FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

SEC. 504. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Identification of Severely Distressed Public Housing Projects.—The Commission shall identify those public housing projects that are in a severe state of distress, giving special attention to projects that— (1) require major redesign to correct serious deficiencies in the original design (including inappropriately high population density), deferred maintenance, physical deterioration or obsolescence of major systems and other deficiencies in the physical plant of the project; (2) are occupied predominantly by families with children who are in a severe state of distress, characterized by such factors as high rates of unemployment, teenage pregnancy, single-parent households, long-term dependency on public assistance and minimal educational achievement; (3) are locations for recurrent vandalism and criminal activity (including drug-related criminal activity); (4) suffer from management deficiencies, including absence of effective management systems to (A) repair and re-rent vacant units expeditiously; (B) maintain units and common areas; (O terminate the tenancy of tenants engaged in activity that adversely affects the health, safety, and right to quiet enjoyment of their neighbors; (D) collect rents; (E) encourage tenant participation and cooperation in management and maintenance; and (F) maintain adequate security; and (5) meet such other criteria that the Commission determines to be evidence of unfit living conditions. (b) Evaluation of Alternative Strategies.—The Commission shall assess the most promising strategies to eliminate unfit living conditions in severely distressed public housing projects that have been implemented by public housing authorities, other Government agencies at the Federal, State, and local level, public housing tenants, and the private sector. Such strategies may include but shall not be limited to— (1) measures to correct management deficiencies; (2) the provision of supportive services to project residents, and, if necessary, the redesign of projects to accommodate such services; (3) the redesign of projects to reduce density and otherwise eliminate harmful design elements; (4) the conversion of projects to mixed-income housing developments; and (5) the total or partial demolition or disposition of projects. Evaluation of such strategies shall consider efforts to provide for replacement of public housing dwelling units that were demolished, disposed of or otherwise removed from use by low- income persons. (c) Development of National Action Plan.—The Commission shall establish a national action plan to eliminate by the year 2000 103 STAT. 2051 unfit living conditions in public housing projects identified in subsection (a). The action plan shall— (1) specify objectives that the Department of Housing and Urban Development could achieve in cooperation with public housing authorities, public housing tenants, and other interested parties; (2) provide a schedule by which such objectives could be achieved; (3) recommend any legislative or administrative action that is necessary to achieve such objectives; (4) make recommendations regarding any necessary replacement of public housing; and (5) calculate, in accordance with the schedule established above, any impact on Federal expenditures necessary to achieve such objectives. (d) Final Repost.—Not later than 12 months after the Commission is established pursuant to section 503(a), the Commission shall submit to the Secretary and to the Congress a final report which shall contain the information, evaluations, and recommendations specified above.