mination, the Secretary shall carry out a pro-
gram under subparagraph (B) to make compan-
ion services block grants available for such fis-
cal year.
‘‘(B) 
COMPANION
SERVICE
BLOCK
GRANTS.—The block grant program under this
subparagraph shall provide block grants, using
amounts available pursuant to subparagraph
(C), to eligible grantees under this title to pro-
vide services of the type available under the
programs referred to in paragraph (4) in con-
nection with housing assistance under this title.
The Secretary shall consult with the Inter-
agency Council on the Homeless in establishing
and carrying out the block grant program
under this paragraph.
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in any fiscal
year in which block grants are to be pro-
vided in accordance with subparagraph
(A), there shall be available for such block
grants, from the amount made available
for such fiscal year for each activity re-
ferred to in paragraph (4), 10 percent of
the portion of such amount that is attrib-
utable to assistance for the homeless, as
determined by the Secretary and the Inter-
agency Council for the Homeless.
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding
clause (i), the aggregate amount available
for companion services block grants under
this paragraph for a fiscal year shall not
exceed the total amount made available
pursuant to section 435 for housing assist-
ance under this title. If, for any fiscal year,
the amount determined under clause (i) ex-
ceeds such amount, the Secretary shall re-
duce the percentage under clause (i) for
such year so that the aggregate amount
made available for companion services
block grants under this paragraph from
the amounts for each activity referred to in
paragraph (4) is equal to the total amount
made available pursuant to section 435 for
housing assistance under this title.
‘‘SEC. 409. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent practicable, each
project sponsor administering rental assistance provided
with amounts under this title or a supportive housing fa-
cility or emergency shelter assisted with such amounts
shall provide supportive services for residents of the dwell-
ing units or facility or shelter assisted. The array of sup-
portive services provided may be designed by the grantee
or the project sponsor administering the assistance, facil-
ity, or shelter. A project sponsor administering a support-
ive housing facility shall provide supportive services for
other homeless persons using the facility.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Supportive services provided
with grant amounts under this title shall address the spe-
cial needs of homeless persons (such as homeless persons
with 
disabilities, 
homeless 
persons 
with 
acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases, home-
less persons who have chronic problems with alcohol or
drugs (or both), and homeless families with children) in-
tended to be served.
‘‘(c) SERVICES.—Supportive services may include ac-
tivities such as—
‘‘(1) establishing and operating a child care
services program for homeless families;
‘‘(2) establishing and operating an employment
assistance program;
‘‘(3) providing outpatient health services, food,
and case management;
‘‘(4) providing assistance in obtaining perma-
nent housing, employment counseling, and nutri-
tional counseling;
‘‘(5) providing security arrangements necessary
for the protection of residents of supportive housing
or emergency shelters and for homeless persons
using supportive housing facilities;
‘‘(6) providing assistance in obtaining other
Federal, State, and local assistance available for
such residents and persons (including mental health
benefits, employment counseling, and medical assist-
ance, but not including major medical equipment);
and
‘‘(7) providing other appropriate services.
‘‘(d) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Supportive services
provided with grant amounts under this title may be pro-
vided directly by the grantee, by the project sponsor ad-
ministering the rental assistance or the facility or shelter,
or by contract with other public or private service provid-
ers. Such services provided in connection with a supportive
housing facility may be provided to homeless persons who
do not reside in the supportive housing, but only to the
extent consistent with the comprehensive housing afford-
ability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act for the applicable
jurisdiction.
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH SECRETARY OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall require
each grantee to certify to the Secretary that, if any
grant amounts under this title of the grantee are to
be available for any eligible activity that includes the
provision of outpatient health services, the grantee
shall ensure that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services is consulted with respect to the pro-
posed services before such use. If, within 45 days of
such consultation, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services determines that the proposal for de-
livery of the outpatient health services does not meet
guidelines established under paragraph (2) for deter-
mining the appropriateness of such proposed serv-
ices, the grantee may not provide grant amounts for
the portion of the activity involving outpatient health
services unless and until the Secretary of Health and
Human Services determines that such services meet
such guidelines.
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall jointly establish
guidelines for determining the appropriateness of
proposed outpatient health services under this sec-
tion. Such guidelines shall include any provisions
necessary to enable grantees to promptly make de-
terminations necessary to fund eligible activities.
‘‘Subtitle B—Rental Assistance
Activities
‘‘SEC. 411. USE OF AMOUNTS AND GENERAL REQUIRE-
MENTS.
‘‘(a) USE OF AMOUNTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED USE.—A State that receives
a grant under section 402(b)(3) from amounts allo-
cated for use under this subtitle may use grant
amounts (and any supplemental amounts provided
under section 407) only to carry out rental assist-
ance activities under sections 412, 413, and 414
within the State and for supportive services required
under section 409 in connection with such rental as-
sistance.
‘‘(2) FLEXIBILITY OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—
Subject to the requirement in subsection (b), a State
may use such grant amounts for activities under sec-
tions 412, 413, and 414 in such amounts as the
State considers appropriate.
grantee shall provide for use of grant amounts made avail-
able for rental assistance under this subtitle in a manner
that provides dwelling units for homeless persons who are
persons with disabilities (including persons with physical
and mental disabilities), homeless persons who have ac-
quired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases,
and homeless persons who have chronic problems with al-
cohol or drugs (or both).
‘‘SEC. 412. TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVI-
TIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State grantee may use grant
amounts allocated for use under this subtitle to provide
tenant-based rental assistance for homeless persons.
‘‘(b) CHOICE OF DWELLING UNIT.—Rental assist-
ance under this section may be provided only on behalf
of homeless persons who have selected the dwelling unit
that such person will occupy; except that where necessary
to ensure the feasibility of providing supportive services,
the project sponsor administering the rental assistance
program may require the homeless person assisted to live
in a particular structure for not more than the first 2
years of assistance to such person or within a particular
geographic area for the full period of assistance to such
person.
‘‘SEC. 413. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State grantee may use grant
amounts allocated for use under this subtitle to provide
project-based rental assistance for homeless persons.
‘‘(b) ATTACHMENT
OF
ASSISTANCE
TO
STRUC-
TURE.—Rental assistance under this section may be pro-
vided only pursuant to a contract between the project
sponsor providing the assistance and an owner of an exist-
ing residential structure, which provides for rental assist-
ance payments to be made to the owner and for dwelling
units in the structure that are assisted to be occupied only
by homeless persons during the term of the contract.
‘‘SEC. 414. SPONSOR-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State grantee may use grant
amounts allocated for use under this subtitle to provide
sponsor-based rental assistance for homeless persons.
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF HOUSING BY SPONSOR.—Rental
assistance under this section may be provided only pursu-
ant to a contract between the project sponsor providing
the assistance and a private nonprofit organization that
owns or leases dwelling units (which may be single-site or
scattered-site units). The contract shall provide for rental
assistance payments to be made to the nonprofit sponsor
and for such dwelling units to be occupied only by home-
less persons during the term of the contract.
‘‘Subtitle C—Flexible Assistance for
Supportive Housing and Other
Activities
‘‘SEC. 421. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Grant amounts allocated for use
under this subtitle may be used only for carrying out the
following activities:
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION
AND
REHABILITATION
OF
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—For acquisition, rehabilita-
tion, or acquisition and rehabilitation, of an existing
structure (including a small commercial property or
office space) to provide supportive housing other
than emergency shelter or to provide supportive
services; the repayment of any outstanding debt
owed on a loan made to purchase an existing struc-
ture for use as supportive housing shall be consid-
ered to be a cost of acquisition under this paragraph
if the structure was not used as supportive housing,
or to provide supportive services, before assistance is
provided using grant amounts.
‘‘(2) NEW
CONSTRUCTION
OF
SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.—For new construction of a structure to
be used as supportive housing.
‘‘(3) LEASING OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—For
leasing of an existing structure or structures, or por-
tions thereof, to provide supportive housing or sup-
portive services during the period covered by the ap-
plication.
‘‘(4) OPERATING
COSTS
FOR
SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.—For covering operating costs of support-
ive housing (which shall include capital costs for uti-
lizing any interactive computer or telephone services
and other electronic information networks and sys-
tems appropriate for assisting homeless families); ex-
cept that grant amounts provided under this subtitle
may not be used to cover more than 75 percent of
the annual operating costs of such housing.
‘‘(5) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION.—For activi-
ties designed to help persons and families avoid be-
coming homeless, which shall include assistance for
making mortgage payments, rental payments, and
utility payments and any activities other than those
found by the Secretary to be inconsistent with the
purposes of this Act; except that assistance under
this paragraph may be provided only to very low-in-
come persons and families who have received eviction
(or mortgage delinquency or foreclosure) notices or
notices of termination of utility services and who—
‘‘(A) are unable to make the required pay-
ments due to a sudden reduction in income;
‘‘(B) need such assistance to avoid the
eviction or termination of services; and
‘‘(C) have a reasonable prospect of being
able to resume payments within a reasonable
period of time.
‘‘(6) RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—For providing ten-
ant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based rental as-
sistance for homeless families in the same manner as
authorized under subtitle B for State grantees and
subject to the same limitations applicable under such
subtitle to State grantees.
‘‘(7) EMERGENCY SHELTER.—For—
‘‘(A) renovation, major rehabilitation, or
conversion of a building or buildings to be used
as emergency shelters;
‘‘(B) covering costs of supportive services
in connection with an emergency shelter, if such
services do not supplant any services provided
by the local government during any part of the
12-month period ending on the date of the com-
mencement of the operation of the emergency
shelter; and
‘‘(C) covering costs relating to mainte-
nance, operation, insurance, utilities, and fur-
nishings for emergency shelters.
‘‘(8) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—For covering
costs of supportive services provided to homeless
persons in connection with a supportive housing fa-
cility or otherwise.
‘‘(9) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—For technical
assistance in carrying out the purposes of this title,
except that the Secretary may provide such technical
assistance directly to any grantee.
‘‘(b) USE FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—Of the aggre-
gate of any grant amounts provided to a grantee for a
fiscal year for use under this subtitle and the supplemental
amounts provided for such fiscal year by the grantee in
accordance with section 407, the grantee shall ensure that
an amount that is not less than such grant amounts (less
any amount used pursuant to section 408(g)) is used for
eligible activities described in paragraphs (1) through (6)
of subsection (a).
‘‘(c) USE FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS.—Of the ag-
gregate of any grant amounts provided to a grantee for
a fiscal year for use under this subtitle, the grantee shall
ensure that not more than 5 percent may be used to carry
out eligible activities under subsection (a)(7). The Sec-
retary may waive applicability of the limitation under the
preceding sentence for a grantee for a limited period of
time in cases of emergency, disaster, or other temporary
extraordinary circumstances (as the Secretary may pro-
vide).
‘‘SEC. 422. USE OF AMOUNTS THROUGH PRIVATE NON-
PROFIT PROVIDERS.
‘‘In each fiscal year, each grantee of amounts for use
under this subtitle shall ensure that more than 50 percent
of the amounts received by the grantee for such fiscal year
is used for carrying out eligible activities under section
421 through project sponsors that are private nonprofit
organizations.
‘‘SEC. 423. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Housing shall be considered sup-
portive housing for purposes of this subtitle if—
‘‘(1) the housing complies with the requirement
under section 409(a) regarding providing supportive
services for homeless persons;
‘‘(2) the housing complies with any applicable
State and local housing codes and licensing require-
ments in the jurisdiction in which the housing is lo-
cated; and
‘‘(3) the housing—
‘‘(A) is transitional housing; or
‘‘(B) is permanent supportive housing.
‘‘(b) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘transitional housing’ means housing, the
purpose of which is to facilitate the movement of homeless
persons and families to permanent housing within 24
months or such longer period as the Secretary determines
necessary. Assistance may be denied for housing based on
a violation of this subsection only if a substantial number
of homeless persons or families have remained in the hous-
ing longer than such period.
‘‘(c) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘permanent supportive
housing’ means community-based housing for homeless
persons that—
‘‘(1) provides long-term housing and supportive
services for such persons; and
‘‘(2) complies with any applicable State or local
requirements regarding the number of occupants in
such a facility.
The term includes permanent supportive housing that
serves only homeless persons with disabilities.
‘‘(d) SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS.—A fa-
cility may provide supportive housing or supportive serv-
ices in dwelling units that do not contain bathrooms or
kitchen facilities and are appropriate for use as supportive
housing or in facilities containing some or all such dwell-
ing units.
‘‘(e) USE RESTRICTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), each supportive housing fa-
cility assisted under paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 421(a) shall be operated as supportive
housing for the purpose specified in the applica-
tion for assistance with amounts under this title
for not less than 20 years after such facility is
initially placed in service pursuant to such as-
sistance.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If, within such 20-year
period, the need for maintaining the facility as
supportive housing ceases to exist (as deter-
mined by the Secretary pursuant to a rec-
ommendation by the chief executive officer of
the appropriate unit of general local govern-
ment or project sponsor, taking into consider-
ation the comprehensive housing affordability
strategy of the jurisdiction), or the project
sponsor is unable to operate the facility as sup-
portive housing, the facility may be used as af-
fordable housing (in accordance with section
215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act).
‘‘(2) OTHER
ASSISTANCE.—Each supportive
housing facility assisted under paragraph (3), (4),
(7), (8), or (9) of section 421(a) shall be operated
for the purposes specified in the application for as-
sistance with amounts under this title for the dura-
tion of the period covered by the grant.
‘‘(3) 
CONVERSION.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graphs (1) and (2), if the Secretary determines that
a supportive housing facility is no longer needed for
use as supportive housing and approves the use of
the facility for the direct benefit of low-income per-
sons pursuant to a request for such use by the
project sponsor, the Secretary may authorize the
sponsor to convert the facility to such use.
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION
OF UNDUE BENEFITS.—
‘‘(1) REPAYMENT.—If a facility assisted under
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 421(a) violates the
requirement under subsection (e)(1)(A) of this sec-
tion during the 10-year period beginning upon place-
ment of the facility in service pursuant to such as-
sistance, the Secretary shall require the grantee to
repay to the Secretary 100 percent of any grant
amounts received for such facility under such para-
graph. If such a facility violates such requirement
after such 10-year period, the Secretary shall require
the grantee to repay the percentage of any grants
amounts received for such facility that is equal to
100 percent minus 10 percentage points for each
year in excess of 10 that the facility is operated as
supportive housing.
‘‘(2) PREVENTION OF UNDUE BENEFITS.—Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (3), upon any sale or
other disposition of a facility assisted under para-
graph (1) or (2) of section 421(a) occurring before
the expiration of the 20-year period beginning on the
date that the facility is placed in service, the project
sponsor shall comply with such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may prescribe to prevent the spon-
sor from unduly benefiting from such sale or disposi-
tion.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall not apply to any sale or disposition of a facility
that results in the use of the facility for the direct
benefit of very low-income persons or if all of the
proceeds are used to provide supportive housing
meeting the requirements of this subtitle.
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO OBTAIN SITE.—If a grantee
of assistance made available for use under this sub-
title obligates assistance for a supportive housing fa-
cility other than a facility under section 421(a)(3) or
housing that will eventually be owned or controlled
by the families and individuals served, and the
project sponsor fails to obtain ownership or control
of a suitable site for a proposed supportive housing
during the 12-month period beginning upon the noti-
fication of an award of grant assistance, the grantee
shall recapture the assistance and make such assist-
ance available under this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 424. EMERGENCY SHELTER.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A facility shall be considered
emergency shelter for purposes of this subtitle if the facil-
ity is designed to provide overnight sleeping accommoda-
tions for homeless persons and complies with the require-
ments under this section. An emergency shelter may in-
clude appropriate eating and cooking accommodations.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Grant amounts under this
subtitle may be used for eligible activities under section
421(a)(7) relating to emergency shelter only if—
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(A) use of such amounts is necessary to
meet the emergency shelter needs of the juris-
diction in which the facility is located; and
‘‘(B) the use of such amounts for such ac-
tivities will not violate the prohibition under
section 408(f); and
‘‘(2) the project sponsor agrees that it will—
‘‘(A) in the case of assistance involving
major rehabilitation or conversion of a building,
maintain the building as a shelter for homeless
persons and families for not less than a 10-year
period unless, within such 10-year period, the
need for maintaining the building as a full-time
shelter ceases to exist and the building is used
for the remainder of such period to carry out
other eligible activities under this subtitle;
‘‘(B) in the case of assistance involving re-
habilitation (other than major rehabilitation or
conversion of a building), maintain the building
as a shelter for homeless persons and families
for not less than a 3-year period;
‘‘(C) in the case of assistance involving
only activities described in subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of section 421(a)(7), provide services or
shelter to homeless persons and families at the
original site or structure or other sites or struc-
tures serving the same general population for
the period during which such assistance is pro-
vided;
‘‘(D) comply with the standards of housing
quality applicable under section 408(h); and
‘‘(E) assist homeless persons in obtain-
ing—
‘‘(i) appropriate supportive services,
including permanent housing, medical and
mental health treatment (including infor-
mation and counseling regarding the bene-
fits and availability of child immunization),
counseling, supervision, and other services
essential for achieving independent living;
and
‘‘(ii) other Federal, State, local, and
private assistance available for homeless
persons.
‘‘Subtitle D—Reporting,
Definitions, and Funding
‘‘SEC. 431. PERFORMANCE REPORTS BY GRANTEES.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—For each fiscal year, each
grantee under this title shall review and report, in a form
acceptable to the Secretary, on the progress it has made
during such fiscal year in carrying out the activities de-
scribed in the application resulting in such grant and the
relationship of such activities to the comprehensive hous-
ing affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act for the
applicable jurisdiction.
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—Each report under this section for
a fiscal year shall—
‘‘(1) describe the use of grant amounts provided
to the grantee for such fiscal year;
‘‘(2) describe the number of homeless persons
and families provided shelter, housing, or assistance
using such grant amounts;
‘‘(3) assess the relationship of such use to the
goals identified pursuant to section 105(b)(2) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
in the comprehensive housing affordability strategy
for the applicable jurisdiction;
‘‘(4) indicate the grantee’s programmatic ac-
complishments; and
‘‘(5) describe how the grantee would change its
programs as a result of its experiences.
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall establish
dates for submission of reports under this section, and re-
view such reports and make such recommendations as the
Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes
of this title.
‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grantee preparing a re-
port under this section shall make the report pub-
licly available to the citizens in the jurisdiction of
the grantee in sufficient time to permit such citizens
to comment on such report prior to its submission
to the Secretary, and in such manner and at such
times as the grantee may determine. The report
shall include a summary of any such comments re-
ceived by the grantee regarding its program.
‘‘(2) ELECTRONIC
ACCESS.—A grantee may
comply with the requirement under paragraph (1) by
making the report available through interactive com-
puter or telephone services or other electronic infor-
mation networks and systems appropriate for mak-
ing such information widely publicly available. The
Secretary shall make each final report submitted
under this section publicly available through such a
computer, telephone, or information service, net-
work, or system.
‘‘SEC. 432. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY.
‘‘The Secretary shall include in the annual report
under section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act information summarizing the activities
carried out under this title and setting forth the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary as a
result of the activities. Such information shall be made
publicly available through a computer, telephone, or infor-
mation service, network, or system described in section
431(d).
‘‘SEC. 433. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this title, the following definitions
shall apply:
‘‘(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘applicant’ means
an eligible grantee that submits an application under
section 408(a) for a grant under this title.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE GRANTEE.—The term ‘eligible
grantee’ is defined in section 403.
‘‘(3) FACILITY.—The term ‘facility’ means a
structure or structures (or a portion of such struc-
ture or structures) that is assisted through eligible
activities under subtitle C with grant amounts under
this title (or for which the Secretary provides tech-
nical assistance under section 421(a)(9)).
‘‘(4) GRANTEE.—The term ‘grantee’ means an
applicant that receives a grant under this title.
‘‘(5) INSULAR AREA.—The term ‘insular area’
means each of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any
other territory or possession of the United States,
‘‘(6) METROPOLITAN
CITY, URBAN
COUNTY,
AND UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The
terms ‘metropolitan city’, ‘urban county’, and ‘unit
of general local government’ have the meanings
given the terms in section 102 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(7) NONENTITLEMENT AREA.—The term ‘non-
entitlement area’ means an area that is not a metro-
politan city or part of an urban county and does not
include Indian tribes or insular areas.
‘‘(8) OPERATING COSTS.—The term ‘operating
costs’ means expenses incurred by a grantee operat-
ing supportive housing assisted with grant amounts
under this title, with respect to—
‘‘(A) the administration, maintenance, re-
pair, and security of such housing;
‘‘(B) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equip-
ment for such housing; and
‘‘(C) the conducting of the assessment
under section 408(b)(2)(A).
‘‘(9) OUTPATIENT
HEALTH
SERVICES.—The
term ‘outpatient health services’ means outpatient
health care, outpatient mental health services, out-
patient substance abuse services, and case manage-
ment.
‘‘(10) PERSON WITH DISABILITIES.—The term
‘person with disabilities’ means a person who—
‘‘(A) has a disability as defined in section
223 of the Social Security Act;
‘‘(B) is determined to have, pursuant to
regulations issued by the Secretary, a physical,
mental, or emotional impairment which (i) is
expected to be of long-continued and indefinite
duration, (ii) substantially impedes an individ-
ual’s ability to live independently, and (iii) of
such a nature that such ability could be im-
proved by more suitable housing conditions; or
‘‘(C) has a developmental disability as de-
fined in section 102 of the Developmental Dis-
abilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.
Such term shall not exclude persons who have the
disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or
any conditions arising from the etiologic agency for
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
‘‘(11) PRIVATE
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—
The term ‘private nonprofit organization’ means any
private organization that—
‘‘(A) is organized under State or local
laws;
‘‘(B) has no part of its net earnings inur-
ing to the benefit of any member, founder, con-
tributor, or individual;
‘‘(C) complies with standards of financial
accountability acceptable to the Secretary; and
‘‘(D) has among its purposes significant
activities related to the provision of—
‘‘(i) decent housing that is affordable
to low-income and moderate-income fami-
lies; or
‘‘(ii) shelter, housing, or services for
homeless persons or families.
‘‘(12) PROJECT SPONSOR.—The term ‘project
sponsor’ means an entity that uses grant amounts
under this title to carry out a rental assistance pro-
gram under subtitle B or eligible activities under
subtitle C. The term includes a grantee carrying out
such a program or activities.
‘‘(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment.
‘‘(14) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of
the several States and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
‘‘(15) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—The term ‘sup-
portive housing’ means a facility that meets the re-
quirements of section 423.
‘‘(16) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services under section 409.
‘‘(17) VERY LOW-INCOME PERSON.—The term
‘very low-income person’ has the same meaning
given the term under section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (or any other subse-
quent provision of Federal law defining such term
for purposes of eligibility for, or rental charges in,
public housing).
‘‘SEC. 434. REGULATIONS.
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE.—Not later than the expiration of the
30-day period beginning upon the date of the enactment
of the Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and
Flexibility Act, the Secretary shall issue interim regula-
tions to carry out this title. The Secretary shall issue final
regulations to carry out this title after notice and oppor-
tunity for public comment regarding the interim regula-
tions in accordance with the procedure under section 553
of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive
rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and
(d)(3) of such section), but not later than the expiration
of the 90-day period beginning upon the date of the enact-
ment of the Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation
and Flexibility Act.
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any failure by the
Secretary to issue any regulations under this section shall
not affect the effectiveness of any provision of this title
pursuant to section 4(b) of the Homeless Housing Pro-
grams Consolidation and Flexibility Act.
‘‘SEC. 435. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for grants
under this title $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 1997 and thereafter.
SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—Section 203 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS.
‘‘The Council shall—
‘‘(1) monitor the coordination of assistance for
federally funded activities for the homeless to ensure
that such assistance is provided in coordination and
conjunction with assistance under title IV for hous-
ing for the homeless, in accordance with section
408(j)(2);
‘‘(2) if the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development makes a determination under section
408(j)(5)(A) that sufficient coordination under such
section has not taken place, make an independent
determination under such section regarding whether
sufficient coordination has taken place;
‘‘(3) advise and assist the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development in establishing require-
ments for a companion services block grant program
under section 408(j)(5);
‘‘(4) for any fiscal year in which a companion
services block grant program is to be carried out
pursuant to section 408(j)(5), advise and assist the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in
carrying out the program; and
‘‘(5) carry out any other duties prescribed by
law.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
208 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11318) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.’’.
(c) TERMINATION.—Section 209 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 2000’’.
(d) REPEAL.—Section 210 of the Stewart B. McKin-
ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11320) is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 6. REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law are
hereby repealed:
(1) INNOVATIVE HOMELESS INITIATIVES DEM-
ONSTRATION.—Section 2 of the HUD Demonstra-
tion Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 11301 note).
(2) FHA SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSI-
TION
FOR
HOMELESS
USE.—Section 1407 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 4034).
(3) HOUSING FOR RURAL HOMELESS AND MI-
GRANT
FARMWORKERS.—Subsection (k) of section
516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1486(k)).
(b) TERMINATION OF SRO ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
Section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
shall not be in effect on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act as provided in subsections (a)(4) and (b)(2)
of section 289 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12839).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO YOUTHBUILD
PROGRAM.—Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act is amended—
(1) in section 455(b) (42 U.S.C. 12899d(b)) by
inserting ‘‘subtitle C of’’ before ‘‘title IV’’; and
(2) in section 457(4) (42 U.S.C. 12899f(4)), by
striking ‘‘section 103’’ and inserting ‘‘section 102’’.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act is amended by striking the items relating
to titles I, II, III, and IV (including the items relating
to the subtitles, parts, and sections of such titles) and in-
serting the following new items:
‘‘TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 101. Short title and table of contents.
‘‘Sec. 102. General definition of homeless individual.
‘‘Sec. 103. Funding availability and limitations.
‘‘Sec. 104. Annual program summary by Comptroller General.
‘‘TITLE II—INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS
‘‘Sec. 201. Establishment.
‘‘Sec. 202. Membership.
‘‘Sec. 203. Functions.
‘‘Sec. 204. Director and staff.
‘‘Sec. 205. Powers.
‘‘Sec. 206. Transfer of functions.
‘‘Sec. 207. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 209. Termination.
‘‘TITLE III—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOOD AND
SHELTER PROGRAM
‘‘Subtitle A—Administrative Provisions
‘‘Sec. 301. Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.
‘‘Sec. 302. Local boards.
‘‘Sec. 303. Role of Federal Emergency Management Agency.
‘‘Sec. 304. Records and audit of National Board and recipients of assistance.
‘‘Sec. 305. Annual report.
‘‘Subtitle B—Emergency Food and Shelter Grants
‘‘Sec. 311. Grants by the Director.
‘‘Sec. 312. Retention of interest earned.
‘‘Sec. 313. Purposes of grants.
‘‘Sec. 314. Limitation on certain costs.
‘‘Sec. 315. Disbursement of funds.
‘‘Sec. 316. Program guidelines.
‘‘Subtitle C—General Provisions
‘‘Sec. 321. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 322. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘TITLE IV—BLOCK GRANTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND
FLEXIBLE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions
‘‘Sec. 401. Purpose.
‘‘Sec. 402. Grant authority.
‘‘Sec. 403. Eligible grantees.
‘‘Sec. 404. Use of grant amounts by project sponsors.
‘‘Sec. 405. Comprehensive housing affordability strategy compliance.
‘‘Sec. 406. Allocation and availability of amounts.
‘‘Sec. 407. Matching funds requirement.
‘‘Sec. 408. Program requirements.
‘‘Sec. 409. Supportive services.
‘‘Subtitle B—Rental Assistance Activities
‘‘Sec. 411. Use of amounts and general requirements.
‘‘Sec. 412. Tenant-based rental assistance activities.
‘‘Sec. 413. Project-based rental assistance.
‘‘Sec. 414. Sponsor-based rental assistance.
‘‘Subtitle C—Flexible Assistance for Supportive Housing and Other Activities
‘‘Sec. 421. Eligible activities.
‘‘Sec. 422. Use of amounts through private nonprofit providers.
‘‘Sec. 423. Supportive housing.
‘‘Sec. 424. Emergency shelter.
‘‘Subtitle D—Reporting, Definitions, and Funding
‘‘Sec. 431. Performance reports by grantees.
‘‘Sec. 432. Annual report by Secretary.
‘‘Sec. 433. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 434. Regulations.
‘‘Sec. 435. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 7. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect the
validity of any right, duty, or obligation of the United
States or other person arising under or pursuant to any
commitment or agreement entered into before the date of
the enactment of this Act under any provision of law re-
pealed or amended by this Act.
SEC. 
8. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
PREVIOUSLY 
OBLIGATED
AMOUNTS.
Notwithstanding the amendment or repeal of any
provision of law by this Act, any amounts appropriated
to carry out the provisions so amended or repealed that
are obligated before the date of the enactment of this Act
shall be used in the manner provided, and subject to any
requirements and agreements entered into, under such
provisions as such provisions were in effect immediately
before such date of enactment.
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