§1437a–1. Public housing rent waiver for police officers

(a) Authority

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may permit public housing agencies to allow police officers and other security personnel (who are not otherwise eligible for residence in public housing) to reside in public housing dwelling units in accordance with this section.

(b) Plan

To be eligible to utilize dwelling units as provided under this section, a public housing agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan identifying the projects in which the police officers or security personnel will reside and describing the anticipated benefits from such residence.

(c) Approval

The Secretary may approve a plan and authorize the use of dwelling units under this section only if the Secretary determines that such use will-

(1) increase security for other public housing residents;

(2) result in a limited loss of income to the public housing agency; and

(3) not result in a significant reduction of units available for residence by families eligible for such residence under the provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.].

The Secretary shall notify each public housing agency submitting a plan under subsection (b) of this section of approval or disapproval of the plan not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives the plan.

(d) Terms

Upon approving a plan under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall waive the applicability of any occupancy requirements with respect to the officers or other personnel, and may permit the public housing agency submitting the plan to establish such special rent requirements and other terms and conditions of occupancy that the Secretary considers appropriate.

( Pub. L. 101–625, title V, §519, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4202 .)

References in Text

The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, §201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653 , and amended, which is classified generally to this chapter (§1437 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and not as part of the United States Housing Act of 1937 which comprises this chapter.