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42 U.S.C. § 11381 — Purposes
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The purposes of this part are—
(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
(2) to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by homelessness;
(3) to promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in [section 11313(a)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11313/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim) and programs funded with State or local resources; and
(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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The purposes of this part are—
(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;
(2) to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by homelessness;
(3) to promote access to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in [section 11313(a)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11313/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim) and programs funded with State or local resources; and
(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
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**(a) In general** For purposes of this chapter, the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person” means— 11 So in original. Probably should be “mean—”.
(1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(2) an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground;
(3) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);
(4) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided;
(5) an individual or family who—
(A) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, as evidenced by—
(i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 14 days;
(ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or
(iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individ
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Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on October 28, 1992, the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to carry out this part, which shall take effect upon issuance. The Secretary shall issue final regulations to carry out this part after notice and opportunity for public comment regarding the interim regulations, pursuant to the provisions of [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). The duration of the period for public comment shall not be less than 60 days, and the final regulations shall be issued not later than the expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon the conclusion of the comment period and shall take effect upon issuance.
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For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) **At risk of homelessness** — The term “at risk of homelessness” means, with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family—
(A) has income below 30 percent of median income for the geographic area;
(B) has insufficient resources immediately available to attain housing stability; and
(C)
(i) has moved frequently because of economic reasons;
(ii) is living in the home of another because of economic hardship;
(iii) has been notified that their right to occupy their current housing or living situation will be terminated;
(iv) lives in a hotel or motel;
(v) lives in severely overcrowded housing;
(vi) is exiting an institution; or
(vii) otherwise lives in housing that has characteristics associated with instability and an increased risk of homelessness.
Such term includes all families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes.
(2) **Chronically homeless**
(A) *In general* — The term “chronically homeless” means, with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family—
(i) is homeless and lives or resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter;
(ii) has been homeless and living or residing in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously for at least 1 year or on at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 years; and
(iii) has an adult head of household (or a minor head of household if no adult is present in the household) with a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental disability (as defined in [section 15002 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti
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**(a)** Amounts recaptured from funds appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year under the heading “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning and Development—Homeless Assistance Grants” shall become available until expended not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available and shall be available, in addition to rental assistance amounts that were recaptured and made available until expended under such heading by any prior Act, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for the following purposes:
(1) For grants under the Continuum of Care program under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 11381](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11381&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(2) For grants under the Emergency Solutions Grant program under subtitle B of title IV of such Act ([42 U.S.C. 11371](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11371&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(3) Not less than 10 percent of the amounts shall be used only for grants in rural areas under the Continuum of Care program, to include activities eligible under the Rural Housing Stability Assistance program under section 491 of such Act ([42 U.S.C. 11408](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11408&num=0&edition=prelim)) that are not otherwise eligible under the Continuum of Care program; and
(4) Not less than 10 percent of the amounts shall be for emergency solutions grants for disaster areas as authorized by subsection (c).
**(b)** Prior to the use of any recaptured amounts referred to in subsection (a), including competing, awa
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**(a) Projects** The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, and using the selection criteria described in [section 11386a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11386a&num=0&edition=prelim), to carry out eligible activities under this part for projects that meet the program requirements under [section 11386 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11386&num=0&edition=prelim), either by directly awarding funds to project sponsors or by awarding funds to unified funding agencies.
**(b) Notification of funding availability** The Secretary shall release a notification of funding availability for grants awarded under this part for a fiscal year not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of the appropriate Act making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for such fiscal year.
**(c) Applications**
(1) **Submission to the Secretary** — To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a project sponsor or unified funding agency in a geographic area shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, and containing such information as the Secretary determines necessary—
(A) to determine compliance with the program requirements and selection criteria under this part; and
(B) to establish priorities for funding projects in the geographic area.
(2) **Announcement of awards**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall announce, within 5 months after the last date for the submission of applications described in this subsection for a fiscal year, the grants conditionally awarded under subsection (a) for that fiscal year.
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**(a) Authorization for assistance payments** For the purpose of aiding low-income families in obtaining a decent place to live and of promoting economically mixed housing, assistance payments may be made with respect to existing housing in accordance with the provisions of this section.
**(b) Other existing housing programs**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary is authorized to enter into annual contributions contracts with public housing agencies pursuant to which such agencies may enter into contracts to make assistance payments to owners of existing dwelling units in accordance with this section. In areas where no public housing agency has been organized or where the Secretary determines that a public housing agency is unable to implement the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to enter into such contracts and to perform the other functions assigned to a public housing agency by this section.
(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into annual contributions contracts with public housing agencies for the purpose of replacing public housing transferred in accordance with subchapter II–A of this chapter. Each contract entered into under this subsection shall be for a term of not more than 60 months.
**(c) Contents and purposes of contracts for assistance payments; amount and scope of monthly assistance payments**
(1)
(A) An assistance contract entered into pursuant to this section shall establish the maximum monthly rent (including utilities and all maintenance and management charges) which the owner is entitled to receive for each dwelling unit with respect to which such assistance payments are to be made. The maximum monthly rent shall not exceed by more than 10 per centum the fair market rental established by the Secretary periodically
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 11377
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The emergency shelter grants program under the pro-
visions made effective by section 101(g) of Public Law
99–500 or Public Law 99–591, referred to in subsec. (a),
means the emergency shelter grants program author-
ized by title V of H.R. 5313 [Department of Housing and
Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1987], as incorporated by reference by section
101(g) of Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591, and enacted into law
by section 106 of Pub. L. 100–202, which is set out as a
note under section 11361 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 417 of Pub. L. 100–77 was classified to
section 11377 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
111–22.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–330 struck out ‘‘Indian
tribe,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(f)(7), inserted
‘‘Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘State,’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(g), added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 effective Oct. 1, 1997,
except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 107
of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 4101 of Title 25, Indians.
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 applicable with re-
spect to amounts made available for assistance under
this subchapter for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal years
thereafter, see section 506(c) of Pub. L. 104–330, set out
as a note under section 11371 of this title.
§ 11377. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title II,
§ 1201(2), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1678
Section, Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 417, July 22, 1987, 101
Stat. 498; Pub. L. 100–628, title IV, § 425, Nov. 7, 1988, 102
Stat. 3
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