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.? <br />? <br /><ar?, <br />19 <br />(2) The requirements of this section shall apply equally to the amendment, <br />adoption, or interpretation or any related law that bears on any aspect of the <br />effectiveness of the agency's fair housing law. <br />(3) The Assistant Secretary may conduct a review to determine if the <br />amendment, adoption, or interpretation limits the effectiveness of the certified <br />agency's fair housing law. <br />§115.310 "FHAP and the First Amendment" <br />None of the funding made available under the FHAP may be used to <br />investigate or prosecute any agency engaged in by one or more persons, <br />including the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action, that may <br />be protected by the First Amendment of the United States constitution. HUD <br />guidance is available that sets forth the procedures HCTD will follow when it <br />is asked to accept and dual-file a case that may implicate the First <br />Amendment of the United States constitution. <br />XVII. EFFECTIVE DATE <br />The MOU shall become effective upon the signature of the Assistant Secretary <br />for FHEO and shall continue for a period not to exceed five years from such signature. <br />XVIII. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION <br />After final disposition of a dual-filed case, the Agency agrees to forward a copy <br />of the complete case file, applicable conciliation agreements, closure letters, <br />determinations, and administrative or judicial decisions to the appropriate Field Office <br />of FHEO for review. The Agency should refer all requests for information to the <br />Department if the Agency's law will not peimit disclosure of information requested. <br />The Department will release information, subject to appropriate requests and <br />according to relevant law and procedures, on investigations, conciliations, or orders on <br />fair housing complaints after closure. This includes all cases dual-filed with the <br />Department.