I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1144
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to revise
and extend programs providing urgently needed assistance for the home-
less, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 20, 1997
Mr. VENTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act to revise and extend programs providing urgently
needed assistance for the homeless, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments
Act of 1997’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Budget compliance.
TITLE II—INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Chairperson.
Sec. 203. Extension.
TITLE III—FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOOD
AND SHELTER PROGRAM
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IV—HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Sec. 401. Short title.
Subtitle A—Reorganization of Certain McKinney Act Housing Provisions
Sec. 411. Flexible grant program.
Sec. 412. Regulations and transition provisions.
Sec. 413. Report on single room occupancy assistance.
Subtitle B—Other Housing Assistance Programs for the Homeless Under
McKinney Act
Sec. 421. Section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings.
Sec. 422. Section 8 assistance for shelter plus care single room occupancy
dwellings.
Sec. 423. Rural homelessness grant program.
Sec. 424. Clerical amendment.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Homeless Housing Provisions
Sec. 431. Strategy to eliminate unfit transient facilities.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. BUDGET COMPLIANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments
made by this Act may not be construed to provide for new
budget authority, budget outlays, or new entitlement au-
thority, for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002
in excess of the appropriate aggregate levels established
by the concurrent resolution on the budget for such years
for the programs authorized by this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘budget authority’’, ‘‘budget outlays’’, ‘‘concurrent
resolution on the budget’’, and ‘‘entitlement authority’’
have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
TITLE II—INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 208 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11318) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000,
2001, and 2002.’’.
SEC. 202. 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.—
‘‘(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall elect an
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 enactment of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1997.
‘‘(2) VICE
CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chair-
person 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 Chair-
person of the Council.’’.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION.
Section 209 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended by striking
‘‘October 1, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2002’’.
TITLE 
III—FEDERAL 
EMER-
GENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN-
CY FOOD AND SHELTER PRO-
GRAM
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 322 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $130,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999, 2000,
2001, and 2002.’’.
TITLE IV—HOUSING ASSISTANCE
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1997’’.
Subtitle A—Reorganization of Certain
McKinney Act Housing Provisions
SEC. 411. FLEXIBLE GRANT PROGRAM.
Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by striking subtitles A, B, C, D, and F;
(2) by striking the headings for subtitles E and
G;
(3) by redesignating sections 441 (as amended
by the preceding provisions of this Act), 491, and
592 (as added by section 1414 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992) as sections
451, 453, and 454, respectively;
(4) by striking sections 442 and 443; and
(5) by inserting after the heading for the title
the following:
‘‘Subtitle A—Flexible Grant Program
‘‘CHAPTER 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘SEC. 401. PURPOSES.
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are to—
‘‘(1) expand and reorganize the Federal com-
mitment to alleviate homelessness by providing
States and localities with the resources to more effi-
ciently and effectively design a comprehensive sys-
tem to address the shelter, service, and permanent
housing needs of homeless individuals and families
in the United States;
‘‘(2) help very low-income families avoid becom-
ing homeless;
‘‘(3) meet the emergency shelter needs of home-
less persons and families;
‘‘(4) provide transitional or specialized perma-
nent housing to facilitate the movement of homeless
persons and families to independent living;
‘‘(5) provide supportive services to help home-
less persons and families lead independent and dig-
nified lives;
‘‘(6) encourage the cooperation and participa-
tion of the States and units of general local govern-
ment, together with private nonprofit organizations,
in planning and implementing comprehensive home-
less assistance programs;
‘‘(7) reduce the costs to States, units of general
local government, and private nonprofit organiza-
tions in applying for and using Federal housing as-
sistance for families and persons who are homeless;
and
‘‘(8) begin meeting the needs of most of the
Nation’s homeless population through the existing
Federal programs providing basic assistance for low-
income families and persons.
‘‘SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated—
‘‘(1) $855,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 for
grants in accordance with section 412(b) of the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amend-
ments Act of 1997; and
‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 for
grants under this subtitle.
Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall
remain available until expended.
‘‘SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle, the following defini-
tions shall apply:
‘‘(1) The term ‘allocation unit of general local
government’ means a metropolitan city and an
urban county.
‘‘(2) The term ‘applicant’ means an eligible
grantee that submits an application under section
408 for a grant under this subtitle.
‘‘(3) The term ‘disability’ means—
‘‘(A) a disability as defined in section 223
of the Social Security Act;
‘‘(B) to be determined to have, pursuant to
regulations issued by the Secretary, a physical,
mental, or emotional impairment which (i) is
expected to be a long-continued and indefinite
duration, (ii) substantially impedes an individ-
ual’s ability to live independently, and (iii) of
such a nature that such ability could be im-
proved by more suitable housing conditions;
‘‘(C) a developmental disability as defined
in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act; or
‘‘(D) 
the 
disease 
of 
acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions
arising from the etiologic agency for acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome.
Subparagraph (D) shall not be construed to limit eli-
gibility under subparagraphs (A) through (C) or the
provisions referred to in subparagraphs (A) through
(C).
‘‘(4) The term ‘eligible grantee’ means—
‘‘(A) an allocation unit of general local
government or insular area, or a consortium of
such entities, that elects to administer a grant
under section 410(a)(1);
‘‘(B) a public agency or a private nonprofit
organization (or a consortium of such organiza-
tions) designated by the Secretary under section
410(a)(3) to administer grant amounts for an
allocation unit of general local government or
insular area;
‘‘(C) an entity eligible to receive grant
amounts from the Secretary under section
410(a)(4);
‘‘(D) a State that elects under section
410(b)(1)(A) to administer a grant;
‘‘(E) a unit of general local government se-
lected under section 410(b)(5) to receive grant
amounts from the Secretary; and
‘‘(F) a private nonprofit organization se-
lected under section 410(b)(4) to receive grant
amounts from the Secretary.
‘‘(5) The term ‘families’ has the same meaning
given the term under section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937.
‘‘(6) The term ‘grantee’ means—
‘‘(A) an allocation unit of general local
government or insular area, or a consortium of
such entities, that receives a grant under this
subtitle and administers the grant under section
410(a)(1);
‘‘(B) an allocation unit of general local
government or insular area that receives a
grant under this subtitle and designates a pub-
lic agency or private nonprofit organization (or
a consortium of such organizations) to admin-
ister grant amounts for the jurisdiction under
section 410(a)(2);
‘‘(C) a public agency or a private nonprofit
organization (or a consortium or such organiza-
tions) designated by the Secretary under section
410(a)(3) to administer grant amounts for an
allocation unit of general local government or
insular area, and that receives grant amounts
under this subtitle;
‘‘(D) an entity that receives grant amounts
from the Secretary under section 410(a)(4);
‘‘(E) a State that receives grant amounts
under this subtitle and administers such
amounts under section 410(b)(1)(A);
‘‘(F) a unit of general local government
that receives grant amounts from the Secretary
under section 410(b)(5); and
‘‘(G) a private nonprofit organization that
receives grant amounts from the Secretary
under section 410(b)(4).
‘‘(7) The term ‘homeless family’ means a group
of one or more related individuals who are homeless
individuals.
‘‘(8) The term ‘insular area’ means the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
‘‘(9) The term ‘low-demand services and refer-
rals’ means the provision of health care, mental
health, substance abuse, and other supportive serv-
ices and referrals for services in a noncoercive man-
ner, which may include medication management,
education, counseling, job training, and assistance in
obtaining entitlement benefits and in obtaining other
supportive service including mental health treatment
and substance abuse treatment.
‘‘(10) The term ‘metropolitan city’ has the
meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(11) The term ‘operating costs’ means ex-
penses of operating any housing assisted under this
subtitle with respect to—
‘‘(A) the administration, maintenance, re-
pair, and security of such housing;
‘‘(B) utilities, fuels, furnishings, and equip-
ment for such housing; and
‘‘(C) the conducting of the assessments of
and the provision of supportive services to the
residents of such housing.
‘‘(12) The term ‘outpatient health services’
means outpatient health care, outpatient mental
health services, outpatient substance abuse services,
case management services and child immunization.
‘‘(13) The term ‘private nonprofit organization’
means an organization—
‘‘(A) no part of the net earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any member, founder,
contributor, or individual;
‘‘(B) that has a voluntary board;
‘‘(C) that has an accounting system or has
designated a fiscal agent in accordance with re-
quirements established by the Secretary; and
‘‘(D) that practices nondiscrimination in
the provision of assistance.
‘‘(14) The term ‘project’ means a structure or
a portion of a structure that is acquired or rehabili-
tated with assistance provided under this subtitle or
with respect to which the Secretary provides tech-
nical assistance or annual payments for operation
costs.
‘‘(15) The term ‘project sponsor’ means an en-
tity that—
‘‘(A) provides housing or assistance for
homeless individuals or families by carrying out
eligible activities under chapter 2 that are as-
sisted under this subtitle; and
‘‘(B) meets such minimum standards as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
‘‘(16) The term ‘recipient’ means a grantee
(other than a State distributing grant amounts to
State recipients) and a State recipient.
‘‘(17) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
‘‘(18) The term ‘State’ means a State of the
United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any agency or instrumentality thereof that
is established pursuant to legislation and designated
by the chief executive to act on behalf of the juris-
diction with regard to provisions of this subtitle.
‘‘(19) The term ‘State recipient’ means—
‘‘(A) a unit of general local government
within a State (other than an allocation unit of
general local government) that receives grant
amounts 
from 
the 
State 
under 
section
410(b)(3); and
‘‘(B) a private nonprofit organization that
receives grant amounts from a State under sec-
tion 410(b)(4).
‘‘(20)(A) The term ‘supportive services’ means
assistance that—
‘‘(i) addresses the special needs of home-
less persons, such as deinstitutionalized per-
sons, families with children, persons with men-
tal disabilities, other persons with disabilities,
the elderly, and veterans intended to be served
by a project; and
‘‘(ii) assists in accomplishing the purposes
of the different types of housing for the home-
less eligible for assistance under this subtitle.
‘‘(B) Such term includes—
‘‘(i) food services, child care, substance
abuse treatment, assistance in obtaining perma-
nent housing, outpatient health services, em-
ployment counseling, nutritional counseling, se-
curity arrangements for the protection of resi-
dents of facilities to assist the homeless, and
such other services essential for maintaining or
moving toward independent living as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; and
‘‘(ii) assistance to homeless persons in ob-
taining other Federal, State, and local assist-
ance available for such individuals, including
public assistance benefits, mental health bene-
fits, employment counseling, and medical assist-
ance.
‘‘(C) Such term does not include the provision
of major medical equipment.
‘‘(D) All or part of the supportive services may
be provided directly by the project sponsor or by ar-
rangements with other public or private service pro-
viders.
‘‘(21) The term ‘unit of general local govern-
ment’ means—
‘‘(A) a city, town, township, county, parish,
village, or other general purpose political sub-
division of a State;
‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; and
‘‘(C) any agency or instrumentality thereof
that is established pursuant to legislation and
designated by the chief executive to act on be-
half of the jurisdiction with regard to provisions
of this subtitle.
The term includes a consortium of geographically
contiguous units of general local government if the
Secretary determines that the consortium—
‘‘(i) has sufficient authority and adminis-
trative capability to carry out the purposes of
this subtitle on behalf of its member jurisdic-
tions; and
‘‘(ii) will, according to a written certifi-
cation by the State (or State, if the consortium
includes jurisdictions in more than one State),
direct its activities to alleviation of problems of
homeless individuals or families within the
State or States.
‘‘(22) The term ‘urban county’ has the meaning
given the term in section 102(a) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974.
‘‘(23) The term ‘very low-income families’ has
the same meaning given the term under section 104
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act.
‘‘SEC. 404. PROVISION OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
AND USE.—The Secretary may
make grants to eligible grantees in accordance with the
provisions of this subtitle. Grants under this subtitle may
be used only—
‘‘(1) to carry out activities under chapter 2 for
assisting homeless individuals and families that are
conducted to provide comprehensive homeless assist-
ance required under section 405; and
‘‘(2) for administrative expenses, to the extent
provided in section 436.
‘‘(b) GENERAL RULE FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall
make grants using amounts appropriated under section
402 in the manner provided in this subtitle.
‘‘(c) INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) TRIGGER.—If the amounts appropriated
pursuant to section 402 for any fiscal year are less
than 50 percent of the amount authorized to be ap-
propriated under such section for the year, the Sec-
retary shall use such amounts to make grants under
the provisions of this title as in effect immediately
before the enactment of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1997.
‘‘(2) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary
shall establish requirements for grants made under
this subsection, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, that are additional or alternative to the re-
quirements under the provisions of this title as in ef-
fect immediately before the enactment of the Stew-
art B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments
Act of 1997.
‘‘(3) GRANT CRITERIA.—The criteria for award-
ing grants under this subsection shall include—
‘‘(A) the extent to which there is a need
for assistance for homeless individuals and fam-
ilies in the jurisdiction in which the grant will
be used;
‘‘(B) the extent to which the activities pro-
posed to be carried out with grant amounts will
further the provision of comprehensive homeless
assistance required under section 405(b)(1);
‘‘(C) the extent to which private nonprofit
organizations providing assistance to homeless
individuals and families in the jurisdiction have
been, and will be, included in planning for the
receipt of assistance under this subtitle, the de-
velopment of the application under section 408,
and the execution of the proposed activities;
and
‘‘(D) such other criteria as the Secretary
considers appropriate to further the purposes of
this subsection and this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 405. COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTENANCE.—Each
applicant shall, based on information provided in the cur-
rent comprehensive affordable housing strategy for the ap-
propriate jurisdiction under section 105 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act or such other
plan as the Secretary may prescribe, use assistance pro-
vided under this subtitle in a manner that ensures that
comprehensive homeless assistance is established and
maintained within the jurisdiction of the applicant.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of this subtitle,
comprehensive homeless assistance required under this
section shall include—
‘‘(1) providing a system of outreach and assess-
ment for—
‘‘(A) determining whether an individual or
family is homeless, needs assistance to avoid
being homeless, or needs other assistance; and
‘‘(B) ensuring that individuals and families
so identified receive appropriate housing and
supportive services;
‘‘(2) providing assistance to the extent nec-
essary to avoid eviction (or foreclosure) and termi-
nation of utility services of low- and very low-income
families to prevent such families from becoming
homeless;
‘‘(3) making emergency shelters with appro-
priate supportive services available to the extent nec-
essary to ensure that homeless individuals and fami-
lies for which such housing is appropriate receive
adequate shelter, including during any period in
which an assessment referred to in paragraph (1)
is performed for such an individual or family;
‘‘(4) making transitional housing with appro-
priate supportive services available to the extent nec-
essary to ensure that homeless individuals and fami-
lies for which such housing is appropriate are pre-
pared for increased responsibility and permanent
housing, or permanent supportive housing, after the
transition period;
‘‘(5) making permanent supportive housing,
available to the extent necessary to meet the long-
term housing needs of all homeless individuals and
families;
‘‘(6) providing assistance to meet specific needs
of various subpopulations of the homeless, especially
the unique needs of homeless veterans; and
‘‘(7) providing for coordination of assistance
provided under this subtitle and assistance provided
under other Federal, State, and local programs that
may be used to assist homeless individuals and fami-
lies, including—
‘‘(A) assistance under the programs for
public housing and section 8 rental assistance
under the United States Housing Act of 1937
(including the program for section 8 assistance
for moderate rehabilitation under section 451 of
this Act and the shelter plus care program for
such assistance under section 452 of this Act),
the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, the
community development block grant program
under title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, the program for sup-
portive housing for the elderly under section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, the program
for supportive housing for persons with disabil-
ities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act, and the
program for housing opportunities for persons
with AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act;
‘‘(B) programs administered by the Direc-
tor of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;
‘‘(C) programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Labor, including programs for employ-
ment and training;
‘‘(D) programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, including
programs for health care, mental health care,
social services, income support services, run-
away youth, and unfit transient facilities;
‘‘(E) programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs (including programs
for compensation benefits, health care, and
mental health care, and other services and pro-
grams) that are specifically designed to assist
homeless veterans;
‘‘(F) programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Education, including programs for
adult education and education for homeless
children and youth;
‘‘(G) programs administered by the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service,
including programs for national service; and
‘‘(H) such other assistance as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe upon consultation with
the Interagency Council on the Homeless.
‘‘SEC. 406. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), each recipient shall supplement the amount of grants
provided under this subtitle to the recipient with an
amount of funds from non-Federal sources equal to the
amount of the Federal grant, which shall include funds
from project sponsors receiving assistance from the recipi-
ent.
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—Supplemental funds
may include (1) the value of any donated material or
building, the value of any lease on a building, (2) any sal-
ary paid to staff to carry out the program of a project
sponsor, (3) the value of the time and services contributed
by volunteers to carry out the program of project sponsor
at a rate determined by the Secretary, and (4) the pro-
ceeds from bond financing validly issued by a State or unit
of general local government, agency, or instrumentality
thereof, and repayable with revenues derived from a
project assisted under this subtitle, except that not more
than 25 percent of the contribution required may be de-
rived from the proceeds of such bond financings. Any
State or local government funds used independently from
the program under this title, or designated for such use,
to assist the homeless by carrying out activities that would
be eligible for assistance under this subtitle shall be con-
sidered supplemental funds under this section.
‘‘(c) STATES.—In the case of a State administering
grant amounts under section 410(b)(1)(A), in each fiscal
year, the State shall supplement the amount of grants pro-
vided under this subtitle with an amount of funds from
sources other than this subtitle equal to the amount re-
ceived under this subtitle. Each grantee that is a State
shall obtain any supplemental amounts from State recipi-
ents receiving amounts under the grant.
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF SUBSTITUTION OF FUNDS.—
Assistance provided under this subtitle may not be used
to replace other public funds previously used, or des-
ignated for use, to assist persons who are homeless.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.—Each recipient shall certify, to
the satisfaction of the Secretary, its compliance with the
provisions of this section, which shall describe the sources
and amounts of supplemental funds provided pursuant to
this section.
‘‘SEC. 
407. 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
OF 
RECIPIENTS 
AND
PROJECT SPONSORS.
‘‘(a) USE OF ASSISTANCE THROUGH PRIVATE NON-
PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—Each recipient shall make
available more than 50 percent of the grant amounts it
receives for any fiscal year to project sponsors that are
private nonprofit organizations to carry out eligible activi-
ties under chapter 2, except that the Secretary may waive
the applicability of this requirement if the recipient dem-
onstrates to the Secretary that the requirement interferes
with the ability of the recipient to provide assistance under
this subtitle because of a paucity of qualified private non-
profit organizations in the jurisdiction of the recipient.
‘‘(b) HOUSING QUALITY.—Each recipient shall en-
sure that housing assisted with grant amounts provided
under this subtitle is decent, safe, and sanitary and, when
appropriate, complies with all applicable State and local
housing codes, building codes, and licensing requirements
in the jurisdiction in which the housing is located.
‘‘(c) PREVENTION OF UNDUE BENEFIT.—The Sec-
retary may prescribe such terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers necessary to prevent project sponsors
from unduly benefiting from the sale or other disposition
of projects other than a sale or other disposition resulting
in the use of the project for the direct benefit of very low-
income families.
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Each recipient shall de-
velop and implement procedures to ensure the confiden-
tiality of records pertaining to any individual provided
family violence prevention or treatment services under any
project and to ensure that the address or location or any
family violence shelter project assisted with grant amounts
under this subtitle will, except with written authorization
of the person or person responsible for the operation of
such shelter, not be made public.
‘‘(e) EMPLOYMENT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.—
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
ensure that recipients involve, through employment, volun-
teer services, or otherwise, homeless individuals and fami-
lies in constructing, renovating, maintaining, and operat-
ing facilities assisted with grant amounts under this sub-
title, in providing services so assisted, and in providing
services for occupants of facilities so assisted.
‘‘(f) PARTICIPATION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.—
The Secretary shall, by regulation, provide that each recip-
ient shall require each project sponsor receiving assistance
under this subtitle from the recipient to provide for the
participation of not less than one homeless individual or
formerly homeless individual on the board of directors or
other equivalent policy making entity of the project spon-
sor, to the extent that such entity considers and makes
policies and decision regarding any project, facility, serv-
ices, or other activities assisted with grant amounts under
this subtitle. A recipient may grant waivers to project
sponsors unable to meet the requirement under the pre-
ceding sentence if the project sponsor agrees to otherwise
consult with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in
considering and making such policies and decisions.
‘‘SEC. 408. APPLICATION.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as otherwise provided
in section 404(c), the Secretary may make a grant under
this subtitle only to an eligible grantee that submits an
application under this section that is approved by the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(b) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—Applications shall be
submitted in such form and in accordance with such proce-
dures as the Secretary shall, by regulation, establish.
‘‘(c) CONTENT.—An application under this section
shall—
‘‘(1) include a detailed description, based on in-
formation provided in the current comprehensive
housing affordability strategy under section 105 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act for the appropriate jurisdiction or such other
plan as the Secretary may prescribe, of—
‘‘(A) the existing population of homeless
individuals and families for the jurisdiction of
the applicant; and
‘‘(B) the existing facilities and services de-
signed to assist such population;
‘‘(2) include a detailed description of the com-
prehensive homeless assistance under section 405 to
be established and maintained within the jurisdiction
of the applicant;
‘‘(3) provide an assessment of what is required
to establish and maintain the provision of com-
prehensive homeless assistance required under sec-
tion 405 for the jurisdiction of the applicant;
‘‘(4) set forth a multiyear strategy for estab-
lishing and maintaining the provision of comprehen-
sive homeless assistance for the jurisdiction, as de-
scribed pursuant to paragraph (2), and include time-
tables, goals, and budget estimates for accomplishing
each element of the strategy;
‘‘(5) set forth a 1-year action plan that identi-
fies all activities to be carried out with assistance
under this subtitle and demonstrates how such ac-
tivities will further the strategy set forth pursuant to
paragraph (4);
‘‘(6) except in the case of an application by a
State that elects under section 410(b)(1)(A) to ad-
minister grants under this subtitle, describe the
means the applicant will use to distribute grant
amounts to project sponsors and whether such
amounts will be awarded on a competitive or non-
competitive basis;
‘‘(7) contain certifications or other such forms
of proof of commitments of financial and other re-
sources from each public agency or private nonprofit
organization that has a role in establishing and
maintaining the provision of comprehensive homeless