PUBLIC LAW 106-377—APPENDIX A 114 STAT. 1441A-27 (2) in accordance with section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. COMPUTER ACCESS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS SEC. 214. (a) USE OF PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL AND OPERATING FUNDS.— Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", including the establishment and initial operation of computer centers in and around public housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative, for the purpose of enhancing the self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reliance of public housing residents by providing them with onsite computer access and training resources"; (2) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking "and" at the end; (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding after subparagraph (J) the following: "(K) the costs of operating computer centers in public housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative described in subsection (d)(1)(E), and of activities related to that initiative."; and (3) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking "and" at the end; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: "(8) assistance in connection with the establishment and operation of computer centers in public housing through a Neighborhood Networks initiative described in subsection (d)(1)(E).". (b) DEMOLITION, SITE REVITALIZATION, REPLACEMENT HOUSING, AND TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR PROJECTS. —Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(1)(G), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", including a Neighborhood Networks initiative for the establishment and operation of computer centers in public housing for the purpose of enhancing the self-sufficiency, employability, an economic self-reliance of public housing residents by providing them with onsite computer access and training resources"; and (2) in subsection (m)(2), in the first sentence, by inserting before the period the following: ", including assistance in connection with the establishment and operation of computer centers in public housing through the Neighborhoods Networks initiative described in subsection (d)(1)(G)". MARK-TO-MARKET REFORM SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the properties known as the Hawthornes in Independence, Missouri shall be considered eligible multifamily housing projects for purposes of participating in the multifamily housing restructuring program pursuant to title V of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-65).
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