101 STAT. 1874
PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988 paragraph in any case in which such owner seeks only assistance for capital improvements under this section.". (d) AMOUNT AND CONDITIONS OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 201(f) of the
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Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after "to any project" in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) the following: "(except a project assisted only for capital improvements)"; and (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after "for any year" the following: "for a project (other than a project receiving assistance only for capital improvements)". (e) REGULATIONS.—Section 201(g) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", to the extent applicable.". (f) FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND.—Section 201(j) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended to read as follows: "(j)(l) For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, there is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the Flexible Subsidy Fund. The Fund shall, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, be available to the Secretary to provide assistance under this section (including assistance for capital improvements). "(2) The Fund shall consist of (A) any amount appropriated to carry out the purposes of this section;- (B) any amount repaid on any assistance provided under this section; (C) any amounts credited to the reserve fund described in section 236(g) of the National Housing Act; and (D) any other amount received by the Secretary under this section (including any amount realized under paragraph (3)). "(3) Any amounts in the Fund determined by the Secretary to be in excess of the amounts currently required to carry out the provisions of this section shall be invested by the Secretary in obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by, the United States or any agency of the United States. "(4) The Secretary may use not more than $50,000,000 from the Fund in any fiscal year for purposes of providing assistance for capital improvements in accordance with this section.". (g) ASSISTANCE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 201 of the
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Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(k)(l) Assistance for capital improvements under this section shall include assistance for any major repair or replacement of a capital item in a multifamily housing project, including any such repair or replacement required as a result of deferred or inadequate maintenance. Capital improvements do not include maintenance of any such item. Assistance for capital improvements under this section shall be in the form of a loan. "(2) The owner of a project receiving assistance for capital improvements shall agree to contribute assistance to such project in such amounts, from such sources, and in such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, except that— "(A) such contribution shall not be less than 20 percent of the total estimated cost of the capital improvements involved, unless the Secretary, upon application of the owner, determines that such contribution is financially infeasible and waives or
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