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HR 1675 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 1675CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) References- Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, section 811 or any other provision of section 811, the reference shall be considered to be made to section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH CERTIFICATE FUND.

(a) Termination of Mainstream Tenant-based Rental Assistance Program- Section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (b)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking the first subsection designation and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Authority To Provide Assistance- The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of supportive housing for persons with disabilities, which shall be provided as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) capital advances in accordance with subsection (d)(1); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) contracts for project rental assistance in accordance with subsection (d)(2).’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘assistance under this paragraph’ and inserting ‘Assistance under this subsection’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Renewal Through Section 8- Section 811 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(p) Authorization of Appropriations for Section 8 Assistance-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- There is authorized to be appropriated for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for persons with disabilities in fiscal year 2010 the amount necessary to provide a number of incremental vouchers under such section that is equal to the number of vouchers provided in fiscal year 2009 under the tenant-based rental assistance program under subsection (d)(4) of this section (as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) REQUIREMENTS UPON TURNOVER- The Secretary shall develop and issue, to public housing agencies that receive voucher assistance made available under this subsection and to public housing agencies that received voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for non-elderly disabled families pursuant to appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 or any other subsequent appropriations for incremental vouchers for non-elderly disabled families, guidance to ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, such vouchers continue to be provided upon turnover to qualified persons with disabilities or to qualified non-elderly disabled families, respectively.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. MODERNIZED CAPITAL ADVANCE PROGRAM.

(a) Project Rental Assistance Contracts- Section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (d)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by inserting ‘(A) INITIAL PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT- ’ after ‘PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE- ’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the first sentence, by inserting after ‘shall’ the following: ‘comply with subsection (e)(2) and shall’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking ‘annual contract amount’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘amount provided under the contract for each year covered by the contract’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) RENEWAL OF AND INCREASES IN CONTRACT AMOUNTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) EXPIRATION OF CONTRACT TERM- Upon the expiration of each contract term, subject to the availability of amounts made available in appropriation Acts, the Secretary shall adjust the annual contract amount to provide for reasonable project costs, and any increases, including adequate reserves and service coordinators, except that any contract amounts not used by a project during a contract term shall not be available for such adjustments upon renewal.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS- In the event of emergency situations that are outside the control of the owner, the Secretary shall increase the annual contract amount, subject to reasonable review and limitations as the Secretary shall provide.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (e)(2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘, except that, in the case of the sponsor of a project assisted with any low-income housing tax credit pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or with any tax-exempt housing bonds, the contract shall have an initial term of not less than 360 months and shall provide funding for a term of 60 months’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘extend any expiring contract’ and insert ‘upon expiration of a contract (or any renewed contract), renew such contract’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Program Requirements- Section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (e)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the following: ‘Program Requirements’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) USE RESTRICTIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) TERM- Any project for which a capital advance is provided under subsection (d)(1) shall be operated for not less than 40 years as supportive housing for persons with disabilities, in accordance with the application for the project approved by the Secretary and shall, during such period, be made available for occupancy only by very low-income persons with disabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) CONVERSION- If the owner of a project requests the use of the project for the direct benefit of very low-income persons with disabilities and, pursuant to such request the Secretary determines that a project is no longer needed for use as supportive housing for persons with disabilities, the Secretary may approve the request and authorize the owner to convert the project to such use.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS- No assistance received under this section (or any State or local government funds used to supplement such assistance) may be used to replace other State or local funds previously used, or designated for use, to assist persons with disabilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) LIMITATION- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), of the total number of dwelling units in any multifamily housing project (including any condominium or cooperative housing project) containing any unit for which assistance is provided from a capital grant under subsection (d)(1) made after the date of the enactment of the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009, the aggregate number that are used for persons with disabilities, including supportive housing for persons with disabilities, or to which any occupancy preference for persons with disabilities applies, may not exceed 25 percent of such total.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) EXCEPTION- Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of any project that is a group home or independent living facility.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Delegated Processing- Subsection (g) of section 811 (42 U.S.C. 8013(g)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking ‘Selection Criteria- ’ and inserting ‘Selection Criteria and Processing- (1) SELECTION CRITERIA- ’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (G), and (H), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Delegated Processing-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) In issuing a capital advance under subsection (d)(1) for any multifamily project (but not including any project that is a group home or independent living facility) for which financing for the purposes described in the last sentence of subsection (b) is provided by a combination of the capital advance and sources other than this section, within 30 days of award of the capital advance, the Secretary shall delegate review and processing of such projects to a State or local housing agency that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) is in geographic proximity to the property;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) has demonstrated experience in and capacity for underwriting multifamily housing loans that provide housing and supportive services;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) may or may not be providing low-income housing tax credits in combination with the capital advance under this section; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iv) agrees to issue a firm commitment within 12 months of delegation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) The Secretary shall retain the authority to process capital advances in cases in which no State or local housing agency has applied to provide delegated processing pursuant to this paragraph or no such agency has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to serve as a delegated processing agency.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) An agency to which review and processing is delegated pursuant to subparagraph (A) may assess a reasonable fee which shall be included in the capital advance amounts and may recommend project rental assistance amounts in excess of those initially awarded by the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop a schedule for reasonable fees under this subparagraph to be paid to delegated processing agencies, which shall take into consideration any other fees to be paid to the agency for other funding provided to the project by the agency, including bonds, tax credits, and other gap funding.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) Under such delegated system, the Secretary shall retain the authority to approve rents and development costs and to execute a capital advance within 60 days of receipt of the commitment from the State or local agency. The Secretary shall provide to such agency and the project sponsor, in writing, the reasons for any reduction in capital advance amounts or project rental assistance and such reductions shall be subject to appeal.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Leveraging Other Resources- Paragraph (1) of section 811(g) (as so designated by subsection (c)(1) of this section) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section) the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) the extent to which the per-unit cost of units to be assisted under this section will be supplemented with resources from other public and private sources;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Tenant Protections and Eligibility for Occupancy- Section 811 is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) Admission and Occupancy-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) TENANT SELECTION-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) PROCEDURES- An owner shall adopt written tenant selection procedures that are satisfactory to the Secretary as (i) consistent with the purpose of improving housing opportunities for very low-income persons with disabilities; and (ii) reasonably related to program eligibility and an applicant’s ability to perform the obligations of the lease. Owners shall promptly notify in writing any rejected applicant of the grounds for any rejection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) REQUIREMENT FOR OCCUPANCY- Occupancy in dwelling units provided assistance under this section shall be available only to persons with disabilities and households that include at least one person with a disability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) AVAILABILITY- Except only as provided in subparagraph (D), occupancy in dwelling units in housing provided with assistance under this section shall be available to all persons with disabilities eligible for such occupancy without regard to the particular disability involved.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) LIMITATION ON OCCUPANCY- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner of housing developed under this section may, with the approval of the Secretary, limit occupancy within the housing to persons with disabilities who can benefit from the supportive services offered in connection with the housing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) TENANT PROTECTIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) LEASE- The lease between a tenant and an owner of housing assisted under this section shall be for not less than one year, and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) TERMINATION OF TENANCY- An owner may not terminate the tenancy or refuse to renew the lease of a tenant of a rental dwelling unit assisted under this section except--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) for serious or repeated violation of the terms and conditions of the lease, for violation of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or for other good cause; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) by providing the tenant, not less than 30 days before such termination or refusal to renew, with written notice specifying the grounds for such action.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN SERVICES- A supportive service plan for housing assisted under this section shall permit each resident to take responsibility for choosing and acquiring their own services, to receive any supportive services made available directly or indirectly by the owner of such housing, or to not receive any supportive services.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Development Cost Limitations- Subsection (h) of section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ‘GROUP HOMES’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘various types and sizes’ and inserting ‘group homes’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking subparagraph (E); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘established pursuant to paragraph (1)’ after ‘cost limitation’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) APPLICABILITY OF HOME PROGRAM COST LIMITATIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- The provisions of section 212(e) of this Act and the cost limits established by the Secretary pursuant to such section with respect to the amount of funds under subtitle A of title II of this Act that may be invested on a per unit basis, shall apply to supportive housing assisted with a capital advance under subsection (d)(1) and the amount of funds under such subsection that may be invested on a per unit basis.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) WAIVERS- The Secretary shall provide for waiver of the cost limits applicable pursuant to subparagraph (A)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) in the cases in which the cost limits established pursuant to section 212(e) of this Act may be waived; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) to provide for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) the cost of special design features to make the housing accessible to persons with disabilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) the cost of special design features necessary to make individual dwelling units meet the special needs of persons with disabilities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) the cost of providing the housing in a location that is accessible to public transportation and community organizations that provide supportive services to persons with disabilities.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Repeal of Authority To Waive Size Limitations- Subsection (k) of section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘(or such higher number of persons’ and all that follows through ‘subsection (h)(6))’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Minimum Allocation for Multifamily Projects- Subsection (l) of section 811, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by inserting before paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS- The Secretary shall establish a minimum percentage of the amount made available for each fiscal year for capital advances under subsection (d)(1) that shall be used for multifamily projects subject to subsection (e)(4).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

Section 811, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subsections (k) through (n) as subsections (l) through (o), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(k) Project Rental Assistance-only Competitive Demonstration Program-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) AUTHORITY- The Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program under this subsection to expand the supply of supportive housing for non-elderly adults with disabilities, under which the Secretary shall make funds available for project rental assistance pursuant to paragraph (2) for eligible projects under paragraph (3). The Secretary shall provide for State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities to apply to the Secretary for such project rental assistance funds, which shall be made available by such agencies and entities for dwelling units in eligible projects based upon criteria established by the Secretary for the demonstration program under this subsection. The Secretary may not require any State housing finance agency or other entity applying for project rental assistance funds under the demonstration program to identify in such application the eligible projects for which such funds will be used, and shall allow such agencies and applicants to subsequently identify such eligible projects pursuant to the making of commitments described in paragraph (3)(B).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) CONTRACT TERMS- Project rental assistance under the demonstration program under this subsection shall be provided--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) in accordance with subsection (d)(2); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) under a contract having an initial term of not less than 180 months that provides funding for a term 60 months, which funding shall be renewed upon expiration, subject to the availability of sufficient amounts in appropriation Acts.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) LIMITATION ON UNITS ASSISTED- Of the total number of dwelling units in any multifamily housing project containing any unit for which project rental assistance under the demonstration program under this subsection is provided, the aggregate number that are provided such project rental assistance, that are used for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, or to which any occupancy preference for persons with disabilities applies, may not exceed 25 percent of such total.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) PROHIBITION OF CAPITAL ADVANCES- The Secretary may not provide a capital advance under subsection (d)(1) for any project for which assistance is provided under the demonstration program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) ELIGIBLE POPULATION- Project rental assistance under the demonstration program under this subsection may be provided only for dwelling units for extremely low-income persons with disabilities and extremely low-income households that include at least one person with a disability.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS- An eligible project under this paragraph is a new or existing multifamily housing project for which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) the development costs are paid with resources from other public or private sources; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) a commitment has been made--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) by the applicable State agency responsible for allocation of low-income housing tax credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for an allocation of such credits;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) by the applicable participating jurisdiction that receives assistance under the HOME Investment Partnership Act, for assistance from such jurisdiction; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) by any Federal agency or any State or local government, for funding for the project from funds from any other sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) STATE AGENCY INVOLVEMENT- Assistance under the demonstration may be provided only for projects for which the applicable State agency responsible for health and human services programs, and the applicable State agency designated to administer or supervise the administration of the State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act, have entered into such agreements as the Secretary considers appropriate--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) to identify the target populations to be served by the project;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) to set forth methods for outreach and referral; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) to make available appropriate services for tenants of the project.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) USE REQUIREMENTS- In the case of any project for which project rental assistance is provided under the demonstration program under this subsection, the dwelling units assisted pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be operated for not less than 30 years as supportive housing for persons with disabilities, in accordance with the application for the project approved by the Secretary, and such dwelling units shall, during such period, be made available for occupancy only by persons and households described in paragraph (2)(D).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) REPORT- Upon the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the demonstration program under this subsection, analyzing the effectiveness of the program, including the effectiveness of the program compared to the program for capital advances in accordance with subsection (d)(1) (as in effect pursuant to the amendments made by such Act), and making recommendations regarding future models for assistance under this section based upon the experiences under the program.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

Section 811 is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘provides’ and inserting ‘makes available’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) promotes and facilitates community integration for people with significant and long-term disabilities.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (c)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘special’ and inserting ‘housing and community-based services’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) make available voluntary supportive services that address the individual needs of persons with disabilities occupying such housing;’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma and inserting a semicolon;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘provided under’ and all that follows through ‘shall bear’ and inserting ‘provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall bear’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (f)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (3)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘receive’ and inserting ‘be offered’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) evidence of the applicant’s experience in--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) providing such supportive services; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) creating and managing structured partnerships with service providers for the delivery of appropriate community-based services;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘such persons’ and all that follows through ‘provision of such services’ and inserting ‘tenants’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘other Federal, and’ before ‘State’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘special’ and inserting ‘housing and community-based services’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in subsection (g), in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated by section 3(c)(1) of this Act)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated by section 3(c)(2) of this Act), by striking ‘the necessary supportive services will be provided’ and inserting ‘appropriate supportive services will be made available’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated by section 3(c)(2) of this Act) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) the extent to which the location and design of the proposed project will facilitate the provision of community-based supportive services and address other basic needs of persons with disabilities, including access to appropriate and accessible transportation, access to community services agencies, public facilities, and shopping;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) in subsection (j)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking paragraph (4); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) in subsection (l) (as so redesignated by section 4(1) of this Act)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘, which provides a separate bedroom for each tenant of the residence’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2)(A) The term ‘person with disabilities’ means a person who is 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age, who--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) has a disability as defined in section 223 of the Social Security Act;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) is determined, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary, to have a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(I) is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(II) substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(III) is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) has a developmental disability as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) Such term shall not exclude persons who have the disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions arising from the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, for purposes of eligibility for low-income housing under this title, solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol dependence. The Secretary shall consult with other appropriate Federal agencies to implement the preceding sentence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to prevent abuses in determining, under the definitions contained in this paragraph, the eligibility of families and persons for admission to and occupancy of housing assisted under this section. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this paragraph, the term ‘person with disabilities’ includes two or more persons with disabilities living together, one or more such persons living with another person who is determined (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary) to be important to their care or well-being, and the surviving member or members of any household described in subparagraph (A) who were living, in a unit assisted under this section, with the deceased member of the household at the time of his or her death.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) The term ‘supportive housing for persons with disabilities’ means dwelling units that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) are designed to meet the permanent housing needs of very low-income persons with disabilities; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) are located in housing that make available supportive services that address the individual health, mental health, or other needs of such persons.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘a project for’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) in paragraph (6)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by inserting after and below subparagraph (D) the matter to be inserted by the amendment made by section 841 of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-569; 114 Stat. 3022); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in the matter inserted by the amendment made by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking ‘wholly owned and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated by section 4(1) of this Act)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘subsection (c)(1)’ and inserting ‘subsection (d)(1)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘subsection (c)(2)’ and inserting ‘subsection (d)(2)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Subsection (n) of section 811 (as so redesignated by section 4(1) of this Act) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(n) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 the following amounts:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) CAPITAL ADVANCE/PRAC PROGRAM- For providing assistance pursuant to subsection (b), such sums as may be necessary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM- For carrying out the demonstration program under subsection (k), such sums as may be necessary to provide 2,500 incremental dwelling units under such program in each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 and 5,000 incremental dwelling units under such program in each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 7. NEW REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE.

Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue new regulations and guidance for the program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) for supportive housing for persons with disabilities to carry out such program in accordance with the amendments made by this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 8. GAO STUDY.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013) to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of such program in assisting households of persons with disabilities. Such study shall determine--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the total number of households assisted under such program;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the extent to which households assisted under other programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provide rental assistance or rental housing would be eligible to receive assistance under such section 811 program; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) the extent to which households described in paragraph (2) who are eligible for, but not receiving, assistance under such section 811 program are receiving supportive services from, or assisted by, the Department of Housing and Urban Development other than through the section 811 program (including under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program) or from other sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Upon the completion of the study required under this section, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress setting forth the findings and conclusions of the study.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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Clerk.

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1675

AN ACT

To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities LORRAINE C. MILLER, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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