effectiveness of such projects in ending long-term 
homelessness and improving outcomes for individuals 
with mental illness or substance use disorder prob-
lems. 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘chronically 
homeless’, used with respect to an individual or 
family, means an individual or family who— 
‘‘(i) is homeless; 
‘‘(ii) has been homeless continuously 
for at least 1 year or has been homeless on 
at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 
years; and 
‘‘(iii) has an adult head of household 
(or a minor head of household if no adult 
is present in the household) with a 
diagnosable substance use disorder, a seri-
ous mental illness, a developmental dis-
ability (as defined in section 102 of the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002)), post traumatic stress disorder, a 
cognitive impairment resulting from a 
brain injury, or a chronic physical illness 
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or disability or the co-occurrence of 2 or 
more chronic physical illnesses or disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An indi-
vidual shall be considered to be chronically 
homeless if such individual— 
‘‘(i) resides in an institutional care fa-
cility, including a jail, substance use dis-
order or mental health treatment facility, 
hospital, or other similar facility; 
‘‘(ii) has resided in a facility described 
in clause (i) for fewer than 90 days; and 
‘‘(iii) met all of the requirements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) prior to enter-
ing that facility. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ means 
living or residing in a place not meant for human 
habitation, in a safe haven, or in an emergency 
homeless shelter. 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘permanent 
supportive housing’ means permanent, afford-
able housing with flexible support services that 
are available and designed to help the tenants 
stay housed and build the necessary skills to 
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live as independently as possible. Such term 
does not include housing that is time-limited. 
Supportive housing offers residents assistance 
in reaching their full potential, which may in-
clude opportunities to secure other housing that 
meets their needs and preferences, based on in-
dividual choice instead of the requirements of 
time-limited transitional programs. Under this 
section, permanent affordable housing includes 
permanent housing funded or assisted through 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) and sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
‘‘(B) AFFORDABLE.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘affordable’ means 
within the financial means of individuals who 
are extremely low income, as defined by the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
‘‘(4) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.— 
The term ‘substance use disorder’, used with respect 
to services, has the meaning given the term ‘sub-
stance abuse services’ in section 330(h)(5)(C). 
‘‘(o) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR TRAINING AND TECH-
NICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount appropriated 
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
may reserve not more than 3 percent for carrying 
out subsection (l).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT.—Title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating part G, as added by section 
144 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 
2000, as part J; and 
(2) redesignating sections 581 through 584, as 
added by section 144 of such Act, as sections 596 
through 596C, respectively. 
(c) CITATION AMENDMENT.—Effective on the effec-
tive date described in section 1503 of the Homeless Emer-
gency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 
2009 (42 U.S.C. 11302 note), section 597(n)(3)(A) of the 
Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a), is 
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amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.)’’. 
Æ 
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