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(2) by inserting before the comma the following: 
‘‘(referred to in such section as a ‘comprehensive 
housing affordability strategy’)’’. 
(b) PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.—Sec-
tion 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11302), as amended by the preceding provi-
sions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.— 
Any references in this Act to homeless individuals (includ-
ing homeless persons) or homeless groups (including 
homeless persons) shall be considered to include, and to 
refer to, individuals experiencing homelessness or groups 
experiencing homelessness, respectively.’’. 
(c) RURAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE.—Title 
IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is 
amended by redesignating subtitle G (42 U.S.C. 11408 
et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
Act, as subtitle D. 
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Act, 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on, and shall apply beginning on— 
(1) the expiration of the 18-month period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, or 
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(2) the expiration of the 3-month period begin-
ning upon publication by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development of final regulations pursu-
ant to section 504, 
whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 504. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate regula-
tions governing the operation of the programs that are 
created or modified by this Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 505. AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 
note) is amended by striking the item relating to the head-
ing for title IV and all that follows through the item relat-
ing to section 492 and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘TITLE IV—HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 401. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 402. Collaborative applicants. 
‘‘Sec. 403. Housing affordability strategy. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Preventing involuntary family separation 
‘‘Sec. 405. Technical assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 406. Discharge coordination policy. 
‘‘Sec. 407. Protection of personally identifying information by victim service 
providers. 
‘‘Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations. 
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‘‘Subtitle B—Emergency Solutions Grants Program 
‘‘Sec. 411. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 412. Grant assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 413. Amount and allocation of assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 414. Allocation and distribution of assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 415. Eligible activities. 
‘‘Sec. 416. Responsibilities of recipients. 
‘‘Sec. 417. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 418. Administrative costs. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Continuum of Care Program 
‘‘Sec. 421. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 422. Continuum of care applications and grants. 
‘‘Sec. 423. Eligible activities. 
‘‘Sec. 424. Incentives for high-performing communities. 
‘‘Sec. 425. Supportive services. 
‘‘Sec. 426. Program requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 427. Selection criteria. 
‘‘Sec. 428. Allocation of amounts and incentives for specific eligible activities. 
‘‘Sec. 429. Renewal funding and terms of assistance for permanent housing. 
‘‘Sec. 430. Matching funding. 
‘‘Sec. 431. Appeal procedure. 
‘‘Sec. 432. Regulations. 
‘‘Sec. 433. Reports to Congress. 
‘‘Subtitle D—Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program 
‘‘Sec. 491. Rural housing stability assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 492. Use of FHMA inventory for transitional housing for homeless per-
sons and for turnkey housing.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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