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HAMDT 790 (102nd)

Amendments en bloc: (1) reduce funding in the bill by 4 percent, from $30.1 billion to $28.8 billion; (2) delete provisions that revise the rental assistance program; (3) establish preferance to certain disabled veterans for Section 8 housing assistance; (4) authorize tenants of distressed public housing projects to vote to transfer the management of their project from existing public housing authorities; (5) increase from 10% to 20% the flat local matching fund requirement for activities under the HOME program; (6) prohibit HUD from providing assistance to local housing counseling services which are not certified by HUD; and (7) authorize Community Development Block grant funding to be used to assist state and local governments in removing regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

Housing