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‘‘SEC. 416. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND AUDITS.
‘‘(a) KEEPING OF RECORDS.—Any recipient (includ-
ing a State distributing grant amounts to State recipients
as provided in section 410(b)(2)) shall keep such records
as may be reasonably necessary—
‘‘(1) to disclose the amounts and the disposition
of the grant amounts; and
‘‘(2) to ensure compliance with the requirements
of this subtitle.
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY SECRETARY.—The
Secretary shall have access for the purpose of audit and ex-
amination to any books, documents, papers, and records of
any recipient specified in subsection (a) that are pertinent
to grant amounts received in connection with, and the re-
quirements of, this subtitle.
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States, or
any of the duly authorized representatives of the Comptrol-
ler General, shall have access for the purpose of audit and
examination to any books, documents, papers, and records
of any recipient specified in subsection (a) that are perti-
nent to grant amounts received in connection with, and the
requirements of, this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 417. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
‘‘The Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress
annually, summarizing the activities carried out under this
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subtitle and setting forth the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the Secretary as a result of the activities.
The report shall be submitted not later than 4 months after
the end of each fiscal year (except that, in the case of fiscal
year 1995, the report shall be submitted not later than 6
months after the end of the fiscal year).
‘‘CHAPTER 2—ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
‘‘SEC. 431. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle for activities designed to
help persons and families described in subsection (b) avoid
becoming homeless, which shall include assistance for mak-
ing mortgage payments, rental payments, and utility pay-
ments and any activities other than those found by the Sec-
retary to be inconsistent with the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR ASSISTANCE.—Assistance
may be provided under this section only to very low-income
persons and families who have received eviction (or mort-
gage delinquency or foreclosure) notices or notices of termi-
nation of utility services and who—
‘‘(1) are unable to make the required payments
due to a sudden reduction in income;
‘‘(2) need such assistance to avoid the eviction or
termination of services; and
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‘‘(3) have a reasonable prospect of being able to
resume payments within a reasonable period of time.
‘‘SEC. 432. EMERGENCY SHELTER.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle for—
‘‘(1) the renovation, major rehabilitation, or con-
version of a building or buildings to be used as emer-
gency shelters;
‘‘(2) the provision of supportive services, if such
services do not supplant any services provided by the
local government during any part of the 12-month pe-
riod ending on the date of the commencement of the
operation of the emergency shelter; and
‘‘(3) maintenance, operation, insurance, utilities,
and furnishings for emergency shelters.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—A project shall be considered emer-
gency shelter for purposes of this section if the project is
designed to provide overnight sleeping accommodations for
homeless persons. An emergency shelter may include appro-
priate eating and cooking accommodations.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle for an emergency shelter
project only if the project sponsor has agreed that it will—
‘‘(1) in the case of assistance involving major re-
habilitation or conversion of a building, maintain the
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building as a shelter for homeless individuals and
families for not less than a 10-year period unless,
within such 10-year period, the need for maintaining
the building as a full-time shelter ceases to exist and
the building is used for the remainder of such period
to carry out other eligible activities under this sub-
title;
‘‘(2) in the case of assistance involving rehabili-
tation (other than major rehabilitation or conversion
of a building), maintain the building as a shelter for
homeless individuals and families for not less than a
3-year period; or
‘‘(3) in the case of assistance involving only ac-
tivities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (a), provide services or shelter to homeless in-
dividuals and families at the original site or struc-
ture or other sites or structures serving the same gen-
eral population for the period during which such as-
sistance is provided;
‘‘(4) comply with the standards of habitability
prescribed under subsection (d) by the Secretary and
(if applicable) the State or unit of general local gov-
ernment; and
‘‘(5) assist homeless persons in obtaining—
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‘‘(A) appropriate supportive service, includ-
ing permanent housing, medical and mental
health treatment, counseling, supervision, and
other services essential for achieving independent
living; and
‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and private
assistance available for homeless persons.
‘‘(d) MINIMUM STANDARDS OF HABITABILITY.—The
Secretary shall prescribe such minimum standards of habit-
ability as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to en-
sure that emergency shelters assisted under this section are
environments that provide appropriate privacy, safety, and
sanitary and other health-related conditions for homeless
persons and families. Grantees may establish standards of
habitability in addition to those prescribed by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘SEC. 433. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle to provide assistance to
a project sponsor of supportive housing in the following
manners:
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION
AND
REHABILITATION.—As-
sistance may be provided in the form of an advance
in an amount not exceeding cost of acquisition, sub-
stantial rehabilitation, or acquisition and rehabilita-
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tion of an existing structure for use as supportive
housing. The repayment of any outstanding debt owed
on a loan made to purchase an existing structure
shall be considered to be a cost of acquisition eligible
for an advance under this paragraph if the structure
was not used as supportive housing before the receipt
of assistance.
‘‘(2) MODERATE
REHABILITATION.—Assistance
may be provided in the form of a grant for moderate
rehabilitation of an existing structure for use as sup-
portive housing. Assistance under this paragraph
shall not preclude assistance under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) OPERATING COSTS.—Assistance may be pro-
vided in the form of annual payments for operating
costs of supportive housing (including supportive
housing that is newly constructed with assistance pro-
vided from sources other than this subtitle) in an
amount not exceeding 75 percent of the annual oper-
ating costs of such housing.
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Technical assist-
ance may be provided in—
‘‘(A) establishing supportive housing in an
existing structure;
‘‘(B) operating supportive housing in exist-
ing structures and in structures that are newly
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constructed 
with 
assistance 
provided 
from
sources other than this subtitle; and
‘‘(C) providing supportive services to the
residents of supportive housing (including sup-
portive housing that is newly constructed with
assistance provided from sources other than this
subtitle).
‘‘(5) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—As-
sistance may be provided in the form of a grant for
establishing and operating an employment assistance
program for the residents of supportive housing,
which shall include—
‘‘(A) employment of residents in the oper-
ation and maintenance of the housing; and
‘‘(B) the payment of the transportation
costs of residents to places of employment.
‘‘(6) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Assistance may be
provided in the form of a grant for costs of supportive
services provided to homeless individuals. Any project
sponsor, including program recipients under title IV
of this Act before the date of the enactment of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1994,
may reapply for such assistance or for the renewal of
such assistance to continue services funded under
prior grants or to provide other services.
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‘‘(7) CHILD CARE SERVICES.—Assistance may be
provided in the form of a grant to establish and oper-
ate a child care services program for homeless fami-
lies, which shall—
‘‘(A) include—
‘‘(i) establishing, licensing, and operat-
ing an on-site child care facility for the
residents of transitional housing;
‘‘(ii) making contributions for the child
care costs of residents of transitional hous-
ing to existing community child care pro-
grams and facilities; and
‘‘(iii) counseling designed to inform the
residents of transitional housing of public
and private child care services for which
they are eligible; and
‘‘(B) provide only child care services that
comply with any applicable State and local laws
and regulations.
A grant under this paragraph for any child care serv-
ices program may not exceed the amount equal to 75
percent of the cost of operating the program for a pe-
riod not exceeding 5 years.
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‘‘(b) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.—Housing for homeless
individuals shall be considered to be supportive housing for
purposes of this section if—
‘‘(1) the housing is safe and sanitary and meets
any applicable State and local housing codes and li-
censing requirements in the jurisdiction in which the
housing is located;
‘‘(2) the housing is—
‘‘(A) transitional housing;
‘‘(B) permanent housing for homeless per-
sons with disabilities; or
‘‘(C) a particularly innovative project for,
or alternative methods of, meeting the immediate
and long-term needs of homeless individuals and
families (or is part of such a project); and
‘‘(3) supportive services are provided in connec-
tion with the housing to address the special needs of
homeless individuals intended to be served by the
housing.
‘‘(c) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘transitional housing’ means housing, the
purpose of which is to facilitate the movement of homeless
individuals and families to permanent housing within 24
months or such longer period as the Secretary determines
necessary.
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‘‘(d) PERMANENT HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘permanent housing for homeless persons with disabilities’
means community-based housing for homeless persons with
disabilities that—
‘‘(1) is a home designed solely for housing home-
less persons with disabilities or dwelling units in a
multifamily housing project, condominium project, or
cooperative project;
‘‘(2) in the case of a home, is located on a site
that does not contain another home used for the same
purposes and that is not contiguous to another site
containing a home used for the same purposes; and
‘‘(3) provides long-term housing and supportive
services for not more than—
‘‘(A) 8 such persons in a single structure or
contiguous structures;
‘‘(B) 16 such persons, but only if not more
than 20 percent of the units in a structure are
designated for such persons; or
‘‘(C) more than 16 persons if the applicant
demonstrates that local market conditions dictate
the development of a large project and such de-
velopment will achieve the neighborhood integra-
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tion objectives of the program within the context
of the affected community.
‘‘(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED AGREEMENTS.—A recipient may
use grant amounts under this subtitle for a supportive
housing project under this section only if the project
sponsor for the project has agreed—
‘‘(A) to operate the proposed project as sup-
portive housing for not less than 10 years;
‘‘(B) to conduct an ongoing assessment of
the supportive services required by the residents
of the project;
‘‘(C) to provide such residential supervision
as the Secretary determines is necessary to facili-
tate the adequate provision of supportive services
to the residents of the project; and
‘‘(D) to comply with such other terms and
conditions as the Secretary or recipient may es-
tablish for purposes of carrying out this program
in an effective and efficient manner.
‘‘(2) OCCUPANT CHARGE.—Each homeless indi-
vidual or family residing in a project assisted under
this section that provides supportive housing may be
required to pay an occupancy charge in an amount
determined by the project sponsor, which may not ex-
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ceed the amount determined under section 3(a) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937. Occupancy
charges paid may be reserved, in whole or in part, to
assist residents in moving to permanent housing.
‘‘(f) SINGLE
ROOM
OCCUPANCY
DWELLINGS.—A
project assisted under this section may provide supportive
housing or supportive services in dwelling units that do not
contain bathrooms or kitchen facilities and are appropriate
for use as supportive housing or in projects containing some
or all such dwelling units.
‘‘SEC. 434. SAFE HAVENS FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle for—
‘‘(1) the construction of a structure for use in
providing a safe haven or the acquisition, rehabilita-
tion, or acquisition and rehabilitation of an existing
structure for use in providing a safe haven;
‘‘(2) the leasing of an existing structure for use
in providing a safe haven;
‘‘(3) operating costs of a safe haven;
‘‘(4) costs of administering a safe haven pro-
gram, in an amount not exceeding 10 percent of the
amounts made available for activities under para-
graphs (1) through (3);
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‘‘(5) conducting outreach activities designed to
inform eligible persons about and attract them to a
safe haven program;
‘‘(6) the provision of low-demand services and re-
ferrals for residents of a safe haven; and
‘‘(7) conducting other activities that further the
purposes of this section, including the modification of
an existing facility to use a portion of a facility to
provide a safe haven.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘safe haven’ means housing for homeless persons who,
at the time, are unwilling or unable to participate in men-
tal health treatment programs or to receive other supportive
services. Such a facility may provide—
‘‘(1) 24-hour residence for eligible persons who
may reside for an unspecified duration;
‘‘(2) private or semiprivate accommodations;
‘‘(3) common use of kitchen facilities, dining
rooms, and bathrooms;
‘‘(4) supportive services to eligible persons who
are not residents on a drop-in basis; and
‘‘(5) overnight occupancy limited to no more
than 25 persons.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR SSI AND MEDICAID.—
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‘‘(1) SUPPLEMENTAL
SECURITY
INCOME.—All
provisions of the supplemental security income pro-
gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act and
of State programs in supplementation thereof shall
apply to participants in the safe havens demonstra-
tion program under this subtitle, except that no indi-
vidual living in a safe haven shall—
‘‘(A) be considered an inmate of a public
institution (as provided in section 1611(e)(1)(A)
of such Act); or
‘‘(B) have benefits under such title XVI re-
duced or terminated because of the receipt of sup-
port and maintenance (as provided in section
1612(a)(2)(A) of such Act), to the extent such
support and maintenance is received as a result
of participation in the safe havens demonstra-
tion program.
‘‘(2) MEDICAID.—A safe haven shall not be con-
sidered a hospital, nursing facility, institution for
mental disease as defined under section 1905(i) of the
Social Security Act, or any other inpatient facility,
for purposes of the programs under title XIX of such
Act, and individuals shall not be denied eligibility for
Medicaid because of residency in such residence.
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‘‘SEC. 435. SHELTER PLUS CARE.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A recipient may use
grant amounts under this subtitle to provide shelter plus
care for homeless persons with disabilities (primarily per-
sons who have severe and persistent mental or emotional
impairments that seriously limit a person’s ability to live
independently, have chronic programs with alcohol, drugs,
or both, or have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and
related diseases) and the families of such persons.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘shelter plus care’ means rental housing assistance, in
connection with supportive services funded from sources
other than under this section. Such rental housing assist-
ance may be tenant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based.
‘‘SEC. 436. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING EX-
PENSES.
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A recipient
may use grant amounts under this subtitle for the following
expenses:
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—During—
‘‘(A) the first year in which a recipient re-
ceives grant amounts under this subtitle, for ad-
ministrative expenses in connection with plan-
ning the development of, and establishing, its
program under this subtitle;
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‘‘(B) subsequent years, to defray the cost of
administering the program; and
‘‘(C) any year in which a recipient receives
grant amounts under this subtitle, to defray the
cost of establishing and operating the board re-
ferred to in section 411(b).
Not more than 5 percent of any amounts provided to
a recipient under this subtitle for a fiscal year may
be used for activities under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NONPROFIT ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—For building the capacity of private
nonprofit organizations to participate in the com-
prehensive homeless assistance system of the recipient,
except that not more than 2 percent of any amounts
provided to a recipient under this subtitle for a fiscal
year may be used for activities under this paragraph.
‘‘(b) PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR
CERTAIN ENTITIES.—
‘‘(1) PROVISION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Any recipient
under paragraph (2) shall make available, to defray
the administrative expenses of the designee or the
State, not more than 5 percent from amounts eligible
for this purpose under subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) 
RECIPIENTS
COVERED.—The 
recipients
under this paragraph shall be—
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‘‘(A) any allocation unit of general local
government, Indian Tribe, or insular area, that
designates a public agency or a private nonprofit
organization under section 410(a)(2);
‘‘(B) any State recipient that designates a
public agency or a private nonprofit organiza-
tion under section 410(b)(3)(A)(ii); and
‘‘(C) any State recipient that enters into an
agreement under section 410(b)(3)(A)(iii) with a
State.
‘‘SEC. 437. OTHER APPROVED ACTIVITIES.
‘‘The Secretary, in cooperation with grantees, recipi-
ents, and other appropriate parties, shall develop additional
activities to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. A recipi-
ent may use grants amounts under this subtitle to carry
out any such activities developed and approved by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘Subtitle 
B—Other 
Permanent
Housing 
Assistance 
Programs
for the Homeless’’.
SEC. 812. REGULATIONS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall by notice establish any requirements necessary to
carry out the provisions contained in the amendments made
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by this chapter. Based on such notice, the Secretary shall
issue regulations to carry out such provisions not later than
12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 813. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions of
subtitle A of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (as amended by this chapter), during fiscal
year 1995, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall allocate homeless assistance made available
under title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act in accordance with the regulations for such title
in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act. Of
any amounts appropriated to carry out section 2 of the
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 in fiscal year 1995, the
Secretary may use not more than 10 percent for providing
technical assistance to assist recipients under subtitle A of
title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act (as amended by this chapter) to establish a program
for providing homeless assistance in accordance with the
provisions of such subtitle.
(b) REPORT ON SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY ASSIST-
ANCE.—Not later than July 1, 1995, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress evaluating the effectiveness
of combining the programs for assistance for single room
occupancy dwellings under sections 451 and 452 of the
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Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (as so redes-
ignated and amended by this Act) into the program for as-
sistance under subtitle A of title IV of such Act and, if effec-
tive, describing how to provide such assistance under the
program under such subtitle A.
CHAPTER 
2—OTHER 
HOUSING 
ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS
UNDER MCKINNEY ACT
SEC. 821. SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCU-
PANCY DWELLINGS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
451(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(a)), as so redesignated by section
811(3) of this Act, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The budget
authority available under section 5(c) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under section 8(e)(2)
of such Act (as in effect immediately before October 1, 1991)
is authorized to be increased by $200,000,000 on or after
October 1, 1994, and by $206,000,000 on or after October
1, 1995.’’.
(b) PROGRAM CHANGES.—Section 451 of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11401(a)), as so redesignated by section 811(3) of this Act,
is amended—
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(1) in the second sentence of subsection (c), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘con-
taining’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘for the provi-
sion of assistance under this section that is specifi-
cally provided for in the comprehensive homeless as-
sistance described in the application under section
408 of the relevant eligible grantee and that con-
tains’’; and
(2) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting ‘‘recipient
under subtitle A,’’ after ‘‘authority,’’.
SEC. 822. SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR SHELTER PLUS CARE
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS.
Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 451, as so redesignated by section 811(3) of
this Act, the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 452. SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR SHELTER PLUS
CARE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program under
this section is to provide assistance for the moderate reha-
bilitation of single room occupancy housing to be made
available for rental, in connection with supportive services
funded from sources other than this section, to homeless per-
sons with disabilities (primarily persons who are seriously
mentally ill, have chronic problems with alcohol, drugs, or
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both, or have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and re-
lated diseases) and the families of such persons.
‘‘(b) MODERATE REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE.—The
Secretary may use amounts made available to carry out
this section for moderate rehabilitation of single room occu-
pancy housing described in section 8(l) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 for occupancy by eligible persons in
accordance with this section. Such amounts may be used
in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of efficiency
units if the building owner agrees to pay the additional
cost of rehabilitating and operating the efficiency units.
‘‘(c) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) TARGETED
POPULATIONS.—To the maxi-
mum extent practicable, the Secretary shall reserve
not less than 50 percent of all amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for homeless individuals
who are seriously mentally ill or have chronic prob-
lems with alcohol, drugs, or both.
‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATION.—Of the assist-
ance made available under this section for any fiscal
year, not more than 10 percent may be used for pro-
grams located within any one unit of general local
government.
‘‘(d) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES REQUIREMENTS.—
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING AMOUNTS.—
Each recipient of assistance under this section shall
supplement the assistance provided under this section
with an equal amount of funds for supportive services
from sources other than this section. Each recipient
shall certify to the Secretary its compliance with this
paragraph, and shall include with the certification a
description of the sources and amounts of such sup-
plemental funds.
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF MATCHING AMOUNTS.—
In calculating the amount of supplemental funds pro-
vided under this section, a recipient may include the
value of any lease on a building, any salary paid to
staff to carry out the program of the recipient, and
the value of the time and services contributed by vol-
unteers to carry out the program of the recipient at
a rate determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) RECAPTURE.—If the supportive services and
funding for the supportive services required by this
subsection are not provided by a recipient, the Sec-
retary may recapture any unexpended housing assist-
ance provided under this section to the recipient.
‘‘(e) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.—Each contract for
annual contributions entered into by the Secretary with a
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public housing agency to obligate budget authority made
available to carry out this section shall—
‘‘(1) commit the Secretary to make the authority
available to the public housing agency for an aggre-
gate period of 10 years, and require that any amend-
ments increasing the authority shall be available for
the remainder of such 10-year period;
‘‘(2) provide the Secretary with the option to
renew the contract for an additional period of 10
years, subject to the availability of authority;
‘‘(3) provide that, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, first priority for occupancy of hous-
ing rehabilitated under this section shall be given to
homeless persons; and
‘‘(4) require installation in the housing assisted
of a sprinkler system that protects all major spaces,
hard-wired smoke detectors, and any other fire safety
improvements as may be required by State or local
law.
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘major spaces’
means hallways, large common areas, and other areas speci-
fied in local fire, building, or safety codes.
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An application for rental
housing assistance under this section shall be submit-
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ted by an applicant in such form and in accordance
with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall
require that an application identify the need for the
assistance in the community to be served and shall
contain at a minimum—
‘‘(A) a request for housing assistance under
this section specifying the number of units re-
quested and the amount of necessary budget au-
thority;
‘‘(B) a description of the size and character-
istics of the population of eligible persons;
‘‘(C) an identification of the need for the
program in the community to be served;
‘‘(D) the identity of the proposed service
provider or providers (which may be, or include,
the applicant) and a statement of the qualifica-
tions of the provider or providers;
‘‘(E) a description of the supportive services
that the applicant proposes to assure will be
available for eligible persons;
‘‘(F) a description of the resources that are
expected to be made available to provide the sup-
portive services required by subsection (d);
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‘‘(G) a description of the mechanisms for
developing a housing and supportive services
plan for each person and for monitoring each
person’s progress in meeting that plan;
‘‘(H) reasonable assurances satisfactory to
the Secretary that the supportive services will be
provided for the full term of the housing assist-
ance under this section and a certification from
the applicant that it will fund the supportive
services itself if the planned resources do not be-
come available for any reason;
‘‘(I) a certification by the public official re-
sponsible for submitting the comprehensive hous-
ing affordability strategy under section 105 of
the 
Cranston-Gonzalez 
National 
Affordable
Housing Act that the proposed activities are con-
sistent with the approved housing strategy of the
unit of general local government within which
housing assistance under this section will be pro-
vided; and
‘‘(J) identification of the specific structures
that the recipient is proposing for assistance.
‘‘(g) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish selection criteria for a national competition for as-
sistance under this section which shall include—