Veterans Homelessness Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for certain very low-income veteran families.
Allows such assistance to be in the form of: (1) a grant for costs of planning a supportive housing project; (2) a capital advance for such project; and (3) project rental assistance.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure that any housing assistance provided to veterans or veteran families includes a range of specified services tailored to the needs of very low-income veteran families; and (2) provide financial assistance for such services.
Requires HUD periodically to establish development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of such supportive housing.
Establishes a special housing account.
Requires the owner of such supportive housing to adopt HUD-approved tenant selection procedures.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2330 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2330
To authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk
veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 8, 2007
Mr. Reid (for Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Menendez)) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk
veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homelessness Prevention
Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR VERY LOW-INCOME
VETERAN FAMILIES.
(a) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to expand the supply of permanent housing for very low-
income veteran families; and
(2) to provide supportive services through such housing to
support the needs of such veteran families.
(b) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall establish a pilot program to provide
assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer
cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for
very low-income veteran families
(2) Authority to provide assistance.--The Secretary shall,
to the extent amounts are made available for assistance under
this section and the Secretary receives approvable applications
for such assistance, provide assistance to private nonprofit
organizations and consumer cooperatives to carry out the pilot
program established under paragraph (1).
(3) Nature of assistance.--The assistance provided under
this subsection--
(A) shall be available for use to plan for and
finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of a
structure or a portion of a structure to be used as
supportive housing for very low-income veteran families
in accordance with this section; and
(B) may also cover the cost of real property
acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition,
relocation, and other expenses that the Secretary
determines are necessary to expand the supply of
supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families.
(4) Consultation.--In meeting the requirement of this
subsection, the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
(B) the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, as
such Special Assistant was established under section
4(g) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Act.
(c) Forms of Assistance.--Assistance under this section shall be
made available in the following forms:
(1) Assistance may be provided as a grant for costs of
planning a project to be used as supportive housing for very
low-income veteran families.
(2) Assistance may be provided as a capital advance under
this paragraph for a project, such advance shall--
(A) bear no interest;
(B) not be required to be repaid so long as the
housing remains available for occupancy by very low-
income veteran families in accordance with this
section; and
(C) be in an amount calculated in accordance with
the development cost limitation established pursuant to
subsection (j).
(3) Assistance may be provided as project rental
assistance, under an annual contract that--
(A) obligates the Secretary to make monthly
payments to cover any part of the costs attributed to
units occupied (or, as approved by the Secretary, held
for occupancy) by very low-income veteran families that
is not met from project income;
(B) provides for the project not more than the sum
of the initial annual project rentals for all units so
occupied and any initial utility allowances for such
units, as approved by the Secretary;
(C) any contract amounts not used by a project in
any year shall remain available to the project until
the expiration of the contract; and
(D) provides that the Secretary shall, to the
extent appropriations for such purpose are made
available, adjust the annual contract amount if the sum
of the project income and the amount of assistance
payments available under this paragraph are inadequate
to provide for reasonable project costs.
(d) Tenant Rent Contribution.--A very low-income veteran family
shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit assisted under this section the
highest of the following amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar:
(1) 30 percent of the veteran family's adjusted monthly
income.
(2) 10 percent of the veteran family's monthly income.
(3) If the veteran family is receiving payments for welfare
assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments,
adjusted in accordance with the veteran family's actual housing
costs, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the
veteran family's housing costs, the portion of such payments
which is so designated.
(e) Term of Commitment.--
(1) Use limitations.--All units in housing assisted under
this section shall be made available for occupancy by very low-
income veteran families for not less than 15 years.
(2) Contract terms.--
(A) Initial term.--The initial term of a contract
entered into under subsection (c)(2) shall be 60
months.
(B) Extension.--The Secretary shall, to the extent
approved in appropriation Acts, extend any expiring
contract for a term of not less than 12 months.
(C) Authority of secretary to make early
commitments.--In order to facilitate the orderly
extension of expiring contracts, the Secretary may make
commitments to extend expiring contracts during the
year prior to the date of expiration.
(f) Applications.--
(1) In general.--Amounts made available under this section
shall be allocated by the Secretary among approvable
applications submitted by private nonprofit organizations and
consumer cooperatives.
(2) Content of application.--
(A) In general.--Applications for assistance under
this section shall be submitted by an applicant in such
form and in accordance with such procedures as the
Secretary shall establish.
(B) Required content.--Applications for assistance
under this section shall contain--
(i) a description of the proposed housing;
(ii) a description of the assistance the
applicant seeks under this section;
(iii) a description of--
(I) the supportive services to be
provided to the persons occupying such
housing;
(II) the manner in which such
services will be provided to such
persons, including, in the case of
frail elderly persons (as such term is
defined in section 202 of the Housing
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q)),
evidence of such residential
supervision as the Secretary determines
is necessary to facilitate the adequate
provision of such services; and
(III) the public or private sources
of assistance that can reasonably be
expected to fund or provide such
services;
(iv) a certification from the public
official responsible for submitting a housing
strategy for the jurisdiction to be served in
accordance with section 105 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12705) that the proposed project is
consistent with the approved housing strategy;
and
(v) such other information or
certifications that the Secretary determines to
be necessary or appropriate to achieve the
purposes of this section.
(3) Rejection.--The Secretary shall not reject any
application for assistance under this section on technical
grounds without giving notice of that rejection and the basis
therefore to the applicant.
(g) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish selection
criteria for assistance under this section, which shall include
criteria--
(1) based upon--
(A) the ability of the applicant to develop and
operate the proposed housing;
(B) the need for supportive housing for very low-
income veteran families in the area to be served;
(C) the extent to which the proposed size and unit
mix of the housing will enable the applicant to manage
and operate the housing efficiently and ensure that the
provision of supportive services will be accomplished
in an economical fashion;
(D) the extent to which the proposed design of the
housing will meet the physical needs of very low-income
veteran families;
(E) the extent to which the applicant has
demonstrated that the supportive services identified
pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii) will be provided
on a consistent, long-term basis;
(F) the extent to which the proposed design of the
housing will accommodate the provision of supportive
services that are expected to be needed, either
initially or over the useful life of the housing, by
the very low-income veterans the housing is intended to
serve; and
(G) such other factors as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate to ensure that funds made available
under this section are used effectively; and
(2) appropriate to consider the need for supportive housing
for very low-income veteran families in nonmetropolitan areas
and by Indian tribes.
(h) Provision of Supportive Services to Veteran Families.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that any housing assistance provided to veterans or
veteran families includes a range of services tailored to the
needs of the very low-income veteran families occupying such
housing, which may include services for--
(A) outreach;
(B) health (including counseling, mental health,
substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and
traumatic brain injury) diagnosis and treatment;
(C) habilitation and rehabilitation;
(D) case management;
(E) daily living;
(F) personal financial planning;
(G) transportation;
(H) vocation;
(I) employment and training;
(J) education;
(K) assistance in obtaining veterans benefits and
public benefits, including health and medical care
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(L) assistance in obtaining income support;
(M) assistance in obtaining health insurance;
(N) fiduciary and representative payee;
(O) legal aid;
(P) child care;
(Q) housing counseling;
(R) service coordination; and
(S) other services necessary for maintaining
independent living.
(2) Local coordination of services.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that
owners of housing assisted under this section have the
managerial capacity to--
(i) assess on an ongoing basis the service
needs of residents;
(ii) coordinate the provision of supportive
services and tailor such services to the
individual needs of residents; and
(iii) seek on a continuous basis new
sources of assistance to ensure the long-term
provision of supportive services.
(B) Classification of costs.--Any cost associated
with this subsection shall be an eligible cost under
subsections (c)(3) and (i).
(i) Financial Assistance for Services.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
to the extent amounts are available for assistance under this
subsection, provide financial assistance for the provision of
supportive services, and for coordinating the provision of such
services, to very low-income veteran families occupying
assisted housing. Such assistance shall be made through
payments to owners of such housing for each resident of the
housing based on the formula established under paragraph (2).
(2) Formula.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a formula to determine the rate of the payments to be
provided under this subsection. The formula shall determine a
rate for each resident of the housing assisted under this
section (which shall be adjusted not less than annually to take
into consideration changes in the cost of living).
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs to
carry out this subsection amounts as follows:
(i) For fiscal year 2008, $1,000,000.
(ii) For each fiscal year after fiscal year
2008, such sums as may be necessary for such
fiscal year.
(B) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated by subparagraph (A) shall remain available
until expended.
(j) Development Cost Limitations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall periodically establish
development cost limitations by market area for various types
and sizes of supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families by publishing a notice of the cost limitations in the
Federal Register.
(2) Considerations.--The cost limitations established under
paragraph (1) shall reflect--
(A) the cost of construction, reconstruction, or
moderate or substantial rehabilitation of supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families that meets
applicable State and local housing and building codes;
(B) the cost of movables necessary to the basic
operation of the housing, as determined by the
Secretary;
(C) the cost of special design features necessary
to make the housing accessible to very low-income
veteran families;
(D) the cost of congregate space necessary to
accommodate the provision of supportive services to
veteran families;
(E) if the housing is newly constructed, the cost
of meeting the energy efficiency standards promulgated
by the Secretary in accordance with section 109 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12709); and
(F) the cost of land, including necessary site
improvement.
(3) Use of data.--In establishing development cost
limitations for a given market area under this subsection, the
Secretary shall use data that reflect currently prevailing
costs of construction, reconstruction, or moderate or
substantial rehabilitation, and land acquisition in the area.
(4) Congregate space.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a
congregate space shall include space for cafeterias or dining
halls, community rooms or buildings, workshops, child care,
adult day health facilities or other outpatient health
facilities, or other essential service facilities.
(5) Commercial facilities.--Neither this section nor any
other provision of law may be construed as prohibiting or
preventing the location and operation, in a project assisted
under this section, of commercial facilities for the benefit of
residents of the project and the community in which the project
is located, except that assistance made available under this
section may not be used to subsidize any such commercial
facility.
(6) Acquisition.--In the case of existing housing and
related facilities to be acquired, the cost limitations shall
include--
(A) the cost of acquiring such housing;
(B) the cost of rehabilitation, alteration,
conversion, or improvement, including the moderate or
substantial rehabilitation thereof; and
(C) the cost of the land on which the housing and
related facilities are located.
(7) Annual adjustments.--The Secretary shall adjust the
cost limitation not less than annually to reflect changes in
the general level of construction, reconstruction, and moderate
and substantial rehabilitation costs.
(8) Incentives for savings.--
(A) Special housing account.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall use
the development cost limitations established
under paragraph (1) or (6) to calculate the
amount of financing to be made available to
individual owners.
(ii) Actual developmental costs less than
financing.--Owners which incur actual
development costs that are less than the amount
of financing shall be entitled to retain 50
percent of the savings in a special housing
account.
(iii) Bonus for energy efficiency.--The
percentage established under clause (ii) shall
be increased to 75 percent for owners which add
energy efficiency features which--
(I) exceed the energy efficiency
standards promulgated by the Secretary
in accordance with section 109 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709);
(II) substantially reduce the life-
cycle cost of the housing; and
(III) reduce gross rent
requirements.
(B) Uses.--The special housing account established
under subparagraph (A) may be used--
(i) to provide services to residents of the
housing or funds set aside for replacement
reserves; or
(ii) for such other purposes as determined
by the Secretary.
(9) Design flexibility.--The Secretary shall, to the extent
practicable, give owners the flexibility to design housing
appropriate to their location and proposed resident population
within broadly defined parameters.
(10) Use of funds from other sources.--An owner shall be
permitted voluntarily to provide funds from sources other than
this section for amenities and other features of appropriate
design and construction suitable for supportive housing under
this section if the cost of such amenities is--
(A) not financed with the advance; and
(B) is not taken into account in determining the
amount of Federal assistance or of the rent
contribution of tenants.
(k) Tenant Selection.--
(1) In general.--An owner shall adopt written tenant
selection procedures that are--
(A) satisfactory to the Secretary and which are--
(i) consistent with the purpose of
improving housing opportunities for very low-
income veteran families; and
(ii) reasonably related to program
eligibility and an applicant's ability to
perform the obligations of the lease; and
(B) compliant with subtitle C of title VI of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) and any regulations issued under
such subtitle.
(2) Notification of rejection.--Owners shall promptly
notify in writing any rejected applicant of the grounds for any
rejection.
(3) Information regarding housing.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide, to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of
Labor, information regarding the availability of the
housing assisted under this section.
(B) Sharing of information with additional
agencies.--Within 30 days of receipt of the
information, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
Secretary of Labor shall provide such information to
agencies in the area of the housing that receive
assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs and
the Department of Labor for providing medical care,
housing, supportive services or employment and training
services to homeless veterans.
(l) Miscellaneous Provisions.--
(1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall make
available appropriate technical assistance to ensure that
prospective applicants are able to participate more fully in
the program carried out under this section.
(2) Civil rights compliance.--Each owner shall certify, to
the satisfaction of the Secretary, that assistance made
available under this section will be conducted and administered
in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et
seq.), and other Federal, State, and local laws prohibiting
discrimination and promoting equal opportunity.
(3) Owner deposit.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require an
owner of housing, assisted under this section, to
deposit an amount not to exceed $15,000 in a special
escrow account to ensure the owner's commitment to the
housing.
(B) Reduction of requirement.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary may reduce
or waive the owner deposit specified under
subparagraph (A) for individual applicants if
the Secretary finds that such waiver or
reduction is necessary to achieve the purposes
of this section and the applicant demonstrates
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it
has the capacity to manage and maintain the
housing in accordance with this section.
(ii) Nonprofits.--The Secretary may reduce
or waive the requirement of the owner deposit
under subparagraph (A) in the case of a
nonprofit applicant that is not affiliated with
a national sponsor, as determined by the
Secretary.
(4) Notice of appeal.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall notify an
owner not less than 30 days prior to canceling any
reservation of assistance provided under this section.
(B) Appeal.--
(i) Filing deadline.--During the 30-day
period following the receipt of any notice
required under subparagraph (A), an owner may
appeal the proposed cancellation.
(ii) Timing of decision.--Any appeal
undertaken under clause (i), including review
by the Secretary, shall be completed not later
than 45 days after the appeal is filed.
(5) Labor.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall take such
action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers
and mechanics employed by contractors and
subcontractors in the construction of housing with 12
or more units assisted under this section shall be paid
wages at rates not less than the rates prevailing in
the locality involved for the corresponding classes of
laborers and mechanics employed on construction of a
similar character, as determined by the Secretary of
Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of
title 40, United States Code.
(B) Exemption.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
any individual who--
(i) performs services for which the
individual volunteered;
(ii) does not receive compensation for such
services or is paid expenses, reasonable
benefits, or a nominal fee for such services;
and
(iii) is not otherwise employed at any time
in the construction work.
(6) Access to residual receipts.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize the
owner of a housing project assisted under this section
to use any residual receipts held for the project in
excess of $500 per unit (or in excess of such other
amount prescribed by the Secretary based on the needs
of the project) for activities to retrofit and renovate
the project as described under section 802(d)(3) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 8011(d)(3)) or to provide supportive services to
residents of the project.
(B) Report.--Any owner that uses residual receipts
under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary a
report, not less than annually, describing the uses of
the residual receipts.
(C) Determination of amount.--In determining the
amount of project rental assistance to be provided to a
project under subsection (c)(3) of this section, the
Secretary may take into consideration the residual
receipts held for the project only if, and to the
extent that, excess residual receipts are not used
under this paragraph.
(7) Occupancy standards and obligations.--Each owner shall
operate housing assisted under this section in compliance with
subtitle C of title VI of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) and any regulations
issued under such subtitle.
(8) Use of project reserves.--
(A) In general.--Amounts for project reserves for a
project assisted under this section may be used for
costs, subject to reasonable limitations as the
Secretary determines appropriate, for reducing the
number of dwelling units in the project that are
currently obsolete or unmarketable.
(B) Approval of secretary required.--Any use
described in subparagraph (A) of amounts for project
reserves for a project assisted under this section
shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary to
ensure that such use is designed to retrofit units that
are currently obsolete or unmarketable.
(m) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) Consumer cooperative.--The term ``consumer
cooperative'' has the same meaning given such term for purposes
of the supportive housing for the elderly program under section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q).
(2) Very low-income veteran family.--The term ``very low-
income veteran family'' means a veteran family whose income
does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area,
as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and
larger families, except that the Secretary may establish an
income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median
for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such
variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of
construction costs or fair market rents (as determined under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f)), or unusually high or low family incomes.
(3) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means a private nonprofit
organization or consumer cooperative that receives assistance
under this section to develop and operate supportive housing
for very low-income veteran families.
(4) Private nonprofit organization.--The term ``private
nonprofit organization'' means--
(A) any incorporated private institution or
foundation--
(i) no part of the net earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any member, founder,
contributor, or individual;
(ii) which has a governing board that is
responsible for the operation of the housing
assisted under this section; and
(iii) which is approved by the Secretary as
to financial responsibility;
(B) a for-profit limited partnership the sole
general partner of which is an organization meeting the
requirements under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of
subparagraph (A);
(C) a corporation wholly owned and controlled by an
organization meeting the requirements under clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A); and
(D) a tribally designated housing entity, as such
term is defined in section 4 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4103).
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, except where specifically
provided otherwise.
(6) State.--The term ``State'' includes the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
the possessions of the United States.
(7) Supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families.--The term ``supportive housing for very low-income
veteran families'' means housing that is designed to
accommodate the provision of supportive services that are
expected to be needed, either initially or over the useful life
of the housing, by the veteran families that the housing is
intended to serve.
(8) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
(9) Veteran family.--The term ``veteran family'' includes a
veteran who is a single person, a family (including families
with children) whose head of household (or whose spouse) is a
veteran, and one or more veterans living together with 1 or
more persons.
(n) Allocation of Funds.--Of any amounts made available for
assistance under this section:
(1) Planning grants.--Not more than 2.5 percent shall be
available for planning grants in accordance with subsection
(c)(1).
(2) Capital advances.--Such sums as may be necessary shall
be available for capital advances in accordance with subsection
(c)(2).
(3) Project rental assistance.--Such sums as may be
necessary shall be available for project rental assistance in
accordance with subsection (c)(3).
(4) Technical assistance.--Not more than 1 percent shall be
available for technical assistance in accordance with
subsection (l)(1).
(o) Authorization of Appropriations for Housing Assistance.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Housing and Urban Development for assistance
under this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such
sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Upon the expiration of the 2-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, shall conduct an assessment of the pilot program carried
out under section 2 to determine the effectiveness and limitations of,
and potential improvements for, such program.
(b) Submission of Assessment to Congress.--Not later than 180 days
after the expiration of the 2-year period described in subsection (a),
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit a report to the Congress
regarding the results of the assessment required under subsection (a).
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR
VETERANS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall, to the extent amounts are made available in appropriation Acts
for grants under this section, make grants to eligible entities under
subsection (b) to provide to nonprofit organizations technical
assistance appropriate to assist such organizations in--
(1) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under
programs, including any pilot programs, administered by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(2) fulfilling the planning and application processes and
requirements necessary under such programs administered by the
Department; and
(3) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless
assistance under programs administered by the Department.
(b) Eligible Entities.--An eligible entity under this subsection is
a nonprofit entity or organization having such expertise as the
Secretary shall require in providing technical assistance to providers
of services for veterans.
(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall establish criteria for selecting applicants for
grants under this section to receive such grants and shall select
applicants based upon such criteria.
(d) Funding.--Of any amounts made available in fiscal year 2008 or
any fiscal year thereafter to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development for salaries and expenses, $750,000 shall be available, and
shall remain available until expended, for grants under this section.
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