Housing

Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 1987 for: (1) housing programs, including congregate services, low-income housing projects, housing counseling assistance, operating subsidies for troubled multifamily housing projects, and payments to cover losses of the Special Risk Insurance Fund and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for assistance for solar and conservation improvements; (3) community development grants, urban development action grants, and the urban homesteading program; (4) policy development and research; (5) fair housing assistance; and (6) salaries and expenses. Increases the contract and budget authority for annual contributions for assisted housing. Earmarks specified amounts of such budget authority for: (1) financing public housing for Indian families; (2) public housing new construction or acquisition with or without rehabilitation other than for low-income housing for Indian families; (3) modernization of existing public housing projects; (4) assistance for projects for the elderly or handicapped; and (5) assistance under the existing low-income rental housing assistance program, the rental rehabilitation program, development grants, and the housing voucher program. Provides that all amounts of such budget authority recaptured during FY 1987 shall be rescinded. Rescinds a specified amount of FY 1987 contract authority for rent supplements and rental housing assistance. Limits new loan guarantee commitments by the Government National Mortgage Association. Authorizes a specified amount for loans in FY 1987 to qualified nonprofit sponsors for the development of housing for the elderly or handicapped. Limits the maximum interest rate on such loans to nine and one-quarter percent. Authorizes gross obligations for direct loans under the National Housing Act during FY 1987. Limits the additional commitments to guarantee loans, the gross obligations for the principal amounts of direct loans, and the amount of loan guarantee commitments on the mortgage-backed securities programs under such Act for FY 1987. Authorizes the use of amounts in the rehabilitation loan fund for loans, operating costs, and the capitalization of delinquent interest during FY 1987. Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1987 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Department of Defense-Civil for Army cemetery expenses; (4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, research and development, abatement, control, and compliance activities, and buildings and facilities; (5) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Environmental Quality, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief, salaries and expenses, emergency management planning and assistance, the National Flood Insurance Fund, and the emergency food and shelter program; (7) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development, space flight, control, and data communications, the construction of facilities, and research and program management; (10) National Science Foundation (NSF) for research and the acquisition of an aircraft, the U.S. Antarctic Program, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (11) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; (12) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (13) Department of the Treasury for the Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund and the Office of Revenue Sharing; and (14) Veterans Administration (VA) for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, medical care, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration and miscellaneous expenses, general operating expenses, construction of major and minor projects, grants for the construction of State extended care facilities and veterans cemeteries, grants to the Republic of the Philippines for assisting in rehabilitating the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and the loan guaranty revolving fund; and (15) the National Credit Union Administration. Limits the obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility of the National Credit Union Administration for new loans for member credit unions and the amount of its administrative expenses for FY 1987. Prohibits the expenditure of EPA appropriations for Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels. Requires the Director of FEMA to establish a national board to determine how emergency food and shelter appropriations are to be distributed to individual localities. Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to process and distribute surplus food purchased under the food distribution and emergency shelter program in cooperation with FEMA. Limits the amount available for expenditure from the Consumer Information Fund. Prohibits the use of NASA appropriations for: (1) leasing or constructing a contractor-funded facility when NASA would be required to amortize the contractor's investment, unless authorized in an appropriation Act or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; or (2) program or personnel transfers from the Johnson Space Center without congressional authorization. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated to the U.S. Antarctic program for the purchase of aircraft. Prohibits the expenditure of any funds appropriated to the Selective Service for the induction of any person into the armed forces. Prohibits the use of VA appropriations for major construction projects that have not been approved by the Congress, except for the advance planning of projects funded through the advance planning fund and the design of projects funded through the Design Fund. Prohibits the obligation of funds from any other account (except the parking garage revolving fund) for a project which was approved in the budget process and funded under the VA account for major construction projects until one year after substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the VA. Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund and the Direct Loan Revolving Fund of the VA. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the VA. Prohibits the use of appropriations for purchasing any site for, or constructing, any new hospital or home. Requires reimbursement if any persons, other than eligible beneficiaries, are hospitalized or examined at veterans facilities. Title III: Corporations - Authorizes certain corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board 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. Makes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) for administrative expenses. Sets specified limitations on such expenses. Title IV: 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 hire 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.

ASSENT NO 26/86 GIVEN BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS 1015TH MEETING HELD ON 21 JULY 1986 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 54 ( 2 ) OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, TO ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO GRANT THE FOLLOWING LOAN: - 39 MILLION ECU FOR THE 10TH ECSC SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROGRAMME - SECOND INSTALMENT

European Union · Council of the European Union · 21 July 1986

Anrufung des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes wegen verfassungsrechtlicher Bedenken mehrerer nordrhein-westfälischer Gerichte gegen die Fehlbelegungsabgabe im sozialen Wohnungsbau; Verwaltungsaufwand; Vermietungsschwierigkeiten angesichts der dadurch gestiegenen Kostenmieten (G-SIG: 10052957)

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 July 1986

Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in order to strengthen eligibility verification and the proper determination of benefits for housing programs, to: (1) require an applicant or participant to disclose his or her social security or employee identification number; and (2) obtain access to wage and other information from State employment records maintained under the Social Security Act.

National Clearinghouse for the Homeless Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

National Clearinghouse for the Homeless Act of 1986 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Clearinghouse for the Homeless. Sets forth such Clearinghouse's functions, including: (1) coordination and review of Federal programs for the homeless, including homeless mentally ill persons; (2) interagency agreement monitoring; (3) data base development and information dissemination; (4) development of a national toll-free telephone line; (5) assistance to State and local entities; (6) development of demonstration projects; and (7) facilities acquisition. Directs such Clearinghouse to: (1) conduct an annual national study to determine the number of homeless persons and collect other related information; (2) provide information-gathering technical assistance to States and local governments; and (3) prepare and transmit an annual report to the President, the Congress, and the Advisory Council on Federal, State, and local programs for the homeless. Establishes an Advisory Council to the National Clearinghouse for the Homeless. Requires an annual report to the President, the Congress, the Clearinghouse, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations.

Homeless Persons' Survival Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Homeless Persons' Survival Act of 1986 - Title I: Emergency Relief for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Emergency Shelter for the Homeless - Declares that every homeless individual is entitled to decent overnight shelter. Amends the Social Security Act to make emergency assistance mandatory for needy families with children and for homeless persons. Subtitle B: Social Security Assistance to the Homeless - Amends the Social Security Act to provide for an outreach program to homeless persons who may be eligible for OASDI and SSI benefits. Extends SSI eligibility to public shelter residents. Subtitle C: Health and Mental Health Care for the Homeless - Provides health and mental health care services to homeless persons. Subtitle D: Emergency Food for the Homeless - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for food stamp outreach to homeless persons. Makes establishments that feed homeless persons eligible to redeem food stamps. Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to increase the FY 1987 authorization of appropriations and extend funding through FY 1989. Subtitle E: Emergency Assistance to Homeless Families and Children - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require a State or local educational agency to provide free public education to homeless children in order to receive federal assistance. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to define "providing temporary shelter" as providing shelter until permanent shelter can be provided elsewhere. Provides for grants for the establishment or expansion of shelters for homeless parents and infants. Subtitle F: Job Training for the Homeless - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to include homeless persons in the definition of economically disadvantaged. Subtitle G: Entitlements Eligibility for the Homeless - States that the lack of a permanent address shall not make a person ineligible for assistance under: (1) the AFDC program; (2) the SSI program; (3) Medicaid; or (4) veterans' pension programs. Title II: Prevention of Homelessness - Subtitle A: Prevention of Evictions - Sets forth conditions which must be met before evicting a tenant from any federally assisted rental housing project. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for emergency rent relief payments to landlords on behalf of tenants facing eviction. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Establishes in the Treasury an Emergency Rent Relief Fund. Subtitle B: Preservation of Low Income Housing - Provides for the preservation of single room occupancy buildings under the following programs: (1) community development block grants; (2) urban development action grants; (3) the existing housing program; and (4) the moderate rehabilitation program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rural housing. Subtitle C: Prevention of Homelessness of Disabled and Institutionalized Persons - Provides for the eligibility of mentally ill persons for federally assisted housing. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) immediate SSI payments for chronically mentally ill persons; (2) full SSI payments through the third month of institutionalization; and (3) pre-release procedures for such institutionalized persons. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a single application for SSI and food stamp benefits by SSI pre-release persons. Subtitle D: Prevention of Homelessness of Families and Children - Amends the Social Security Act to modify specified AFDC rules regarding dependent children in extended families. Title III: Increased Low Income Housing - Increases funding for existing housing and moderate rehabilitation programs. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Provides for the increased availability of tax-foreclosed property to house the homeless. Obligates funds for FY 1987 under the community development block grants and housing for the elderly or handicapped programs for mentally ill homeless persons. Title IV: Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 1986.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; or (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling. Allows an aggrieved person (one who believes that he has been, or is about to be, injured by a discriminatory housing practice) to file a complaint with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Requires the Secretary to investigate such complaints and attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Makes changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Directs the Secretary to refer complaints to such agencies when an alleged discriminatory housing practice appears to violate a State or local fair housing law. Directs the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for civil action if: (1) based on the preliminary investigation, prompt judicial action is necessary; or (2) conciliation of a complaint has been attempted and additional attempts are considered unlikely to be successful. Allows the Secretary to refer to the Attorney General any matter which is within the Secretary's jurisdiction under this Act. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the court, in actions brought by the Attorney General, to: (1) award preventive relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions and restraining orders; and (2) assess a civil penalty against the respondent. Allows the court to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States). Revises the enforcement procedure for actions brought by private persons. Extends the statute of limitations for such actions to two years. Provides that once a conciliation agreement has been obtained, no action may be filed by a private person under this Act, except for the enforcement of such agreement. Allows the Attorney General to intervene in any private action brought under this Act if the case is of general public importance.

Housing Assurance Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Housing Assurance Act - Housing the Homeless Act of 1986 - Title I: Prevention of Homelessness - Subtitle A: Prevention of Evictions and Foreclosures - Sets forth conditions which must be met before evicting a tenant from any federally assisted rental housing project. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide grants for emergency rent relief payments to landlords on behalf of tenants facing eviction; and (2) provide mortgage foreclosure assistance. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Establishes in the Treasury the Homeowners Relief Fund. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Subtitle B: Preservation of Low-Income Housing - Provides for the preservation of single room occupancy buildings under the following programs: (1) community development block grants; (2) urban development action grants; (3) the existing housing program; and (4) the moderate rehabilitation program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rural housing. Subtitle C: Prevention of Homelessness of Disabled and Instutionalized Persons - Provides for the eligibility of mentally ill persons for federally assisted housing. Title II: Increased Low-Income Housing - Increases funding for existing housing and moderate rehabilitation programs. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Provides for the increased availability of tax-foreclosed property to house the homeless. Obligates funds for FY 1987 under the community development block grants and housing for the elderly or handicapped programs for mentally ill homeless persons. Title III: Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 1986.

A bill to provide grants for the establishment and expansion of shelters for homeless parents with newborn infants.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment and expansion of shelters for homeless parents with newborn infants. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations.

Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in order to strengthen eligibility verification and the proper determination of benefits for housing programs, to: (1) require an applicant or participant to disclose his or her social security or employee identification number; and (2) obtain access to wage and other information from State employment records maintained under the Social Security Act.

A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce the need for emergency assistance payments to provide temporary housing for destitute and homeless AFDC families, and the expense of such payments, by authorizing grants to States for the construction or rehabilitation of permanent housing that such families can afford with their regular AFDC payments.

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 1986

Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the construction and rehabilitation of permanent housing for rental to AFDC recipients who would otherwise require AFDC emergency assistance in the form of temporary housing. Requires that such grants be used to provide permanent housing which is: (1) owned by the State, an instrumentality of the State, or a nonprofit organization; (2) available to families who have been unable to find decent nontemporary housing at rents that can be paid with AFDC aid for shelter; and (3) located in jurisdictions experiencing a critical shortage of such housing. Requires that: (1) the costs of providing permanent housing be lower than costs which would be incurred if, instead, the State made AFDC emergency assistance payments providing temporary housing; and (2) the most costly temporary housing be retired from use in the emergency assistance program as permanent housing becomes available for occupancy, unless temporary housing is demonstrably needed. Sets the State contribution to the cost of constructing or rehabilitating such housing at the greater of 50 percent or the current State AFDC share increased by ten percent.

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

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1986

Amends the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family dwellings.

A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1986

Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through FY 1987 for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Sets forth specified limits on FY 1986 and 1987 insured housing loans and on FY 1987 guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through FY 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through FY 1987 for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 to 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through FY 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authorities for the national crime insurance program and existing contracts through FY 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through FY 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend for 30 days the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through FY 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through FY 1987.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration to make direct low-interest loans to veterans eligible for specially adapted housing assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1986

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

A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1986

Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through June 27, 1986, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through June 27, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through June 27, 1986, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through June 27, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through June 27, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through June 27, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through June 27, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through June 27, 1986.

Housing Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 29 May 1986

Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (7) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (8) mortgage insurance for land development; and (9) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Limits premium increases through such period to not more than a prorated annual of ten percent. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 through September 30, 1990. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify to the Congress 90 days prior to any fee increase that such increase is solely for the purpose of meeting anticipated insurance claims and administrative expenses. Raises FHA multi-family mortgage limits. Requires States, in order to apply for FHA refinancing mortgage insurance for health care facilities, to: (1) conduct a marketwide assessment of the need for such a facility; (2) obtain an independent feasibility study for such a facility; and (3) report the results of such studies to the Secretary. Makes nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for such refinancing. Makes public nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for mortgage insurance. Requires State reports similar to those required for mortgage refinancing for public nursing home and hospital mortgage insurance. Authorizes city and State housing authorities to use unexpended low-income rental and cooperative housing funds for interest and rental assistance payments if so agreed to by the housing authorities and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single-family mortgages. Prohibits the imposition of user fees on Government-sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Directs the Secretary to take appropriate administrative actions to reduce losses on mortgage insurance programs. Authorizes the Secretary to require mortgagees and lenders to report the taxpayer identification numbers of National Housing Act borrowers. Requires mortgagees with high default rates to submit reports, including proposed corrective steps, to the Secretary. Transfers mortgage insurance programs for Hawaiian homelands and Indian lands from the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to the General Insurance Fund of the Treasury. Makes the rule revising regulations under title I of the National Housing Act, which was published October 25, 1985, and which became effective on January 15, 1986, ineffective until January 1, 1987. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1987. Reduces FY 1988 grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for UDAG. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that: (1) 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality; and (2) 35 percent on project quality alone. Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report to the Congress within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) report to the Congress within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for the: (1) community development block grant program; and (2) urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvement. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Extends eligibility to housing which is owned by State or locally chartered neighborhood nonprofit organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to require HUD applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify eligibility. Permits residents of public housing projects to form resident management corporations. Requires such corporations to obtain fidelity bonding and insurance and have their records audited annually. Authorizes such projects to receive comprehensive improvement assistance. Provides for: (1) retention of excess revenues; and (2) resident management technical assistance and training. Subtitle B: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to direct the Secretary in acquiring insured multifamily housing projects to comply with the goals of such Act in determining bid amounts. Requires tenant notice and comment when HUD: (1) approves a transfer of physical assets, or a capital improvement loan; or (2) proposes to sell a mortgage secured by a multifamily housing project. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Bases interest rates on the most recently issued 30-year Treasury obligations. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Provides for the continued commitment of certain funds for the homeownership program. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. (Sets forth limits on such authority for FY 1986 and 1987.) Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) the meeting of obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Establishes a conventional financing demonstration program under the single-family rural housing program. Limits such program to not more than 200 units in each of five geographic regions. Authorizes the Secretary to use such demonstration projects for multifamily housing. Requires the Department of Agriculture to make or insure loans for rural manufactured homes for the same time period applicable under section 2 of the National Housing Act. Provides that rural housing assistance shall be available to single persons who are elderly, handicapped, or paying at least 50 percent of their income for rent. Title IV: Shelter Program - Part A: General Provisions - Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 1986 - Establishes within HUD the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board. Directs the Secretary to enter into an interagency agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to constitute and administer such Board. Terminates such Board as of October 1, 1991. States that such Board shall be made up of persons from specified private groups and Federal agencies. Establishes local boards to determine fund distribution. Directs FEMA to provide the Board with administrative and liaison services. Provides for: (1) an annual Board audit; (2) access to recipient records; and (3) an annual report to the Congress. Part B: Emergency Food and Shelter Grants - Directs the Secretary to award a grant to the Board in the full amount appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program. Sets forth grant purposes and program guidelines. Limits administrative costs. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Permits unobligated funds to be carried over to the next fiscal year. Part C: Transitional Housing Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration program to provide housing and support services for the homeless, focusing on those persons capable of moving into traditional housing and independent living. Authorizes assistance as: (1) non-interest bearing advances up to $20,000 to obtain or rehabilitate housing; (2) annual payments of up to 75 percent of operating costs; and (3) technical assistance. Directs the Secretary to forgive advance repayment if: (1) the structure is used as housing for the homeless for at least ten years; or (2) the Secretary finds there is no longer a housing need and the structure is used for another charitable purpose for the remainder of such ten-year period. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish application procedures and selection criteria; (2) issue program guidelines within 180 days and to publish annual guidelines; and (3) issue an interim report within three months after the end of FY 1987 and a final report within six months after the end of FY 1988. States that occupants shall pay rent in accordance with section 3 (a) of the Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Limits FY 1987 budget authority to $10,000,000. Subtitle D: Emergency Shelter Grants Program - Directs the Secretary to establish an emergency shelter grant program for: (1) renovation and conversion of buildings as emergency shelters; (2) provision of essential services; and (3) shelter maintenance and operation. Directs the Secretary to allocate grants to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties under the same formula used for the community block grant program. States that if a metropolitan city or urban county would receive a fiscal year grant of less than $30,000, such sum shall instead be reallocated to the State. Authorizes local governments to distribute such grants to nonprofit organizations. Sets forth a reallocation procedure for unused grant funds. Requires grantees to provide matching funds and a certification of use. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations for non-interest bearing second mortgages for new or rehabilitated homes. Sets maximum loans at $15,000. Requires at least a ten percent downpayment. Prohibits leasing. Sets family income eligibility at not more than the greater of: (1) 115 percent of the local metropolitan median income for a family of four; or (2) the national median income for a family of four. Sets forth criteria for: (1) grant selection; and (2) conditions of assistance. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Title VI: Fair Housing - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with public or private entities for programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.

J. Michael Dorsey, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Warren T. Lindquist, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 21 May 1986

An original joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1986

Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through September 30, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1987.

A bill to provide a rental housing lease indemnity program by the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1986

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot rental housing lease indemnity program under which the Secretary of each military department will guarantee to a lessor the lease payment of any member of such department, as well as any breach of the lease or damage to the rental unit. Requires such pilot program to be established within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, but not before October 1, 1986. Requires each Secretary to designate one military installation within the Secretary's jurisdiction for participation in such pilot program. Authorizes each Secretary to enter into agreements with rental unit lessors in order to carry out this Act. Outlines provisions to be included in such agreements. Authorizes any Secretary who compensates a lessor under this Act to garnish the wages of the member involved for an amount equal to the compensation paid to the lessor. Directs the Secretary of Defense, within 18 months following the establishment of such pilot program, to report to the Congress concerning the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of such program. Terminates the authority of any Secretary to enter into lease guarantee agreements with lessors under this Act 18 months after the establishment of the program.

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to repeal a limitation on the total amount of basic allowance for quarters and variable housing allowance to a member of the uniformed services.

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1986

Amends Federal law relating to the pay and allowances of the uniformed services to repeal a cap on military housing cost payments.

Housing Income Verification Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1986

Housing Income Verification Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development program applicants or participants to disclose their social security or employer identification numbers. Authorizes the Secretary to use information provided by program applicants or participants to verify eligibility or benefit levels. Requires that such persons be afforded notification, privacy of individually identifiable information, and independent verification of information.

A joint resolution to designate the week beginning June 1, 1986, as "National Neighborhood Housing Services Week".

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1986

Designates the week beginning on June 1, 1986, as National Neighborhood Housing Services Week.

A bill to require the transfer of jurisdiction to the District of Columbia over certain property to permit such property to be used as a shelter for the homeless.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1986

Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer jurisdiction over 425 Second Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia to the government of the District of Columbia for the purpose of providing shelter and related services to homeless individuals.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 1) to amend and extend certain laws relating to housing, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1986

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1 (housing programs).

Housing Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1986

Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (7) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (8) mortgage insurance for land development; and (9) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend through September 30, 1987, the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to enter into fiscal year mortgage insurance commitments with an aggregate principal amount equal to (but no more than) the amount provided in appropriation Acts. Sets premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Requires the Secretary to certify to the Congress 90 days prior to any fee increase that such increase is solely for the purpose of meeting anticipated insurance claims and administrative expenses. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend authority through FY 1987 for the Federal National Mortgage Association mortgage-backed securities program. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) UDAG; (2) urban homesteading; and (3) community development block grants. Obligates specified FY 1987 funds for the discretionary fund. Terminates the loan guarantee program as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Modifies UDAG selection criteria. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Terminates the Housing Act of 1964 rehabilitation loan program (urban renewal) as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1966 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for low- and moderate- income housing counseling and technical advice. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Terminates the crime insurance program. Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt depository institutions with $25,000,000 (currently $10,000,000) or less in total fiscal year assets from the provisions of such Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within six months on 1981 through 1985 manufactured home inspection fees. Authorizes the Secretary to require HUD applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify eligibility. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHAs) to set tenant rent contributions for a five-year period. Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Provides a six-month phase-in for public housing rent increases due to a resident's obtaining employment. Authorizes grants to PHAs for: (1) public housing project development costs; and (2) comprehensive improvement assistance. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rental rehabilitation grants. Terminates the housing development grant program as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations. Permits residents of public housing projects (with the assistance of a public housing management specialist) to form resident management corporations. Requires such corporations to obtain fidelity bonding and insurance. Provides for: (1) waiving of certain statutory and regulatory requirements; (2) rentention of excess revenues; and (3) resident management technical assistance and training. Sets forth conditions for PHA financial assistance. Subtitle B: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for farm labor housing. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends authority through FY 1987 for the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Extends the 10,000 to 20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1986. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural housing escrow accounts. Title IV: Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Subtitle A: Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1986 - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to constitute an emergency food and shelter program national board of volunteer agencies together with FEMA. Directs the Secretary to constitute a similar board by September 30, 1986. Transfers, as of such date, the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of the FEMA board to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board. States that such boards shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance. Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan. Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Subtitle B: Emergency Shelter Grants Program - Directs the Secretary to establish an emergency shelter grant program for: (1) renovation and conversion of buildings as emergency shelters; (2) provision of essential services; and (3) shelter maintenance and operation. Directs the Secretary to allocate grants to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties under the same formula used for the community block grant program. States that if a metropolitan city or urban county would receive a fiscal year grant of less than $30,000, such sum shall instead be reallocated to the State. Authorizes local governments to distribute such grants to nonprofit organizations. Requires grantees to provide matching funds and a certification of use. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an exemption for the veterans' housing loan programs from any provision of law providing for the sequestration of budget authority generally throughout the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1986

Amends Federal law relating to veterans' home loans to exempt such loans from any spending reduction order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) or any other such legislation. Revises provisions concerning the definition and treatment of certain administrative expenses in connection with the Veterans' Administration Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund.

Housing Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1986

Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1988. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Makes the Allegany reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Limits fiscal year loan insurance authority to amounts appropriated for such purpose. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) UDAG; and (2) community development block grants. Obligates specified funds for assistance to minority or underprivileged undergraduates or graduates enrolled in community development programs. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone. Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress: (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes: (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for such program. States that it is U.S. policy to ensure the timely payment of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subcontractors. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHAs) to set tenant rent contributions. Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Authorizes grants to PHAs for public housing project development costs. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for existing (section 8) dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make comprehensive improvement grants to PHAs. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project. Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations. Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such a prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) meeting obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural housing escrow accounts. Title IV: Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board. Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless. Limits FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance. Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000. Requires grantees to provide matching funds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program. Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.

Abgabe eines posteigenen Grundstückes in Köln-Porz/Westhoven für den Wohnungsbau (G-SIG: 10044158)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 May 1986

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that proposals to assess or increase fees on the credit activities of Federal housing and education agencies should be rejected.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1986

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that proposals to assess or increase fees on the credit activities of specified Federal housing and student loan authorities (including the Veterans Administration) should be rejected.

Housing Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1986

Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1988. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Makes the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Limits fiscal year loan insurance authority to amounts appropriated for such purpose. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) UDAG; and (2) community development block grants. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone. Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress: (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes: (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for such program. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for existing (section 8) dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make comprehensive improvement grants to PHAs. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project. Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such a prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) meeting obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Title IV: Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board. Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless. Limits FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance. Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000. Requires grantees to provide matching funds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program. Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.

Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 23 April 1986

Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to set minimum distribution requirements for home loans and loan guarantees for low and moderate income persons. Sets FY 1986 support levels as minimum levels for subsequent fiscal years. Increases income levels for purposes of defining low and moderate income. Defines "persons of very-low income." Requires community development block grant applications to be submitted to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development prior to the receipt of any grant funds. Prohibits a grantee from using such funds in a manner that will result in the involuntary displacement of low- and moderate-income persons. Requires grant applications to include a neighborhood economic development strategy. Authorizes multiyear grants for nonentitlement areas.

A bill to permit certain funds granted to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Economic Development Administration to continue to be used for economic development purposes in that city.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1986

Prohibits the deobligation of the grant made available to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the economic development of the American Street industrial corridor.

A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to permit individuals who are insured under such Act to cancel their flood insurance policies.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1986

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to permit insured individuals to cancel their flood insurance policies. States that a person who cancels a flood insurance policy shall be ineligible for such coverage for two years.

Urban Homestead Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1986

Urban Homestead Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide homeownership and resident management opportunities for public housing families. Requires the formation of a resident management corporation as a condition for such ownership and management. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide comprehensive improvement assistance to ensure that the physical condition, management, and operation of such projects are sufficient to encourage resident ownership. Directs the Secretary and the responsible public housing agency to provide ownership and management training and technical and educational assistance. Authorizes a homeownership association to purchase a public housing project after the Secretary determines that the association is prepared to manage and maintain the project with continued Federal assistance. Allows an eligible family to purchase a dwelling if the Secretary determines that such purchase will not interfere with the rights of other resident families or harm the efficient operation of the project. Requires the Secretary to continue to pay annual contributions to a project after such a purchase. Limits the purchase price for a project or unit to 25 percent of its fair market value. Lists alternative purchasing arrangements. Directs the agency to assist a purchase by making a loan to a family or association at an interest rate not exceeding 70 percent of the market interest rate. Requires any unit or project purchaser who sells such property before the expiration of five years to pay the public housing agency a specified percentage of the sale price. Prohibits the eviction of any resident family because of the sale of a project to a homeownership association. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) help relocate any family which decides not to purchase its dwelling in a project where other units are purchased; or (2) provide such family with a housing voucher in order to obtain comparable alternative housing.

A bill to provide that certain amounts received by a qualified cooperative housing corporation in connection with the refinancing of indebtedness of such corporation shall not be subject to Federal income tax, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1986

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of a qualified cooperative housing corporation certain amounts, for closing costs or the creation of a reserve for the qualified cooperative housing corporation, received in connection with the refinancing of the indebtedness of such corporation. Provides that, with respect to any payment from a qualified refinancing-related reserve out of amounts excluded from gross income, no deduction shall be allowed in computing its income, and the basis of any property acquired with such payment shall be reduced by the amount of such payment.

FHA and GNMA Credit Commitment Assistance Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1986

FHA and GNMA Credit Commitment Assistance Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to enter into additional specified FY 1986 commitments to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to notify the appropriate congressional committees if cumulative FHA insured and guaranteed loan commitments exceed specified limits.

A bill to permit the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration to enter into additional commitments during fiscal year 1986 to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1986

Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration to enter into additional specified FY 1986 commitments to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act.

Inanspruchnahme des Bundes bei Ausfällen von Landesbürgschaften für den Wohnungsbau seit 1960 (G-SIG: 10044047)

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 April 1986

Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1986

Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to public housing resident management. Grants comprehensive improvement assistance priority to public housing projects managed by resident management corporations. Provides, with regard to such projects, for: (1) retention of excess revenues; and (2) resident management technical assistance and training.

A joint resolution to designate April 1986, as "Fair Housing Month".

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1986

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

Welche Möglichkeiten sieht die Bundesregierung, die Neue Heimat Wohnungsbau und deren Eigentümer daran zu hindern, Sozialwohnungen an Dritte zu verkaufen, ohne die betreffenden Mieter darüber zu unterrichten? (G-SIG: 10003875)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 March 1986

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion der FDP, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1986

Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through April 30, 1986, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through April 30, 1986, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through April 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through April 30, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through April 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to limit the FY 1986 loan and mortgage insurance authority to amounts provided for in appropriation Acts for such fiscal year.

A joint resolution disapproving several proposed deferrals of budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development programs.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1986

Disapproves certain proposed deferrals of budget authority (D86-41 through D86-51) for Department of Housing and Urban Development programs for housing and community planning and development, as set forth in the President's message to the Congress on February 5, 1986.

Housing Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1986

Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1986, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1986, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 through September 30, 1990. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to mortgage insurance. Makes the City of Salamanca, New York, eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone. Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress: (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for the: (1) community development block grant program; and (2) urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes: (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 appropriations for such program. States that it is U.S. policy to ensure the timely payment of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subcontractors. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHA's) to set tenant rent contributions for a five-year period following the date of enactment of this Act. Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project. Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through FY 1989 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants to PHAs for public housing child care demonstration grants to determine the extent to which such services assist the children's parents and guardians to find work. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C: Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped. Replaces the existing subsidy system with a contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement governing policies for assisted-housing mandatory meal programs for the elderly within one year. Requires a report to the Congress within 18 months. Establishes an 18-month moratorium on new mandatory meal programs. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for congregate services. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the deadline for the congressional housing demonstration report to October 1, 1986. Requires such report to include an analysis of roving slums. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1986. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) the meeting of obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary as approved in FY 1986 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1986. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural rental rehabilitation standards within 90 days. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations for the rural housing preservation grant program within 90 days. Title IV: Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board. Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless. Limits FY 1986 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance. Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000. Requires grantees to provide matching funds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program. Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations.

A joint resolution to designate April, 1986 as "Fair Housing Month".

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1986

Designates the month of April 1986 as Fair Housing Month.

A bill to authorize States to determine the level of funds allotted to a State under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to be available for low-cost residential weatherization and other energy-related home repair projects for low-income households.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1986

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to eliminate the 15 percent cap on State expenditures for low-income residential weatherization and other energy-related repairs.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1986

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; or (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling. Allows an aggrieved person (one who believes that he has been, or is about to be, injured by a discriminatory housing practice) to file a complaint with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Requires the Secretary to investigate such complaints and attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Makes changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Directs the Secretary to refer complaints to such agencies when an alleged discriminatory housing practice appears to violate a State or local fair housing law. Directs the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for civil action if: (1) based on the preliminary investigation, prompt judicial action is necessary; or (2) conciliation of a complaint has been attempted and additional attempts are considered unlikely to be successful. Allows the Secretary to refer to the Attorney General any matter which is within the Secretary's jurisdiction under this Act. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the court, in actions brought by the Attorney General, to: (1) award preventive relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions and restraining orders; and (2) assess a civil penalty against the respondent. Allows the court to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States). Revises the enforcement procedure for actions brought by private persons. Extends the statute of limitations for such actions to two years. Provides that once a conciliation agreement has been obtained, no action may be filed by a private person under this Act, except for the enforcement of such agreement. Allows that Attorney General to intervene in any private action brought under this Act if the case is of general public importance.

proposition de loi tendant à la mise en oeuvre de l'article 26 de la loi n° 82-526 du 22 juin 1982 relative aux droits et obligations des locataires et des bailleurs, en autorisant le juge à maintenir dans le logement un locataire de bonne foi menacé d'expulsion

France · Senate · 5 March 1986

Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take appropriate action to reduce losses under the single family mortgage insurance program, including independent verifications of borrowers' income and credit, appraisals of investor-owned property, and lender data on defaults.

Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1986

Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit State mental health authorities, or other private nonprofit or public agencies designated by a State, to use vacant residential property to provide supervised living for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and for each fiscal year thereafter. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside specified amounts beginning in FY 1986 for handicapped family housing loans. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a housing voucher program for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.