grant amounts received, but no such limitation may
exceed 6 percent.
(2) INCLUDED
EXPENSES.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term ‘‘administrative expenses’’
includes expenses relating to performance reports re-
quired under section 212(a), expenses of a public en-
tity in administering a grant under this section, and
expenses of a public entity or other subgrantee orga-
nization or entity in administering a housing costs
assistance program or housing supply assistance
program.
SEC. 203. HOUSING COSTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM.—Each
eligible public entity that receives grant amounts under
paragraph (1)(A), (2)(A), or (3)(A), as applicable, of sec-
tion 210(a) shall carry out a housing costs assistance pro-
gram under this section using such grant amounts to pro-
vide financial assistance on behalf of eligible families for
the rental or purchase of dwelling units occupied by such
families.
(b) ELIGIBLE HOUSING.—A housing costs assistance
program may provide assistance on behalf of an eligible
family only for the costs of—
(1) renting a dwelling unit that is—
(A) affordable housing;
(B) under lease for occupancy by the fam-
ily as its principal residence; and
(C) except as provided in subsection (e)(4),
located in the jurisdiction of the eligible public
entity carrying out the program; or
(2) purchasing a dwelling unit that is—
(A) the principal residence of the family;
(B) security for (or subject to a mortgage
that secures) repayment of the outstanding obli-
gation of a loan made for purchase of the dwell-
ing by the family; and
(C) except as provided in subsection (e)(4),
located in the jurisdiction of the eligible public
entity carrying out the program.
(c) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The amount of finan-
cial assistance provided under a housing costs assistance
program on behalf of an eligible family shall be the
amount equal to the amount by which the fair market
rental for a dwelling unit of the size appropriate for the
family in the applicable housing market area exceeds the
lesser of 30 percent of the adjusted income of the family
or 5 percent of the gross income of the family.
(d) PRIORITIES.—If the grant amounts provided for
a fiscal year for an eligible public entity are insufficient
to provide assistance under the housing costs assistance
program of the entity for all eligible families residing in
the jurisdiction of the entity—
(1) 70 percent of the grant amounts received by
the entity under paragraph (1)(A), (2)(A), or (3)(A),
as applicable, of section 210(a) shall be used subject
to a preference for assisting eligible families de-
scribed in section 8(d)(1)(A)(i) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937; and
(2) 30 percent of such grant amounts shall be
used subject to a preference for assisting eligible
families who qualify under a system of local pref-
erences established by the eligible public entity.
(e) METHOD
OF ASSISTANCE.—Under a housing
costs assistance program under this section—
(1) the eligible public entity carrying out the
program shall make assistance payments on behalf
of the eligible family assisted to the owner of, or
mortgage servicer for, the dwelling unit occupied by
the eligible family;
(2) the owner of a rental dwelling unit to be oc-
cupied by a family assisted under the program shall
enter into a contract with the eligible public entity
that—
(A) provides for making of the assistance
payments under the program;
(B) has a term not shorter than the term
of the lease for the dwelling unit and not longer
than 60 months; and
(C) provides that the housing shall be sub-
ject to the procedures established under section
207(b)(3) by the eligible public entity to ensure
compliance of the housing with housing codes or
quality standards;
(3) a family assisted under the program who is
purchasing the dwelling occupied by the family shall
enter into a contract with the eligible public entity
that—
(A) provides for the making the assistance
payments under the program;
(B) has a term not longer than 60 months,
which shall be renewable subject only to the
availability of amounts, the need for such as-
sistance, and compliance by the assisted family
with the conditions of the program; and
(C) provides that the housing shall be sub-
ject to the procedures established under section
207(b)(3) by the eligible public entity to ensure
compliance of the housing with housing codes or
quality standards; and
(4) any eligible family on behalf of whom assist-
ance is provided under the program and who moves
to an affordable dwelling unit located not more than
100 miles from the jurisdiction of the eligible public
entity providing such assistance may use the assist-
ance to rent or purchase the dwelling unit.
(f) HOUSING CHOICE ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A housing costs assistance
program may reserve not more than 20 percent of
the amount of assistance available for any fiscal year
under the program for use only to provide assistance
under the program for eligible families who are mi-
nority families and are moving to dwelling units lo-
cated in areas without high concentrations of per-
sons living in poverty.
(2) AUTHORITY
TO
INCREASE
ASSISTANCE.—
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the amount of fi-
nancial assistance provided under a housing costs
assistance program on behalf of an eligible family
who meets the requirements for assistance with
amounts reserved under this subsection may exceed
the amount determined under subsection (c), but
only to the extent necessary to enable the family as-
sisted to relocate to and maintain residence in an af-
fordable dwelling unit in an area described in para-
graph (1) of this subsection.
(3) AMOUNT OF INCREASE.—In no event may
the amount of such financial assistance exceed the
sum of—
(A) the cost of relocating to a dwelling unit
in an area described in paragraph (1); and
(B) the difference between (i) the amount
by which 125 percent of the fair market rental
for a dwelling unit of the size appropriate for
the family and located in the applicable housing
market (to which the family is moving), and (ii)
the lesser of 30 percent of the adjusted income
of the family or 5 percent of the gross income
of the family.
(g) HOUSING COUNSELING.—Each family assisted
under a housing costs assistance program shall be pro-
vided counseling regarding housing quality, obtaining a
decent and affordable dwelling unit, and the choice of a
neighborhood in which to reside.
(h) REQUIREMENTS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary shall by regulation establish re-
quirements applicable to housing costs assistance pro-
grams established under this section to provide that, in
the case of assistance for purchase of a dwelling unit—
(1) such assistance is provided only on behalf of
eligible families for whom the terms of the purchase
(including the loan amount and interest rate, other
financing provisions, and other obligations) are rea-
sonable, taking into consideration the assets, income,
and obligations of the eligible family assisted; and
(2) upon the sale of the dwelling unit by the eli-
gible family, the housing costs assistance program
shall recapture from any net proceeds of the sale the
amount necessary to avoid any unreasonable profit
to the eligible family and make such amount avail-
able for use under the program.
SEC. 204. HOUSING SUPPLY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO CARRY OUT PROGRAM.—Each
eligible public entity that receives grant amounts under
paragraph (1)(B), (2)(B), or (3)(B), as applicable, of sec-
tion 210(a) shall carry out a housing supply assistance
program under this section using such grant amounts to
provide financial assistance for increasing the supply of
affordable housing in the jurisdiction of the eligible public
entity.
(b) ELIGIBLE
HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A housing supply assistance
program shall provide assistance for the development
of affordable housing for rental or homeownership.
Such assistance may be provided for the acquisition,
new construction, reconstruction, and moderate or
substantial rehabilitation of affordable housing,
which may include costs for real property acquisi-
tion, site improvement, conversion, and demolition,
financing costs, relocation expenses of any displaced
persons, families, businesses, or organizations, rea-
sonable administrative and planning costs, and any
other expenses as the Secretary may provide.
(2) 
AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENT.—Any
housing for which assistance is provided pursuant to
paragraph (1) with grant amounts shall be subject
to binding restrictions sufficient to ensure that, for
the entire useful life of the housing, the housing is
used as affordable housing.
(3) COST LIMITS.—The Secretary shall by regu-
lation establish limitations on the amount of assist-
ance provided under a housing assistance supply
program that may be used for administrative, plan-
ning, and development costs of affordable housing.
(4) REQUIRED
NUMBER
OF
UNITS
FOR
EX-
TREMELY LOW-, VERY LOW-, AND LOW-INCOME FAM-
ILIES.—Of the number of dwelling units in housing
assisted under this subsection under the housing
supply assistance program of an eligible public entity
in a fiscal year—
(A) the percentage of such number that
are subject to binding restrictions ensuring af-
fordability to, and priority for occupancy by, ex-
tremely low-income families shall not be less
than the percentage of low-income renter fami-
lies with housing problems in the jurisdiction of
the eligible public entity that are extremely low-
income families, as determined based on the
most recent information available from the Sec-
retary;
(B) the percentage of such number that
are subject to binding restrictions ensuring af-
fordability to, and priority for occupancy by,
very low-income families shall not be less than
the percentage of low-income renter families
with housing problems in the jurisdiction of the
eligible public entity that are very low-income
families (but not extremely low-income fami-
lies), as determined based on the most recent
information available from the Secretary; and
(C) the percentage of such number that
are subject to binding restrictions ensuring af-
fordability to, and priority for occupancy by,
low-income families shall not be less than the
percentage of low-income renter families with
housing problems in the jurisdiction of the eligi-
ble public entity that are low-income families
(but not very low-income families), as deter-
mined based on the most recent information
available from the Secretary.
(5) REQUIRED PROPORTION OF RENTAL UNITS
TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP
UNITS.—Of the number of
dwelling units in housing assisted under this sub-
section under a housing supply assistance program
of an eligible public entity in a fiscal year, the per-
centage of such number that are units available for
rental shall not be less than the percentage that is
10 percent less than the percentage of low-income
families with housing problems in the jurisdiction of
the entity that are renters, as determined based on
the most recent information available to the Sec-
retary.
(6) REQUIRED
PROPORTION
OF
ASSISTED
UNITS IN POVERTY AREAS.—Of the number of dwell-
ing units in housing assisted under this subsection
under a housing supply assistance program of an eli-
gible public entity in a fiscal year, the percentage of
such number that are located in poverty areas shall
not be less than the percentage of the number of
low-income families residing within the jurisdiction
of the entity that reside within poverty areas, as de-
termined based on the most recent information avail-
able to the Secretary.
(7) ALLOCATION FOR RURAL AREAS.—Of the
grant amounts available for a fiscal year for a public
entity that is a State to carry out a housing supply
assistance program under this section, the State
shall allocate an amount for each rural area based
on a formula, determined by the Secretary, that de-
termines the need for such assistance in each such
area based on the number of extremely low- and
very low-income families residing in the area. The
weight given under the formula to the number of ex-
tremely low-income families residing in a rural area
shall be twice the weight given under the formula to
the number of such very-low income families.
(c) ELIGIBLE HOUSING REPAIR ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A housing supply assistance
program may provide assistance for emergency re-
pairs of housing, abatement of lead-based paint, and
removal of such other hazards in housing as the Sec-
retary shall provide.
(2) LIMITATION ON HOUSING ASSISTED.—As-
sistance may be provided under paragraph (1) only
if—
(A) the housing assisted is subject to bind-
ing restrictions sufficient to ensure that, for the
entire useful life of the housing, the housing is
used as affordable housing; or
(B) the activities conducted with such as-
sistance are conducted on behalf of residents of
the housing who are very low-income families to
enable such families to remain in the housing.
(d) ELIGIBLE HOUSING SERVICES ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A housing supply assistance
program may provide assistance for carrying out
services relating to the development of decent and
affordable housing, eliminating segregation in the
availability and occupancy of such housing, and im-
proving the capacity of moderate-income families to
obtain and maintain such housing.
(2) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Activities eligible
for assistance under this subsection shall include—
(A) fair housing enforcement activities;
(B) counseling relating to housing and
neighborhood choice;
(C) counseling regarding homeownership
and tenant affairs and responsibilities;
(D) support services for nonprofit organi-
zations engaged in developing or managing af-
fordable housing;
(E) employment training for moderate-in-
come families;
(F) development of the capacity of commu-
nity housing development organizations and
tenant organizations;
(G) supportive services for moderate-in-
come residents of affordable housing (including
day care and job counseling);
(H) technical assistance to organizations in
developing proposals for assistance under the
housing supply assistance program; and
(I) other services as the Secretary may
provide.
(3) 
LIMITATION
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall establish, by regula-
tion, limitations on the portion of grant amounts for
a fiscal year received by an eligible public entity and
available for carrying out a housing supply assist-
ance program that may be used for services under
this subsection. The limitations shall be expressed in
terms of percentages of the grant amounts available
for carrying out the housing supply assistance pro-
gram, none of which may exceed 15 percent and
which shall progressively decrease as such amount
increases.
(e) PROHIBITED USES.—Amounts available for car-
rying out a housing assistance supply program may not
be used—
(1) to provide tenant-based assistance for the
rental of a dwelling unit, including providing re-
placement units for public housing to meet the re-
quirements under section 18 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937;
(2) provide non-Federal matching contributions
required under any other Federal program;
(3) provide assistance authorized under section
9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
(4) carry out activities authorized under section
14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; or
(5) provide assistance to eligible low-income
housing under the provisions of the Emergency Low
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident
Homeownership Act of 1990, except in the case of
such assistance in connection with acquisition of the
housing by a priority purchaser (as such term is de-
fined in section 231(a) of the Low-Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of
1990).
(f) ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
FOR LOW-INCOME
PERSONS.—Amounts available to carry out a housing sup-
ply assistance program shall be considered the provision
of housing assistance for purposes of section 3 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. The Sec-
retary shall issue regulations to carry out the provisions
of such section with respect to assistance provided under
housing supply assistance programs.
(g) ELIGIBLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.—Assistance for
activities under this section may be provided to any entity
capable, in the determination of the eligible public entity
providing the assistance, to carry out such activities, in-
cluding nonprofit organizations, cooperative housing orga-
nizations, public housing agencies and other public agen-
cies, and for-profit housing providers.
(h) USE
OF ASSISTANCE UNDER OTHER PRO-
GRAMS.—Except as provided in subsection (e), amounts
available to carry out a housing supply assistance program
may be used for activities under other Federal, State, and
local programs to the extent the use of such assistance
complies with the requirements under this title.
SEC. 205. AFFORDABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue regula-
tions establishing requirements that must be met for hous-
ing to be considered affordable housing for purposes of
this title.
(b) CONTENT.—The regulations under subsection (a)
shall include requirements regarding—
(1) in the case of rental dwelling units, the
maximum monthly rents for the units, which shall
take into consideration the fair market rentals for
the relevant area and, if applicable, the income
group for which the unit is to be affordable; and
(2) in the case of homeownership dwelling
units—
(A) the maximum purchase price of the
units;
(B) resale restrictions appropriate—
(i) to allow for subsequent purchase of
the property only by an eligible family at
a price that will—
(I) provide the owner with a fair
return on investment, including any
improvements; and
(II) ensure that the housing will
remain affordable; or
(ii) to recapture from any net pro-
ceeds of the sale the amount necessary to
avoid any unreasonable profit to the seller
and make such amount available for use
under the program; and
(3) in the case of multifamily housing—
(A) the number or percentage of units in
the housing that comply with the applicable re-
quirements established under paragraph (1) or
(2); and
(B) the number or percentage of units in
the housing available for occupancy only by eli-
gible families.
(c) STANDARDS FOR INCOME GROUPS.—The Sec-
retary shall issue regulations establishing requirements
that must be met for a dwelling unit to be considered af-
fordable for purposes of this title for each of the income
groups.
SEC. 206. ELIGIBLE PUBLIC ENTITIES.
For purposes of this title, the term ‘‘eligible public
entity’’ means, with respect to a fiscal year, a public entity
that meets the following requirements:
(1) SUBMISSION OF CHAS.—The public entity
has submitted to the Secretary a comprehensive
housing affordability strategy under section 105 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act for such year that has been approved under such
section.
(2) DESIGNATION OF RECIPIENT AGENCY.—The
public entity has designated or established a public
agency of the government of the public entity for
purposes of carrying out this title for the public en-
tity, which such agency—
(A) is governed by a board of directors or
other similar governing body whose members—
(i) are appointed by the chief execu-
tive officer of the government for the pub-
lic entity, except that not less than 50 per-
cent of the members shall be individuals
who were recommended for membership by
individuals and entities other than the
agency referred to in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) or any official of the
government for the public entity or of such
agency;
(ii) include—
(I) not less than 1 individual who
is homeless at the time of such ap-
pointment or previously was homeless;
ties, and monitoring such activities in accord-
ance with section 212(a).
(3) PLAN.—The public entity has submitted to
the Secretary a Trust Fund grant plan in accord-
ance with section 208 for the fiscal year that has
been approved by the Secretary under such section.
(4) COMPLIANCE
WITH
PROGRAM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The public entity has entered into an
agreement with the Secretary, as the Secretary may
require, to comply with the provisions of this title
and the Trust Fund grant plan for such year for the
entity that is approved by the Secretary.
SEC. 207. REQUIREMENTS OF ELIGIBLE PUBLIC ENTITIES.
(a) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES.—Each
eligible public entity that receives grant amounts for a fis-
cal year shall establish procedures, in accordance with reg-
ulations that the Secretary shall issue to carry out this
subsection, to ensure the participation of citizens in deter-
minations relating to the programs for assistance under
sections 203 and 204, subject to the following require-
ments:
(1) COVERED
ISSUES.—The citizen participa-
tion procedures under this subsection shall apply to
any determinations made for the eligible public en-
tity regarding the following issues:
(A) Identifying the housing needs of the
entity and priorities for use of grant amounts
for addressing such needs.
(B) Developing requirements and proce-
dures for expending grant amounts.
(C) Reviewing proposals for assistance
with grant amounts and determining the alloca-
tion of grant amounts among such proposals.
(D) Monitoring and reviewing the perform-
ance of the eligible public entity in complying
with the Trust Fund grant plan of the entity.
(E) Recommending and developing im-
provements in the operations of the eligible
public entity to implement the Trust Fund
grant plan of the entity.
(F) Amending or changing the Trust Fund
grant plan for the entity.
(G) Submitting a performance review
under section 212(a) for the entity.
(H) Establishing a system of local pref-
erences under section 203(d)(2) for housing
costs assistance.
(I) Such other issues as the Secretary may
provide.
(2) PROCEDURE.—The citizen participation re-
quirements under this subsection for an eligible pub-
lic entity shall provide for—
(A) public hearings to obtain the views of
citizens, public agencies, and other interested
parties regarding significant actions referred to
in paragraph (1), which shall be conducted a
reasonable period of time before any such ac-
tion is taken;
(B) publication of each performance review
under section 212(a) and any substantial
amendment to or change in the Trust Fund
grant plan for the entity; and
(C) a procedure for submission of com-
plaints and grievances regarding the operation
of the programs of the public entity assisted
under this title and for a written response by
the public entity to each such grievance and
complaint not later than 15 days after submis-
sion.
(b) HOUSING QUALITY STANDARDS AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—
(1) SECTION
STANDARDS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), each dwelling unit assisted
with grant amounts shall be maintained in the con-
dition that is required under the housing quality
standards established under section 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to dwelling
units assisted under such section.
(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL STANDARDS.—
Each dwelling unit assisted with grant amounts pro-
vided to an eligible public entity whose jurisdiction
is subject to a housing code or quality standards
that have been determined by the Secretary to pro-
vide protection for the health and safety of housing
residents equivalent to or greater than the protection
provided by the standards applicable to housing as-
sisted under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 shall be maintained in compliance with
such local code or standards.
(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Each eligible public entity
that receives grant amounts for a fiscal year shall
have in effect procedures, in accordance with regula-
tions that the Secretary shall issue to carry out this
paragraph, to ensure that each dwelling unit of
housing assisted with grant amounts is maintained
in accordance with the housing code or quality
standards applicable under paragraph (1) or (2).
Such procedures may include providing for the vol-
untary transfer of housing that violates such code or
standards in a significant manner to an owner who
will remedy such violations and maintain the hous-
ing in accordance with such code or standards.
(c) PREVENTION OF DISPLACEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible public entity
that receives grant amounts for a fiscal year shall
establish standards and procedures, in accordance
with regulations established by the Secretary, to
minimize the displacement of moderate-income fami-
lies by activities conducted in whole or in part with
grant amounts.
(2) RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.—The standards
and procedures shall ensure that any such family in-
voluntarily displaced by such activities—
(A) is provided assistance under the hous-
ing costs assistance program, if such family is
an eligible family; and
(B) is provided assistance in obtaining and
relocating to a reasonable and suitable alter-
native dwelling unit of decent and affordable
housing.
(d) PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE BY STATES FOR
ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—An eligible public entity
that is a State that receives grant amounts for a fiscal
year may not use any of such amounts for carrying out
eligible activities under section 202(a) in entitlement com-
munities within the State.
(e) ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligi-
ble public entity that receives grant amounts for a fiscal
year shall have in effect procedures, in accordance with
regulations that the Secretary shall issue to carry out this
subsection, to ensure that any grant amounts provided to
any subgrantee to carry out a housing costs assistance
program or a housing supply assistance program are used
in accordance with the requirements of this title.
SEC. 208. TRUST FUND GRANT PLANS.
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL.—A Trust Fund
grant plan for a public entity for a fiscal year is in accord-
ance with this section only if the plan complies with follow-
ing requirements:
(1) SUBMISSION.—The plan is submitted not
later than 90 days before the commencement of the
fiscal year by the agency of the public entity des-
ignated under section 206(2).
(2) HOUSING COSTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
The plan—
(A) provides for using grant amounts to
the extent provided in section 202(b)(1)(A) to
carry out a housing costs assistance program in
accordance with section 203 within the jurisdic-
tion of the public entity;
(B) describes how assistance will be pro-
vided under the program to assist minority
families to move to areas without high con-
centrations of persons living in poverty;
(C) describes how families receiving assist-
ance under the program will be provided coun-
seling in accordance with section 203(g); and
(D) describes the operation of the program
and identifies and describes the entities admin-
istrating the program.
(3) HOUSING SUPPLY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
The plan—
(A) provides for using grant amounts to
the extent provided in section 202(b)(1)(B) to
carry out a housing supply assistance program
in accordance with section 204 within the juris-
diction of the public entity;
(B) describes, for each income group, the
shortage of decent housing in the jurisdiction of
the public entity that is affordable for the in-
come group;
(C) describes how, and the extent to which,
the program will remedy such shortages;
(D) describes the priorities for the types of
housing to be provided under the program, the
areas for locating housing to be provided under
the program, and the families to be offered oc-
cupancy in such housing;
(E) describes how the program will comply
with the requirements under section 207(c) re-
garding avoiding displacement and providing
assistance for families involuntarily displaced;
(F) describes the provisions under the pro-
gram to comply with section 207(b) regarding
ensuring housing quality; and
(G) describes the operation of the program
and identifies and describes the entities admin-
istrating the program.
(4) CERTIFICATION
OF
PREVIOUS
COMPLI-
ANCE.—With respect to fiscal year 1996 and subse-
quent fiscal years, the plan contains a certification
that, for the most recent fiscal year for which the el-
igible public entity received a grant under this title,
the entity complied with the requirements under this
title.
(5) CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION
IN
PREPARA-
TION.—The public entity has, in preparing the
plan—
(A) made available to citizens, public agen-
cies, and other interested parties reasonable
and timely access to meetings, information, and
records relating to any amounts the entity has
received under this title in previous years, the
amount the entity expects to receive for the fis-
cal year under this title, and the proposed uses
of the grant amounts;
(B) published the proposed plan in a man-
ner that, in the determination of the Secretary,
affords affected citizens, public agencies, and
other interested parties a reasonable oppor-
tunity to examine its content and to submit
comments on the proposed plan;
(C) held 1 or more public hearings to ob-
tain the views of citizens, public agencies, and
other interested parties on the needs of the
public entity with respect to eligible families
and the supply of affordable housing;
(D) considered any comments or views of
citizens in preparing the final plan for submis-
sion under this section and attached a summary
of such comments or views to the plan submit-
ted; and
(E) made the plan submitted available to
the public.
(6) ONGOING
CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION.—The
plan describes the procedures for ongoing citizen
participation required under section 207(a).
(7) HOUSING
QUALITY
ENFORCEMENT
MEAS-
URES.—The plan describes the procedures developed
to comply with the requirement under section
207(b)(3) to enforce the housing code or quality
standards applicable to housing assisted under this
title.
(8) OTHER.—The plan contains any other in-
formation that the Secretary considers appropriate
to carry out the purposes of this title.
(b) REVIEW.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the submission of a
Trust Fund grant plan under this section, the Sec-
retary shall review the plan to determine whether it
is in accordance with this section. Not later than 90
days after receipt by the Secretary, the Secretary
shall approve the plan unless the Secretary deter-
mines that it has not been submitted in accordance
with this section, in which case the Secretary shall
disapprove the plan.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall imme-
diately notify the public entity submitting a plan, in
writing, of any approval or disapproval of the plan.
A plan shall be considered to have been approved
under this subsection for purposes of section 206(3)
unless the Secretary provides notice under this para-
graph of disapproval during the period referred to
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) DISAPPROVAL.—In the case of a plan dis-
approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall in-
clude with the notification of disapproval a written
description of the reasons for the disapproval identi-
fying the specific deficiencies of the plan.
(4) AMENDMENTS
AND
RESUBMISSION.—Any
public entity whose plan has been disapproved may
amend or resubmit the plan during the 60-day pe-
riod beginning upon notice of disapproval. The Sec-
retary shall review, and approve or disapprove, a
plan amended or resubmitted under this paragraph
not later than 60 days after receipt of the resubmit-
ted plan, and shall immediately notify the public en-
tity amending or resubmitting the plan, in writing,
of such approval or disapproval. A plan resubmitted
or amended under this paragraph shall be consid-
ered to have been approved under this subsection for
purposes of section 206(3) unless the Secretary pro-
vides notice under this paragraph of disapproval
during such period.
(c) UPDATED PLANS.—A public entity may, for any
fiscal year, submit to the Secretary a Trust Fund grant
plan that was submitted by the public entity for a preced-
ing fiscal year and approved under this section by the Sec-
retary, together with written changes or amendments to
such plan. Such plan, together with such changes and
amendments, shall be considered for purposes of this title
to be the Trust Fund grant plan submitted by such public
entity for the fiscal year.
SEC. 209. ALLOCATION OF TRUST FUND AMOUNTS FOR
STATES, ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES, AND
INDIAN TRIBES.
(a) SET ASIDE FOR HUD ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVI-
TIES.—For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve
for activities under section 213 an amount equal to 1 per-
cent of the total amounts available for the fiscal year to
carry out this title.
(b) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allocate a portion of the total Fund
grant amounts (as such term is defined in section
217) for the fiscal year for grants under this title
for eligible public entities that are entitlement com-
munities.
(2) AMOUNT.—For a fiscal year, the amount al-
located for entitlement communities pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall bear the same ratio to the total
Fund grant amounts for the fiscal year that—
(A) the number of low-income families with
a housing problem who reside in an entitlement
community that is an eligible public entity,
bears to
(B) the total number (for all States) of
low-income families with a housing problem.
(c) INDIAN TRIBES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allocate a portion of the total Fund
grant amounts for the fiscal year for eligible public
entities that are Indian tribes.
(2) AMOUNT.—For a fiscal year, the amount al-
located for Indian tribes pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall bear the same ratio to the total Fund grant
amounts for the fiscal year that—
(A) the number of low-income families
who—
(i) have a housing problem,
(ii) have a head of household who is
a member of an Indian tribe, and
(iii) reside on Indian land,
bears to
(B) the total number (for all States) of
low-income families with a housing problem.
(d) STATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall allocate a portion of the total Fund
grant amounts for the fiscal year for eligible public
entities that are States.
(2) AMOUNT.—For a fiscal year, the amount al-
located for States pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
be equal to the difference between—
(A) the total Fund grant amounts for the
fiscal year; and
(B) the sum of the portions for allocation
for the fiscal year for entitlement communities
and Indian tribes, as determined under sub-
sections (b) and (c), respectively.
(e) SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING FAMILIES
WITH A HOUSING PROBLEM.—In determining the ratios
under subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2), the Secretary shall
use the most recent information regarding the number of
families with housing problems tabulated by the Bureau
of the Census, Department of Commerce, pursuant to in-
formation compiled for use in preparing the comprehensive
housing affordability strategies submitted by participating
jurisdictions under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act.
SEC. 210. GRANT ALLOTMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the allotment for
an eligible public entity for a fiscal year shall be deter-
mined as follows:
(1) ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITIES.—For an eli-
gible public entity that is an entitlement community,
the amount of the allotment shall be the sum of the
following amounts:
(A) HIGH HOUSING COSTS.—The product
of—
(i) 67 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(b) for the fiscal
year for entitlement communities, and
(ii) the high housing cost ratio under
subsection (b)(1) for the entitlement com-
munity,
as adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with
subsection (c).
(B) AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY.—The
product of—
(i) 33 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(b) for the fiscal
year for entitlement communities; and
(ii) the affordable housing supply mul-
tiplier under subsection (d) for the entitle-
ment community.
(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—For an eligible public en-
tity that is an Indian tribe, the amount of the allot-
ment shall be the sum of the following amounts:
(A) HIGH HOUSING COSTS.—The product
of—
(i) 67 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(c) for the fiscal
year for Indian tribes, and
(ii) the high housing cost ratio under
subsection (b)(2) for the Indian tribe,
as adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with
subsection (c).
(B) AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY.—The
product of—
(i) 33 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(c) for the fiscal
year for Indian tribes; and
(ii) the affordable housing supply mul-
tiplier under subsection (d) for the Indian
tribe.
(3) STATES.—For an eligible public entity that
is a State, the amount of the allotment shall be the
sum of the following amounts:
(A) HIGH HOUSING COSTS.—The product
of—
(i) 67 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(d) for the fiscal
year for States, and
(ii) the high housing cost ratio under
subsection (b)(3) for the State,
as adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with
subsection (c).
(B) AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY.—The
product of—
(i) 33 percent of the amount of the al-
location under section 209(d) for the fiscal
year for States; and
(ii) the affordable housing supply mul-
tiplier under subsection (d) for the State.
(b) HIGH HOUSING COST RATIO.—The ratio under
this subsection for an eligible public entity shall be—
(1) in the case of an entitlement community,
the ratio of—
(A) the number of families residing in the
entitlement community who pay more than 50
percent of the gross family income for housing
costs, to
(B) the total number of families residing in
entitlement communities who pay more than 50
percent of the gross family income for housing
costs;
(2) in the case of an Indian tribe, the ratio of—
(A) number of families who—
(i) pay more than 50 percent of the
gross family income for housing costs,
(ii) have a head of household who is
a member of the tribe, and
(iii) reside on Indian land of the tribe,
to
(B) the total number of families who—
(i) pay more than 50 percent of the
gross family income for housing costs,
(ii) have a head of household who is
a member of an Indian tribe, and
(iii) reside on Indian land; and
(3) in the case of a State, the ratio of—