Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/210

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110 STAT. 4032 PUBLIC LAW 104-330—OCT. 26, 1996 recipient for the tribe shall ensure that housing activities that are assisted with grant amounts under this Act for such tribe are subject to such preference. (5) EXEMPTION.— Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 shall not apply to actions by Indian tribes under this subsection. 25 USC 4132. SEC. 202. ELIGIBLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIYITIES. Affordable housing activities under this title are activities, in accordance with the requirements of this title, to develop or to support affordable housing for rental or homeownership, or to provide housing services with respect to affordable housing, through the following activities: (1) INDIAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE.— The provision of modernization or operating assistance for housing previously developed or operated pursuant to a contract between the Secretary and an Indian housing authority. (2) DEVELOPMENT.— The acquisition, new construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing, which may include real property acquisition, site improvement, development of utilities and utility services, conversion, demolition, financing, administration and planning, and other related activities. (3) HOUSING SERVICES.—The provision of housing-related services for affordable housing, such as housing counseling in connection with rental or homeownership assistance, establishment and support of resident organizations and resident management corporations, energy auditing, activities related to the provision of self-sufficiency and other services, and other services related to assisting owners, tenants, contractors, and other entities, participating or seelang to participate in other housing activities assisted pursuant to this section. (4) HOUSING MANAGEMENT SERVICES.—The provision of management services for affordable housing, including preparation of work specifications, loan processing, inspections, tenant selection, management of tenant-based rental assistance, and management of affordable housing projects. (5) CRIME PREVENTION AND SAFETY ACTIVITIES.— The provision of safety, security, and law enforcement measures and activities appropriate to protect residents of affordable housing from crime. (6) MODEL ACTIVITIES.—Housing activities under model programs that are designed to carry out the purposes of this Act and are specifically approved by the Secretary as appropriate for such purpose. 25 USC 4133. SEC. 203. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) RENTS. — (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— Subject to paragraph (2), each recipient shall develop written policies governing rents and homebuyer pa3anents charged for dwelling units assisted under this Act, including the methods by which such rents and homebuyer payments are determined. (2) MAXIMUM RENT.— In the case of any low-income family residing in a dwelling unit assisted with grant amounts under this Act, the monthly rent or homebuyer payment (as