PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4297 SEC. 718. RECIPROCITY IN APPROVAL OF HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.— Section 535 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490o) is amended in subsection (b), by striking "6-month period" and inserting "18-month period". (b) RETROACTIVITY. — Any administrative approval of any housing subdivision made after the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 and before the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby approved and shall be considered to have been lawfully made, but only if otherwise made in accordance with the provisions of section 535(b) of the Housing Act of 1949. SEC. 719. RURAL HOUSING TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. (a) RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE DEFINITION. —Section 536(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490p(h)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ", for the original construction or development of the project.". (b) PROHIBITION ON PREPAYMENT OF NEW RURAL HOUSING LOANS.—Section 502(c)(l)(B) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(c)(l)(B)) is amended by inserting "initial" after "any". TITLE VIII—HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Subtitle A—Supportive Housing for the Elderly SEC. 801. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. (a) IN GENERAL. — Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 202. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. "(a) PURPOSE.— The purpose of this section is to enable elderly persons to live with dignity and independence by expanding the supply of supportive housing that— "(1) is designed to accommodate the special needs of elderly persons; and "(2) provides a range of services that are tailored to the needs of elderly persons occupying such housing. "(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. Such assistance shall be provided as (1) capital advances in accordance with subsection (c)(l), and (2) contracts for project rental assistance in accordance with subsection (c)(2). Such assistance may be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of a structure or a portion of a structure, or the acquisition of a structure from the Resolution Trust Corporation, to be used as supportive housing for the elderly in accordance with this section. Assistance may also cover the cost of real property acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition, relocation, and other expenses that the Secretary determines are necessary to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. (c) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—
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