Pub. L. 91-609, tit. I, sec. 114
congregate housing for the displaced, elderly, and handicapped
congregate housing for the displaced, elderly, and handicapped Sec. 114. (a) (1) Section 221(f) of the National Housing Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence of the second paragraph of the following: “: Provided, That such units, in the case of a project designed primarily for occupancy by displaced, elderly, or handicapped families, need not, with the approval of the Secretary, contain kitchen facilities, and such projects may include central dining and other shared facilities.” (2) Section 221(f) of such Act is further amended— (A) by inserting “or who is a displaced person,” immediately after “Housing Act of 1959,” in the fifth sentence of the second paragraph; and (B) by striking out “the terms ‘displaced family’ and ‘displaced families’ shall mean a family or families” in the third paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof “the terms ‘displaced family’, ‘displaced families’, and ‘displaced person’ shall mean a family or families, or a person,”. 84 Stat. 1774 (b) (1) Section 236(j) (5) (B) of such Act is amended by inserting immediately after “units” the following: “, but such units, in the case of a project designed primarily for occupancy by displaced, elderly, or handicapped families, need not, with the approval of the Secretary, contain kitchen facilities”. (2) Section 236 (i) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(3) Not more than 10 per centum of the total amount of interest reduction payments authorized to be contracted to be made pursuant to appropriation Acts as provided in paragraph (1) after the date of the enactment of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 shall be contracted to be made with respect to projects in which all or part of the dwelling units do not contain kitchen facilities.” (c) Section 101(b) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing payments to a housing owner with respect to projects in which all or part of the dwelling units do not contain kitchen facilities; but of the total amount of contracts to make annual payments approved in appropriation Acts pursuant to subsection (a) after the date of the enactment, of the Housing and Urban Development. Act of 1970, not more than 10 per centum in the aggregate shall be made, with respect to such projects.”