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Bill· SS. 2177 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional ten percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.
Bill· SS. 2178 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association, when specified economic conditions exist, to make commitments to purchase, and to purchase mortgages to promote the construction of multifamily rental housing. Eliminates the requirement that such a mortgage purchase involve an original principal obligation not to exceed a specified dollar amount limitation. Stipulates that, in the case of a one-to four-family dwelling, such mortgage may be purchased only if it involves a principal residence the sales price of which does not exceed 120 percent of the appropriate mortgage dollar amount limitation set forth in such Act, except that the Secretary may increase any such dollar amount limitation by an amount not to exceed 25 percent in any geographical area where he finds that cost levels require such action.
Bill· HRH.R. 6197 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 December 1979
Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.
Bill· HRH.R. 6088 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1979
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act.
Bill· SS. 2095 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the energy conservation block grant program established pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy conservation block grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes for the development of energy conservation plans and programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for obtaining such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to set aside a portion of the moneys appropriated under this Act for technical and other assistance to eligible jurisdictions, for the publication of relevant studies, for evaluations, research and planning, and for other specified uses designed to promote the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5964 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 November 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income, estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions for the construction or maintenance of buildings to house tax-exempt fraternal organizations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5902 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income, estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions for the construction or maintenance of buildings to house tax-exempt fraternal organizations.
Bill· SS. 2005 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 1979
Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act. Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first. Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die.
Bill· SS. 1999 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 1979
Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days. Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first. Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act.
Bill· SS. 1992 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1979
Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Law· HRH.R. 5811 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 November 1979
Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Law· SS. 1972 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 November 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to compensate certain purchasers of subleases from the Sangre de Cristo Development Company for lands on the Tesuque Pueblo Reservation, New Mexico.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 117 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 October 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 15 days. Extends for 15 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 15 days. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949.
Bill· HRH.R. 5667 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1979
Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 5641 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations for supplemental grant assistance for energy development and conservation action grants authorized under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy development and conservation actions grants to cities, urban counties, and Indian tribes to help alleviate physical and economic deterioration and promote energy development and conservation by subsidizing the rehabilitation, expansion, and development of feasible energy supply or conservation systems of proven technology, such as district heating, geothermal projects, industrial cogeneration, municipal solid waste heat recovery, small head hydropower, or other energy conserving systems or technologies. Stipulates that such grants shall be made only to those cities, counties, and Indian tribes which have provided low-and-moderate income housing and equal opportunity in housing and employment for low-and-moderate income persons and minority group members. Sets forth application procedures and criteria for selecting grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such grant program with other agency programs, and to review and audit grant recipients.
Bill· HRH.R. 5648 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1979
Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Suburban Development. Directs the Task Force to conduct and submit to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act a comprehensive study of suburban areas of the United States. Terminates the Task Force 60 days after such study is submitted.
Bill· HRH.R. 5640 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 October 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the energy conservation block grant program established pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy conservation block grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes for the development of energy conservation plans and programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements for obtaining such grants. Authorizes the Secretary to set aside a portion of the moneys appropriated under this Act for technical and other assistance to eligible jurisdictions, for the publications of relevant studies, for evaluations, research and planning, and for other specified uses designed to promote the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 424 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1979
Disapproves and invalidates the final rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled "Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a further revision of such rule by providing extended public participation and further evaluation and consideration for potentially adverse impact. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress, not later than 90 days after the approval of this resolution by the President, the results and findings of public participation along with proposed revisions to the final rule.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 443 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1979
Proclaims the week of October 14 through October 20, 1979, as "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week."
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 106 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 14 through October 20, 1979, as "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 5471 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems for the production of electrical energy for use in residential housing units.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 105 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 30 days. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949.
Bill· HRH.R. 5273 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 1979
Amends the Older Americans Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1979 through 1982.
Bill· HRH.R. 5200 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 September 1979
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 - Entitles title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (as entitled by this Act) the Fair Housing Act. Amends such Act to define "handicap" as: (1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. Defines "aggrieved person" as any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or who believes that such person will be irrevocably injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. Exempts from coverage under such Act a room or unit in an owner-occupied dwelling intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently if such room or unit is sold or rented: (1) without the assistance of any real estate broker, agent, or salesman; and (2) without the publication or mailing of any advertisement or written notice indicating any preference or discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. Stipulates that such prohibition shall not preclude the use of attorneys, title companies, or other professional assistance to perfect or transfer title. Includes the handicapped within the groups that may not be discriminated against in housing. Makes it unlawful: (1) for an insurer against hazards to discriminate with regard to such insurance contracts; (2) to refuse to sell or rent (after the making of a bona fide offer) to a handicapped person unless such handicap would present a prospect occupant from conforming to specified non-discriminatory rules and practices; and (3) to discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Stipulates, with regard to such sales, rental, or related services, that discrimination shall include a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modification to permit access to the premises; and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. Stipulates, with regard to such sales and related services, that discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) modify generally applicable policies, services, or facilities where such modification would unreasonably inconvenience others; or (3) allow architectural modifications which materially alter the intended use of a building or its environs. Makes it unlawful for a State or local government employee or agency to impede the establishment of a dwelling specifically intended for handicapped persons, unless such dwelling: (1) would not comply with Federal, State, or local health or safety regulations; (2) would not comply with Federal or State program standards for services to the handicapped; or (3) would violate a land use plan or zoning ordinance. Makes it unlawful for any person whose business includes the making, buying, or insuring of loans, or selling, brokering, or appraising of real property, to discriminate in the availability or the conditions (amount, interest rate, duration) of such housing-related loans. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enforce the provisions of such Act upon receiving a written charge filed by an aggrieved party within one year after the alleged discrimination occurred, or upon the Secretary's initiative. Requires the Secretary to notify the party charged with a discriminatory practice within ten days of the filing of such charge. Grants the Secretary authority to subpena necessary information and witnesses, and to issue interrogatories. Establishes penalties of up to $1,000 or one year in prison for willfully failing to testify or produce records, intentionally giving misleading information, or willfully altering any documentary evidence. Directs the Secretary to refer a discriminatory housing charge made within the jurisdiction of a State or local agency to such agency if the agency is certified by the Secretary. Prohibits the certification of such agency unless the Secretary determines that the protections of substantive rights, procedures, remedies, and judicial review are equivalent to those under Federal law. Directs the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate and avoid duplication of efforts. Authorizes the Secretary, on the basis of a preliminary investigation, to refer a charge to the Attorney General in order to get appropriate preliminary relief pending final disposition of such charge. Directs the Secretary, upon a determination that reasonable cause exists to believe a housing discrimination charge is true, to refer the matter to the Attorney General or to file an administrative complaint. Directs the Secretary to provide a copy of such investigation's findings to the parties involved. Sets forth hearing provisions, including: (1) notice of the complaint and opportunity for a hearing not less than 30 days after service of such complaint; (2) rescheduling of such hearing; (3) resolution of a complaint by conciliation; (4) respondent's right to file an answer and testify at such hearing; (5) an aggrieved party's right to intervene; (6) the authority of the person conducting such hearing to make findings of fact and conclusions of law, to issue a final order of relief, and to impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 (provides that no such final order shall affect a bona fide sale, rental, or encumbrance consummated before the issuance of such order); (7) the Secretary's authority to modify any such final order; (8) court of appeals judicial review within 60 days of entry of such order; and (9) a civil penalty of up to $1,000 a day for violation of an unreviewable (as set forth by this Act) final order of the Secretary. Permits aggrieved individuals to commence civil actions within three years of the alleged discriminatory practice. Prohibits proceedings by both the Secretary and the aggrieved individual. Authorizes the Attorney General: (1) to intervene in an aggrieved individual's civil action; and (2) to commence a civil action (a) against a person engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to these provisions or (b) to enforce the Secretary's findings or orders. Permits the aggrieved individual to intervene in an action commenced by the Attorney General. Allows prevailing parties reasonable attorney and expert witness fees as part of a judicial or administrative award under this Act. Directs the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to report to the Congress not later than October 1, 1981, concerning: (1) the extent to which architectural barriers and other obstacles to accessibility of housing are operating to deny handicapped persons access to a reasonable housing choice in the private market; (2) the extent to which public, private, or cooperative public and private efforts have been undertaken to increase housing choice for the handicapped in the private market; and (3) the projected cost of retrofitting an adequate supply of existing housing units to make such units suitable for occupancy by handicapped persons. Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective as of October 1, 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 5175 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 1979
Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium Act of 1979: For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing - Title I: Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium - Prohibits the use of federally related mortgage loans for condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits any Federal grant, loan, insurance, or other form of assistance from being utilized, directly or indirectly, with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions and sets forth criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 in fines and/or not more than five years imprisonment for violations of such provisions. Specifies that the provisions of this title shall apply for three years following the date of enactment of this Act. Title II: Presidential Commission - Directs the President to establish a Commission on Problems Relating to Condominium-Cooperative Conversions which shall study the problems resulting from the conversion of residential rental units to units in condominium or cooperative projects. Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning solutions to such problems to Congress. Title III: Assistance for Persons Displaced by Condominium-Cooperative Conversions and Restrictions on Community Development Block Grants - Prohibits any lender or Federal instrumentality, for three years after the date of enactment of this Act, from making a federally related loan, grant, insurance, or other form or assistance which is to be used, directly or indirectly, with respect to the conversion of residential rental units in a condominium or cooperative project, unless the person who is to carry out such conversions certifies to the lender that such person has entered into, or made an offer to enter into, a contract which obligates such person to pay such household for actual and reasonable moving expenses up to $400. Sets forth criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 in fines and/or not more than five years imprisonment for violations of such provisions. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit any unit of government from making any grants under this title unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development makes a determination that the unit of government does not permit the conversion of residential rental units for low- or moderate-income households to units for higher income persons in condominium or cooperative projects unless all the displaced persons are assured of obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing with rental charges similar to those units from which such persons are displaced. Title IV: Amendments of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the gain from conversion of residential rental property into condominium or cooperative housing shall be treated as gain which is ordinary income.
Bill· HRH.R. 5121 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States receiving certain grants under such Act to establish home maintenance assistance programs. Authorizes appropriations for such programs. Requires that a minimum of $20,000,000 be made available for such programs in fiscal year 1981.
Bill· HRH.R. 5116 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include within the term "urban county" for purposes of awarding Federal assistance, any county in a metropolitan area which: (1) State law authorizes to undertake housing and community development in unincorporated areas; (2) has at least one metropolitan city within its boundaries; (3) has a population in excess of 125,000 persons in its unincorporated areas; and (4) offers at least three of the following governmental services: health, welfare, library, education, recreation, law enforcement, or a judicial system.
Bill· HRH.R. 5135 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to grant title to certain real property to the District of Columbia subject to a reversion in the United States if such property is not used as a site for housing for the elderly within three years.
Bill· HRH.R. 5111 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979
National Mutual Housing Corporation Act - Establishes a National Mutual Housing Corporation to assist and encourage the development of mutual housing associations. Defines such associations as private, nonprofit corporations which: (1) develop and manage multifamily housing projects for low and moderate income people; (2) offer the units in such projects to people who are members or stockholders in the association; and (3) share the responsibility of setting management policy for such projects with the residents. Exempts the Corporation from all Federal, State, and local taxes except real property taxes. Directs the President to appoint a Board of Directors for the Corporation which shall include the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration and representatives of mutual housing associations, the general public, credit unions, the consumer cooperative movement, the housing industry, and financial institutions. Sets forth the terms of office, duties, and compensation of the Board of Directors, the executive officer of the Corporation, and such other officers and employees as the Board shall appoint. Directs the Corporation to encourage and assist the development of mutual housing associations by conducting studies, providing technical assistance, making planning grants, assisting associations in applying for aid from Federal agencies, and recommending legislation to the Congress. Enumerates the powers of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to publish an annual report which shall be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires each grantee or contractor of the Corporation to provide for an annual financial audit. Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct such audits if Federal funds are used to finance the Corporation's grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1603 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1979
Home-Heating Stamp Act of 1979 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to establish a home-heating stamp program to reduce the hardships imposed on low-income households by high home-heating costs and to permit such households to obtain reasonable amounts of home-heating fuels through normal channels of trade. Directs that such program be administered by the Department of Agriculture and the appropriate State agencies which administer the food stamp program. Defines a "household" for the purposes of this Act as a group of individuals who are not residents of an institution and are living as one economic unit, or a single individual living alone. Exempts recipients of supplemental security income benefits from the kinds of restrictions on their participation found in the food stamp program. Limits the home-heating fuel stamp program to 50 States and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the issuance of home-heating coupons which shall have a greater monetary value than any charge paid by eligible households and which shall be used only: (1) to purchase home-heating fuels from approved providers; or (2) in the case of a household which rents its residence and does not pay its home-heating fuel bill directly to a provider, to offset any rent due its landlord. Requires landlords accepting such coupons as partial rent payment to use such coupons to pay all or part of their fuel bills and prohibits them from increasing rents in connection with or as a result of the use of home-heating coupons by an eligible household. Provides that such coupons shall be redeemable at face value, and that the coupon allotment for any household shall be in an amount reflecting the monthly equivalent of the minimal cost of a reasonable amount of home-heating fuel for a single heating season. Limits the validity of coupons to one heating season, not to exceed six months, which shall be established for a State by the State agency. Requires as a charge to participating households for their coupon allotments a standard percentage of the monthly household income in no event more than the percentage of personal consumption expenditures shown to be spent on home-heating fuels by the best information available to the Secretary. States that no such charge is to be made to households with an income of less than $30 per month for a family of four. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish uniform national standards of eligibility for participating households. Allows the establishment of temporary emergency standards, for the duration of the emergency, without regard to income or other financial resources, for households that are victims of a disaster which disrupts the normal distribution of home-heating fuels. Directs the Secretary to approve home-heating providers under regulations patterned after those used to approve retail food stores and wholesale food concerns for participation in the food stamp program. States that the administrative provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 shall apply to the home-heating fuel program. Requires, in the administration of such program, that all practicable efforts be made to insure that assistance provided does not induce unnecessary additional consumption of home-heating fuel.
Bill· HRH.R. 4912 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 1979
Increases the specially adapted housing assistance grant for certain disabled veterans from $30,000 to $35,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 4804 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1979
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure any mortgage which would otherwise be uninsurable under the National Housing Act because of Indian claims of ownership to the property securing the mortgage if such property is located in a community where adverse economic conditions exist as a direct and primary result of such Indian claims of ownership.
Bill· HRH.R. 4598 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979
Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 4546 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1979
Amends the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 to revise the standards requiring written consent for the purchaser or lessee with regard to a modification of an approved redevelopment plan. Approves two amendments to the urban renewal plan for Southwest, Washington, D.C.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 315 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 12 June 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 4394 (Department of Housing and Urban Development funding).
Bill· HRH.R. 4403 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1979
Excludes from the definition of "income" for purposes of determining eligibility for low-income housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937 an amount equal to $300 for each member of a family residing in a household who is: (1) the spouse of the head of the household who is 62 years of age or older or who is not a wage earner due to the presence of children under the age of seven in the household; (2) a dependent child under the age of 18; or (3) a dependent 18 years of age or older who is disabled, handicapped, or a full-time student (including a dependent spouse of the head of the household).
Law· HRH.R. 4394 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 June 1979
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 within the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the following: (1) Housing programs for: Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing; housing and rent supplementation payments, the Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped Fund; payments for the operation of low-income housing projects; the troubled projects operating subsidy; the Federal Housing Administration Fund; and for college housing - loans and other expenses; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association for the Special Assistance Functions Fund and payment of participation sales insufficiencies; (3) Community planning and development for: Community Development Grants; Urban Development Action Grants; Comprehensive Planning Grants; and the Rehabilitation Loan Fund; (4) Neighborhoods, voluntary associations and consumer protection for housing counseling assistance and the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Program; (5) for Policy Development and Research for research and technology; (6) Fair housing and equal opportunity for fair housing assistance; and (7) for management and administration for salaries and expenses (including a transfer of funds). Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations to the following independent agencies for fiscal year 1980: (1) the American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) the Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) the Department of Defense-Civil Cemeterial Expenses, Army, for salaries and expenses; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency for: salaries and expenses; research and development; abatement, control and compliance; buildings and facilities; construction grants; scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program); the United States Regulatory Council; and authorizes limited funds transfers among specified appropriations accounts of the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality and the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for: funds appropriated to the President (disaster relief); emergency planning, preparedness and mobilization; and hazard mitigation and disaster assistance; (7) the General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for: research and development; construction of facilities; and research and program management; (10) the National Commission on Air Quality for salaries and expenses; (11) the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for salaries and expenses and self-help development; (12) the National Credit Union Administration for the Central Liquidity Facility; (13) the National Institute of Building Sciences for salaries and expenses; (14) the National Science Foundation for: research and related activities; science education activities; and scientific activities overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program); (15) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for salaries and expenses; (16) the Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (17) the Department of the Treasury for: payments to the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund; the Office of Revenue Sharing, for salaries and expenses; the New York City Loan Guarantee Program, for administrative expenses; and investment in the National Consumer Cooperative Bank; and (18) the Veterans Administration for: compensation and pensions; readjustment benefits; veterans insurance and indemnities; medical care; medical and prosthetic research; medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses; general operating expenses; construction of major and minor projects; grants for the construction of state extended care facilities; grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries; grants to the Republic of the Philippines; and the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund. Authorizes limited funds transfers among specified appropriations accounts of the Veterans Administration. Prohibits the use of appropriations toward the construction of any new home or hospital. Requires reimbursement for the cost of care received by persons not entitled to benefits under law. Title III: Corporations - Exempts corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board from specified fiscal limitations established by the President and submitted to the Congress pursuant to the Government Corporation Control Act. Establishes limitations on the administrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Title IV: General Provisions - States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided. Requires every expenditure of appropriated funds to be certified and subject to an audit unless specifically exempted by law. Restricts the use of funds for commuting expenses. Requires recipients of research assistance to share the costs of projects not specifically solicited by the Government in proportion to their interest in the research.
Bill· HRH.R. 4352 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit the programs, activities, and financial operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association and to report to Congress on the status of such programs as he deems necessary. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to extend counseling and technical assistance with respect to property maintenance and other matters to owners of single family dwelling units. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages pursuant to a co-insurance contract providing that the mortgagee will assume at least a specified minimum percent of any losses and will carry out appraisal and inspection as the Secretary shall approve. Limits mortgage insurance to individuals whose mortgage payments do not exceed 28 percent of the monthly income of the mortgagor and his or her spouse. Increases, from three to ten percent the amount required to be paid by a mortgagor on a residence before the mortgage is eligible for insurance under specified programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 4350 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish a public corporation to continue the efforts of Federal financial supervisory agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote reinvestment in older neighborhoods by local financial institutions working cooperatively with community people and local government and to continue the nonbureaucratic approach of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force. Establishes the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Names the board of directors of the Corporation. Opens all meetings of the board to public observation unless a board majority votes to close a specific meeting. Empowers the Corporation to continue the work of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force in establishing Neighborhood Housing Services Programs, in providing grants and technical assistance to selected neighborhood preservation projects, and in supporting Neighborhood Housing Services of America. Requires the Corporation, in making grants, to determine reporting and management restrictions or requirements on recipients and to assure that recipients make information necessary to determine compliance with Federal laws available to the Corporation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers, including the power to invest funds of the Corporation. Authorizes specified Federal departments and Federal banks to provide services to the Corporation with or without reimbursement. Directs the Corporation to publish an annual report to the President and the Congress. Requires an annual audit of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Corporation to prepare annual business-type budgets for submission to the Office of Management and Budget. Requires inclusion of such budget as part of the President's annual budget to Congress.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 285 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1979
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H. R. 3875 (Housing and community development programs).
Bill· HRH.R. 4175 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income, estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions for the construction or maintenance of buildings to house tax-exempt fraternal organizations.
Bill· SS. 1149 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Extends the rehabilitation loan program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for community and neighborhood development and conservation provided under the Housing Act of 1964. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the comprehensive planning program and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1980 for the neighborhood self-help development programs and the livable cities programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Increases the authorization for appropriations for the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive all or part of the summary, formulation, and description requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 in those cases in which an application for a block grant does not involve a comprehensive community development program and such waiver is not inconsistent with the purposes of the program. Extends through fiscal year 1980 the provision that requires a pro-rata reduction in all block grants in the case of a shortfall in funding for entitlement. Includes cities and urban counties with severely distressed areas of poverty in the Urban Development Action Grants (UDAG) program. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Veterans Administration and the Secretary of Agriculture for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs. Exempts local governments from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 when acquiring property for an urban homesteading program. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for low-income housing projects in fiscal year 1980. Redefines the term "lower income families" to mean those families whose incomes do not exceed 70 percent (currently 80 percent) of the median income for the area. Allows the Secretary to establish income ceilings higher or lower than 70 percent. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for such annual contribution contracts. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund prior to October 1, 1978, but remaining unobligated on October 31, 1978, for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to stipulate that any amounts allocated to a State or its communities cannot be reallocated to another State unless the Secretary finds that other areas of the State cannot use the funds within the fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to provide an expedited procedure for review of amendments to housing assistance plans to assure that a community can update their housing assistance plans. Requires that a minimum term of 20 years shall be required under a contract for assistance to new or substantially rehabilitated units and that a project owner must agree to maintain the low- and moderate-income character of the project for the period at least equal to the remaining term of the project mortgage. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Extends for one year, through September 30, 1980, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans. Extends until October 1, 1980, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Increases the maximum authorized dollar limits on mortgages under the Housing Act for one- to four-family residences, conservation and renewal areas, armed service personnel, and condominium programs. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress, along with recommendations for legislation, a study of possible alternatives to the fixed statutory maximum mortgage limits. Requires such study to include examination of mortgage ceilings, prototype cost limits, regional ceilings, median sales prices, and construction costs. Exempts dwellings covered by HUD approved consumer protection or warranty plans from the ten percent downpayment requirement if such dwellings are less than one year old or were not approved by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) prior to construction. Increases the maximum insurable mortgage amounts prescribed under the National Housing Act for the following programs: (1) regular rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) neighborhood conservation and renewal housing; (4) mortgage insurance for condominiums; and (5) rental housing for moderate-income and displaced families. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one- to four-family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control. Stipulates that all payments shall be secured by a lien on the property and by such other obligation as the Secretary may require. Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months. Allows payments to be discontinued at any time because the mortgagor's financial circumstances have changed, payments are no longer necessary, or the prospect of payments and repayments is no longer reasonable. Terminates the authority to make such payments on September 30, 1984. Permits the Secretary to insure certain mortgages involving principal exceeding current maximum limits by not more than 25 percent, if the dwelling is in an area designated as an area undergoing significant revitalization activity and the Secretary determines such action is necessary to enable eligible families already residing in such area to remain in the area as homeowners. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 by authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for research. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations as may be necessary from time to time to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Increases for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, the borrowing authority of the Department of the Treasury for housing programs for the elderly or handicapped under the Housing Act of 1959. Sets forth new factors which the Secretary may consider in reviewing applications for loans for such programs including, but not limited to, the provision of relocation housing for elderly and handicapped families being displaced by revitalization activities. Directs the Secretary to readjust the amount of rental assistance to be provided under a contract for annual contributions in order to reflect fully any difference between the interest rate which will be charged for the permanent financing of the assisted project, and the rate which was in effect at the time of project reservation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on means to reduce the cost of the program which do not unduly burden project sponsors or adversely affect the qualitative ability of the program to meet the housing needs of elderly and handicapped families. Increases the single family loan ceiling for federally chartered savings and loan associations under the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933. Includes a mortgage, lien, or other security interest on the stock or membership certificate issued to a tenant-stockholder or resident-member of a cooperative housing corporation, and on the instrument granting a right of tenancy in the dwelling unit of such a corporation within the definition of the term "residential mortgage" under the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to decrease (from 12-to-1 to 20-to-1) the ratio of capital stock required to be purchased by a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank for such member to be eligible for loans from the Federal Home Loan Banks. Requires the Secretary to study the relative risks of loss which exist with respect to the various classes of mortgages insured under the National Housing Act and the feasibility and financial desirability of requiring minimum rent payments from tenants in low-income housing assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Exempts from State constitutional and statutory usury ceilings mortgages or advances insured under the National Housing Act by the Federal Housing Administration. Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide new options for homebuyers under the FHA-insured graduated payment program by reducing the downpayment to that which is required under regular FHA-insured programs and removing the limitation that the mortgage balance not exceed 97 percent of the appraised value of the home at the time of purchase. Stipulates that the mortgage balance may not exceed 97 percent of the "projected value" which would be calculated by increasing the initial appraised value of the property by an appreciation rate of not more than two-and-one-half percent. Limits the principal amount of mortgages to not more than 20 percent of the initial principal amount of all mortgages insured under the FHA one- to four-family insurance programs in that year. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit each Federal Home Loan Bank to use residential home mortgages and United States Government obligations or obligations guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral for advances to its members. Title IV: Interstate Land Sales - Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from Federal registration and disclosure requirements: (1) the sale or lease of real estate by a developer engaged in a sales operation which is wholly intrastate in nature; and (2) the sale or lease of real estate, not to exceed 500 lots in a subdivision, by a developer to a resident of another State when the principal residence of the purchaser is within a radius of 100 miles from the property to be purchased. Stipulates that in order to be exempt under such provisions: (1) the land must be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims; (2) the purchaser must make an onsite inspection of the land prior to purchase; and (3) each purchase or lease agreement must contain a clear and specific statement describing the party responsible for providing and maintaining the roads, water facilities, sewer facilities, and other amenities. Requires that lots sold under the 100 mile radius provision would further require the developer to execute and supply the purchaser with a written designation of the developer's agent within the purchaser's State for the service of process. Enumerates the circumstances under which the voidability of contracts due to nondelivery of a property report would be applicable and the operative time for the application of the statute of limitations provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct rulemaking and adjudicatory actions and provide written notice of reasons in any adverse action or final disposition taken.
Bill· HRH.R. 4098 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1979
National Domestic Development Bank Act - Establishes a National Domestic Development Bank to provide an alternative source of funds for community facilities and economic development. Outlines the special authority of the Bank to purchase obligations and make loans to finance construction, or reconstruction to energy efficient standards, of community facilities and public works. Provides for the establishment of a regional operating divisions of the Bank and for technical assistance in areas related to the Bank's activities. Provides for capitalization of the Bank and an audit report to Congress. Grants the Bank tax-exempt status, with specified limitations. Provides a partial tax exclusion for individuals for 50 percent of Bank dividends.
Bill· SS. 1117 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1979
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide special housing assistance of up to $5,000 to certain veterans with permanent and total service-connected disabilities due to the loss or loss of use of both upper extremities.
Bill· SS. 1108 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance. Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person will incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall: (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available. Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures. Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments, beginning fiscal in year 1982, for inflation in housing costs. Authorizes the head of a Federal agency administering or financing a project to offer to acquire property from any person owning property affected by such project who is left with an uneconomic remnant in order to entitle the owner and occupant to full benefits under this Act. Makes this Act effective on October 1, 1980.
Bill· SS. 1088 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Redefines double wide mobile home to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet.
Bill· HRH.R. 3965 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3926 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1979
Repeals provisions of specified Acts which require compliance with the labor standards of the Davis-Bacon Act in housing and community development programs.
Bill· SS. 1064 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1979
Rural Housing Amendments of 1979 - Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households that have incomes below the national median income. Sets forth a formula for determining the percent of households to be assisted in each fiscal year. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed assisted homes. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged under the Housing Act of 1949 and purchased by the Secretary at any foreclosure. Sets forth restrictions on the sale or disposition of such property. Allows the Secretary to provide up to 90 percent of the development costs of housing for migrant farmworkers while they are away from their residence. Requires assurances from recipients of assistance under the Housing Act of 1949 that rural housing projects which are refinanced or prepaid will continue to be used for their original purposes and that no person occupying the housing shall be required to vacate because of such a transaction. Expands the authority of the Secretary to contract for services facilitating public and private nonprofit entities in providing technical supervisory assistance to low-income individuals who are participating in mutual self-help housing in rural areas and small towns. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for up to 100 percent of the units in multifamily rental or cooperative housing projects and related facilities for domestic farm labor, the elderly, and persons and families of low income in rural areas.
Law· HRH.R. 3875 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1979
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend and authorize appropriations for the rehabilitation loan program through fiscal year 1980. Extends the intergovernmental program of comprehensive planning for the acquisition of sites for and construction of public buildings under the Housing Act of 1954 through fiscal year 1980. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorization of appropriations for grant and supplemental grant assistance to State and local community development programs. Provides for a pro rata distribution of funds among programs to meet all basic grant and hold-harmless entitlement needs in the event of a funding deficiency in fiscal year 1980. Removes statutory restrictions based on census statistics defining the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive procedural requirements in awarding grants. Stipulates that in addition to the National Environmental Protection Act of 1969 environmental protection measures must be carried out in order for the Secretary to release funds to applicants for projects. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for annual contributions to low-income housing projects and operating services through fiscal year 1980. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects through fiscal year 1980. Requires the utilization of amounts in the reserve fund created from excess rental charges by owners of housing projects receiving interest reduction payments under the National Housing Act. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth: (1) new limits on the percentage of a family's income which may be required as rent for low-income housing; (2) criteria for tenant selection; (3) requirements for the maintenance of the low-income character of certain assisted housing projects; and (4) provisions for the distribution of unexpended operating subsidies. Directs the Secretary in making rent supplement assistance available under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to give priority to individuals or families who are occupying substandard housing or are involuntarily displaced at the time they are seeking housing assistance. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary in making homeownership assistance payments to lower income mortgagees, to give preference to assisting low-income families in acquiring a condominium unit or membership in a cooperative association. Provides for displaced tenants in HUD-owned projects. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the following mortgage insurance programs of the Federal Housing Administration: (1) housing renovation and modernization; (2) general insurance authorization; (3) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (4) membership in cooperative associations for lower income families; (5) rental housing for low-income families; (6) coinsurance mortgages; (7) experimental housing; (8) armed services housing; (9) group practice facilities and medical practice facilities; (10) new communities; and (11) crime and riot reinsurance. Permits the Secretary to insure, on a permanent basis, mortgages and loans with provisions for varying rates of amortization through fiscal year 1980. Extends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance program through fiscal year 1980. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one-to four-family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control. Stipulates that all payments shall be secured by a lien on the property and by such other obligation as the Secretary may require. Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months. Allows payments to be discontinued at any time because the mortgagor's financial circumstances have changed, the payments are no longer necessary, or the prospect of payments and repayments is no longer reasonable. Terminates the authority to make such payments on September 30, 1981. Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1980. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations, without limitation, to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Extends the authority of the Secretary to issue obligations to finance housing programs for the elderly and handicapped under the Housing Act of 1959. Extends the authority of the Secretary to insure mortgages under the National Housing Act by including dwellings covered by a consumer protection or warranty plan. Authorizes the appropriation of a specified amount to carry out the activities of the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for fiscal year 1980. Directs the Secretary to study the relative risks of loss connected with the classes of mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. States that such study is for the purpose of determining the advisability of reducing related mortgage insurance premiums. Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) exempt insured loans, mortgages, or advances from State usury laws; and (2) increase Federal Housing Administration mortgage limits for insurance eligibility. Increases to 75 percent in any geographical area the amount of: (1) rental housing insurance; (2) cooperative housing insurance; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (4) moderate income and displaced family housing insurance; (5) housing for the elderly mortgage insurance; and (6) multifamily condominium mortgage insurance. Increases the limit on loans for mobile homes and lots with respect to credit insurance of financial institutions. Allows the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase a mortgage with an original principal obligation that exceeds the otherwise applicable maximum amount per dwelling unit if the mortgage is a moderate income and displaced family housing insured mortgage and at least 20 percent of the units covered by such mortgage are assisted under contracts authorized by the United States Housing Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Allows up to ten percent of the assistance available under the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978 to be used for uncertified projects demonstrating innovative means of assisting in neighborhood conservation and revitalization. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permit securities sold, issued, or guaranteed by the Corporation to be lawful investments and accepted as security for all fiduciary trusts and public funds. Title IV: Interstate Land Sales - Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to outline specified exemptions from the provisions of such Act including provisions requiring registration and disclosure of the sale or lease of lots in subdivisions of specified size. Sets forth requirements relating to the sale or lease of lots if a mobile home is to be erected as a primary residence. Makes it unlawful for any developer or agent to deceive or in any way defraud a purchaser or lessee of a lot. Provides for civil relief by a purchaser or lessee for any such unlawful act. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify as equivalent to the Federal law any State land sale disclosure law which is substantially equivalent to the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure law. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a cease and desist order to any agent or developer believed to be engaging in any unlawful act or practice. Sets forth criminal penalties for any willful violation of this Act. Allows any State attorney general to bring a civil action as parens patriae on behalf of individuals residing in such State, in any appropriate United State district court. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress biennially a report on the administration of this Act and its impact upon the land development industry and purchasers and lessees of undeveloped land. Title V: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for farm and rural housing programs as follows: (1) loans to provide occupant owned, rental, and cooperative housing for low-and moderate-income families; (2) insured loans for housing for domestic farm labor; (3) notes and other obligations for loan funds; (4) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings; (5) financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (6) technical services and research for new buildings and repairs; (7) escrow accounts for taxes, insurance, and other expenses; (8) grants and loans for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing program for low-income families; and (9) mutual self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns. Authorizes such sums as may be required to provide safe, sanitary housing for low-income families, to conduct economic surveys for a sound mortgage market, and to reimburse the Rural Housing Insurance Fund. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low or moderate income families. Stipulates that the Secretary shall determine the rate of interest on occupant owned, rental, and cooperative housing loans. Defines the terms "persons and families of low income" for purposes of this Act. Provides for the repayment and refinancing of loans for housing for the elderly and families of low income and for domestic farm labor. Permits the Secretary to make or insure loans for 40 percent of the units in multifamily cooperative or rental housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to assist in providing technical assistance and counseling to recipients who are delinquent with the repayment of any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Housing Act of 1949 and to those who need assistance in financial management, home maintenance, and related matters. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged under the Housing Act of 1949 and purchased by the Secretary at any foreclosure. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for significant construction defects in certain newly constructed, assisted homes. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to allow the Secretary to make loans for the acquisition and development of land for use as sites on which residential structures will be built without regard to whether such structures will be eligible for assistance under any Federal, State, or local law. Stipulates that such loans shall bear interest at a rate equal to the market rate for comparable loans, as determined by the Secretary.