(4) to monitor compliance of projects prepaid or receiving incentives under the Housing Act of 1949. [42 U.S.C. 1490p1]

DISASTER ASSISTANCE

SEC. 541.1 (a) AUTHORITY.—

(1) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the event of a natural disaster, so declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary shall allocate, for assistance under this section to the States affected for use in the counties designated as disaster areas and the counties contiguous to such counties, amounts made available to the Secretary by an appropriations Act for such purpose. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President.

(2) AMOUNT.-Subject to the availability of amounts pursuant to appropriations Acts, assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in an amount equal to the product of—

(A) the sum of the official State estimate of the number of dwelling units in the counties described in paragraph (1) within the eligible service area of the Farmers Home Administration (or otherwise if the Secretary provides for a waiver under subsection (d)) that are destroyed or seriously damaged; and

(B) 20 percent of the average cost of all dwelling units assisted by the Secretary in the State during the previous 3 years.

(b) USE.-The assistance made available under this section may be used for the housing purposes authorized under this title, and the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section to assure the prompt and expeditious use of such funds for the restoration of decent, safe, and sanitary housing within the areas described in subsection (a)(1). In implementing this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the natural hazards to which any permanent replacement housing is exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards.

(c) ELIGIBILITY.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, assistance allocated under this section shall be available to units of general local government and their agencies and to local nonprofit organizations, agencies, and corporations for the construction or rehabilitation of housing for agricultural employees and their families.

(d) WAIVER OF RURAL AREA REQUIREMENTS.-The Secretary may waive the application of the provisions of section 520 with respect to assistance under this section, as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(e) RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND.-The Secretary is authorized to advance from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund such sums as may be necessary to meet the requirements of subsection

1So in law. There are no sections 538 through 540.

(a)(1), subject to limits previously approved in appropriations Acts. [42 U.S.C. 1490q.]

SEC. 542. RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.-To such extent or in such amounts as are approved in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall carry out a rural housing voucher program to assist very low-income families and persons to reside in rental housing in rural areas. For such purposes, the Secretary may provide assistance using a payment standard based on the fair market rental rate established by the Secretary for the area. The monthly assistance payment for any family shall be the amount by which the payment standard for the area exceeds 30 per centum of the family's monthly adjusted income, except that such monthly assistance payment shall not exceed the amount which the rent for the dwelling unit (including the amount allowed for utilities in the case of a unit with separate utility metering) exceeds 10 per centum of the family's monthly gross income.

(b) COORDINATION AND LIMITATION.-In carrying out the rural housing voucher program under this section, the Secretary shall

(1) coordinate activities under this section with activities assisted under sections 515 and 533 of this title; and

(2) enter into contracts for assistance for not more than 5000 units in any fiscal year. [42 U.S.C. 1490r.]

PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR FMHA

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

1992

[Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3884; 42 U.S.C. 1471 note]

SEC. 925. PERFORMANCE GOALS.

(a) PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.- 1 * * *

(b) PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRA

TION.

(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Agriculture may establish performance goals for the major housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration in order to measure progress towards meeting the objectives of national housing policy.

(2) FORM OF GOALS.-The performance goals referred to in paragraph (1) shall be expressed in terms sufficient to measure progress.

(3) REPORT.-The Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a report to the Congress on the progress made in attaining the performance goals for each program, citing the actual results achieved in such program for the previous year.

(4) FAILURE TO MEET GOALS.-If a performance standard or goal has not been met, the report under paragraph (3) shall include an explanation of why the goal was not met, propose plans for achieving the performance goal, and recommend any legislative or regulatory changes necessary for achievement of the goal. [42 U.S.C. 1471 note]

1 Subsection (a) of this section is set forth in part XI of this compilation.

RURAL RENTAL REHABILITATION DEMONSTRATION

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

1987

[Public Law 100-242; 101 Stat. 1896; 42 U.S.C. 1490m note]

SEC. 311. RURAL RENTAL REHABILITATION DEMONSTRATION.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION.-The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall carry out a rural rental rehabilitation demonstration program in accordance with this section.

(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.-For purposes of the demonstration program, any rental rehabilitation grant amount provided in a State under section 17 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that is unutilized from any prior fiscal year shall be available for use in areas eligible for assistance under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, including areas located in States where the Secretary administers the rental rehabilitation grant program.

(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-The Secretary shall submit to the Congress as soon as practicable after September 30, 1989, a report setting forth the findings and recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the demonstration program. The report shall include an evaluation of the following:

(1) The effectiveness of the program in meeting the need for the rehabilitation of rental housing in rural areas.

(2) The extent of participation by the owners of rental properties in the program.

(3) The cost of the program.

(d) TERMINATION.-The authority provided in this section shall terminate after September 30, 1990. [42 U.S.C. 1490m note]

1The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990, Pub. L. 101-144, 103 Stat. 846, approved November 9, 1989, amended this subsection "by striking 'September 30, 1989' and inserting 'September 30, 1991". This amendment could not be executed because section 7(d) of Pub. L. 101-137, approved Nov. 3, 1989, had amended this subsection by striking the date and inserting the date shown.

COLLATERAL SECURITY FOR FARMER APPLICANTS

EXCERPT FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1969

(Public Law 90-463; 82 Stat. 651; 42 U.S.C. 1474a]

RURAL HOUSING DIRECT LOAN ACCOUNT

* * *. Hereafter, farmer applicants for direct or insured rural housing loans shall be required to provide only such collateral security as is required of owners of nonfarm tracts. [42 U.S.C. 1474a]