To convey to the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority certain property located in Astoria, Oregon.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1989

Requires the Secretary of Labor to transfer to the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority certain real property located in Astoria, Oregon, known as the Emerald Heights Housing Complex.

Skirma Anna Kondratas, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Jack R. Stokvis, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 9 June 1989

Sherrie Sandy Rollins, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Harry K. Schwartz, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 7 June 1989

A bill to require the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs to conduct a pilot program providing for the Secretary to make direct housing loans to eligible native American veterans for the purchase of housing on certain trust lands and certain communally-owned lands.

United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1989

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during FY 1990 through 1992, to conduct a pilot program to determine: (1) the feasibility of making direct housing loans to eligible veterans for the purchase of housing on Native American trust land; and (2) ways to improve the access of Native American veterans to housing loan benefits under the housing loan guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Secretary to make direct housing loans for the purchase of housing located on Native American trust land. Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the direct housing loan program. Directs the Secretary, in establishing such program, to consider the concerns and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Native American Veterans. Authorizes appropriations. Defines "Native Americans" as Indians, Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islander Natives.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of mortgage life insurance available to veterans who qualify for the specially adapted housing grant.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1989

Increases from $40,000 to $90,000 the amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance available to veterans who qualify for the specially adapted housing grant.

Fair Housing for Americans of All Ages Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1989

Fair Housing for Americans of All Ages Act of 1989 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to repeal the prohibitions with respect to familial status-based discrimination. Directs the United States Commission on Civil Rights to: (1) conduct a study of familial status-based housing discrimination; and (2) report the results of such study to the Congress.

Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1989

Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to consent to an extension to August 30, 2000, of certain provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan and restrictions, agreements, and covenants of the deeds of conveyance applicable to certain property within the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project Area conveyed to the United States by the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority of Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, within six months of the enactment of this Act, to reconvey such disposable real property to the Authority. Directs the Authority to prepare and carry out a master plan for developing and reusing such property. Requires the plan to include the making of appropriate demolition, alterations, public improvements, and sale or lease of the property for housing and accessory uses. Provides that no less than 30 percent of the housing units shall be for low- and moderate-income persons and families who will pay no more than 25 percent of their annual incomes for yearly rental. Requires the Authority to pay the fair market value of such property to the Federal Government. Directs the Authority to cooperate with the Department of Transportation to secure additional space, if needed, for expansion of the Department's functions and facilities within the project area. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the current number of parking spaces continue to be made available to employees of the Department at the project area and that adequate facilities for the Department's warehousing, shipping, and receiving functions continue to be provided within the project area. Relieves the United States, upon reconveyance of the disposable real property, of all obligations to develop such property.

White House Conference on Homelessness Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1989

White House Conference on Homelessness Act - Directs the President to call a National White House Conference on Homelessness. Provides for State and regional conferences. Requires a report to the President and to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

C. Austin Fitts, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Thomas T. Demery, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 31 May 1989

Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1989

Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration matching grant program to acquire abandoned or vacant housing for rehabilitation by homeless and low-income families. Authorizes technical assistance for participating housing development agencies. Requires the Secretary to submit a program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations.

Community Housing Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Community Housing Partnership Act - Title I: Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing education and organizational support grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II: Community Housing and Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide community partnership grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Divides appropriations among: (1) urban community housing partnership grants; (2) State community housing partnership grants; and (3) direct community housing partnership grants. Sets forth the following eligible activities: (1) technical assistance and site control loans; (2) seed-money loans; (3) matching grants or loans; and (4) technical and management assistance for nonprofit sponsors. Sets forth rental project and home ownership eligibility provisions, including: (1) occupancy by lower income families; (2) profit limitations; (3) funding coordination; (4) tax treatment; and (5) affirmative action requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III: General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act.

Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide FY 1990 and 1991 housing assistance for homeless or low-income individuals and families under the following programs: (1) section 8 assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (3) modernization of vacant public housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (4) rental rehabilitation under the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (5) funding for the rehabilitation of State and local government in rem properties under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires an annual program report to the Congress.

Cooperative Housing Opportunity Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Cooperative Housing Opportunity Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate limited equity cooperative housing for low and moderate income families. Permits such grants to be used for technical assistance and seed money revolving funds. Sets forth project eligibility requirements, including: (1) project size, cost, and standards; (2) equity buildup; and (3) family eligibility. Authorizes FY 1990 through 1992 appropriations.

A bill to prevent abuses of the HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation program.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with regard to the section 8 moderate rehabilitation program to: (1) provide that established competitive awards regulations shall be followed without regard to regional allocations; (2) direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to ensure that the low-income tax credit shall be used in order to maximize the production of low-income housing; and (3) require a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding annual updates of the field staff handbook and efforts to recover excess payments.

Public Housing Resident Empowerment Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Public Housing Resident Empowerment Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to public housing resident management corporations (RMC) to: (1) require lump-sum comprehensive improvement assistance to enable projects to establish rehabilitation reserves; (2) increase and extend resident management technical assistance through FY 1991; and (3) require specified public housing agencies to develop resident management and homeownership plans. Amends such Act with respect to public housing homeownership to: (1) limit annual individual and aggregate assistance limits; and (2) make assistance authority permanent.

Rural Housing Improvement Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Rural Housing Improvement Act of 1989 - Title I: Rural Housing Loan Guarantees - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to establish a guaranteed loan program for moderate income rural borrowers to acquire or rehabilitate single-family homes. Gives priority to first-time homebuyers. Provides for: (1) lender guarantee fees; (2) loan refinancing; (3) nonassumption of loans; and (4) geographic loan targeting. Title II: Agricultural Mortgage Secondary Market - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to expand the definition of "agricultural real estate" for purposes of the agricultural mortgage secondary market. Title III: Technical Assistance - Provides technical assistance for the programs under titles I and II of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

John C. Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Kenneth J. Beirne, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 16 May 1989

Security Deposit Loan Fund Demonstration Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Security Deposit Loan Fund Demonstration Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to housing agencies to establish demonstration projects to help low-income families pay rental security deposits. Directs the Secretary to provide participating agencies with technical and informational assistance. Requires a participating agency to: (1) establish a security deposit loan fund; (2) provide financial counseling; and (3) submit annual (and final) program reports. Requires the Secretary to submit similar reports to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

Housing for the Frail Elderly Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Housing for the Frail Elderly Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1990 appropriations (up to a certain number of units) for elderly or handicapped families' housing and related facilities assistance. States that such assistance shall be in the form of capital advances which shall not bear interest and not be required to be repaid as long as the housing remains available for elderly or handicapped families. (Current law provides assistance as interest-bearing loans.) Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into 20-year contracts to repay landlords for monthly operating costs in excess of project income for very low and lower income units. Includes among operating costs: (1) rent and utilities; (2) renovations and improvements to make units more accessible to elderly or handicapped persons; and (3) services such as meals, health and personal care, and management expenses to coordinate such activities. Terminates section 8 assistance (United States Housing Act of 1937) for projects receiving elderly and handicapped assistance as provided by this Act. Limits efficiency apartment rent in a project receiving such assistance to not more than 25 percent of a resident's monthly adjusted income. Encourages sponsors to adopt apartment design flexibility. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to provide technical assistance to train sponsors about the availability and acquisition of such assistance. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit funds to be used to provide services and service coordinators for elderly or handicapped residents in housing assisted under such Act. Limits such assistance to not more than 15 percent of service costs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to provide similar assistance under: (1) the Housing Act of 1949 for rural rental housing; (2) the National Housing Act for low- and moderate-income housing; and (3) the United States Housing Act of 1937 for section 8 new construction. Directs the Secretary to maintain centralized waiting lists for elderly and handicapped housing.

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1989

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989 - Revises the maximum amount of a home loan to be guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the benefit of eligible veterans. Prescribes maximum amounts to be guaranteed to veterans in the case of a loan made to refinance a construction loan, an installment land sales contract, or a loan obtained by a previous owner of property which was assumed by the veteran as the lesser of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence or the sum of the outstanding balance of the refinanced loan plus closing costs. Limits the maximum amount of the loan to be guaranteed in all other cases to no more than 90 percent of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence. Grants the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Extends through FY 1991 the authority of the Secretary to collect loan fees from veterans being guaranteed housing or other loans through the VA. 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 manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran wishing a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Secretary determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1991, if notice of such debt was provided before October 1, 1989. Makes such waiver provisions applicable to active duty veterans. Makes all former active-duty veterans eligible for basic entitlement to VA-guaranteed housing loans whether or not such a veteran has ever been discharged or released from active duty. Makes VA claim payment and property acquisition procedures in connection with guaranteed housing loans permanent. (Currently, such procedures terminate as of the end of FY 1989.)

Drug Free Public Housing Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1989

Drug Free Public Housing Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) review the eviction procedures of all jurisdictions having a public housing authority to determine whether such procedures meet Federal due process standards; and (2) issue a complying jurisdiction a waiver of eviction grievance procedures.

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the low-income housing income tax credit (under current law the credit will expire after tax year 1989). Permits States a one-year carryover of unused credit authority. Assigns carryovers to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate to eligible States applying for excess credit. Allows the credit only if an extended low-income housing commitment (beyond the current 15-year period) is in effect with respect to any building for the relevant taxable year. Describes procedures to effect transition to a non-low-income use in connection with such extensions. Permits the credit in connection with the acquisition of an existing building only if the taxpayer incurs rehabilitation expenditures of at least $3,000 per unit. Revises rent restrictions to: (1) declare unnecessary a required rent reduction below the initial rent if the median gross income of the area decreases; (2) permit higher rent if units are occupied by higher income individuals and the project has an operating deficit; (3) base income limitations on the number of bedrooms in a unit; and (4) use State median gross income in certain low-income housing status determinations. Broadens categories of existing buildings eligible for a waiver of the ten-year requirement for the low-income housing credit. Revises credit provisions relating to single-room occupancy units and special needs housing. Revises restrictions that limit credit benefits in connection with buildings financed with tax-exempt bonds and below market loans. Permits the credit to be allocated: (1) on a project basis; and (2) in connection with owner-occupied buildings of four units or less if a development plan is submitted. Directs housing credit agencies to adopt plans for allocating credit amounts among projects, prohibiting the credit with respect to any building not included in such a plan. Modifies at-risk rules in connection with buildings subject to the historic rehabilitation credit and those associated with financing provided by certain nonprofit organizations. Sets the tax credit rate on a semiannual basis rather than monthly. Increases the credit in connection with buildings in high cost areas (low-income census tracts or difficult development areas). Establishes special rules for determining the eligible basis and applying at-risk rules in connection with qualified buildings acquired in foreclosures.

Small Day Care Center Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Small Day Care Center Assistance Act - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to define the term "mortgage" to include a mortgage secured by a one-to-four family residential property that is occupied as a residence and in which child care service is legally provided.

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Low-Income Housing Credit Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the low-income housing income tax credit (under current law the credit will expire after tax year 1989). Permits States a one-year carryover of unused credit authority. Assigns carryovers to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate to eligible States applying for excess credit. Allows the credit only if an extended low-income housing commitment (beyond the current 15-year period) is in effect with respect to any building for the relevant taxable year. Describes procedures to effect transition to a non-low-income use in connection with such extensions. Permits the credit in connection with the acquisition of an existing building only if the taxpayer incurs rehabilitation expenditures of at least $3,000 per unit. Revises rent restrictions to: (1) declare unnecessary a required rent reduction below the initial rent if the median gross income of the area decreases; (2) permit higher rent if units are occupied by higher income individuals and the project has an operating deficit; (3) base income limitations on the number of bedrooms in a unit; and (4) use State median gross income in certain low-income housing status determinations. Broadens categories of existing buildings eligible for a waiver of the ten-year requirement for the low-income housing credit. Revises credit provisions relating to single-room occupancy units and special needs housing. Loosens restrictions that limit credit benefits in connection with buildings financed with tax-exempt bonds and below market loans. Permits the credit to be allocated: (1) on a project basis; and (2) in connection with owner-occupied buildings of four units or less if a development plan is submitted. Directs housing credit agencies to adopt plans for allocating credit amounts among projects, prohibiting the credit with respect to any building not included in such a plan. Modifies at-risk rules in connection with buildings subject to the historic rehabilitation credit and those associated with financing provided by certain nonprofit organizations. Sets the tax credit rate on a semiannual rather than monthly basis. Increases the credit in connection with buildings in high cost areas (low-income census tracts or difficult development areas).

Low-Income Housing Preservation Tax Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1989

Low-Income Housing Preservation Tax Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) with respect to gain or loss on dispositions of property to provide that for purposes of determining the allowable depreciation and the amount of gain in connection with qualified low-income housing or its disposition, the adjusted basis shall be increased to equal the adjusted cost of the housing. Modifies accounting rules governing passive losses in connection with low-income housing. Treats the exception from such rules as a tax preference for minimum tax purposes. Recaptures benefits if the taxpayer fails to operate the housing in accordance with the relevant agreement or if there is a disposition of the property. Excludes from the gross income of a noncorporate taxpayer any passive activity gain realized in connection with the disposition of a qualified low-income housing project to a qualified non-related party that agrees to continue the low-income housing use of the property. Revises the definition of "cooperative housing corporation" for purposes of the income tax deduction of taxes, interest, and business depreciated by a tenant-stockholder to delete the 80-percent income requirement for limited equity cooperative housing corporations. Requires that income derived from investment of the mandatory reserves of a limited equity cooperative housing corporation be treated, for purposes of the tax deduction incurred in transactions with members, as income derived by the corporation from its members. Recaptures such amounts if the corporation ceases to be a qualified limited equity cooperative housing corporation. Permits eligible corporations to elect retroactive application of this treatment.

To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to expand the eligibility criteria for areas for designation as enterprise zones.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to revise enterprise zone eligibility criteria.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that amounts in the section 312 housing rehabilitation loan fund should not be transferred for other uses and that the fund should be restored to the balance that would have existed if amounts had not been transferred from the fund by the fiscal year 1989 appropriation act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) amounts in the housing rehabilitation loan fund should not be transferred for other uses; and (2) the fund should be restored to the balance that would have existed if amounts had not been transferred from the fund by the FY 1989 appropriation Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

To reserve one-third of the amounts provided for housing rehabilitation loans for rehabilitation of properties in rural areas.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to reserve a specified amount of housing rehabilitation loans for rural housing rehabilitation.