INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME AND CDBG PROGRAMS.

SEC. 590. INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME AND CDBG PROGRAMS. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, for not less than 10 jurisdictions that are metropolitan cities or urban counties for purposes of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, grant exceptions not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act for such jurisdictions that provide that— (1) for purposes of the HOME investment partnerships program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 112 STAT. 2652Affordable Housing Act, the limitation based on percentage of median income that is applicable under section 104(10), 214(1)(A), or 215(a)(1)(A) for any area of the jurisdiction shall be the numerical percentage that is specified in such section; and (2) for purposes of the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the limitation based on percentage of median income that is applicable pursuant to section 102(a)(20) for any area within the State or unit of general local government shall be the numerical percentage that is specified in subparagraph (A) of such section. (b) Effective Date.— This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.