42 U.S.C. § 11361b — Technical assistance

Page 8153 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 11363 (1) operates a transitional housing program that has a primary purpose of implementing an evidence-based practice that requires that housing units be targeted to families with children in a specific age group; and (2) provides such assurances, as the Sec- retary shall require, that an equivalent appro- priate alternative living arrangement for the whole family or household unit has been se- cured. (Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title I, § 1103, May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1677.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 1103 of Pub. L. 111–22, which directed amend- ment of subtitle A of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act by adding this section after section 403 (as so redesignated by section 1101(2) of Pub. L. 111–22), was executed by adding this section following section 403 (42 U.S.C. 11361) of subtitle A of title IV of Pub. L. 100–77 (this part), to reflect the probable intent of Con- gress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain final regulations by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under sec- tion 11302 of this title. § 11361b. Technical assistance (a) In general The Secretary shall make available technical assistance to private nonprofit organizations and other nongovernmental entities, States, metropolitan cities, urban counties, and coun- ties that are not urban counties, to implement effective planning processes for preventing and ending homelessness, to improve their capacity to prepare collaborative applications, to prevent the separation of families in emergency shelter or other housing programs, and to adopt and provide best practices in housing and services for persons experiencing homeless. (b) Reservation The Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds made available for any fis- cal year for carrying out parts B and C, to pro- vide technical assistance under subsection (a). (Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 405, as added Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title I, § 1103, May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1677.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 1103 of Pub. L. 111–22, which directed amend- ment of subtitle A of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act by adding this section after section 404, was executed by adding this section following section 404 (42 U.S.C. 11361a) of subtitle A of title IV of Pub. L. 100–77 (this part), to reflect the probable intent of Con- gress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain final regulations by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under sec- tion 11302 of this title. § 11362. Discharge coordination policy The Secretary may not provide a grant under this subchapter for any governmental entity serving as an applicant unless the applicant agrees to develop and implement, to the max- imum extent practicable and where appropriate, policies and protocols for the discharge of per- sons from publicly funded institutions or sys- tems of care (such as health care facilities, fos- ter care or other youth facilities, or correction programs and institutions) in order to prevent such discharge from immediately resulting in homelessness for such persons. (Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 406, formerly § 402, as added Pub. L. 106–377, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 229(a)], Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1441, 1441A–30; renumbered § 406, Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title I, § 1101(2), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1669.) § 11363. Protection of personally identifying in- formation by victim service providers In the course of awarding grants or imple- menting programs under this subchapter, the Secretary shall instruct any victim service pro- vider that is a recipient or subgrantee not to disclose for purposes of the Homeless Manage- ment Information System any personally identi- fying information about any client. The Sec- retary may, after public notice and comment, require or ask such recipients and subgrantees to disclose for purposes of the Homeless Manage- ment Information System non-personally identi- fying information that has been de-identified, encrypted, or otherwise encoded. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any pro- vision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking. (Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title I, § 1104, May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1677.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 1104 of Pub. L. 111–22, which directed amend- ment of subtitle A of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act by adding this section at the end, was executed by adding this section at the end of subtitle A of title IV of Pub. L. 100–77 (this part), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the earlier of 18 months after May 20, 2009, or 3 months after publication of certain final regulations by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, see section 1503 of Pub. L. 111–22, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under sec- tion 11302 of this title.