(1) submit to the Secretary an application that
contains—
(A) a request for a grant under this sec-
tion that specifies the amount of the assistance
requested;
(B) a description of the method by which
the community development support organiza-
tion will select local community development or-
ganizations to assist;
(C) specification of the intended bene-
ficiaries of assistance provided by the commu-
nity development support organization;
(D) measurable goals by which to deter-
mine the effectiveness of the use of the grant
amounts; and
(E) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require;
(2) are selected by the Secretary under sub-
section (f); and
(3) agree to comply with the provisions of this
section and provide assistance in the manner de-
scribed in the application of the organization ap-
proved by the Secretary.
(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not pro-
vide any assistance to the National Community De-
velopment Initiative from amounts made available
for this section unless the Secretary determines that
an amount equal to 3 times the amount to be pro-
vided by the Secretary has been made available to
the National Community Development Initiative
from private foundations and corporations for use
with grant amounts for the purposes under sub-
section (b).
(2) UNUSED AMOUNTS.—Any amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year
which may not be used because matching amounts
pursuant to paragraph (1) have not been made
available in the year, shall be available or committed
on October 1 of the next fiscal year for the purposes
under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 205 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, in the discretion of the Secretary.
(f) SELECTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select
community development support organizations for
grants under this section from among organizations
submitting applications under subsection (d)(1).
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall make selec-
tions under paragraph (1) based on the information
contained in the applications, the capacity and expe-
rience of such organizations to provide training, sup-
port, advice, and assistance to local community de-
velopment organizations, and such other criteria as
the Secretary shall establish.
(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the con-
tent of the criteria under paragraph (2), the relative
weight to be given to the various criteria, and the
process under this subsection for selection of the ap-
plications for grants under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the National Community
Development Initiative and the members of such Ini-
tiative.
(g) REPORTS.—
(1) GAO.—Not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Comptrol-
ler General of the United States shall submit a re-
port to the Congress describing the effectiveness of
the use, by community development support organi-
zations and local community development organiza-
tions, of amounts from grants under this section.
(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than 15 months
after the date that amounts made available pursuant
to subsection (i)(1) are first disbursed to the Na-
tional Community Development Initiative, and annu-
ally thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall sub-
mit a report to the Congress describing the activities
carried out by community development support orga-
nizations and local community development organi-
zations with amounts provided under this section
and matching amounts, the effectiveness of such ac-
tivities, and any other findings of the Secretary as
a result of assistance provided under this section.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) DISTRESSED AREA.—The term ‘‘distressed
area’’ means an area in which the percentage of the
families residing in the area that are low-income
families is substantially higher than such percentage
for the region in which the area is located, or that
possesses other characteristics indicating a need for
housing or community development assistance, as
determined by the community development support
organizations.
(2) GRANT.—The term ‘‘grant under this sec-
tion’’ means a grant with assistance provided under
subsection (a) by the Secretary from amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (i)(1). Such term
does not include assistance provided with any
amounts made available by private foundations and
corporations pursuant to the requirement under sub-
section (e).
(3) LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The term ‘‘local community development
organization’’ means a nonprofit organization—
(A) that has among its principal purposes
the provision of affordable housing in a dis-
tressed area or conducting community develop-
ment activities that primarily benefit low-in-
come families in a distressed area; and
(B) whose governing board is comprised of
business, civic, and community leaders and resi-
dents of the distressed area in which the orga-
nization carries out its activities.
The term includes community development corpora-
tions and community housing development organiza-
tions (as such term is defined in section 104 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act).
(4) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT OR-
GANIZATION.—The term ‘‘community development
support organization’’ means a nonprofit organiza-
tion funded by the National Community Develop-
ment Initiative that—
(A) has among its principal purposes pro-
viding assistance throughout the United States
to local community development organizations
to facilitate such local organizations’ activities
to develop or maintain affordable housing or re-
vitalize distressed communities;
(B) has demonstrated experience and abil-
ity in providing a range of assistance to local
community development organizations, which
may include financing, technical assistance,
construction activities, property management,
and training; and
(C) meets standards of fiscal responsibility
established by the Secretary.
(i) FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available for
carrying out the HOME Investment Partnerships
Act for fiscal year 1994 shall be made available for
use under this section to such extent or in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, ex-
cept that the amount so made available for use
under this section may not exceed $25,000,000.
(2) COMMUNITY
HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP
AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 205(1) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12724(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’
the 
second 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting
‘‘$25,000,000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, (leg-
islative day, June 28), 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
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