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TITLE III—FHA MORTGAGE IN-
SURANCE 
FOR 
CONDOMIN-
IUMS 
SEC. 301. MODIFICATION OF FHA REQUIREMENTS FOR 
MORTGAGE 
INSURANCE 
FOR 
CONDOMIN-
IUMS. 
Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1709) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(y) REQUIREMENTS
FOR MORTGAGES
FOR CON-
DOMINIUMS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT
RECERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other law, regulation, 
or guideline of the Secretary, including chapter 2.4 
of the Condominium Project Approval and Proc-
essing Guide of the FHA, the Secretary shall 
streamline the project certification requirements that 
are applicable to the insurance under this section for 
mortgages for condominium projects so that recer-
tifications are substantially less burdensome than 
certifications. The Secretary shall consider length-
ening the time between certifications for approved 
properties, and allowing updating of information 
rather than resubmission. 
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‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL
SPACE
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding any other law, regulation, or guide-
line of the Secretary, including chapter 2.1.3 of the 
Condominium Project Approval and Processing 
Guide of the FHA, in providing for exceptions to the 
requirement for the insurance of a mortgage on a 
condominium property under this section regarding 
the percentage of the floor space of a condominium 
property that may be used for nonresidential or com-
mercial purposes, the Secretary shall provide that— 
‘‘(A) any request for such an exception and 
the determination of the disposition of such re-
quest may be made, at the option of the re-
quester, under the direct endorsement lender 
review and approval process or under the HUD 
review and approval process through the appli-
cable field office of the Department; and 
‘‘(B) in determining whether to allow such 
an exception for a condominium property, fac-
tors relating to the economy for the locality in 
which such project is located or specific to 
project, including the total number of family 
units in the project, shall be considered. 
Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this para-
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graph, the Secretary shall issue regulations to imple-
ment this paragraph, which shall include any stand-
ards, training requirements, and remedies and pen-
alties that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) TRANSFER
FEES.—Notwithstanding any 
other law, regulation, or guideline of the Secretary, 
including chapter 1.8.8 of the Condominium Project 
Approval and Processing Guide of the FHA and sec-
tion 203.41 of the Secretary’s regulations (24 CFR 
203.41), existing standards of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency relating to encumbrances under pri-
vate transfer fee covenants shall apply to the insur-
ance of mortgages by the Secretary under this sec-
tion to the same extent and in the same manner that 
such standards apply to the purchasing, investing in, 
and otherwise dealing in mortgages by the Federal 
National Mortgage Association and the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. If the provisions 
of part 1228 of the Director of the Federal Housing 
Finance Agency’s regulations (12 CFR part 1228) 
are amended or otherwise changed after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall adopt any 
such amendments or changes for purposes of this 
paragraph, unless the Secretary causes to be pub-
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lished in the Federal Register a notice explaining 
why the Secretary will disregard such amendments 
or changes within 90 days after the effective date of 
such amendments or changes. 
‘‘(4) OWNER-OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERCENTAGE 
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than the expiration 
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall, by rule, notice, or mortgagee letter, issue 
guidance regarding the percentage of units that 
must be occupied by the owners as a principal 
residence or a secondary residence (as such 
terms are defined by the Secretary), or must 
have been sold to owners who intend to meet 
such occupancy requirements, including jus-
tifications for the percentage requirements, in 
order for a condominium project to be accept-
able to the Secretary for insurance under this 
section of a mortgage within such condominium 
property. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary 
fails to issue the guidance required under sub-
paragraph (A) before the expiration of the 90- 
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day period specified in such clause, the fol-
lowing provisions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) 35 PERCENT REQUIREMENT.—In 
order for a condominium project to be ac-
ceptable to the Secretary for insurance 
under this section, at least 35 percent of 
all family units (including units not cov-
ered by FHA-insured mortgages) must be 
occupied by the owners as a principal resi-
dence or a secondary residence (as such 
terms are defined by the Secretary), or 
must have been sold to owners who intend 
to meet such occupancy requirement. 
‘‘(ii) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—The 
Secretary may increase the percentage ap-
plicable pursuant to clause (i) to a condo-
minium project on a project-by-project or 
regional basis, and in determining such 
percentage for a project shall consider fac-
tors relating to the economy for the local-
ity in which such project is located or spe-
cific to project, including the total number 
of family units in the project.’’. 
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TITLE 
IV—HOUSING 
REFORMS 
FOR THE HOMELESS AND FOR 
VETERANS 
SEC. 401. DEFINITION OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR CON-
TINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 432 and 433 (42 
U.S.C. 11387, 11388) as sections 433 and 434, re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 431 (42 U.S.C. 
11386e) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 432. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO DEFINE.—For purposes of 
this subtitle, the term ‘geographic area’ shall have such 
meaning as the Secretary shall by notice provide. 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF NOTICE.—Not later than the expi-
ration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the Housing Opportunity Through Mod-
ernization Act of 2016, the Secretary shall issue a notice 
setting forth the definition required by subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking 
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the items relating to sections 432 and 433 and inserting 
the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 432. Geographic areas. 
‘‘Sec. 433. Regulations. 
‘‘Sec. 434. Reports to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 402. INCLUSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES AND 
LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN 
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS. 
Section 414(c) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11373(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES, AND LOCAL REDEVEL-
OPMENT
AUTHORITIES’’ after ‘‘ORGANIZATIONS’’; 
and 
(2) in the first sentence, by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, to public housing 
agencies (as defined under section 3(b)(6) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937), or to local re-
development authorities (as defined under State 
law)’’. 
SEC. 403. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER OF POSITION TO OFFICE OF THE SEC-
RETARY.—Section 4 of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(h) SPECIAL
ASSISTANT
FOR
VETERANS
AF-
FAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) POSITION.—There shall be in the Office of 
the Secretary a Special Assistant for Veterans Af-
fairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Special Assistant for 
Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on 
merit and shall be covered under the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Assist-
ant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) ensuring veterans have fair access to 
housing and homeless assistance under each 
program of the Department providing either 
such assistance; 
‘‘(B) coordinating all programs and activi-
ties of the Department relating to veterans; 
‘‘(C) serving as a liaison for the Depart-
ment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including establishing and maintaining relation-
ships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(D) serving as a liaison for the Depart-
ment, and establishing and maintaining rela-
tionships with the United States Interagency 
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Council on Homelessness and officials of State, 
local, regional, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions concerned with veterans; 
‘‘(E) providing information and advice re-
garding— 
‘‘(i) sponsoring housing projects for 
veterans assisted under programs adminis-
tered by the Department; or 
‘‘(ii) assisting veterans in obtaining 
housing or homeless assistance under pro-
grams administered by the Department; 
‘‘(F) coordinating with the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out sec-
tion 404 of the Housing Opportunity Through 
Modernization Act of 2016; 
‘‘(G) collaborating with the Department of 
Veterans Affairs on making joint recommenda-
tions to the Congress, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs on how to better coordinate 
and improve services to veterans under both 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and Department of Veteran Affairs vet-
erans housing programs, including ways to im-
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prove the Independent Living Program of the 
Department of Veteran Affairs; and 
‘‘(H) carrying out such other duties as 
may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the 
Secretary or by law.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF POSITION IN OFFICE OF DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS.—On the 
date that the initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs 
is appointed pursuant to section 4(h)(2) of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added 
by subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special 
Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development shall be termi-
nated. 
SEC. 404. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON VETERANS 
HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the 
Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), 
together with the annual reports required by such Secre-
taries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1)), a sup-
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plemental report that includes the following information 
with respect to the preceding year: 
(1) The same information, for such preceding 
year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the 
report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs en-
titled ‘‘Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Re-
port to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Re-
port to Congress’’. 
(2) Information regarding the activities of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development re-
lating to veterans during such preceding year, as fol-
lows: 
(A) The number of veterans provided as-
sistance under the housing choice voucher pro-
gram for Veterans Affairs supported housing 
under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)), 
the socioeconomic characteristics of such home-
less veterans, and the number, types, and loca-
tions of entities contracted under such section 
to administer the vouchers. 
(B) A summary description of the special 
considerations made for veterans under public 
housing agency plans submitted pursuant to 
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section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) and under com-
prehensive housing affordability strategies sub-
mitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705). 
(C) A description of the activities of the 
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
(D) A description of the efforts of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development 
and the other members of the United States 
Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordi-
nate the delivery of housing and services to vet-
erans. 
(E) The cost to the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development of administering 
the programs and activities relating to veterans. 
(F) Any other information that the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider rel-
evant in assessing the programs and activities 
of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment relating to veterans. 
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(b) COMMITTEES.—The Committees of the Congress 
specified in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 405. REOPENING OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR 
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM REGULA-
TIONS. 
Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall re- 
open the period for public comment regarding the Sec-
retary’s interim rule entitled ‘‘Homeless Emergency As-
sistance and Rapid Transition to Housing: Continuum of 
Care Program’’, published in the Federal Register on July 
31, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 45422; Docket No. FR–5476– 
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I–01). Upon re-opening, such comment period shall re-
main open for a period of not fewer than 60 days. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. INCLUSION OF DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM IN CERTAIN FRAUD AND ABUSE 
PREVENTION MEASURES. 
The Disaster Housing Assistance Program adminis-
tered by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall be considered a ‘‘program of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development’’ under section 904 
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amend-
ments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3544) for the purpose of 
income verifications. 
SEC. 502. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
SELF-HELP HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 
PROGRAM. 
Section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Ex-
tension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note) is amended 
by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary may not require any dwelling developed using 
amounts from a grant made under this section to meet 
any energy efficiency standards other than the standards 
applicable at such time pursuant to section 109 of the 
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12709) to housing specified in subsection (a) of 
such section.’’. 
SEC. 503. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM-
PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Title I of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 37. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with an interagency work group established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, and considering 
State government perspectives, designate data exchange 
standards to govern, under this Act— 
‘‘(1) necessary categories of information that 
State agencies operating related programs are re-
quired under applicable law to electronically ex-
change with another State agency; and 
‘‘(2) Federal reporting and data exchange re-
quired under applicable law. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange standards 
required by subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable— 
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‘‘(1) incorporate a widely accepted, nonpropri-
etary, searchable, computer-readable format, such as 
the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(2) contain interoperable standards developed 
and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, 
such as the National Information Exchange Model; 
‘‘(3) incorporate interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by Federal entities with au-
thority over contracting and financial assistance; 
‘‘(4) be consistent with and implement applica-
ble accounting principles; 
‘‘(5) be implemented in a manner that is cost- 
effective and improves program efficiency and effec-
tiveness; and 
‘‘(6) be capable of being continually upgraded 
as necessary. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section requires a change to existing data exchange stand-
ards for Federal reporting found to be effective and effi-
cient.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a 
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proposed rule to carry out the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The rule shall— 
(A) identify federally required data ex-
changes; 
(B) include specification and timing of ex-
changes to be standardized; 
(C) address the factors used in deter-
mining whether and when to standardize data 
exchanges; 
(D) specify State implementation options; 
and 
(E) describe future milestones. 
TITLE VI—REPORTS 
SEC. 601. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY FAMILY ECONOMIC 
EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES. 
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit 
a report to the Congress annually that describes— 
(1) any interagency strategies of such Depart-
ments that are designed to improve family economic 
empowerment by linking housing assistance with es-
sential supportive services, such as employment 
counseling and training, financial education and 
growth, childcare, transportation, meals, youth rec-
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reational activities, and other supportive services; 
and 
(2) any actions taken in the preceding year to 
carry out such strategies and the extent of progress 
achieved by such actions. 
TITLE VII—HOUSING OPPORTU-
NITIES FOR PERSONS WITH 
AIDS 
SEC. 701. FORMULA AND TERMS FOR ALLOCATIONS TO 
PREVENT HOMELESSNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 854 of 
the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) 
is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(5); and 
(2) striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) ALLOCATION
FORMULA.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate 90 percent of the amount 
approved in appropriations Acts under section 
863 among States and metropolitan statistical 
areas as follows: 
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of December 31 of the most recent calendar 
year for which such data is available. 
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH 
(A)(ii).—For purposes of allocating amounts 
under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall 
develop a method that accounts for— 
‘‘(I) differences in housing costs 
among States and metropolitan statistical 
areas based on the fair market rental es-
tablished pursuant to section 8(c) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(c)) or another methodology 
established by the Secretary through regu-
lation; and 
‘‘(ii) differences in poverty rates 
among States and metropolitan statistical 
areas based on area poverty indexes or an-
other methodology established by the Sec-
retary through regulation. 
‘‘(2) MAINTAINING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF FISCAL 
YEAR 2016 GRANTEES.—A grantee that received 
an allocation in fiscal year 2016 shall continue 
to be eligible for allocations under paragraph 
(1) in subsequent fiscal years, subject to— 
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‘‘(I) the amounts available from ap-
propriations Acts under section 863; 
‘‘(ii) approval by the Secretary of the 
most recent comprehensive housing afford-
ability strategy for the grantee approved 
under section 105; and 
‘‘(iii) the requirements of subpara-
graph (C). 
‘‘(B) 
ADJUSTMENTS.—Allocations 
to 
grantees described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
adjusted annually based on the administrative 
provisions included in fiscal year 2016 appro-
priations Acts. 
‘‘(C) REDETERMINATION
OF
CONTINUED 
ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall redetermine 
the continued eligibility of a grantee that re-
ceived an allocation in fiscal year 2016 at least 
once during the 10-year period following fiscal 
year 2016. 
‘‘(D) ADJUSTMENT TO GRANTS.—For each 
of fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 
2021, the Secretary shall ensure that a grantee 
that received an allocation in the prior fiscal 
year does not receive an allocation that is 5 per-
cent less than or 10 percent greater than the 
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amount allocated to such grantee in the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
award funds reserved for a grantee eligible 
under paragraph (1) to an alternative grantee 
if— 
‘‘(I) the grantee submits to the Sec-
retary a written agreement between the 
grantee and the alternative grantee that 
describes how the alternative grantee will 
take actions consistent with the applicable 
comprehensive housing affordability strat-
egy approved under section 105 of this 
Act; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary approves the writ-
ten agreement described in clause (I) and 
agrees to award funds to the alternative 
grantee; and 
‘‘(iii) the written agreement does not 
exceed a term of 10 years. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—An agreement approved 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be renewed 
by the parties with the approval of the Sec-
retary. 
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‘‘(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘alternative grantee’ means a public hous-
ing agency (as defined in section 3(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b))), a unified funding agency (as de-
fined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360)), a 
State, a unit of general local government, or an 
instrumentality of State or local government. 
‘‘(4) REALLOCATIONS.—If a State or metropoli-
tan statistical area declines an allocation under 
paragraph (1)(A), or the Secretary determines, in 
accordance with criteria specified in regulation, that 
a State or metropolitan statistical area that is eligi-
ble for an allocation under paragraph (1)(A) is un-
able to properly administer such allocation, the Sec-
retary shall reallocate any funds reserved for such 
State or metropolitan statistical area as follows: 
‘‘(A) For funds reserved for a State— 
‘‘(I) to eligible metropolitan statistical 
areas within the State on a pro rata basis; 
or 
‘‘(ii) if there is no eligible metropoli-
tan statistical areas within a State, to met-
ropolitan cities and urban counties within 
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the State that are eligible for grant under 
section 106 of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5306), on a pro rata basis. 
‘‘(B) For funds reserved for a metropolitan 
statistical area, to the State in which the metro-
politan statistical area is located. 
‘‘(C) If the Secretary is unable to make a 
reallocation under subparagraph (A) or (B), the 
Secretary shall make such funds available on a 
pro rata basis under the formula in paragraph 
(1)(A).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 853 of 
the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12902) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or ‘AIDS’ ’’ 
before ‘‘means’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘HIV’ means infection with the 
human immunodeficiency virus. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘individuals living with HIV or 
AIDS’ means, with respect to the counting of cases 
in a geographic area during a period of time, the 
sum of— 
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‘‘(A) the number of living non-AIDS cases 
of HIV in the area; and 
‘‘(B) the number of living cases of AIDS 
in the area.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 2, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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