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individual or family could have, taking into consider-
ation any income disregards, and remain eligible for 
benefits under the Supplemental Security Income 
program under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) USE OF 10 PERCENT FOR AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING
FOR
FAMILIES
ABOVE
PERCENT
OF 
AREA MEDIAN INCOME.—Not less than 10 percent of 
the Trust Fund grant amounts of a grantee for each 
fiscal year shall be used only for eligible activities re-
lating to affordable housing that are for the benefit 
only of families whose incomes exceed 50 percent of 
the median family income for the area in which the 
housing is located, as determined by the Secretary 
with adjustments for smaller and larger families. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION FOR YEARS IN WHICH LESS 
THAN $2 BILLION IS AVAILABLE.—If, for any fiscal 
year, the total amount available pursuant to section 
293(a) for assistance under this subtitle is less than 
$2,000,000,000, in addition to the other require-
ments under this subsection, all such amounts shall 
be used only for eligible activities relating to afford-
able housing that are for the benefit only of families 
whose incomes do not exceed 60 percent of the me-
dian family income for the area in which the housing 
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is located, as determined by the Secretary with ad-
justments for smaller and larger families. 
‘‘(6) REVIEW OF TARGETING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Secretary shall assess the need for, and the ap-
propriateness of, the requirements under paragraphs 
(1) through (4) and shall submit a report to the 
Congress on the results of the assessment not later 
than October 1, 2012, and not later than the expira-
tion of the 5-year period beginning upon such date 
and each successive 5-year period thereafter. In each 
such report, the Secretary shall identify and make 
recommendations regarding the continuation or ad-
justment of the targeting requirements in para-
graphs (1) through (4). 
‘‘(d) USE FOR RURAL AREAS.—Of the Trust Fund 
grant amounts for any fiscal year for any grantee that 
is a State or participating local jurisdiction that includes 
any rural areas, the State or participating local jurisdic-
tion shall use a portion for eligible activities located in 
rural areas that is proportionate to the identified need for 
such activities in such rural areas. 
‘‘(e) COST LIMITS.—The Secretary shall establish 
limitations on the amount of Trust Fund grant amounts 
that may be used, on a per unit basis, for eligible activi-
ties. Such limitations shall be the same as the per unit 
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cost limits established pursuant to section 212(e) (42 
U.S.C. 12742(e)), as adjusted annually, and established 
by number of bedrooms, market area, and eligible activity. 
‘‘(f) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance may be distrib-
uted pursuant to this section in the form of— 
‘‘(A) capital grants, noninterest-bearing or 
low-interest loans or advances, deferred pay-
ment loans, guarantees, and loan loss reserves; 
‘‘(B) in the case of assistance for owner-
ship of one- to four-family owner-occupied hous-
ing, downpayment assistance, closing cost as-
sistance, and assistance for interest rate buy- 
downs; and 
‘‘(C) any other forms of assistance ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENTS.—If a grantee awards as-
sistance under this section in the form of a loan or 
other mechanism by which funds are later repaid to 
the grantee, any repayments and returns received by 
the grantee shall be distributed by the grantee in ac-
cordance with the allocation plan under section 295 
for the grantee for the fiscal year in which such re-
payments are made or returns are received. 
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‘‘(g) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ASSISTANCE.—In 
distributing assistance pursuant to this section, each 
grantee shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate such distribution with the provision of other Federal, 
State, tribal, and local housing assistance, including— 
‘‘(1) in the case of any State, housing credit 
dollar amounts allocated by the State under section 
42(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
‘‘(2) assistance made available under subtitles 
A through F (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) or the com-
munity development block grant program under title 
I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
‘‘(3) private activity bonds; 
‘‘(4) assistance made available under section 9 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437g); 
‘‘(5) assistance made available under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)); 
‘‘(6) assistance made available under title V of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.); 
‘‘(7) assistance made available under section 
101 of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111); 
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‘‘(8) assistance made available from any State 
or local housing trust fund established to provide or 
assist in making available affordable housing; and 
‘‘(9) any other housing assistance programs. 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITED USES.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) by regulation, set forth prohibited uses of 
grant amounts under this subtitle, which shall in-
clude use for— 
‘‘(A) political activities; 
‘‘(B) advocacy; 
‘‘(C) lobbying, whether directly or through 
other parties; 
‘‘(D) counseling services; 
‘‘(E) travel expenses; and 
‘‘(F) preparing or providing advice on tax 
returns; 
‘‘(2) by regulation, provide that, except as pro-
vided in paragraph (3), grant amounts under this 
subtitle may not be used for administrative, out-
reach, or other costs of— 
‘‘(A) a grantee; or 
‘‘(B) any recipient of such grant amounts; 
and 
‘‘(3) by regulation, limit the amount of any 
Trust Fund grant amounts for a fiscal year that 
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