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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Torture Victims Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The American people abhor torture by any government or
person. The existence of torture creates a climate of fear and
international insecurity that affects all people.
(2) Torture is the deliberate mental and physical damage
caused by governments to individuals to destroy individual
personality and terrorize society. The effects of torture are
long term. Those effects can last a lifetime for the survivors
and affect future generations.
(3) By eliminating leadership of their opposition and
frightening the general public, repressive governments often
use torture as a weapon against democracy.
(4) Torture survivors remain under physical and
psychological threats, especially in communities where the
perpetrators are not brought to justice. In many nations, even
those who treat torture survivors are threatened with
reprisals, including torture, for carrying out their ethical
duties to provide care. Both the survivors of torture and their
treatment providers should be accorded protection from further
repression.
(5) A significant number of refugees and asylees entering
the United States have been victims of torture. Those claiming
asylum deserve prompt consideration of their applications for
political asylum to minimize their insecurity and sense of
danger. Many torture survivors now live in the United States.
They should be provided with the rehabilitation services which
would enable them to become productive members of our
communities.
(6) The development of a treatment movement for torture
survivors has created new opportunities for action by the
United States and other nations to oppose state-sponsored and
other acts of torture.
(7) There is a need for a comprehensive strategy to protect
and support torture victims and their treatment providers,
together with overall efforts to eliminate torture.
(8) By acting to heal the survivors of torture and protect
their families, the United States can help to heal the effects
of torture and prevent its use around the world.
(9) The United States became a party to the Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment on November 20, 1994, but has not
implemented Article 3 of the Convention.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the terms
used in this Act have the meanings given those terms in section
101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)).
(2) Torture.--The term ''torture'' has the meaning given
the term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States Code,
and includes the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence
by a person acting under the color of law upon another person
under his custody or physical control.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS FEARING SUBJECTION
TO TORTURE.

(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
United States shall not expel, remove, extradite, or otherwise return
involuntarily an individual to a country if there is substantial
evidence that a reasonable person in the circumstances of that
individual would fear subjection to torture in that country.
(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ''to return
involuntarily'', in the case of an individual, means--
(1) to return the individual without the individual's
consent, whether or not the return is induced by physical force
and whether or not the person is physically present in the
United States; or
(2) to take an action by which it is reasonably foreseeable
that the individual will be returned, whether or not the return
is induced by physical force and whether or not the person is
physically present in the United States.

SEC. 5. IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES FOR TORTURE VICTIMS.

(a) Covered Aliens.--An alien described in this section is any
alien who presents a claim of having been subjected to torture, or whom
there is reason to believe has been subjected to torture.
(b) Consideration of the Effects of Torture.--In considering an
application by an alien described in subsection (a) for refugee status
under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, asylum under
section 208 of that Act, or withholding of removal under section
241(b)(3) of that Act, the appropriate officials shall take into
account--
(1) the manner in which the effects of torture might affect
the applicant's responses in the application and in the
interview process or other immigration proceedings, as the case
may be;
(2) the difficulties torture victims often have in
recounting their suffering under torture; and
(3) the fear victims have of returning to their country of
nationality where, even if torture is no longer practiced or
the incidence of torture is reduced, their torturers may have
gone unpunished and may remain in positions of authority.
(c) Expedited Processing of Refugee Admissions.--For purposes of
section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1157(c)), refugees who have been subjected to torture shall be
considered to be refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United
States and shall be accorded priority for resettlement at least as high
as that accorded any other group of refugees.
(d) Processing for Asylum and Withholding of Removal.--Section
235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause:
''(iv) Special procedures for aliens who
are the victims of torture.--
''(I) Expedited procedures.--With
the consent of the alien, an asylum
officer or immigration judge shall
expedite the scheduling of an asylum
interview or a removal proceeding for
any alien who presents a claim of
having been subjected to torture,
unless the evidence indicates that a
delay in making a determination
regarding the granting of asylum under
section 208 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act or the withholding of
removal under section 241(b)(3) of that
Act with respect to the alien would not
aggravate the physical or psychological
effects of torture upon the alien.
''(II) Delay of proceedings.--With
the consent of the alien, an asylum
officer or immigration judge shall
postpone an asylum interview or a
removal proceeding for any alien who
presents a claim of having been
subjected to torture, if the evidence
indicates that, as a result of the
alien's mental or physical symptoms
resulting from torture, including the
alien's inability to recall or relate
the events of the torture, the alien
will require more time to recover or be
treated before being required to
testify.
(e) Parole in Lieu of Detention.--The finding that an alien is a
person described in subsection (a) shall be a strong presumptive basis
for a grant of parole, under section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)), in lieu of detention.
(f) Exemption From Expedited Removal.--Section 235(b)(1)(F) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(F)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: '', or to an
alien described in section 5(a) of the Torture Victims Relief Act''.
(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Attorney General should allocate resources sufficient to maintain in
the Resource Information Center of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service current information relating to the use of torture in foreign
countries.

SEC. 6. SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR CONSULAR, IMMIGRATION, AND ASYLUM
PERSONNEL.

(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide training for
immigration inspectors and examiners, immigration officers, asylum
officers, immigration judges, and all other relevant officials of the
Department of Justice, and the Secretary of State shall provide
training for consular officers, with respect to--
(1) the identification of torture;
(2) the identification of the surrounding circumstances in
which torture is most often practiced;
(3) the long-term effects of torture upon a victim;
(4) the identification of the physical, cognitive, and
emotional effects of torture, and the manner in which these
effects can affect the interview or hearing process; and
(5) the manner of interviewing victims of torture so as not
to retraumatize them, eliciting the necessary information to
document the torture experience, and understanding the
difficulties victims often have in recounting their torture
experience.
(b) Gender-Related Considerations.--In conducting training under
subsection (a) (4) or (5), gender-specific training shall be provided
on the subject of interacting with women and men who are victims of
torture by rape or any other form of sexual violence.

SEC. 7. DOMESTIC TREATMENT CENTERS.

(a) Amendment of the Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 412
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(b) Assistance for Treatment of Torture Victims.--The Secretary
may provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost
of the following services:
''(1) Services for the rehabilitation of victims of
torture, including treatment of the physical and psychological
effects of torture.
''(2) Social and legal services for victims of torture.
''(3) Research and training for health care providers
outside of treatment centers, or programs for the purpose of
enabling such providers to provide the services described in
paragraph (1).''.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and
Human Services for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001, but not
from funds made available to the Office of Refugee
Resettlement, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 412(g) of that Act (relating to assistance for
domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of
torture), as added by subsection (a), the following amounts for
the following fiscal years:
(A) For fiscal year 1999, $5,000,000.
(B) For fiscal year 2000, $7,500,000.
(C) For fiscal year 2001, $9,000,000.
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 8. FOREIGN TREATMENT CENTERS.

(a) Amendments of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end of chapter 1 the following new section:

''SEC. 129. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

''(a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide
assistance for the rehabilitation of victims of torture.
''(b) Eligibility for Grants.--Such assistance shall be provided in
the form of grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign
countries that are carrying out projects or activities specifically
designed to treat victims of torture for the physical and psychological
effects of the torture.
''(c) Use of Funds.--Such assistance shall be available--
''(1) for direct services to victims of torture; and
''(2) to provide research and training to health care
providers outside of treatment centers or programs described in
subsection (b), for the purpose of enabling such providers to
provide the services described in paragraph (1).''.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and
2001 pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
President $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $7,500,000 for
fiscal year 2000, and $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 to carry
out section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act, as added by
subsection (a).
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 9. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001 pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of
Torture (in this section referred to as the ''Fund'') the following
amounts for the following fiscal years:
(1) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999, $3,000,000.
(2) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $3,000,000.
(3) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President, acting through the United States Permanent Representative to
the United Nations, should--
(1) request the Fund--
(A) to find new ways to support and protect
treatment centers and programs that are carrying out
rehabilitative services for victims of torture; and
(B) to encourage the development of new such
centers and programs;
(2) use the voice and vote of the United States to support
the work of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Committee
Against Torture established under the Convention Against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment; and
(3) use the voice and vote of the United States to
establish a country rapporteur or similar procedural mechanism
to investigate human rights violations in a country if either
the Special Rapporteur or the Committee Against Torture
indicates that a systematic practice of torture is prevalent in
that country.
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Torture Victims Relief Act - Prohibits the United States from expelling, removing, extraditing, or otherwise involuntarily returning an individual to a country if there is substantial evidence that a reasonable person in the circumstances of that individual would fear subjection to torture in that country.
(Sec. 5) Covers within this Act any alien presenting a claim of having been tortured, or whom there is reason to believe has been tortured.
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) consideration by appropriate officials of the effects of torture; (2) expedited processing of refugee admissions and for asylum and withholding of removal; (3) granting parole in lieu of detention for such an individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) exemption of such an individual from expedited removal pursuant to such Act.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should allocate sufficient resources to maintain in the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Resource Information Center current information relating to the use of torture in foreign countries.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Attorney General to provide training for immigration inspectors and examiners, immigration officers, asylum officers, immigration judges, and other relevant Department of Justice officials, and directs the Secretary of State to provide training for consular officers, regarding the identification of torture, the surrounding circumstances most often practiced, the long-term effects upon a victim, the identification of the physical, cognitive, and emotional effects of torture, and the appropriate manner of interviewing torture victims.
(Sec. 7) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost of specified services for torture victims. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for assistance for domestic centers and programs for the treatment of torture victims.
(Sec. 8) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries which are specifically carrying out projects or activities to treat victims of torture. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture for FY 1999 through 2001.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Communications Facilities Deployment
on Federal Property Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ''wireless'' and inserting
''communications''; and
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting
the following:
''(b) Federal Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Leases.--
''(1) Grant.--If an entity applies for the grant of an
easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on a building
or other property owned by the Federal Government for the right
to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications
facility installation, the executive agency that is authorized
to grant such easement, right-of-way, or lease for the building
or other property may grant to the applicant an easement,
right-of-way, or lease to perform such installation,
construction, modification, or maintenance.
''(2) Application forms.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of the Communications Facilities
Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the Administrator
of General Services shall develop a required common form for
applications for easements, rights-of-way, or leases under
paragraph (1). An executive agency may not require an applicant
under paragraph (1) to use any form for submitting the
application other than the common form developed by the
Administrator of General Services under this paragraph and may
not require any significant information beyond the information
required by such common form.
''(3) Common fees.--
''(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of the Communications Facilities
Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the
Administrator of General Services shall establish a
common fee for the processing of applications under
paragraph (1) and subsection (c).
''(B) Fee guidelines.--The application fees
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be--
''(i) based on direct and actual cost
recovery; and
''(ii) competitively neutral with regard to
other users of the building or other property
owned by the Federal Government.
''(C) Exceptions.--The Administrator of General
Services may establish exceptions to the fee amount
required under subparagraph (A)--
''(i) in consideration of the public
benefit provided by a grant of an easement,
right-of-way, or lease; and
''(ii) in the interest of expanding
wireless and broadband coverage.
''(4) Use of fees collected.--Any fee collected by an
executive agency pursuant to paragraph (3) may be made
available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to such agency
to cover the costs of granting the easement, right-of-way, or
lease.
''(c) Master Contracts for Communications Facility Installation
Sitings.--
''(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 704 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat.
151) or any other provision of law, not later 30 days after the
date of the enactment of the Communications Facilities
Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the Administrator
of General Services shall--
''(A) develop one or more master contracts that
shall govern the placement of a communications facility
installation on a building or other property owned by
the Federal Government, which shall include offers of
lease terms for the communications facility
installation of not less than 10 years with automatic
lease renewals; and
''(B) in developing the master contract or
contracts, standardize the treatment of the placement
of a communications facility installation on a building
rooftop or facade, the placement of a communications
facility installation on a rooftop or inside a
building, the technology used in connection with a
communications facility installation placed on a
Federal building and other property, and any other key
issues the Administrator of General Services considers
appropriate.
''(2) Applicability.--The master contract or contracts
developed by the Administrator of General Services under
paragraph (1) shall apply to all publicly accessible buildings
and other property owned by the Federal Government. An
executive agency may not enter into a contract governing the
placement of a communications facility installation on a
building or other property to which such a master contract
applies, unless the contract entered into by the agency is
consistent with, and does not contain any significant terms
beyond the terms contained in, such master contract.
''(d) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Communications facility installation.--The term
'communications facility installation' includes--
''(A) any infrastructure, including any
transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and
any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power
sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the
licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline
transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images,
pictures, or sounds of all kinds; and
''(B) any antenna or apparatus that--
''(i) is designed for the purpose of
emitting or receiving radio frequency;
''(ii) is designed to be operated, or is
operating, from a fixed location pursuant to
authorization by the Commission or is using
duly authorized devices that do not require
individual licenses; and
''(iii) is added to a tower, building, or
other structure.
''(2) Executive agency.--The term 'executive agency' has
the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United
States Code.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Effect on Existing Applications.--An application for an
easement, right-of-way, or lease that was made or granted under section
6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47
U.S.C. 1455) before the effective date of this Act shall continue,
subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective
date.
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Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 This bill amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to require the General Services Administration (GSA) to create a common form and to establish a common processing fee for applications for easements, rights-of-way, and leases relating to communications facility installations on federal property. The GSA must develop a master contract for the placement of communications facility installations on federal property.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Dream Downpayment Act''.

SEC. 2. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE UNDER HOME PROGRAM.

(a) Downpayment Assistance Initiative.--Subtitle E of title II of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12821)
is amended to read as follows:

''Subtitle E--Other Assistance

''SEC. 271. DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

''(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make grants to
participating jurisdictions to assist low-income families to achieve
homeownership, in accordance with this section.
''(b) Eligible Activities.--
''(1) In general.--Amounts made available under this
section may be used only for downpayment assistance toward the
purchase of single family housing by eligible families. For
purposes of this title, the term 'downpayment assistance' means
assistance to help a family acquire a principal residence.
''(2) Eligible families.--For purposes of this section, the
term 'eligible family' means a family who--
''(A) is a low-income family and a first-time
homebuyer; or
''(B) notwithstanding the income limitation under
section 215(b)(2)--
''(i) includes a uniformed employee (which
shall include policemen, firemen, and
sanitation and other maintenance workers) or a
teacher who is an employee, of the
participating jurisdiction (or an agency or
school district serving such jurisdiction) that
is providing the downpayment assistance under
this section for the family; and
''(ii) has an income, at the time referred
to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section
215(b)(2), as appropriate, and as determined by
the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and
larger families, that does not exceed 115
percent of the median income of the area,
except that, with respect only to such areas
that the Secretary determines have high housing
costs, taking into consideration median house
prices and median family incomes for the area,
such income limitation shall be 150 percent of
the median income of the area, as determined by
the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and
larger families.
''(c) Housing Strategy.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section for a fiscal year, a participating jurisdiction shall
include in its comprehensive housing affordability strategy under
section 105 for such year--
''(1) a description of the use of the grant amounts;
''(2) a plan for conducting targeted outreach to residents
and tenants of public housing, trailer parks, and manufactured
housing, and to other families assisted by public housing
agencies, for the purpose of ensuring that grant amounts
provided under this section to a participating jurisdiction are
used for downpayment assistance for such residents, tenants,
and families; and
''(3) a description of the actions to be taken to ensure
the suitability of families provided downpayment assistance
under this section to undertake and maintain homeownership.
''(d) Formula Allocation.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall allocate any amounts made available for assistance under this
section for the fiscal year in accordance with a formula, which shall
be established by the Secretary, that considers a participating
jurisdiction's need for and prior commitment to assistance to
homebuyers. The formula may include minimum allocation amounts. In
considering a participating jurisdiction's prior year's commitment to
assistance to homebuyers, the formula shall consider amounts committed
to such purpose under the HOME investment partnerships program, the
community development block grant program, mortgage revenue bonds, and
prior year's funding from State and local governments, provided that
the data underlying such funding is uniform, verifiable, and accurate
by the State and local government, and shall consider other factors
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
''(e) Reallocation.--If any amounts allocated to a participating
jurisdiction under this section become available for reallocation, the
amounts shall be reallocated to other participating jurisdictions in
accordance with the formula established pursuant to subsection (d),
except that if a local participating jurisdiction failed to receive
amounts allocated under this section and is located in a State that is
a participating jurisdiction, the funds shall be reallocated to the
State.
''(f) Applicability of Other Provisions.--
''(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, grants under this section shall not be subject to the
provisions of this title.
''(2) Applicable provisions.--In addition to the
requirements of this section, grants under this section shall
be subject to the provisions of title I, sections 215(b)
(except as provided in subsection (b)(2)(B) of this section),
218, 219, 221, 223, 224, and 226(a) of subtitle A of this
title, and subtitle F of this title.
''(3) References.--In applying the requirements of subtitle
A referred to in paragraph (2)--
''(A) any references to funds under subtitle A
shall be considered to refer to amounts made available
for assistance under this section; and
''(B) any references to funds allocated or
reallocated under section 217 or 217(d) shall be
considered to refer to amounts allocated or reallocated
under subsection (d) or (e) of this section,
respectively.
''(g) Administrative Costs.--Notwithstanding section 212(c), a
participating jurisdiction may use funds under subtitle A for
administrative and planning costs of the jurisdiction in carrying out
this section, and the limitation in section 212(c) shall be based on
the total amount of funds available under subtitle A and this section.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 and 2005.''.
(b) Relocation Assistance and Downpayment Assistance.--Subtitle F
of title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act is
amended by inserting after section 290 (42 U.S.C. 12840) the following
new section:

''SEC. 291. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.

''The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970 shall not apply to downpayment assistance under
this title.''.

Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 2003.

Attest:

Clerk.
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American Dream Downpayment Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to participating jurisdictions for single family residential downpayment assistance to: (1) low-income or first-time home buyers; or (2) income-qualifying uniformed employees (police, fire, sanitation and maintenance) or teachers of a participating jurisdiction.

Requires a participating jurisdiction to include in its comprehensive housing affordability strategy information regarding: (1) grant use; (2) outreach activities; and (3) activities to ensure the suitability of recipient families to maintain homeownership.

Sets forth allocation criteria. Permits fund reallocation.

Authorizes specified FY 2004 and 2005 appropriations.

Makes the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 inapplicable to such assistance.