EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS.

SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS. (a) In General.— The amendments under this title are made on the date of the enactment of this Act, but this title shall take effect, and the amendments made by this title shall apply beginning upon, October 1, 1999, except— (1) as otherwise specifically provided in this title; or (2) as otherwise specifically provided in any amendment made by this title. The Secretary may, by notice, implement any provision of this title or any amendment made by this title before such date, except 112 STAT. 2522 to the extent that such provision or amendment specifically provides otherwise. (b) Savings Provision.— Notwithstanding any amendment under this title that is made (in accordance with subsection (a)) on the date of the enactment of this Act but applies beginning on October 1, 1999, the provisions of law amended by such amendment, as such provisions were in effect immediately before the making of such amendment, shall continue to apply during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending upon October 1, 1999, unless otherwise specifically provided by this title. (c) Technical Recommendations.— Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of Representatives, recommended technical and conforming legislative changes necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by this title. (d) List of Obsolete Documents.— Not later than October 1, 1999, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a list of all rules, regulations, and orders (including all handbooks, notices, and related requirements) pertaining to public housing or section 8 tenant-based programs issued or promulgated under the United States Housing Act of 1937 before the date of the enactment of this Act that are or will be obsolete because of the enactment of this Act or are otherwise obsolete. (e) Protection of Certain Regulations.— No provision of this title may be construed to repeal the regulations of the Secretary regarding tenant participation and tenant opportunities in public housing (24 C.F.R. 964). (g) Effective Date.— This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.