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SEC. 7. CONFORMING CHANGES TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Section 101(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act is amended by striking the matter relating
to the heading for title IV and all that follows through
the item relating to section 492 and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘TITLE IV—HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PERFORMANCE FUND
‘‘Sec. 401. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 402. Authorizations.
‘‘Sec. 403. Application.
‘‘Sec. 404. Eligible Projects and Activities.
‘‘Sec. 405. Matching Requirement and Maintenance of Effort.
‘‘Sec. 406. Responsibilities of Recipients, Project Sponsors, and Owners.
‘‘Sec. 407. Allocation and Distribution of Funds.
‘‘Sec. 408. Administration of Program.
‘‘Sec. 409. Citizen Participation.
‘‘Sec. 410. Performance Reports, Reviews, Audits, and Grant Adjustments.
‘‘Sec. 411. Nondiscrimination in Programs and Activities.
‘‘Sec. 412. Environmental Protection.
‘‘Sec. 413. Consultation.
‘‘Sec. 414. Retention of Records, Reports, and Audits.’’.
TITLE 
II—MANAGEMENT 
IM-
PROVEMENTS: 
HOME 
AND
HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP
OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
PROGRAMS
SEC. 11. DETERMINATION OF LOW-INCOME ELIGIBILITY
FOR HOME HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE.
(a) INCOME TARGETING.—Section 214(2) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is
amended by striking ‘‘at the time of occupancy or at the
time funds are invested, whichever is later’’.
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(b) QUALIFICATION
AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—
Section 215(b)(2) of such Act is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) is the principal residence of an owner
whose family qualifies as a low-income family—
‘‘(A) in the case of a contract to purchase
existing housing, at the time of purchase;
‘‘(B) in the case of a lease-purchase agree-
ment for existing housing or for housing to be
constructed, at the time the agreement is
signed; or
‘‘(C) in the case of a contract to purchase
housing to be constructed, at the time the con-
tract is signed;’’.
SEC. 12. STABILIZATION OF HOME FUNDING THRESHOLDS
AND REVISION OF TIMING REQUIREMENTS
FOR NOTIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS.
(a) PARTICIPATION BY STATES AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS.—Section 216 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(or, during
the first year after enactment of this Act, not later
than 20 days after (A) funds to carry out this sub-
title are provided in an appropriations Act, or (B)
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regulations to implement this subtitle are promul-
gated, whichever is later)’’;
(2) by revising paragraph (3) to read as follows:
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A jurisdiction shall be eligi-
ble to become a participating jurisdiction if its for-
mula allocation under section 217 is $500,000 or
more.’’;
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘not later
than 30 days after receiving notification under para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘within a period specified
by the Secretary’’;
(4) by revising paragraph (5) to read as follows:
‘‘(5) SUBMISSION
OF
STRATEGY.—An eligible
jurisdiction shall submit to the Secretary, within a
period specified by the Secretary, a comprehensive
housing affordability strategy in accordance with
section 105.’’;
(5) by revising the first sentence of paragraph
(9) to read as follows:
‘‘The Secretary may revoke a jurisdiction’s designa-
tion as a participating jurisdiction if the Secretary
finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for
hearing, that the jurisdiction is unwilling or unable
to carry out the provisions of this title.’’; and
(6) by striking paragraph (10).
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(b) FORMULA ALLOCATION.—Section 217(b) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘only
those jurisdictions that are allocated an amount
of $500,000 or greater shall receive an alloca-
tion’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of
$500,000 or more, and participating jurisdic-
tions that are allocated an amount less than
$500,000 except consortia that fail to renew the
membership of all of their member jurisdictions,
shall receive an allocation’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘,
except as provided in paragraph (4)’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 13. DETERMINATION OF HOME MATCH ON PROGRAM
YEAR BASIS.
Section 
220(a), 
section 
220(d)(1), 
sections
220(d)(3)(A) and (B), and section 220(d)(5) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘program year’’.
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SEC. 14. TENANT AND PARTICIPANT PROTECTIONS UNDER
THE HOME PROGRAM.
The second sentence of section 225(b) of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is amend-
ed to read as follows: ‘‘Any termination or refusal to renew
shall be consistent with applicable State and local law.’’.
SEC. 15. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER THE
HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP OF SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES PROGRAM.
Section 446(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) The term ‘eligible property’ means a single
family property containing no more than four
units.’’.
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