PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 97 STAT. 1179 which the Secretary determines provides the basic elements of due process. "(1) Each public housing agency shall utilize leases which— "(1) do not contain unreasonable terms and conditions; "(2) obligate the public housing agency to maintain the project in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition; "(3) require the public housing agency to give adequate writ- ten notice of termination of the lease which shall not be less than— "(A) a reasonable time, but not to exceed 30 days, when the he£dth or safety of other tenants or public housing agency employees is threatened; "(B) 14 days in the case of nonpayment of rent; and "(C) 30 days in any other case; and "(4) require that the public housing agency may not terminate the tenancy except for serious or repeated violation of the terms or conditions of the lease or for other good cause.". Leases. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SEC. 205. Section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(m) The Secretary shall not impose any unnecessarily duplicative or burdensome reporting requirements on tenants or public hearing agencies assisted under this Act.". Ante, p. 1178. 42 USC 1437d. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING TENANT RENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS SEC. 206. (a) Section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— (1) by inserting the following immediately after the first sentence: "Reviews of family income shall be made at least annually."; and (2) by inserting after "under this Act" in the final sentence the following: "(other than a family assisted under section 8(0))". (b) Section 3(b) of such Act is cunended by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the follow- ing: ", except that the Secretary may establish income ceilings higher or lower than 50 per centum of the median for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are neces- sary because of unusually high or low family incomes.". (c) Section 3(b)(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to read as follows: "(5) The term 'adjusted income' means the income which remains after excluding— "(A) $480 for each member of the family residing in the household (other than the head of the household or his spouse) who is under 18 years of age or who is 18 years of age or older and is disabled or handicapped or a full-time student; "(B) $400 for any elderly family; "(C) medical expenses in excess of 3 per centum of annual family income for any elderly family; and "(D) child care expenses to the extent necessary to enable another member of the family to be employed or to further his or her education.". 42 USC 1437a. Post, p. 1181. Income ceilings. 42 USC 1437a. "Adjusted
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