SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 811 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘provides’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘makes available’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’ ; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) promotes and facilitates community inte-
gration for people with significant and long-term dis-
abilities.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘special’’ 
and inserting ‘‘housing and community-based 
services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) make available voluntary supportive 
services that address the individual needs of 
persons with disabilities occupying such hous-
ing;’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the comma and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘provided 
under’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall bear’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 
shall bear’’; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘receive’’ and inserting ‘‘be offered’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) evidence of the applicant’s experience 
in— 
‘‘(i) providing such supportive serv-
ices; or 
‘‘(ii) creating and managing struc-
tured partnerships with service providers 
for the delivery of appropriate community- 
based services;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘such persons’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘provision of such services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘tenants’’; and
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘other Federal, and’’ before ‘‘State’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘special’’ 
and inserting ‘‘housing and community-based 
services’’; 
(5) in subsection (g), in paragraph (1) (as so 
redesignated by section 3(c)(1) of this Act)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
nated by section 3(c)(2) of this Act), by strik-
ing ‘‘the necessary supportive services will be 
provided’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate supportive 
services will be made available’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) (as so 
redesignated by section 3(c)(2) of this Act) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) the extent to which the location and de-
sign of the proposed project will facilitate the provi-
sion of community-based supportive services and ad-
dress other basic needs of persons with disabilities, 
including access to appropriate and accessible trans-
portation, access to community services agencies, 
public facilities, and shopping;’’; 
(6) in subsection (j)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), 
and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(7) in subsection (l) (as so redesignated by sec-
tion 4(1) of this Act)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end of the first sentence the 
following: ‘‘, which provides a separate bedroom 
for each tenant of the residence’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The term ‘person with disabilities’ 
means a person who is 18 years of age or older and 
less than 62 years of age, who— 
‘‘(i) has a disability as defined in section 
223 of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(ii) is determined, pursuant to regulations 
issued by the Secretary, to have a physical, 
mental, or emotional impairment which— 
‘‘(I) is expected to be of long-contin-
ued and indefinite duration; 
‘‘(II) substantially impedes his or her 
ability to live independently; and
‘‘(III) is of such a nature that such 
ability could be improved by more suitable 
housing conditions; or 
‘‘(iii) has a developmental disability as de-
fined in section 102 of the Developmental Dis-
abilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000. 
‘‘(B) Such term shall not exclude persons who 
have the disease of acquired immunodeficiency syn-
drome or any conditions arising from the etiologic 
agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, no indi-
vidual shall be considered a person with disabilities, 
for purposes of eligibility for low-income housing 
under this title, solely on the basis of any drug or 
alcohol dependence. The Secretary shall consult with 
other appropriate Federal agencies to implement the 
preceding sentence. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to prevent abuses in de-
termining, under the definitions contained in this 
paragraph, the eligibility of families and persons for 
admission to and occupancy of housing assisted 
under this section. Notwithstanding the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph, the term ‘person with
the amendment made by section 841 of the 
American Homeownership and Economic 
Opportunity Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–569; 114 Stat. 3022); and 
(ii) in the matter inserted by the 
amendment made by subparagraph (A) of 
this paragraph, by striking ‘‘wholly owned 
and’’; and 
(8) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated by 
section 4(1) of this Act)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(c)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(d)(1)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(c)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(d)(2)’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (n) of section 811 (as so redesignated by 
section 4(1) of this Act) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 the following amounts: 
‘‘(1) CAPITAL ADVANCE/PRAC PROGRAM.—For 
providing assistance pursuant to subsection (b), such 
sums as may be necessary.
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—For car-
rying out the demonstration program under sub-
section (k), such sums as may be necessary to pro-
vide 2,500 incremental dwelling units under such 
program in each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and 
5,000 incremental dwelling units under such pro-
gram in each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 7. NEW REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE. 
Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue 
new regulations and guidance for the program under sec-
tion 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act for supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities to carry out such program in accordance with the 
amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 8. GAO STUDY. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of the supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities program under section 811 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013) to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of such 
program in assisting households of persons with disabil-
ities. Such study shall determine—
(1) the total number of households assisted 
under such program; 
(2) the extent to which households assisted 
under other programs of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development that provide rental assist-
ance or rental housing would be eligible to receive 
assistance under such section 811 program; and 
(3) the extent to which households described in 
paragraph (2) who are eligible for, but not receiving, 
assistance under such section 811 program are re-
ceiving supportive services from, or assisted by, the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development 
other than through the section 811 program (includ-
ing under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Suffi-
ciency program) or from other sources. 
Upon the completion of the study required under this sec-
tion, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the 
Congress setting forth the findings and conclusions of the 
study. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5772 
AN ACT 
To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act to improve the 
program under such section for supportive hous-
ing for persons with disabilities.