HUD Reform Act:
Information on the Department's Response to the Act's Requirements
RCED-00-91: Published: Mar 27, 2000. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2000.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the extent to which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) complied with the HUD Reform Act of 1989 in fiscal years 1997 and 1998, focusing on HUD's actions in response to: (1) title I of the Reform Act, which is the title principally concerned with addressing the ethics, management and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issues raised during the late 1980s; and (2) four other titles in the act--II, III, VII, and VIII--that address other changes in HUD's management of federally assisted housing.
GAO noted that: (1) HUD has developed policies and regulations to comply with the Reform Act; (2) in response to the ethics, management, FHA reforms required by title I of the Reform Act, HUD has, among other things: (a) required the publication of a notice in the Federal Register of the availability of competitive grants, including the criteria for selection, announced its award decisions in the Federal Register, and maintained documents for public scrutiny on these decisions; (b) established ongoing program monitoring and evaluation activities of certain housing programs identified in the Reform Act within its Office of Policy Development and Research; and (c) issued regulations that impose civil money penalties on parties who submitted false information in the process of originating property improvement loans; (3) for the other Reform Act titles GAO examined, HUD has complied with title II's requirements to annually assess and report to Congress on the management and preservation of multifamily projects it holds; (4) HUD has also established a policy and a regulation to comply with title III's directive to extend the time a family is eligible to receive rental subsidies; (5) HUD has complied with title VII's requirement that it take possession of a foreclosed property financed under its Rehabilitation Loan Program, regardless of a borrower's right to redeem the property under state law; and (6) to comply with title VIII's requirement that rent subsidies are based on comparable private sector rents, HUD has provided instructions to public housing agencies on how to adjust rents to keep pace with comparable rents in the area and to conduct studies to determine rents that can be reasonably charged to low-income renters.
Nov 17, 2020
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Puerto Rico Electricity:
FEMA and HUD Have Not Approved Long-Term Projects and Need to Implement Recommendations to Address Uncertainties and Enhance ResilienceGAO-21-54: Published: Nov 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2020.
Jul 16, 2020
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Targeting Federal Funds:
Information on Funding to Areas with Persistent or High PovertyGAO-20-518: Published: Jul 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2020.
Jun 25, 2020
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National Flood Insurance Program:
Fiscal Exposure Persists Despite Property AcquisitionsGAO-20-508: Published: Jun 25, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 2020.
Jun 11, 2020
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American Samoa:
Economic Trends, Status of the Tuna Canning Industry, and Stakeholders' Views on Minimum Wage IncreasesGAO-20-467: Published: Jun 11, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 11, 2020.
Apr 28, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
Small Business AdministrationGAO-20-501PR: Published: Apr 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2020.
Mar 9, 2020
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La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa:
el Procesamiento de Préstamos para Desastres Fue Más Puntual, Pero Mejoramientos en la Planificación y la Evaluación del Programa Piloto son NecesariosGAO-20-369: Published: Feb 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Mar 9, 2020. -
Small Business Administration:
Disaster Loan Processing Was Timelier, but Planning Improvements and Pilot Program Evaluation NeededGAO-20-168: Published: Feb 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Mar 9, 2020.
Jan 28, 2020
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Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing:
Commerce Has Stopped Efforts to Implement Loan Guarantee ProgramGAO-20-326R: Published: Jan 28, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2020.
Oct 8, 2019
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Puerto Rico Electricity Grid Recovery:
Better Information and Enhanced Coordination Is Needed to Address ChallengesGAO-20-141: Published: Oct 8, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 8, 2019. -
Recuperación De La Red Eléctrica En Puerto Rico:
Se Necesita Mejor Información y Coordinación para Enfrentar DesafíosGAO-20-143: Published: Oct 8, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 8, 2019.
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