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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5078

To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to modify

the process by which unutilized and underutilized buildings and real

property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations are made available to assist the homeless.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 22, 1994

Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. HORN, and Mr. TUCKER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and

Urban Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance

Act to modify the process by which unutilized and

underutilized buildings and real property resulting from

the closure or realignment of military installations are

made available to assist the homeless.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF STEWART B. MCKINNEY

4 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT TO BASE CLO5 SURES.

6 (a) NOTICE TO REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—(1)

7 Subsection (c)(1) of section 501 of the Stewart B. McKin-
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1 ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amend2 ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

3 ‘‘(E) If a list published in the Federal Register under

4 subparagraph (A) includes properties located at a military

5 installation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of

6 Housing and Urban Development shall submit the list to

7 each local government whose jurisdiction includes the in8 stallation or any area within five miles of the installation,

9 each Member of Congress and State legislator who rep10 resents an area covered by the installation or within five

11 miles of the installation, and appropriate newspapers serv12 ing the locality. The notification provided under the pre13 ceding sentence shall specify each entity or person to

14 whom the notification is submitted.’’.

15 (2) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by

16 adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case

17 of such a property located at a military installation to be

18 closed or realigned, a copy of the written notice shall also

19 be submitted within such period to the redevelopment au20 thority established for the installation (if any).’’.

21 (3) Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by

22 adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case

23 of such a property located at a military installation to be

24 closed or realigned, a copy of the application shall also
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1 be submitted within such period to the redevelopment au2 thority established for the installation (if any).’’.

3 (b) PARTICIPATION OF REDEVELOPMENT AUTHOR4 ITY.—Subsection (e)(3) of such section is amended by

5 adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In consid6 ering an application for property located at a military in7 stallation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of

8 Health and Human Services shall consult with the redevel9 opment authority established for the installation (if any)

10 and consider the information required under paragraph

11 (4).’’.

12 (c) SPECIAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Sub13 section (e) of such section is amended by adding at the

14 end the following new paragraphs:

15 ‘‘(4) An application under this subsection for use of

16 buildings or property located at a military installation to

17 be closed or realigned shall include the following:

18 ‘‘(A) Evidence that use of the building or prop19 erty is intended to meet the needs of the homeless

20 in the region in which the installation is located.

21 ‘‘(B) A description of the number of homeless

22 in the region who might reasonably be expected to

23 use the building or property.
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1 ‘‘(C) Certification that the building or property

2 requested is the minimum necessary to meet the

3 needs of the homeless in the region.

4 ‘‘(D) A description of the types and cost of any

5 building upgrades that are necessary to use the

6 building or property as proposed and the source of

7 funding for such upgrades.

8 ‘‘(E) A demonstration of the financial capability

9 of the applicant to carry out its proposal through

10 proof of adequate resource availability and evidence

11 of previous successful experience with comparable

12 programs.

13 ‘‘(5) If competing qualified applications are received

14 for the same building or property located at a military in15 stallation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of

16 Health and Human Services shall approve the application

17 that proposes the longer term use of the building or prop18 erty so as to promote more adequate investment and facil19 ity renovation.’’.

20 (d) AVAILABILITY OF COMPARABLE PROPERTY.—

21 Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at

22 the end the following new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(5) In the case of property located at a military in24 stallation to be closed or realigned for which the Secretary

25 of Health and Human Services has approved an applica-
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1 tion under subsection (e), at the request of the redevelop2 ment authority for the installation, the Secretary of

3 Health and Human Services shall make comparable prop4 erty offered by the redevelopment authority available to

5 assist the homeless.’’.

6 (e) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend7 ments made by this section shall take effect on the date

8 of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect

9 to all properties covered by section 501 of the Stewart B.

10 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411)

11 and subject to such amendments on or after that date,

12 including any property for which an application has been

13 approved under subsection (e) of such section before that

14 date unless the property has already been transferred

15 under subsection (f) of such section as of that date.

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