[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2157-H2158]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 2

                         Offered By: Mr. Holden

       Amendment No. 45: Conversion of section 8 tenant-based 
     assistance to project-based assistance in the borough of 
     Tamaqua.
       Sec.   . For the Tamaqua Highrise project in the Borough of 
     Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall require the public housing agency to 
     convert the tenant-based assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 to project-based rental 
     assistance under section 8(d)(2) of such Act, notwithstanding 
     the requirement for rehabilitation or the percentage 
     limitations under section 8(d)(2). The tenant-based 
     assistance covered by the preceding sentence shall be the 
     assistance for families who are residing in the project on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and who initially received 
     their assistance in connection with the conversion of the 
     section 23 leased housing contract for the project to tenant-
     based assistance under section 8 of such Act.

                                 H.R. 2

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 46: Page 164, strike lines 1 through 4 and 
     insert the following:
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for grants under this section for each of 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002--
       (A) $500,000,000, which shall be available only for use for 
     activities under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
     (a); and
       (B) such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available 
     only for use for activities under subsection (a)(4).
       Page 173, strike lines 8 through 13 and insert the 
     following:
       (1) Capital fund.--For the allocations from the capital 
     fund for grants, $3,700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
       (5) Operating fund.--For the allocations from the operating 
     fund for grants--
       (A) $3,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (B) for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, 
     such sums as may be necessary to provide each eligible public 
     housing agency with the full amount determined under the 
     formula under section 204(c)(2) or 204(d)(1), as applicable, 
     for such agency to cover operating expenses for the agency.

                                 H.R. 2

                         Offered By: Mr. Klink

       Amendment No. 47: Page 69, line 14, after the period insert 
     the following:

     The Secretary shall require that each such agreement for 
     local cooperation shall provide that, notwithstanding any 
     order, judgment, or decree of any court (including any 
     settlement order), before making any amounts provided under a 
     grant under this title available for use for the production 
     of any housing or other property not previously used as 
     public housing, the public housing agency shall--
       (1) notify the chief executive officer (or other 
     appropriate official) of the unit of general local government 
     in which the public housing for which such amounts are to be 
     so used is located (or to be located) of such use; and

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       (2) pursuant to the request of such unit of general local 
     government, provide such information as may reasonably be 
     requested by such unit of general local government regarding 
     the public housing to be so assisted (except to the extent 
     otherwise prohibited by law) and consult with representatives 
     of such local government regarding the public housing.

                                 H.R. 2

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 48: Page 15, line 21, strike ``includes'' and 
     insert ``may include''.

                                 H.R. 2

                 Offered By: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi

       Amendment No. 49: Page 287, after line 15, insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       (6) Treatment of common areas.--The Secretary may not 
     provide any assistance amounts pursuant to an existing 
     contract for section 8 project-based assistance for a housing 
     project and may not enter into a new or renewal contract for 
     such assistance for a project unless the owner of the project 
     provides consent, to such local law enforcement agencies as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate, for law enforcement 
     officers of such agencies to enter common areas of the 
     project at any time and without advance notice upon a 
     determination of probable cause by such officers that 
     criminal activity is taking place in such areas.
       Page 287, line 16, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.