have jurisdiction in such matters. Appropriate relief that may be ordered by such district courts shall include reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.

(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the provisions of this section shall take effect on September 30, 1989.

(2) OPTIONAL EARLY IMPLEMENTATION.—At the initiative of a State or an agency of the State, and with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, the amendments made by subsection (c)(1) may be made effective in such State on any date before September 30, 1989, which is more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.

(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AGENCIES.-In the case of any State the legislature of which has not been in session for at least 30 calendar days (whether or not consecutive) between the date of the enactment of this Act and September 30, 1989, the amendments made by subsection (c)(1) shall take effect 30 calendar days after the first day on which such legislature is in session on or after September 30, 1989.

(e) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OF INFORMATION BY THIRD PARTIES.-An applicant or participant under any program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development may not be required or requested to consent to the release of information by third parties as a condition of initial or continuing eligibility for participation in the program unless

(1) the request for consent is made, and the information secured is maintained, in accordance with this section, 1 section 552a of title 5, United States Code; and

(2) the consent that is requested is appropriately limited, with respect to time and information relevant and necessary to meet the requirements of this section. 2 [42 U.S.C. 3544]

1 So in law.

2 Section 903 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992, added subsection (e).

Subsection (b) of such section provides as follows:

"(b) FORMS.

"(1) NEW FORM.-Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall develop a release form that meets the requirements of section 904 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988, as amended by this section. In developing the form, the Secretary shall consult with interested parties, which shall include not less than 2 representatives of public housing agencies, 1 representative of a national tenant organization, 1 representative of a State tenant organization, and 1 representative of a legal group representing tenants.

"(2) EFFECT OF OLD FORM.-During the period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act and ending upon implementation of the use of the form developed under paragraph (1), the benefits provided to an applicant or participant under any program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or eligibility for such benefits, may not be terminated, denied, suspended, or reduced because of any failure to sign any form authorizing the release of information from any third party (including Form HUD-9886), if the applicant or participant otherwise discloses all financial information relating to the application or recertification.".

USE OF AMERICAN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

1987

[Public Law 100-242; 101 Stat. 1950; 12 U.S.C. 1735e-1]

SEC. 571. USE OF AMERICAN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS.

In the administration of housing assistance programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall encourage the use of materials and products mined and produced in the United States. [12 U.S.C. 1735e-1]

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF

1992

[Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 3883; 42 U.S.C. 3546]

SEC. 920. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.

(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF "MADE IN AMERICA" LABELS.-A person shall not intentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of "Made in America", or any inscription with that meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States, if that product is not a domestic product.

(b) REPORT.-The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit, before January 1, 1994, a report to the Congress on procurements of products that are not domestic products.

(c) DEFINITIONS.-For the purposes of this section, the term "domestic product" means a product

(1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; and

(2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles, materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. [42 U.S.C. 3546]

REVOLVING FUND FOR LIQUIDATING PROGRAMS

EXCERPT FROM INDEPENDENT OFFICES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1955

[Public Law 83-428; 68 Stat. 295; 12 U.S.C. 1701g-5]

Office of the Administrator, revolving fund (liquidating programs): There is established as of June 30, 1954, a revolving fund, and the Administrator1 is authorized to credit said fund with all moneys hereafter obtained or now held by him or by any constituent agency of the Housing and Home Finance Agency1 by any other official thereof, and to account under said fund for all assets and liabilities, in connection with (1) community facilities provided or assisted under title II of the Lanham Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1531-1534), or under title III of the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1592-1592n); (2) loans or advances made pursuant to title V of the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 791), or the Act of October 13, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 451-458); (3) functions transferred under Reorganization Plan No. 23 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 133z-15, note), or authorized under sections 102, 102a, 102b, and 102c of the Housing Act of 1948, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701g-1701g-3); (4) notes or other obligations purchased pursuant to the Alaska Housing Act, as amended (48 U.S.C. 484 (a)); (5) subsistence homesteads and greentowns (Acts of June 29, 1936, 49 Stat. 2035, and May 19, 1949, 63 Stat. 68); (6) public war housing under title I of the Lanham Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 15211524), and defense housing under title III of the Defense Housing and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1592-1592n); and (7) veterans' re-use housing under title V of the Lanham Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1571-1575): Provided. That said fund shall be available for all necessary expenses (including administrative expenses) in connection with the liquidation of the programs carried out pursuant to the foregoing provisions of law, including operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of facilities, and for disbursements pursuant to outstanding commitments against moneys herein authorized to be credited to said fund, repayment of obligations to the Treasury, and refinancing and refunding operations on existing loans: Provided further, That any amount in said fund which is determined to be in excess of requirements for the purposes hereof shall be declared and paid as liquidating dividends to the Treasury not less often than annually: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year not to exceed $3,940,000 shall be available for administrative

1 Section 5(a) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, Pub. L. 89–174, approved Sept. 9, 1965, provides as follows:

"SEC. 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, there are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary all of the functions, powers, and duties of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, of the Federal Housing Administration and the Public Housing Administration in that Agency, and of the heads, and other officers and offices of said agencies.".

expenses (including not to exceed $265,000 for travel) for the foregoing purposes, but this amount shall be exclusive of costs of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with termination of contracts and legal services on a contract or fee basis and of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, any servicer approved by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Act of August 23, 1935, as amended, creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (12 U.S.C. 264) which has been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as a depository of public money of the United States: Provided further, That after the effective date of this Act no additional notes or obligations shall be purchased from funds appropriated pursuant to the Alaska Housing Act, as amended (48 U.S.C. 484 (d)), except for the furtherance or refinancing of an existing loan: Provided further, That except for extensions, or refinancing, of existing obligations the authority to issue obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury under section 1 (4) of Reorganization Plan No. 23 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 1332-15, note), shall terminate on June 30, 1954: Provided further, That all expenses, not otherwise specifically limited in this Act, in connection with the programs administered pursuant to the foregoing provisions of law shall not exceed $20,000,000.1 [12 U.S.C. 1701g-5]

1 The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, Pub. L. 102-139, 105 Stat. 752, provides as follows: "Notwithstanding section 289(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), the assets and liabilities of the revolving fund established by section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1452b), and any collections, including repayments or recaptured amounts, of such fund shall be transferred to and merged with the Revolving Fund (liquidating programs), established pursuant to title II of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended (12 U.S.C 1701g-5), effective October 1, 1991.".

Section 289(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act provides for disposition of repayments in connection with the program under section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 and is set forth in part IV of this compilation.