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42 U.S.C. § 11371 — Definitions
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For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “local government” means a unit of general purpose local government.
(2) The term “locality” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a local government.
(3) The term “metropolitan city” has the meaning given such term in [section 5302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “operating costs” means expenses incurred by a recipient operating a facility assisted under this part with respect to—
(A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and security of such housing; and
(B) utilities, fuels, furnishings, and equipment for such housing.
(5) The term “private nonprofit organization” means a secular or religious organization described in [section 501(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c&num=0&edition=prelim) that is exempt from taxation under subtitle A of title 26, has an accounting system and a voluntary board, and practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance.
(6) The term “recipient” means any governmental or private nonprofit entity that is approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility.
(7) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(8) The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(9) The term “urban county” has the meaning given such term in [section 5302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5302&num=0&ed
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For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “local government” means a unit of general purpose local government.
(2) The term “locality” means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a local government.
(3) The term “metropolitan city” has the meaning given such term in [section 5302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “operating costs” means expenses incurred by a recipient operating a facility assisted under this part with respect to—
(A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and security of such housing; and
(B) utilities, fuels, furnishings, and equipment for such housing.
(5) The term “private nonprofit organization” means a secular or religious organization described in [section 501(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c&num=0&edition=prelim) that is exempt from taxation under subtitle A of title 26, has an accounting system and a voluntary board, and practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance.
(6) The term “recipient” means any governmental or private nonprofit entity that is approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility.
(7) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(8) The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(9) The term “urban county” has the meaning given such term in [section 5302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5302&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Definitions** As used in this chapter—
(1) The term “unit of general local government” means any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, or a general purpose political subdivision thereof; a combination of such political subdivisions that, except as provided in [section 5306(d)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5306/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim), is recognized by the Secretary; and the District of Columbia. Such term also includes a State or a local public body or agency (as defined in section 4512 11 See References in Text note below. of this title), community association, or other entity, which is approved by the Secretary for the purpose of providing public facilities or services to a new community as part of a program meeting the eligibility standards of section 4513 1 of this title or title IV of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 [[42 U.S.C. 3901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section3901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) The term “State” means any State of the United States, or any instrumentality thereof approved by the Governor; and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(3) The term “metropolitan area” means a standard metropolitan statistical area as established by the Office of Management and Budget.
(4) The term “metropolitan city” means (A) a city within a metropolitan area which is the central city of such area, as defined and used by the Office of Management and Budget, or (B) any other city, within a metropolitan area, which has a population of fifty thousand or more. Any city that was classified as a me
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that—
(1) the Nation faces an immediate and unprecedented crisis due to the lack of shelter for a growing number of individuals and families, including elderly persons, handicapped persons, families with children, Native Americans, and veterans;
(2) the problem of homelessness has become more severe and, in the absence of more effective efforts, is expected to become dramatically worse, endangering the lives and safety of the homeless;
(3) the causes of homelessness are many and complex, and homeless individuals have diverse needs;
(4) there is no single, simple solution to the problem of homelessness because of the different subpopulations of the homeless, the different causes of and reasons for homelessness, and the different needs of homeless individuals;
(5) due to the record increase in homelessness, States, units of local government, and private voluntary organizations have been unable to meet the basic human needs of all the homeless and, in the absence of greater Federal assistance, will be unable to protect the lives and safety of all the homeless in need of assistance; and
(6) the Federal Government has a clear responsibility and an existing capacity to fulfill a more effective and responsible role to meet the basic human needs and to engender respect for the human dignity of the homeless.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness;
(2) to use public resources and programs in a more coordinated manner to meet the critically urgent needs of the homeless of the Nation; and
(3) to provide funds for programs to assist the homeless, with special emphasis on elderly persons, handicapped persons, families with children, Native Americans, and ve
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**(a) Annual review**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall, not less frequently than on an annual basis, make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether—
(A) the Director has—
(i) carried out eligible activities under this subchapter in a timely manner;
(ii) carried out and made certifications in accordance with the requirements and the primary objectives of this subchapter and with other applicable laws; and
(iii) a continuing capacity to carry out the eligible activities in a timely manner;
(B) the Director has complied with the housing plan submitted by the Director under [section 4223 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section4223&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) the performance reports of the Department under section 4240 11 So in original. Probably should be section “4239”. of this title are accurate.
(2) **Onsite visits** — Each review conducted under this section shall, to the extent practicable, include onsite visits by employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
**(b) Report by Secretary** The Secretary shall give the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands not less than 30 days to review and comment on a report under this subsection. After taking into consideration the comments of the Department, the Secretary may revise the report and shall make the comments of the Department and the report with any revisions, readily available to the public not later than 30 days after receipt of the comments of the Department.
**(c) Effect of reviews** The Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the amount of annual grants under this subchapter in accordance with the findings of the Secretary pursuant to reviews and audits under this section
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**(a)** Until Congress shall further provide for the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for the civil administration of the Trust Territory shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or agencies as the President of the United States may direct or authorize.
**(b)** The head of any department, corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Government may, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, with or without reimbursement, scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program administered by such agency, or extend to the Trust Territory any Federal program administered by such agency, if the assistance or program will promote the welfare of the Trust Territory, notwithstanding any provision of law under which the Trust Territory may otherwise be ineligible for the assistance or program: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection that involves, in the aggregate, an estimated nonreimbursable cost in any one fiscal year in excess of $150,000: Provided further, That the cost of any program extended to the Trust Territory under this subsection shall be reimbursable out of appropriations authorized and made for the government of the Trust Territory pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as amended. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under a grant-in-aid program.
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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) In general** The Secretary shall allocate assistance under this part to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and States (for distribution to local governments and private nonprofit organizations in the States) in a manner that ensures that the percentage of the total amount available under this part for any fiscal year that is allocated to any State, metropolitan city, or urban county is equal to the percentage of the total amount available for [section 5306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5306&num=0&edition=prelim) for such prior fiscal year that is allocated to such State, metropolitan city, or urban county.
**(b) Minimum allocation requirement** If, under the allocation provisions applicable under this part, any metropolitan city or urban county would receive a grant of less than 0.05 percent of the amounts appropriated under [section 11364 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11364&num=0&edition=prelim) and made available to carry out this part for any fiscal year, such amount shall instead be reallocated to the State, except that any city that is located in a State that does not have counties as local governments, that has a population greater than 40,000 but less than 50,000 as used in determining the fiscal year 1987 community development block grant program allocation, and that was allocated in excess of $1,000,000 in community development block grant funds in fiscal year 1987, shall receive directly the amount allocated to such city under subsection (a).
**(c) Distributions to nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, and local redevelopment authorities** Any local government receiving assistance under this part may distribute all or
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**(a) Matching amounts**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each recipient under this part shall be required to supplement the assistance provided under this part with an equal amount of funds from sources other than this part. Each recipient shall certify to the Secretary its compliance with this paragraph, and shall include with such certification a description of the sources and amounts of such supplemental funds.
(2) Each recipient under this part that is a State shall be required to supplement the assistance provided under this part with an amount of funds from sources other than this part equal to the difference between the amount received under this part and $100,000. If the amount received by the State is $100,000 or less, the State may not be required to supplement the assistance provided under this part.
(3) In calculating the amount of supplemental funds provided by a recipient under this part, a recipient may include the value of any donated material or building, the value of any lease on a building, any salary paid to staff to carry out the program of the recipient, and the value of the time and services contributed by volunteers to carry out the program of the recipient at a rate determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Administration of assistance** Each recipient shall act as the fiscal agent of the Secretary with respect to assistance provided to such recipient.
**(c) Certifications on use of assistance** Each recipient shall certify to the Secretary that—
(1) it will—
(A) in the case of assistance involving major rehabilitation or conversion, maintain any building for which assistance is used under this part as a shelter for homeless individuals and families for not less than a 10-year period;
(B) in the case of assistance involving rehabil
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**(a) Regulations** Not later than 60 days after July 22, 1987, the Secretary shall by notice establish such requirements as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. Such requirements shall be subject to [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary shall issue requirements based on the initial notice before the expiration of the 12-month period following July 22, 1987. Prior to the issuance of such requirements in final form, the requirements established by the Secretary implementing the provisions of the emergency shelter grants program under the provisions made effective by section 101(g) of Public Law 99–500 or Public Law 99–591 shall govern the emergency shelter grants program under this part.
**(b) Initial allocation of assistance** Not later than the expiration of the 60-day period following the date of enactment of a law providing appropriations to carry out this part, the Secretary shall notify each State, metropolitan city, and urban county that is to receive a direct grant of its allocation of assistance under this part. Such assistance shall be allocated and may be used notwithstanding any failure of the Secretary to issue requirements under subsection (a).
**(c) Minimum standards of habitability** The Secretary shall prescribe such minimum standards of habitability as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that emergency shelters assisted under this section are environments that provide appropriate privacy, safety, and sanitary and other health-related conditions for homeless persons and families. Grantees are authorized to establish standards of habitability in addition to those prescribed by the Secretary.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish and carry out a rural housing stability grant program. In carrying out the program, the Secretary may award grants to eligible organizations in lieu of grants under part C in order to pay for the Federal share of the cost of—
(1) rehousing or improving the housing situations of individuals and families who are homeless or in the worst housing situations in the geographic area;
(2) stabilizing the housing of individuals and families who are in imminent danger of losing housing; and
(3) improving the ability of the lowest-income residents of the community to afford stable housing.
**(b) Use of funds**
(1) **In general** — An eligible organization may use a grant awarded under subsection (a) to provide, in rural areas—
(A) rent, mortgage, or utility assistance after 2 months of nonpayment in order to prevent eviction, foreclosure, or loss of utility service;
(B) security deposits, rent for the first month of residence at a new location, and relocation assistance;
(C) short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters, either directly or through vouchers;
(D) construction of new housing units to provide transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and families and individuals and families at risk of homelessness;
(E) acquisition or rehabilitation of a structure to provide supportive services or to provide transitional or permanent housing, other than emergency shelter, to homeless individuals and families and individuals and families at risk of homelessness;
(F) leasing of property, or portions of property, not owned by the recipient or project sponsor involved, for use in providing transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and families an
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