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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3768

To transfer the emergency food and shelter program for the homeless of

the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to provide funding to States, metropolitan cities, urban counties, and Indian tribes on a formula grant basis

for housing and related activities for the homeless in order to give

grantees maximum flexibility to meet the needs of the homeless and

to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the homeless housing assistance programs under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance

Act, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 2, 1994

Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. RIDGE) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To transfer the emergency food and shelter program for

the homeless of the Federal Emergency Management

Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to provide funding to States, metropolitan

cities, urban counties, and Indian tribes on a formula

grant basis for housing and related activities for the

homeless in order to give grantees maximum flexibility

to meet the needs of the homeless and to improve the

efficiency and effectiveness of the homeless housing assistance programs under the Stewart B. McKinney

Homeless Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance and Preven6 tion Formula Grant Amendments Act of 1994’’.

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Transfer of responsibilities regarding emergency food and shelter program from FEMA to HUD.

Sec. 102. Eligible grant activities.

Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 104. Clerical amendments.

TITLE II—HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION

FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Homeless housing assistance and prevention formula grants.

Sec. 202. Transition provisions.

Sec. 203. Conforming amendments.

8 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF

9 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL10 OPMENT EMERGENCY FOOD

11 AND SHELTER PROGRAM

12 SEC. 101. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING

13 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM

14 FROM FEMA TO HUD.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Stewart B.

16 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et

17 seq.) is amended—

18 (1) in section 301(a)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Director of the Federal

2 Emergency Management Agency’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop4 ment’’; and

5 (B) in subsection (b), by striking the sec6 ond sentence;

7 (2) in section 303—

8 (A) in the section heading, by striking

9 ‘‘FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

10 AGENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF

11 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’’; and

12 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Fed13 eral Emergency Management Agency’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban

15 Development’’;

16 (3) in the heading for section 311, by striking

17 ‘‘THE DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘SECRETARY’’;

18 (4) in section 321—

19 (A) by striking paragraph (1);

20 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

21 through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), re22 spectively; and

23 (C) by inserting before paragraph (7) the

24 following new paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(6) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary

2 of Housing and Urban Development.’’; and

3 (5) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec4 retary’’ in each of the following places:

5 (A) The first sentence of section 301(b).

6 (B) Section 301(c).

7 (C) Section 303(a).

8 (D) The matter in section 303(b) that pre9 cedes paragraph (1).

10 (E) Section 311.

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title

12 III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act

13 (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF

15 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL16 OPMENT EMERGENCY FOOD

17 AND SHELTER PROGRAM’’.

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments in sub19 sections (a) and (b) shall be made and shall take effect

20 on October 1, 1994.

21 SEC. 102. ELIGIBLE GRANT ACTIVITIES.

22 Section 313(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

23 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11343(a) is amended—

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to permanent

25 homes, and attention’’ and inserting the following:
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1 ‘‘(including safe haven facilities) to more permanent

2 housing, and special attention paid’’;

3 (2) by striking paragraph (2); and

4 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para5 graph (2).

6 SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 Section 322 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless

8 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as

9 follows:

10 ‘‘SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

12 this title $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and

13 1996.’’.

14 SEC. 104. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The table of contents in section

16 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance

17 Act is amended—

18 (1) by striking the item relating to the heading

19 for title III and inserting the following new item:

‘‘TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM’’;

20 (2) by striking the item relating to section 303

21 and inserting the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 303. Role of Department of Housing and Urban Development.’’;

22 and
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1 (3) by striking the item relating to section 311

2 and inserting the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 311. Grants by Secretary.’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments in sub4 section (a) shall be made and shall take effect on October

5 1, 1994.

6 TITLE II—HOMELESS HOUSING

7 ASSISTANCE AND PREVEN8 TION FORMULA GRANT PRO9 GRAM

10 SEC. 201. HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVEN11 TION FORMULA GRANTS.

12 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Title IV of the Stewart B.

13 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et

14 seq.) is amended by—

15 (1) by striking subtitles A, B, and C; and

16 (2) by inserting before subtitle D the following

17 new subtitle:

18 ‘‘Subtitle A—Homeless Housing As19 sistance and Prevention For20 mula Grant Program

21 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS

22 ‘‘SEC. 401. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

23 ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this subtitle is to ex24 pand the Federal commitment to alleviate homelessness
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1 in this Nation by providing States and localities with the

2 resources—

3 ‘‘(1) to help very low-income persons and fami4 lies avoid becoming homeless;

5 ‘‘(2) to meet the emergency shelter needs of

6 homeless persons and families;

7 ‘‘(3) to provide supportive housing to facilitate

8 the movement of homeless persons and families to

9 independent living;

10 ‘‘(4) to provide specialized housing for homeless

11 persons who require a supportive living environment;

12 ‘‘(5) to provide supportive services to help

13 homeless persons and families lead independent and

14 dignified lives; and

15 ‘‘(6) to implement innovative projects and ac16 tivities that provide for a continuum of care for

17 homeless persons.

18 ‘‘SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

19 ‘‘For purposes of this subtitle, the following defini20 tions shall apply:

21 ‘‘(1) The term ‘assistance’ means noninterest

22 bearing advances to assist the acquisition, lease, ren23 ovation, substantial rehabilitation, operation, or con24 version of facilities to assist the homeless, grants for
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1 moderate rehabilitation, grants for other purposes,

2 and other assistance made eligible under chapter 2.

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘disability’ means—

4 ‘‘(A) a disability as defined in section 223

5 of the Social Security Act;

6 ‘‘(B) to be determined to have, pursuant to

7 regulations issued by the Secretary, a physical,

8 mental, or emotional impairment which (i) is

9 expected to be of long-continued and indefinite

10 duration, (ii) substantially impedes an individ11 ual’s ability to live independently, and (iii) of

12 such a nature that such ability could be im13 proved by more suitable housing conditions;

14 ‘‘(C) a developmental disability as defined

15 in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities

16 Assistance and Bill of Rights Act; or

17 ‘‘(D) the disease of acquired

18 immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions

19 arising from the etiologic agency for acquired

20 immunodeficiency syndrome.

21 Subparagraph (D) shall not be construed to limit eli22 gibility under subparagraphs (A) through (C) or the

23 provisions referred to in subparagraphs (A) through

24 (C).

25 ‘‘(3) The term ‘emergency activities’ means—
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1 ‘‘(A) activities that help very low-income

2 families and persons avoid becoming homeless

3 in accordance with section 421; and

4 ‘‘(B) supportive services that are provided

5 in an emergency shelter developed in accord6 ance with section 422.

7 ‘‘(4) The term ‘grantee’ means a State, metro8 politan city, urban county, unit of general local gov9 ernment, Indian tribe, or consortium eligible to re10 ceive grants under section 404(b)(2), that receives

11 grants from the Secretary under section 403(a).

12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning

13 given such term in section 102 of the Housing and

14 Community Development Act of 1974.

15 ‘‘(6) The term ‘locality’ means the geographical

16 area within the jurisdiction of a local government.

17 ‘‘(7) The term ‘metropolitan city’ has the mean18 ing given the term under section 102 of the Housing

19 and Community Development Act of 1974.

20 ‘‘(8) The term ‘operating costs’ means expenses

21 incurred by a project sponsor operating any housing

22 assisted under this subtitle with respect to the ad23 ministration, maintenance, repair, and security of

24 such housing and utilities, fuels, furnishings, and

25 equipment for such housing. The term includes ex-
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1 penses incurred by a project sponsor operating sup2 portive housing under this subtitle with respect to

3 the conducting of the assessment required by section

4 423(e)(1)(B) and the provision of supportive services

5 to the residents of such housing.

6 ‘‘(9) The term ‘outpatient health services’

7 means outpatient health care, outpatient mental

8 health services, outpatient substance abuse services,

9 and case management services. The term includes

10 child immunization.

11 ‘‘(10) The term ‘private nonprofit organization’

12 means a secular or religious organization described

13 in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of

14 1986 that is exempt from taxation under subtitle A

15 of such Code, has an accounting system and a vol16 untary board, and does not discriminate in the pro17 vision of assistance.

18 ‘‘(11) The term ‘project’ means a structure or

19 a portion of a structure that is acquired or rehabili20 tated with assistance provided under this subtitle or

21 with respect to which the Secretary provides tech22 nical assistance or annual payments for operating

23 costs.

24 ‘‘(12) The term ‘project sponsor’ means any

25 governmental or private nonprofit organization that
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1 receives assistance from a grantee under section

2 403(a), is approved by the grantee as to financial re3 sponsibility, and is directly responsible for the ad4 ministration of assistance provided under this sub5 title. Each project sponsor shall act as the fiscal

6 agent of the Secretary with respect to assistance

7 provided to such project sponsor under this subtitle.

8 ‘‘(13) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary

9 of Housing and Urban Development.

10 ‘‘(14) The term ‘State’ means the States of the

11 United States, the District of Columbia, and the

12 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any agency or in13 strumentality thereof that is established pursuant to

14 legislation and designated by the chief executive to

15 act on behalf of the jurisdiction with regard to provi16 sions of this Act.

17 ‘‘(15) The term ‘supportive services’ means as18 sistance provided in connection with a project that

19 addresses the special needs of individuals (such as

20 homeless persons with disabilities and homeless fam21 ilies with children) intended to be served by the

22 project. Supportive services may include such activi23 ties as (A) establishing and operating a child care

24 services program for homeless families, (B) estab25 lishing and operating an employment assistance pro-
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1 gram, (C) providing outpatient health services, food,

2 and case management, (D) providing assistance in

3 obtaining permanent housing, employment counsel4 ing, and nutritional counseling, (E) providing secu5 rity arrangements necessary for the protection of

6 residents of projects and for homeless persons using

7 the project, (F) providing assistance in obtaining

8 other Federal, State, and local assistance available

9 for such residents (including mental health benefits,

10 employment counseling, and medical assistance, but

11 not including major medical equipment), and (G)

12 providing other appropriate services.

13 ‘‘(16) The term ‘unit of general local govern14 ment’ means any city, town, township, county, par15 ish, village, or other general purpose political sub16 division of a State; Guam, the Commonwealth of the

17 Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands,

18 American Samoa, or a general purpose political sub19 division thereof; and the Trust Territory of the Pa20 cific Islands and any other possession of the United

21 States.

22 ‘‘(17) The term ‘urban county’ has the meaning

23 given the term under section 102 of the Housing

24 and Community Development Act of 1974.
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1 ‘‘(18) The term ‘very low-income persons and

2 families’ means persons and families that have in3 comes not exceeding 50 percent of the median in4 come for the area, as determined and adjusted by

5 the Secretary under section 3(b)(2) of the United

6 States Housing Act of 1937.

7 ‘‘SEC. 403. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS FOR HOMELESS HOUSING ASSIST9 ANCE.—

10 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBILITY.—The Sec11 retary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to

12 the extent that amounts are approved in appropria13 tion Acts pursuant to section 408, make grants to

14 States and metropolitan cities and urban counties to

15 carry out activities under this subtitle designed to

16 meet the emergency and supportive housing needs of

17 the homeless, and help very low-income families and

18 persons avoid becoming homeless. A jurisdiction

19 shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subtitle

20 for a fiscal year only if—

21 ‘‘(A) in the case of any jurisdiction that

22 has been designated as a participating jurisdic23 tion for purposes of titles I and II of the Cran24 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act,

25 the jurisdiction has complied with the require-
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1 ments under section 105 of such Act for receipt

2 of direct assistance from the Secretary for the

3 year; or

4 ‘‘(B) in the case of any jurisdiction that is

5 not so designated, the jurisdiction submits to

6 the Secretary any information and plans de7 scribed in section 105(b) of such Act for the

8 year that the Secretary considers appropriate

9 for purposes of this subtitle, and the Secretary

10 approves such information and plans, in accord11 ance with procedures as the Secretary shall es12 tablish.

13 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS WITH PROJECT SPONSORS.—A

14 grantee shall carry out activities authorized under

15 this subsection through contracts with project spon16 sors, except that a grantee that is a State shall co17 ordinate with and obtain the approval of the unit of

18 general local government or any agencies, organiza19 tions, or contractors of the unit, or other entities,

20 carrying out local homeless assistance programs for

21 the locality in which a project is to be located before

22 entering into such contracts.

23 ‘‘(b) USE OF ASSISTANCE.—
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1 ‘‘(1) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—A grantee may

2 use grants only for approved activities established by

3 the Secretary. Approved activities shall include—

4 ‘‘(A) the provision of assistance to help

5 very low-income persons and families avoid be6 coming homeless under section 421;

7 ‘‘(B) the development of emergency shel8 ters for the homeless under section 422;

9 ‘‘(C) the development of supportive hous10 ing for homeless individuals under section 423;

11 and

12 ‘‘(D) such other activities that the Sec13 retary develops in cooperation with grantees

14 under section 424.

15 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.—The Sec16 retary shall establish standards and guidelines for

17 approved activities under paragraph (1). The Sec18 retary shall permit grantees to refine and adapt such

19 standards and guidelines for individual projects,

20 where such refinements and adaptations are made

21 necessary by local circumstances.

22 ‘‘(3) LIMIT ON USE FOR EMERGENCY SHEL23 TER.—A grantee may use not more than 25 percent

24 of the grants allocated under this subsection for the

25 construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, or lease of
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1 emergency shelters, except that the Secretary may

2 approve a higher limitation for a grantee if the

3 grantee demonstrates that other approved activities

4 under this subsection are already being carried out

5 in the jurisdiction with resources not provided under

6 this subtitle.

7 ‘‘(4) PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—

8 All or part of any supportive services provided under

9 this subtitle may be provided directly by the project

10 sponsor or by arrangements with other public or pri11 vate service providers.

12 ‘‘SEC. 404. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

14 ‘‘(1) ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES.—After re15 serving amounts under paragraph (2) for Indian

16 tribes, the Secretary shall allocate 80 percent of the

17 amount of assistance available under this subtitle to

18 metropolitan cities and urban counties and 20 per19 cent of such amount to States, in accordance with

20 this section.

21 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE ALLOCATION.—For each fis22 cal year, of the amount approved in appropriation

23 Acts to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary shall

24 reserve for grants to Indian tribes 1 percent of the

25 amount appropriated. The Secretary shall provide
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1 for the distribution of amounts under this paragraph

2 to Indian tribes on the basis of a competition con3 ducted pursuant to specific criteria for the selection

4 of Indian tribes to receive such amounts. The cri5 teria shall be contained in a regulation issued by the

6 Secretary after notice and opportunity for public

7 comment.

8 ‘‘(3) AMOUNT FOR METROPOLITAN CITIES AND

9 URBAN COUNTIES.—For each fiscal year, the Sec10 retary shall determine the amount to be allocated to

11 each metropolitan city and urban county under this

12 subtitle—

13 ‘‘(A) by dividing the amount available for

14 allocation to all metropolitan cities and urban

15 counties under this subtitle for the fiscal year

16 by the amount available for allocation to such

17 cities and counties under section 106(a) of the

18 Housing and Community Development Act of

19 1974 for the prior fiscal year; and

20 ‘‘(B) for each such city or county, by mul21 tiplying the result under subparagraph (A) by

22 the amount that was allocated to such city and

23 county under section 106(b) of such Act for the

24 prior fiscal year.
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1 ‘‘(4) AMOUNT FOR STATES.—For each fiscal

2 year, the Secretary shall determine the amount to be

3 allocated to each State under this subtitle—

4 ‘‘(A) by dividing the amount available for

5 allocation to States under this subtitle for the

6 fiscal year by the amount available for alloca7 tion to States under section 106(d) of the

8 Housing and Community Development Act of

9 1974 for the prior fiscal year; and

10 ‘‘(B) for each State, by multiplying the re11 sult under subparagraph (A) by the amount

12 that was allocated to such State under section

13 106(d) of such Act for the prior fiscal year.

14 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION RULES.—

15 ‘‘(1) GENERAL MINIMUM ALLOCATION RE16 QUIREMENT.—If, under allocation pursuant to sub17 section (a), any metropolitan city or urban county

18 would receive in any fiscal year a grant of less than

19 0.05 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry

20 out this subtitle for the fiscal year, such amount

21 shall instead be allocated to the State.

22 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR CONSORTIA.—

23 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding para24 graph (1), a jurisdiction shall be eligible to re25 ceive grants under this subtitle if the Secretary
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1 finds that geographically contiguous metropoli2 tan cities or urban counties have formed a con3 sortium that, in the determination of the Sec4 retary—

5 ‘‘(i) has sufficient authority and ad6 ministrative capability to act on behalf of

7 its member jurisdictions in carrying out

8 the provisions of this section;

9 ‘‘(ii) will, according to a written cer10 tification by the State, direct its activities

11 to the alleviation of the State’s most severe

12 problems of homelessness; and

13 ‘‘(iii) will receive an allocation under

14 subparagraph (B) that meets the percent15 age requirement of paragraph (1).

16 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—A consortium shall be

17 deemed to be a metropolitan city or urban

18 county for purposes of this section. The alloca19 tion for a consortium that has met the require20 ments under subparagraph (A) shall equal the

21 total of the allocations of its member jurisdic22 tions.

23 ‘‘(3) GRANTEE STATUS.—Once a State, metro24 politan city, or urban county becomes a grantee, it
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1 shall remain eligible to receive grants for subsequent

2 fiscal years, except as provided in paragraph (4).

3 ‘‘(4) REVOCATION.—The Secretary may revoke

4 a jurisdiction’s status as a grantee if—

5 ‘‘(A) the Secretary finds, after reasonable

6 notice and opportunity for hearing, that the ju7 risdiction is unwilling or unable to carry out the

8 provisions of this subtitle; or

9 ‘‘(B) the jurisdiction’s allocation is less

10 than the minimum allocation requirement under

11 paragraph (1) for 2 consecutive years.

12 ‘‘(c) INITIAL ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Not

13 later than 60 days after any amounts to carry out this

14 section are provided in an appropriation Act (or, in the

15 case of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the en16 actment of this Act, not later than 30 days after regula17 tions to implement this section are issued or required to

18 be issued, whichever occurs first), the Secretary shall allo19 cate amounts in accordance with this section and promptly

20 notify each jurisdiction receiving an allocation of its alloca21 tion amount. If a metropolitan city or urban county is not

22 eligible to receive grants because its allocation amount is

23 less than the amount required under subsection (b)(1), the

24 Secretary shall inform the metropolitan city or urban
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1 county in writing how the metropolitan city or urban coun2 ty may become eligible to receive grants.

3 ‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE BY STATES.—

4 ‘‘(1) COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORD5 ABILITY STRATEGY.—Each State shall distribute its

6 allocation of assistance under this subsection in ac7 cordance with the need for homeless assistance as

8 identified in the State’s comprehensive housing af9 fordability strategy approved as required under sec10 tion 403(a)(1) and shall coordinate its efforts where

11 assistance is distributed to a unit of general local

12 government that is a grantee. Notwithstanding the

13 preceding sentence, for each allocation of assistance

14 under this section, each State may distribute not

15 more than 25 percent of the amounts allocated to

16 the State to metropolitan cities and urban counties

17 that receive an allocation under subsection (a)(3).

18 ‘‘(2) DIRECT USE AND DISTRIBUTION.—A State

19 may use amounts allocated to it under this section

20 to carry out eligible activities directly or to distribute

21 amounts to units of general local government. When

22 a State carries out activities directly (including dis23 tribution of amounts to private nonprofit organiza24 tions under subsection (e)), it shall consult with the

25 applicable chief executive officer of the unit of gen-
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1 eral local government. When a State distributes

2 amounts to private nonprofit organizations, the

3 State shall request the applicable unit of general

4 local government to review and comment on each ap5 plication from such an organization for a project to

6 be assisted under this subtitle. The State shall re7 quire the unit of general local government to submit

8 comments to the State within 30 days after the date

9 of the request and shall take any comments into

10 consideration in deciding whether to fund the appli11 cation.

12 ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZA13 TIONS.—A grantee may distribute all or a portion of its

14 grant to private nonprofit organizations providing assist15 ance to homeless individuals. In the case of a grantee that

16 is a State, any such distribution shall be made in accord17 ance with subsection (d).

18 ‘‘(f) REALLOCATION.—Any amounts allocated for a

19 fiscal year pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) that are

20 not received by the jurisdiction to which they were allo21 cated for any reason, are returned, or which become avail22 able as a result of actions under section 405(f)(4), shall

23 be reallocated in the fiscal year to grantees that received

24 an allocation in accordance with subsections (a) and (b),

25 or in the next fiscal year if the Secretary determines that
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1 the amounts available for reallocation are so small that

2 reallocation in the same year would not be feasible.

3 ‘‘SEC. 405. REQUIREMENTS OF GRANTEES AND PROJECT

4 SPONSORS.

5 ‘‘(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—Each grantee

6 shall supplement the grants provided to the grantee under

7 this subtitle with an amount of funds from non-Federal

8 sources equal to 10 percent of the amount provided under

9 this subtitle. Each grantee shall certify to the Secretary,

10 as the Secretary shall require, its compliance with this

11 subsection, describing the sources and amounts of such

12 supplemental funds. Supplemental funds may include the

13 value of any donated material or building, the value of

14 any lease on a building, any salary paid to staff to carry

15 out the program of a project sponsor, and the value of

16 the time and services contributed by volunteers to carry

17 out the program of a project sponsor at a rate determined

18 by the Secretary.

19 ‘‘(b) HOUSING QUALITY.—Each grantee shall certify

20 to the Secretary, as the Secretary shall require, that any

21 housing assisted with amounts provided to the grantee

22 under this subtitle shall be decent, safe, and sanitary and

23 conform with all applicable State and local housing and

24 building codes and licensing requirements in the jurisdic25 tion in which the housing is located.
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1 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS PERSONS.—Each

2 grantee shall certify to the Secretary, as the Secretary

3 shall require, that homeless persons who are assisted with

4 amounts provided to the grantee under this subtitle will

5 be assisted in obtaining—

6 ‘‘(1) appropriate supportive services; and

7 ‘‘(2) other Federal, State, local, and private as8 sistance available for homeless persons.

9 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS.—

10 Each grantee shall certify to the Secretary, as the Sec11 retary shall require, that neither assistance received under

12 this subtitle nor any State or local government funds used

13 to supplement such assistance will be used to replace other

14 public funds previously used, or designated for use, to as15 sist the homeless.

16 ‘‘(e) CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE.—Each grantee

17 shall certify to the Secretary, as the Secretary shall re18 quire, that the grant will be conducted and administered

19 in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

20 and the Fair Housing Act, and that the grantee will af21 firmatively further fair housing.

22 ‘‘(f) REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENTS.—

23 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Each grantee

24 shall submit to the Secretary, at a time determined

25 by the Secretary, a data-based performance and
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1 evaluation report, by project, concerning the use of

2 amounts made available to the grantee under this

3 subtitle. The grantee shall make the report publicly

4 available for inspection by citizens of the grantee’s

5 jurisdiction in sufficient time to permit comment on

6 the report before its submission. The grantee’s re7 port shall indicate its programmatic accomplish8 ments and include a summary of any comments re9 garding the grantee’s program received by the grant10 ee from citizens in its jurisdiction.

11 ‘‘(2) OTHER REPORTS.—The Secretary may re12 quire grantees and other recipients of assistance

13 under this subtitle to submit to the Secretary such

14 other reports and other information as the Secretary

15 determines are necessary to monitor the program.

16 ‘‘(3) REVIEWS AND AUDITS.—The Secretary

17 shall, on at least an annual basis, make such reviews

18 and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to

19 determine the following:

20 ‘‘(A) DIRECT AMOUNTS.—In the case of

21 grants made to States (with respect to amounts

22 used by a State to carry out eligible activities

23 directly) and metropolitan cities, and urban

24 counties—
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1 ‘‘(i) whether the grantee has carried

2 out its activities in a timely manner;

3 ‘‘(ii) whether the grantee has carried

4 out such activities and its certifications in

5 accordance with the requirements of this

6 subtitle and with other applicable laws;

7 and

8 ‘‘(iii) whether the grantee has a con9 tinuing capacity to carry out such activities

10 in a timely manner.

11 ‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTED AMOUNTS.—In the

12 case of grants made to States with respect to

13 amounts distributed by the State to units of

14 general local government—

15 ‘‘(i) whether the State has distributed

16 funds to units of general local government

17 in a timely manner;

18 ‘‘(ii) whether the State has carried

19 out its certifications in compliance with the

20 requirements of this subtitle and other ap21 plicable laws; and

22 ‘‘(iii) whether the State has made

23 such reviews and audits of the units of

24 general local government as may be nec25 essary or appropriate to determine whether
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1 such units have satisfied the applicable cri2 teria described in subparagraph (A).

3 ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may adjust,

4 reduce, or withdraw assistance made available under

5 this subtitle to a grantee or take other action as ap6 propriate in accordance with the Secretary’s reviews

7 and audits under this subsection, except that

8 amounts already expended on eligible activities

9 under this subtitle may not be recaptured or de10 ducted from future assistance.

11 ‘‘(g) SITE CONTROL.—Each grantee or project spon12 sor shall furnish reasonable assurances, as the Secretary

13 shall require, that it will own or control a site for a pro14 posed project not later than 12 months after notification

15 of an award for grant assistance. A suitable site different

16 from the site specified in the application shall satisfy the

17 requirement of this subsection. If ownership or control of

18 a site is not obtained within 2 years after notification of

19 an award for grant assistance, the grant shall be recap20 tured and reallocated.

21 ‘‘(h) PREVENTION OF UNDUE BENEFITS.—The Sec22 retary may prescribe any terms and conditions necessary

23 to prevent project sponsors from unduly benefiting from

24 the sale or other disposition of projects constructed, reha25 bilitated, or acquired with assistance under this subtitle
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1 other than a sale or other disposition resulting in the use

2 of the project for the direct benefit of very low-income per3 sons.

4 ‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary

5 may establish any other requirements as the Secretary de6 termines are necessary for grantees to administer activi7 ties authorized under this subtitle in an efficient manner.

8 ‘‘SEC. 406. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

9 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—

10 A grantee may not use more than 10 percent of the assist11 ance received by the grantee under this subtitle for admin12 istrative purposes.

13 ‘‘(b) INCOME ELIGIBILITY.—A homeless person shall

14 be eligible for assistance under any program under this

15 subtitle only if the person is a very low-income person.

16 ‘‘(c) FLOOD ELEVATION REQUIREMENTS.—Flood

17 protection standards applicable to housing acquired, reha18 bilitated, or assisted under this subtitle shall be no more

19 restrictive than the standards applicable to any other pro20 gram administered by the Secretary.

21 ‘‘(d) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.—The provi22 sions of and regulations and procedures applicable under

23 section 104(g) of the Housing and Community Develop24 ment Act of 1974 shall apply to assistance and projects

25 under this subtitle.
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1 ‘‘(e) GAO AUDITS.—Insofar as they relate to

2 amounts provided under this subtitle, the financial trans3 actions of recipients of such amounts may be audited by

4 the General Accounting Office under such rules and regu5 lations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General

6 of the United States. The representatives of the General

7 Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts,

8 records, reports, files, and other papers, things, or prop9 erty belonging to, or in use by, such recipients pertaining

10 to the financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the

11 audit.

12 ‘‘SEC. 407. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

13 ‘‘For each fiscal year for which the Secretary makes

14 grants under this subtitle, the Secretary shall submit to

15 the Congress a report summarizing the activities carried

16 out under this subtitle and setting forth the findings, con17 clusions, and recommendations of the Secretary as a result

18 of the activities. The report shall summarize and assess

19 the results of any reports required under section 405(f),

20 provide information on the activities funded under this

21 subtitle, and assess whether there is a continuing need for

22 assistance under this subtitle. The report for a fiscal year

23 shall be submitted not later than 3 months after the end

24 of the fiscal year.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

3 this subtitle $380,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and

4 $385,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Any amounts appro5 priated under this section shall remain available until ex6 pended.

7 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—APPROVED ACTIVITIES

8 ‘‘SEC. 421. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION.

9 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE.—Assistance

10 may be provided under this section only to very low-income

11 persons and families who have received eviction notices or

12 notices of termination of utility services and who—

13 ‘‘(1) are unable to make the required payments

14 due to a sudden reduction in income;

15 ‘‘(2) need such assistance to avoid the eviction

16 or termination of services; and

17 ‘‘(3) have a reasonable prospect of being able to

18 resume payments within a reasonable period of time.

19 Assistance under this section may not be used to supplant

20 funding for preexisting homelessness prevention activities

21 from other sources.

22 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Assistance under this

23 section may only be used for activities designed to help

24 persons and families described in subsection (a) avoid be25 coming homeless, which shall include assistance for mak26 ing mortgage payments, rental payments, and utility pay-
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1 ments and any activities other than activities that the Sec2 retary has found to be inconsistent with the purposes of

3 this Act.

4 ‘‘SEC. 422. EMERGENCY SHELTER.

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—The provision of emergency shel6 ter under this section may only include—

7 ‘‘(1) the renovation, major rehabilitation, or

8 conversion of a building or buildings to be used as

9 emergency shelters;

10 ‘‘(2) the provision of supportive services, if such

11 services do not supplant any services provided by the

12 local government during any part of the 12-month

13 period ending on the date of the commencement of

14 the operation of the emergency shelter; and

15 ‘‘(3) maintenance, operation (other than staff),

16 insurance, utilities, and furnishings for such build17 ings.

18 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A grantee may use

19 assistance provided under this subtitle for an emergency

20 shelter project under this section only if the project spon21 sor has agreed that it will—

22 ‘‘(1) in the case of assistance involving major

23 rehabilitation or conversion of a building, maintain

24 the building as a shelter for homeless individuals

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1 less, within such 10-year period, the need for main2 taining the building as a full-time shelter ceases to

3 exist and the building is used for the remainder of

4 such period to carry out other eligible activities

5 under this subtitle;

6 ‘‘(2) in the case of assistance involving rehabili7 tation (other than major rehabilitation or conversion

8 of a building), maintain the building as a shelter for

9 homeless individuals and families for not less than

10 a 3-year period; or

11 ‘‘(3) in the case of assistance involving only ac12 tivities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub13 section (a), provide services or shelter to homeless

14 individuals and families at the original site or struc15 ture or other sites or structures serving the same

16 general population for the period during which such

17 assistance is provided.

18 ‘‘(c) MATCHING AMOUNTS.—A grantee may use as19 sistance provided under this subtitle for an emergency

20 shelter project under this section only if the project spon21 sor supplements such assistance with an equal amount of

22 funds from sources other than this subtitle. Each project

23 sponsor shall certify to the grantee its compliance with

24 this subsection, and shall include with such certification

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1 mental funds. For purposes of this subsection, supple2 mental amounts may include any amounts described in the

3 last sentence of section 405(a).

4 ‘‘SEC. 423. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS.

5 ‘‘(a) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—Housing for homeless

6 individuals shall be considered to be supportive housing

7 for purposes of this subtitle if—

8 ‘‘(1) the housing is safe and sanitary and meets

9 any applicable State and local housing codes and li10 censing requirements in the jurisdiction in which the

11 housing is located;

12 ‘‘(2) the housing is—

13 ‘‘(A) transitional housing;

14 ‘‘(B) permanent housing for homeless per15 sons with disabilities; or

16 ‘‘(C) a particularly innovative project for,

17 or alternative methods of, meeting the imme18 diate and long-term needs of homeless individ19 uals and families (or is part of such a project);

20 and

21 ‘‘(3) supportive services are provided in connec22 tion with the housing to address the special needs of

23 homeless individuals intended to be served by the

24 housing.

25 ‘‘(b) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.—
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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec2 tion, the term ‘transitional housing’ means housing,

3 the purpose of which is to facilitate the movement

4 of homeless individuals and families to permanent

5 housing within 24 months or such longer period as

6 the Secretary determines necessary.

7 ‘‘(2) RULE REGARDING DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE

8 BASED ON PROLONGED OCCUPANCY OF HOMELESS

9 FAMILIES.—The Secretary may prohibit the provi10 sion of assistance under this section for a supportive

11 housing project intended to be used as transitional

12 housing based on a determination that the project

13 does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (1)

14 only if the Secretary determines that a substantial

15 number of homeless individuals or families have re16 mained in the housing longer than the period re17 ferred to in such paragraph.

18 ‘‘(c) PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PER19 SONS WITH DISABILITIES.—For purposes of this section,

20 the term ‘permanent housing for homeless persons with

21 disabilities’ means community-based housing for homeless

22 persons with disabilities that—

23 ‘‘(1) is a home designed solely for housing

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1 in a multifamily housing project, condominium

2 project, or cooperative project;

3 ‘‘(2) in the case of a home, is located on a site

4 that does not contain another home used for the

5 same purposes and that is not contiguous to another

6 site containing a home used for the same purposes;

7 and

8 ‘‘(3) provides long-term housing and supportive

9 services for not more than—

10 ‘‘(A) 8 such persons in a single structure

11 or contiguous structures;

12 ‘‘(B) 16 such persons, but only if not more

13 than 20 percent of the units in a structure are

14 designated for such persons; or

15 ‘‘(C) more than 16 persons if the applicant

16 demonstrates that local market conditions dic17 tate the development of a large project and

18 such development will achieve the neighborhood

19 integration objectives of the program within the

20 context of the affected community.

21 ‘‘(d) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—A grantee may provide

22 assistance under this section to a project sponsor of sup23 portive housing only in the following manners:

24 ‘‘(1) ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION.—As25 sistance may be provided in the form of an advance
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1 in an amount not exceeding cost of acquisition, sub2 stantial rehabilitation, or acquisition and rehabilita3 tion of an existing structure for use as supportive

4 housing. The repayment of any outstanding debt

5 owed on a loan made to purchase an existing struc6 ture shall be considered to be a cost of acquisition

7 eligible for an advance under this paragraph if the

8 structure was not used as supportive housing before

9 the receipt of assistance.

10 ‘‘(2) MODERATE REHABILITATION.—Assistance

11 may be provided in the form of a grant for moderate

12 rehabilitation of an existing structure for use as sup13 portive housing. Assistance under this paragraph

14 shall not preclude assistance under paragraph (1).

15 ‘‘(3) OPERATING COSTS.—Assistance may be

16 provided in the form of annual payments for operat17 ing costs of supportive housing (including supportive

18 housing that is newly constructed with assistance

19 provided from sources other than this subtitle) in an

20 amount not exceeding 75 percent of the annual oper21 ating costs of such housing.

22 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Technical as23 sistance may be provided in—

24 ‘‘(A) establishing supportive housing in an

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1 ‘‘(B) operating supportive housing in exist2 ing structures and in structures that are newly

3 constructed with assistance provided from

4 sources other than this subtitle; and

5 ‘‘(C) providing supportive services to the

6 residents of supportive housing (including sup7 portive housing that is newly constructed with

8 assistance provided from sources other than

9 this subtitle).

10 ‘‘(5) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

11 Assistance may be provided in the form of a grant

12 for establishing and operating an employment assist13 ance program for the residents of supportive hous14 ing, which shall include—

15 ‘‘(A) employment of residents in the oper16 ation and maintenance of the housing; and

17 ‘‘(B) the payment of the transportation

18 costs of residents to places of employment.

19 ‘‘(6) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Assistance may

20 be provided in the form of a grant for costs of sup21 portive services provided to homeless individuals.

22 Any project sponsor, including program recipients

23 under title IV of this Act before the date of the en24 actment of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As25 sistance and Prevention Formula Grant Amend-
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1 ments Act of 1994, may reapply for such assistance

2 or for the renewal of such assistance to continue

3 services funded under prior grants or to provide

4 other services.

5 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—

6 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED AGREEMENTS.—A grantee may

7 use assistance provided under this subtitle for a sup8 portive housing project under this section only if the

9 project sponsor has agreed—

10 ‘‘(A) to operate the proposed project as

11 supportive housing for not less than 10 years;

12 ‘‘(B) to conduct an ongoing assessment of

13 the supportive services required by the residents

14 of the project;

15 ‘‘(C) to provide such residential supervision

16 as the Secretary determines is necessary to fa17 cilitate the adequate provision of supportive

18 services to the residents of the project; and

19 ‘‘(D) to comply with such other terms and

20 conditions as the Secretary or grantee may es21 tablish for purposes of carrying out this pro22 gram in an effective and efficient manner.

23 ‘‘(2) OCCUPANT CHARGE.—Each homeless indi24 vidual or family residing in a project assisted under

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1 required to pay an occupancy charge in an amount

2 determined by the recipient providing the project,

3 which may not exceed the amount determined under

4 section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of

5 1937. Occupancy charges paid may be reserved, in

6 whole or in part, to assist residents in moving to

7 permanent housing.

8 ‘‘(f) MATCHING AMOUNTS.—A grantee may use as9 sistance provided under this subtitle for a supportive hous10 ing project under this section only if the project sponsor

11 supplements such assistance with—

12 ‘‘(1) in the case of amounts used for activities

13 under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (d) for

14 a supportive housing project, an equal amount of

15 funds from sources other than this subtitle; and

16 ‘‘(2) in the case of amounts used for activities

17 under paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (d)

18 for a supportive housing project, an amount equal to

19 25 percent of the amount provided under this sub20 title for the project.

21 Each project sponsor shall certify to the grantee its com22 pliance with this subsection, and shall include with such

23 certification a description of the sources and amounts of

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1 supplemental amounts may include any amounts described

2 in the last sentence of section 405(a).

3 ‘‘(g) SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS.—A

4 project assisted under this section may provide supportive

5 housing or supportive services in dwelling units that do

6 not contain bathrooms or kitchen facilities and are appro7 priate for use as supportive housing or in projects contain8 ing some or all such dwelling units.

9 ‘‘(h) STATE PARTICIPATION.—Each grantee provid10 ing assistance to a project under this section shall trans11 mit to the Secretary a letter of participation from the

12 State assuring that the State will promptly transmit as13 sistance to the project sponsor and will facilitate the provi14 sion of necessary supportive services to the residents of

15 the project.

16 ‘‘SEC. 424. DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL APPROVED AC17 TIVITIES.

18 ‘‘The Secretary, in cooperation with grantees and

19 other appropriate parties, shall develop additional ap20 proved activities to carry out the purposes of this sub21 title.’’.

22 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Hous24 ing and Urban Development shall by notice establish any

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1 made by this section. Based on such notice, the Secretary

2 shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made

3 by this section not later than 12 months after the date

4 of the enactment of this Act.

5 SEC. 202. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

6 Notwithstanding section 403(a) of the Stewart B.

7 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (as amended by sec8 tion 201(a) of this Act), during the 1-year period begin9 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary of Housing and Urban Development may allocate

11 homeless assistance made available under the Stewart B.

12 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act in accordance with

13 the regulations for such Act in effect immediately before

14 the enactment of this Act, to the extent determined by

15 the Secretary to be necessary to provide for the orderly

16 transition to the regulations issued pursuant to section

17 201(b).

18 SEC. 203. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

19 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Title IV of the Stewart B.

20 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et

21 seq.) is amended by redesignating subtitles D, E, F, and

22 G as subtitles B, C, D, and E, respectively.

23 (b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFE HAVENS

24 DEMONSTRATION.—Section 434(a)(4)(E) of the Stewart

25 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
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1 11394(a)(4)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle F’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘subtitle D’’.

3 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in

4 section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As5 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by strik6 ing the item relating to the heading for subtitle A of title

7 IV and all that follows through the item relating to the

8 heading for subtitle G of such title and inserting the fol9 lowing:

‘‘Subtitle A—Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Formula Grant

Program

‘‘CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 401. Statement of purpose.

‘‘Sec. 402. Definitions.

‘‘Sec. 403. General authority.

‘‘Sec. 404. Allocation and distribution of funds.

‘‘Sec. 405. Requirements of grantees and project sponsors.

‘‘Sec. 406. Administrative provisions.

‘‘Sec. 407. Reports to Congress.

‘‘Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations.

‘‘CHAPTER 2—APPROVED ACTIVITIES

‘‘Sec. 421. Homelessness prevention.

‘‘Sec. 422. Emergency shelter.

‘‘Sec. 423. Supportive housing for the homeless.

‘‘Sec. 424. Development of additional approved activities.

‘‘Subtitle B—Safe Havens for Homeless Individuals Demonstration Program

‘‘Sec. 431. Establishment of demonstration.

‘‘Sec. 432. Definitions.

‘‘Sec. 433. Program assistance.

‘‘Sec. 434. Program requirements.

‘‘Sec. 435. Occupancy charge.

‘‘Sec. 436. Termination of assistance.

‘‘Sec. 437. Evaluation and report.

‘‘Sec. 438. Regulations.

‘‘Sec. 439. Authorization of appropriations.

‘‘Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Programs

‘‘Sec. 441. Section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings.

‘‘Sec. 442. Community development block grant amendment.
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‘‘Sec. 443. Administrative provisions.

‘‘Subtitle D—Shelter Plus Care Program

‘‘PART I—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

‘‘Sec. 451. Purpose.

‘‘Sec. 452. Rental housing assistance.

‘‘Sec. 453. Supportive services requirements.

‘‘Sec. 454. Applications.

‘‘Sec. 455. Selection criteria.

‘‘Sec. 456. Required agreements.

‘‘Sec. 457. Housing standards and rent reasonableness.

‘‘Sec. 458. Tenant rent.

‘‘Sec. 459. Administrative fees.

‘‘Sec. 460. Occupancy.

‘‘Sec. 461. Termination of assistance.

‘‘Sec. 462. Definitions.

‘‘Sec. 463. Authorization of appropriations.

‘‘PART II—TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

‘‘Sec. 471. Authority.

‘‘Sec. 472. Housing assistance.

‘‘Sec. 473. Amount of assistance.

‘‘PART III—PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

‘‘Sec. 476. Authority.

‘‘Sec. 477. Housing assistance.

‘‘Sec. 478. Term of contract and amount of assistance.

‘‘PART IV—SPONSOR-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

‘‘Sec. 481. Authority.

‘‘Sec. 482. Housing assistance.

‘‘Sec. 483. Term of contract and amount of assistance.

‘‘PART V—SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE FOR

SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS

‘‘Sec. 486. Authority.

‘‘Sec. 487. Fire and safety improvements.

‘‘Sec. 488. Contract requirements.

‘‘Subtitle E—Rural Homeless Housing Assistance

‘‘Sec. 491. Rural homelessness grant program.

‘‘Sec. 492. Use of FMHA inventory for transitional housing for homeless persons and for turnkey housing.’’.

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