MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 557. MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a program during fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing, directly to eligible families that own manufactured homes and rent real property on which their homes are located, tenant-based assistance for the rental of such property that would otherwise be provided directly to the owners of such real property under section 8(o)(12)of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (b) Requirements.— The demonstration program under this section shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) Scope.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out the demonstration program with respect 112 STAT. 2614to the Housing Authority of the County of San Diego, in California, and the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, in California. (2) Eligible families.— Under the demonstration program, each public housing agency shall provide tenant-based assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on behalf of eligible families who rent real property on which their manufactured homes are located and which is owned by an owner who has refused to participate in the section 8 program. (3) Participation arrangements.— Each public housing agency participating in the demonstration program shall enter into arrangements with families assisted under the program providing for their participation in the program and may, to the extent authorized by the Secretary, continue to provide assistance in the same manner as under the demonstration program after its conclusion to such participating families. (4) Waiver of other requirements.— Under the demonstration program, the Secretary may waive, or specify alter-native requirements for, requirements established by or under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 relating to the provision of assistance under subsection (j) or (o)(12) of such section. (c) Report.— Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress describing and evaluating the demonstration program under this section. (d) Effective Date.— This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.