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1 (3) The Institute in exercising its functions and respon2 sibilities under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall (A) give 3 particular attention to the development of methods for en4 couraging all sectors of the economy to cooperate with the 5 Institute and to accept and use its technical findings, and to 6 accept and use the nationally recognized performance cri7 teria, standards, and other technical provisions developed 8 for use in Federal, State, and local building codes and other 9 regulations which result from the program of the Institute; 10 (B) seek to assure that its actions are coordinated with re11 lated requirements which are imposed in connection with 12 community and environmental development generally; and 13 (C) consult with the Department of Justice and other agen14 cies of government to the extent necessary to insure that 15 the national interest is protected and promoted in the exer16 cise of its functions and responsibilities.

17 (4) The Institute shall maintain full and complete 18 records of all of its proceedings and of its research and other 19 activities, and of the proceedings and activities of any other 20 organization, institution, agency, or entity to which any of 21 its functions and responsibilities are assigned and delegated, 22 and shall make such records and all related documents and 23 materials available upon request for public inspection, at 24 reasonable times and places (subject to such restrictions as

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1 may be necessary to safeguard privileged and confidential 2 trade secrets and commercial or financial information). 3 (f) (1) The Institute is authorized to accept contracts 4 and grants from Federal, State, and local governmental 5 agencies and other entities, and grants and donations from 6 private organizations, institutions, and individuals. 7 (2) The Institute may, in accordance with rates and 8 schedules established with guidance as provided under sub9 section (b) (2), establish fees and other charges for services 10 provided by the Institute or under its authorization.

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(3) Amounts received by the Institute under this sec12 tion shall be in addition to any amounts which may be ap13 propriated to provide its initial operating capital under sub14 section (h).

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(g) (1) Every department, agency, and establishment 16 of the Federal Government, in carrying out any building or 17 construction, or any building- or construction-related pro18 gram, which involves direct expenditures, and in develop19 ing technical requirements for any such building or construc20 tion, shall be encouraged to accept the technical findings of 21 the Institute, or any nationally recognized performance cri22 teria, standards, and other technical provisions for building 23 regulations brought about by the Institute, which may be 24 applicable.

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or technical aid, or in any other form, shall be encouraged 4 to accept, use, and comply with any of the technical findings 5 of the Institute, or any nationally recognized performance 6 criteria, standards, and other technical provisions for building 7 codes and other regulations brought about by the Institute, 8 which may be applicable to the purposes for which the assistance is to be used.

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or construction, or for building- or construction-related pro13 grams, is authorized to contract with and accept contracts 14 from the Institute for specific services where deemed appro15 priate by the responsible Federal official involved.

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(4) The Institute shall establish and carry on a specific 17 and continuing program of cooperation with the States and 18 their political subdivisions designed to encourage their ac19 ceptance of its technical findings and of nationally recog20 nized performance criteria, standards, and other technical 21 provisions for building regulations brought about by the 22 Institute. Such program shall include (A) efforts to en23 courage any changes in existing State and local law to utilize 24 or embody such findings and regulatory provisions; and

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1 (B) assistance to States in the development of inservice 2 training programs for building officials, and in the establish3 ment of fully staffed and qualified State technical agencies 4 to advise local officials on questions of technical interpreta5 tion.

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(h) There is authorized to be appropriated to the In7 stitute, over the first five fiscal years which end after the 8 date of the enactment of this section, the sum of $5,000,000 9 for each of the first two such fiscal years, the sum of $3,000,10 000 for each of the next two such fiscal years, and the sum 11 of $2,000,000 for the last such fiscal year (with each appro12 priation to be available until expended or until six years 13 shall have passed), to provide the Institute with initial cap14 ital adequate for the exercise of its functions and responsi15 bilities during such years; and thereafter the Institute shall 16 be financially self-sustaining through the means described in 17 subsection (f).

18 (i) The Institute shall submit an annual report for 19 the preceding fiscal year to the President for transmittal 20 to the Congress within sixty days of its receipt. The report 21 shall include a comprehensive and detailed report of the 22 Institute's operations, activities, financial condition, and ac23 complishments under this section and may include such 24 recommendations as the Institute deems appropriate.

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1 (j) The Institute shall be accountable for all its funds 2 and the expenditure thereof, shall maintain records of all 3 its transactions and proceedings and make them available

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upon request to the public, to the General Accounting Office,

5 and to other governmental agencies, shall be subject to 6 audit and review by the General Accounting Office, and 7 shall conduct its activities in conformity with all applicable 8 Federal procurement regulations and procedures.

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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

10 SEC. 1005. (a) Section 302 (a) (2) of the National 11 Housing Act is amended by striking out "the effective date 12 established pursuant to section 808 of the Housing and Urban 13 Development Act of 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "Sep14 tember 1, 1968", and by striking out "effective" in subpara15 graphs (A) and (B).

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(b) The third sentence of section 302 (a) (2) (B) of 17 such Act is amended by inserting "or the metropolitan area 18 thereof" immediately after "District of Columbia", and by 19 striking out "thereof" immediately before the period and 20 inserting in lieu thereof "of the District of Columbia".

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(c) Clause (C) of the second sentence of section 302 (b) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "private".

(d) The last sentence of section 302 (b) (2) of such 24 Act is amended by striking out "which are comparable to