counseling and technical assistance

counseling and technical assistance Sec. 811. (a) Section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended by rewriting the heading to read as follows: “Technical Assistance, Counseling to Tenants and Homeowners, and Loans to Sponsors of Low- and moderate-income Housing”. (b)(1) Section 106(a)(1)(iii) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “(iii) counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintenance, financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; and”. (2) Section 106(a) of such Act is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary shall provide the services described in clause (iii) of paragraph (1) for homeowners assisted under section 235 of the National Housing Act. For purposes of this paragraph and clause (iii) of paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide the services described in such clause directly or may enter into contracts with, make grants to, and provide other types of assistance to private or public organizations with special competence and knowledge in counseling low- and moderate-income families to provide such services.” 88 Stat. 736 (c) Section 106(a)(1) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: “(iv) the provision of technical assistance to communities, particularly smaller communities, to assist such communities in planning, developing, and administering Community Development Programs pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.” (d) Section 106(a)(3) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section) is amended by striking out “not to exceed $5,000,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “such sums as may be necessary”. (e) Section 106(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting “or public housing agencies” immediately after “nonprofit organizations”. (f) Section 106(b)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting “or public housing agency” immediately after “nonprofit organization”.