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(3) Native Americans who are not being ade-
quately served by other programs, as determined by
the Secretary.
SEC. 52. FUNDING.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The first
sentence of section 106(a)(1) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 is amended by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘; and of such approved
amounts, the Secretary shall reserve $50,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1997 and such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 1998, 1999, and 2000 for the Developing Com-
munities Initiative under title II of the Community Devel-
opment Block Grant Performance Fund and HOME Per-
formance Fund Act of 1996’’.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may
use up to 2 percent of the amounts available for use under
this title in any fiscal year to provide technical assistance
(through grant awards or directly) in conjunction with the
administration of the program under this title.
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AMONG TARGET COM-
MUNITIES.—The Secretary shall publish a notice in the
Federal Register describing how the Secretary has deter-
mined to allocate assistance under this title among the tar-
get communities, taking into account their relative need
for assistance and other appropriate factors.
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(d) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AC-
TIVITIES.—Of the amounts available for use under this
title for each fiscal year, the Secretary may designate up
to 25 percent for planning activities under section 53 of
this Act.
(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall estab-
lish the ratio of matching funds which a nonprofit organi-
zation shall provide from one or more sources other than
the Developing Communities Initiative for use to carry out
the activities specified in the application.
SEC. 53. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
(a) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.—The Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
prescribe procedures for the submission and selection of
applications from nonprofit organizations.
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Assistance under this
title may be used for—
(1) planning, including the cost of planning
community development (including water and sewage
facilities), housing activities, and social support serv-
ices; and
(2) implementation, including capacity building
of organizations in the target communities, the de-
velopment of affordable housing opportunities, the
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development of housing infrastructure, the construc-
tion of community facilities intended to be used to
provide supportive service activities, the establish-
ment of sinking funds, and the initial funding, not
to exceed two years, for supportive services.
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may pre-
scribe such other requirements for providing assistance
under this title as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate.
(d) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) TIME LIMIT ON COMPLETION OF ACTIVI-
TIES.—All activities carried out with assistance pro-
vided under this title shall be completed within two
years (or within three years where approved by the
Secretary for good cause) of the date of execution of
the grant agreement by the grantee.
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—
(A) PLANNING.—Assistance for planning
provided under this title may not exceed
$100,000 for each application.
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—Assistance for im-
plementation provided under this title may not
exceed $2,000,000 for each application.
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SEC. 54. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.
(a) KEEPING OF RECORDS.—Each grantee shall keep
such records as may be reasonably necessary to disclose
the amounts and the disposition of amounts received
under this title and to ensure compliance with the require-
ments of this title.
(b) REPORTS.—Each grantee shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report, or series of reports, in a form and at a
time specified by the Secretary. Each report shall—
(1) describe the use of assistance made avail-
able under this title; and
(2) describe and analyze the effect of assisted
activities in addressing the objectives of this title.
(c) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY THE SECRETARY.—
The Secretary shall have access for the purpose of audit
and examination to any books, documents, papers, and
records of each grantee that are pertinent to assistance
received in connection with, and the requirements of, this
title.
(d) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY THE COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United
States, or any of the duly authorized representatives of
the Comptroller General, shall have access for the purpose
of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers,
and records, of each grantee that are pertinent to assist-
ance received under, and the requirements of, this title.
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SEC. 55. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title—
(1) The term ‘‘colonia’’ has the meaning given
the term in section 916(e) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act.
(2) The term ‘‘farmworkers’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 514 of the Rural Housing
Act.
(3) The term ‘‘grantee’’ means a nonprofit or-
ganization that receives assistance from the Sec-
retary under this title.
(4) The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ or ‘‘tribe’’ means
any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized
group or community of Indians, including any Alas-
ka Native Village, which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and services provided by the
United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law
92–638), as amended.
(5) The term ‘‘Native American’’ means any
person who is a member of an Indian tribe.
(6) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means a
private organization—
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(A) no title of the net earnings of which
inures to benefits of any member, founder, con-
tributor, or individual;
(B) that has a voluntary board;
(C) that has an accounting system, or has
designated a fiscal agent in accordance with re-
quirements established by the Secretary; and
(D) that practices nondiscrimination in the
provision of assistance.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS
SEC. 61. USE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS BY OR
FOR HUD STAFF.
Section 7 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(t) The Secretary may transfer to any of the ac-
counts of the Department for salaries and expenses from
any other account from which funds may be drawn for
capacity building and technical assistance such amounts,
but not more than 10 percent of the amount available for
capacity building and technical assistance in any one ac-
count, as the Secretary determines are reasonable to reim-
burse such salaries and expenses account. Such reimburse-
ment shall be for expenditures for the costs of personal
services, travel, and transportation, and other object clas-
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‘‘(1) not less than $10,500,000 for fiscal year
1997 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be for private en-
forcement initiatives authorized under subsection
(b), divided equally between activities specified under
subsection (b)(1) and those specified under sub-
section (b)(2);
‘‘(2) not less than $2,700,000 for fiscal year
1997 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be for fair housing
enforcement organizations authorized under sub-
section (c);
‘‘(3) not less than $1,800,000 for fiscal year
1997 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be for education
and outreach programs authorized under subsection
(d); and
‘‘(4) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be for administra-
tive enforcement.’’.
SEC. 64. LEAD-BASED PAINT TARGET HOUSING HAZARD RE-
DUCTION PROGRAM.
The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction
Act of 1992 is amended—
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(1) by striking section 1011(p) and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purposes of carrying out this Act, there are authorized to
be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.’’; and
(2) by striking section 1053 and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 1053. AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘Of the total amount approved in appropriation Acts
under section 1011(p), there shall be set aside to carry
out this part $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.’’.
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