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‘‘(1) the ability of the applicant to develop and
operate the proposed assisted housing and supportive
services program, taking into account the quality of
any ongoing program of the applicant;
‘‘(2) geographic diversity among the projects to
be assisted;
‘‘(3) the need for a program providing housing
assistance and supportive services for eligible persons
in the area to be served;
‘‘(4) the quality of the proposed program for pro-
viding supportive services and housing assistance;
‘‘(5) the extent to which the proposed funding for
the supportive services is or will be available;
‘‘(6) the extent to which the project would meet
the needs of the homeless persons proposed to be served
by the program;
‘‘(7) the extent to which the program integrates
program recipients into the community served by the
program;
‘‘(8) the cost-effectiveness of the proposed pro-
gram; and
‘‘(9) such other factors as the Secretary specifies
in regulations to be appropriate for purposes of car-
rying out the program established by this section in
an effective and efficient manner.
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‘‘(h) PARTICIPATION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.—
The Secretary shall, by regulation, require each recipient
of assistance under this section to provide for the consulta-
tion and participation of not less than one homeless indi-
vidual or former homeless individual on the board of direc-
tors or other equivalent policymaking entity of the recipi-
ent, to the extent that such entity considers and makes poli-
cies and decisions regarding any housing assisted under
this section or services for such housing. The Secretary may
grant waivers to recipients unable to meet the requirement
under the preceding sentence if the recipient agrees to other-
wise consult with homeless or formerly homeless individuals
in considering and making such policies and decisions.
‘‘(i) REQUIRED AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may
not approve assistance under this section for an applicant
unless the applicant agrees—
‘‘(1) to operate the proposed program in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section;
‘‘(2) to conduct an ongoing assessment of the
housing assistance and supportive services required by
the participants in the program;
‘‘(3) to ensure the adequate provision of support-
ive services to the participants in the program;
‘‘(4) to comply with such other terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may establish for purposes of
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carrying out the program in an effective and efficient
manner; and
‘‘(5) to the maximum extent practicable, to in-
volve homeless individuals and families, through em-
ployment volunteer services, or otherwise, in con-
structing or rehabilitating housing assisted under this
section and in providing services required under this
section.
‘‘(j) HOUSING STANDARDS AND RENT REASONABLE-
NESS.—
‘‘(1) STANDARDS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary
shall require that—
‘‘(A) before any assistance may be provided
to or on behalf of a person, each unit assisted
under this section shall be inspected by the ap-
plicant directly or by another entity, including
the local public housing agency, to determine
that the unit meets the housing quality stand-
ards under section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 and that the occupancy charge
for the dwelling unit is reasonable; and
‘‘(B) the recipient shall make at least an-
nual inspections of each unit assisted under this
section during the term of the contract for such
assistance.
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‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—No assistance may be pro-
vided under this section for a dwelling unit (A) for
which the occupancy charge is not reasonable, or (B)
which fails to meet the housing standards, unless the
owner promptly corrects the deficiency and the recipi-
ent verifies the correction.
‘‘(k) TENANT RENT.—Each tenant of a dwelling unit
assisted under this section shall pay as rent an amount de-
termined in accordance with the provisions of section
3(a)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—From amounts made
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall make
amounts available to pay the entity administering the hous-
ing assistance an administrative fee in an amount deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary for the costs of admin-
istering the housing assistance.
‘‘(m) OCCUPANCY.—
‘‘(1) OCCUPANCY
AGREEMENT.—The occupancy
agreement between a tenant and an owner of a dwell-
ing unit assisted under this section shall be for at
least one month.
‘‘(2) VACANCY PAYMENTS.—If an eligible person
vacates a dwelling unit assisted under this section be-
fore the expiration of the occupancy agreement, no as-
sistance payment may be made with respect to the
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unit after the month that follows the month during
which the unit was vacated, unless it is occupied by
another eligible person.
‘‘(n) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—If an eligible individual who
receives assistance under this section violates program
requirements, the recipient may terminate assistance
in accordance with the process established pursuant to
paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.—In terminating assistance
under this paragraph, the recipient shall provide a
formal process that recognizes the rights of individ-
uals receiving such assistance to due process of law.
‘‘(o) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
‘‘(1) The term ‘acquired immunodeficiency syn-
drome and related diseases’ has the meaning given
such term in section 853 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act.
‘‘(2) The term ‘applicant’ means a State, unit of
general local government, Indian tribe, or public
housing agency.
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible person’ means a homeless
person with disabilities (primarily persons who are
seriously mentally ill, have chronic problems with al-
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and the family of such a person.
‘‘(4) The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning
given such term in section 102 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(5) The term ‘nonprofit organization’ has the
meaning given such term by section 104 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and
includes community mental health centers established
as public nonprofit organizations.
‘‘(6) The term ‘person with disabilities’ has the
meaning given such term in section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
‘‘(7) The term ‘public housing agency’ has the
meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
‘‘(8) The term ‘recipient’ means an applicant
approved for participation in the program to provide
assistance under this section.
‘‘(9) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.
‘‘(10) The term ‘seriously mentally ill’ means
having a severe and persistent mental or emotional
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impairment that seriously limits a person’s ability to
live independently.
‘‘(11) The term ‘State’ means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, and any other territory or possession of
the United States.
‘‘(12) The term ‘supportive services’ means as-
sistance that the Secretary determines (A) addresses
the special needs of eligible persons; and (B) provides
appropriate services or assists such persons in obtain-
ing appropriate services, including health care, men-
tal health services, substance and alcohol abuse serv-
ices, child care services, case management services,
counseling, supervision, education, job training, and
other services essential for achieving and maintaining
independent living. Inpatient acute hospital care
shall not qualify as a supportive service.
‘‘(13) The term ‘unit of general local government’
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of providing assistance under this section, there are
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authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for fiscal year
1995 and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.’’.
SEC. 823. RURAL HOMELESSNESS GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
453(l)(1) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11408(l)(1)), as so redesignated by section
811(3) of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $32,197,800 for
fiscal year 1995 and $33,163,734 for fiscal year
1996.’’.
(b) TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—
Section 453 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act, as so redesignated by section 811(3) of this Act,
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’; and
(2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
Agriculture.’’.
SEC. 824. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
The table of contents in section 101(b) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by strik-
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ing the items relating to title IV and inserting the following
new items:
‘‘TITLE IV—HOUSING ASSISTANCE
‘‘Subtitle A—Flexible Grant Program
‘‘CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 401. Purposes.
‘‘Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 403. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 404. Provision of grants.
‘‘Sec. 405. Comprehensive homeless assistance.
‘‘Sec. 406. Matching requirements.
‘‘Sec. 407. Responsibilities of grantees and project sponsors.
‘‘Sec. 408. Application.
‘‘Sec. 409. Allocation and distribution of funds.
‘‘Sec. 410. Administration of program.
‘‘Sec. 411. Citizen participation.
‘‘Sec. 412. Applicability of other provisions.
‘‘Sec. 413. Reports, reviews, and audits.
‘‘Sec. 414. Nondiscrimination in programs and activities.
‘‘Sec. 415. Consultation.
‘‘Sec. 416. Records, reports, and audits.
‘‘Sec. 417. Reports to Congress.
‘‘CHAPTER 2—ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
‘‘Sec. 431. Homelessness prevention.
‘‘Sec. 432. Emergency shelter.
‘‘Sec. 433. Supportive housing for the homeless.
‘‘Sec. 434. Safe havens for homeless individuals.
‘‘Sec. 435. Shelter plus care.
‘‘Sec. 436. Administrative and capacity-building expenses.
‘‘Sec. 437. Other approved activities.
‘‘Subtitle B—Other Permanent Housing Assistance Programs for the Homeless
‘‘Sec. 451. Section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings.
‘‘Sec. 452. Section 8 assistance for shelter plus care single room occupancy
dwellings.
‘‘Sec. 453. Rural homelessness grant program.
‘‘Sec. 454. Use of FMHA inventory for transitional housing for homeless per-
sons and for turnkey housing.’’.
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CHAPTER 3—MISCELLANEOUS HOMELESS
HOUSING PROVISIONS
SEC. 831. INNOVATIVE HOMELESS PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
2(f) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000
for fiscal year 1995.
‘‘(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Any amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1) may be used only to
carry out the comprehensive homeless initiative under
subsection (c).’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2(g) of the
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 11301 note)
is amended by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995’’.
SEC. 832. FHA SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSITION.
Section 1407 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–550; 106 Stat. 4034)
is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and insert-
ing the following new subsections:
‘‘(a) IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY.—In carrying out the
program for disposition of single family properties acquired
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
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use by the homeless under subpart E of part 291 of title
24, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall make any eligible property
available for lease under such program without listing and
making such property generally available for sale for any
intervening period.
‘‘(b) DISCOUNT.—Any property made available for
sale under the program referred to in subsection (a) shall
be made available at a price equal to the fair market value
of the property less a 20 percent discount.’’.
Subtitle B—Interagency Council on
the Homeless
SEC. 841. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 208 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11318) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $1,609,890 for fiscal year 1995 and $1,658,187
for fiscal year 1996.’’.
SEC. 842. CHAIRPERSON.
Section 202(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(b) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—
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‘‘(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall elect a
Chairperson from among its members, who shall have
a term of 2 years. A member of the Council by reason
of any of paragraphs (1) through (16) of subsection
(a) who serves as Chairperson for a term may not be
elected to serve as Chairperson for the succeeding
term. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any
member serving as Chairperson on the date of the en-
actment of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1994.
‘‘(2) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chairperson
of the Council shall have a term of 2 years and shall
be—
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, if such Secretary is not elected as
the Chairperson of the Council; or
‘‘(B) elected by the Council from among its
members, if the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development is elected as the Chairperson of the
Council.’’.
SEC. 843. EXTENSION.
Section 209 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1996’’.
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C—Federal 
Emergency
Management Agency Food and
Shelter Program
SEC. 851. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 322 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $193,186,800 for fiscal year 1995 and
$198,982,404 for fiscal year 1996.’’.
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