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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5078
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to modify
the process by which unutilized and underutilized buildings and real
property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installa-
tions are made available to assist the homeless.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 22, 1994
Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. HORN, and Mr. TUCKER) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act to modify the process by which unutilized and
underutilized buildings and real property resulting from
the closure or realignment of military installations are
made available to assist the homeless.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF STEWART B. MCKINNEY
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT TO BASE CLO-
SURES.
(a) NOTICE TO REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.—(1)
Subsection (c)(1) of section 501 of the Stewart B. McKin-
ney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) If a list published in the Federal Register under
subparagraph (A) includes properties located at a military
installation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall submit the list to
each local government whose jurisdiction includes the in-
stallation or any area within five miles of the installation,
each Member of Congress and State legislator who rep-
resents an area covered by the installation or within five
miles of the installation, and appropriate newspapers serv-
ing the locality. The notification provided under the pre-
ceding sentence shall specify each entity or person to
whom the notification is submitted.’’.
(2) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case
of such a property located at a military installation to be
closed or realigned, a copy of the written notice shall also
be submitted within such period to the redevelopment au-
thority established for the installation (if any).’’.
(3) Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case
of such a property located at a military installation to be
closed or realigned, a copy of the application shall also
be submitted within such period to the redevelopment au-
thority established for the installation (if any).’’.
(b) PARTICIPATION OF REDEVELOPMENT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Subsection (e)(3) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In consid-
ering an application for property located at a military in-
stallation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall consult with the redevel-
opment authority established for the installation (if any)
and consider the information required under paragraph
(4).’’.
(c) SPECIAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (e) of such section is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(4) An application under this subsection for use of
buildings or property located at a military installation to
be closed or realigned shall include the following:
‘‘(A) Evidence that use of the building or prop-
erty is intended to meet the needs of the homeless
in the region in which the installation is located.
‘‘(B) A description of the number of homeless
in the region who might reasonably be expected to
use the building or property.
‘‘(C) Certification that the building or property
requested is the minimum necessary to meet the
needs of the homeless in the region.
‘‘(D) A description of the types and cost of any
building upgrades that are necessary to use the
building or property as proposed and the source of
funding for such upgrades.
‘‘(E) A demonstration of the financial capability
of the applicant to carry out its proposal through
proof of adequate resource availability and evidence
of previous successful experience with comparable
programs.
‘‘(5) If competing qualified applications are received
for the same building or property located at a military in-
stallation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall approve the application
that proposes the longer term use of the building or prop-
erty so as to promote more adequate investment and facil-
ity renovation.’’.
(d) AVAILABILITY
OF COMPARABLE PROPERTY.—
Subsection (f) of such section is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) In the case of property located at a military in-
stallation to be closed or realigned for which the Secretary
of Health and Human Services has approved an applica-
tion under subsection (e), at the request of the redevelop-
ment authority for the installation, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall make comparable prop-
erty offered by the redevelopment authority available to
assist the homeless.’’.
(e) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect
to all properties covered by section 501 of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411)
and subject to such amendments on or after that date,
including any property for which an application has been
approved under subsection (e) of such section before that
date unless the property has already been transferred
under subsection (f) of such section as of that date.
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