‘‘(4) STATE
AGENCY
INVOLVEMENT.—Assist-
ance under the demonstration may be provided only 
for projects for which the applicable State agency re-
sponsible for health and human services programs, 
and the applicable State agency designated to ad-
minister or supervise the administration of the State 
plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act, have entered into such agree-
ments as the Secretary considers appropriate— 
‘‘(A) to identify the target populations to 
be served by the project; 
‘‘(B) to set forth methods for outreach and 
referral; and 
‘‘(C) to make available appropriate services 
for tenants of the project. 
‘‘(5) USE REQUIREMENTS.—In the case of any 
project for which project rental assistance is pro-
vided under the demonstration program under this 
subsection, the dwelling units assisted pursuant to 
paragraph (2) shall be operated for not less than 30 
years as supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities, in accordance with the application for the 
project approved by the Secretary, and such dwelling 
units shall, during such period, be made available for 
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occupancy only by persons and households described 
in paragraph (2)(D). 
‘‘(6) REPORT.—Upon the expiration of the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Invest-
ment Act of 2008, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress a report describing the demonstration pro-
gram under this subsection, analyzing the effective-
ness of the program, including the effectiveness of 
the program compared to the program for capital 
advances in accordance with subsection (d)(1) (as in 
effect pursuant to the amendments made by such 
Act), and making recommendations regarding future 
models for assistance under this section based upon 
the experiences under the program.’’. 
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 
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(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)— 
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(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-
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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’’; 
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(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-
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