92 STAT. 2112
Results to House and Senate.
PUBLIC LAW 95-557—OCT. 31, 1978 associations, and public and private nonprofit agencies can perform in improving the housing conditions of farmworkers. "(2) The Secretary shall transmit the results of the study described in paragraph (1) to each House of the Congress within one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection.". APPEALS PROCEDURES
Rules and regulations. 42 USC 1480.
SEC. 503. Section 510 of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (g), (h), and (i) as paragraphs (h), (i), and (j), respectively, and by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (f): "(g) issue rules and regulations which assure that applicants denied {issistance under this title or persons or organizations whose assistance under this title is being substantially reduced or terminated are given written notice of the reasons for denial, reduction or termination and are provided at least an opportunity to appeal an adverse decision and to present additional information relevant to that decision to a person, other than the person making the original determination, who has authority to reverse the decision;". DOMESTIC FARM LABOR HOUSING
Waiver. 42 USC 1484. 42 USC 1471.
42 USC 1481.
SEC. 504. Section 514 of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(g) The Secretary may waive the interest rate limitation contained in subsection (a)(2) and the requirement of section 501(c)(3) in any case in which the Secretary determines that qualified public or private nonprofit sponsors are not currently available and are not likely to become available within a reasonable period of time and such waiver is necessary to permit farmers to provide housing and related facilities for migrant domestic farm laborers, except that the benefits resulting from such waiver shall accrue to the tenants, and the interest rate on a loan insured under this section and for which the Secretary permits such waiver shall be no less than one-eighth of 1 per centvmi above the average interest rate on notes or other obligations which are issued under section 511 and have maturities comparable to such a loan.". SPONSORS PRIORITY
42 USC 1486.
SEC. 505. Section 516(e) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The Secretary shall not give priority for funding under this section to any one of the groups listed in subsection (a) over any of the others so listed.". ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS RECEIVING LOANS TO PROVIDE OCCUPANT-OWNED, RENTAL, AND COOPERATIVE HOUSING
42 USC 1490a.
SEC. 506. (a) Section 521(a)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 is amended— (1) by inserting " (A) " after "SEC. 521. (a)(1) "; (2) by striking out everything in the first sentence after "oneeighth of 1 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and (3) by inserting the following at the end thereof: "(B) From the interest rate so determined, the Secretary may provide the borrower with assistance in the form of credits so as to reduce the effective interest rate to a rate not less than 1 per centum per
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