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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part B · Chapter 119 — Homeless Assistance

§ 11376. Administrative provisions

Statutory text

(a)

Regulations

Not later than 60 days after , 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. The Secretary shall issue requirements based on the initial notice before the expiration of the 12-month period following . 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 100–77 title IV § 417 · 101 Stat. 482

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 11376

    Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 417, formerly § 416, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 498

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 417, formerly § 416, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 498

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 417. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In addition to other amounts authorized by law, there are authorized to be appropriated for the emergency shelter grants program $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 and $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1988.

  2. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

    Pub. L. 101–625 § 832(f)(7) · 104 Stat. 4079

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 11376(b)

    Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(f)(7), inserted “Indian tribe,” after “State,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(f)(7), inserted “Indian tribe,” after “State,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) Initial allocation of assistance.— Section 416(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11376(b)) is amended by inserting “Indian tribe ,” after “State,”.

  3. Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

    Pub. L. 101–625 § 832(g) · 104 Stat. 4079

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 11376(c)

    Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(g), added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(g), added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (g) Minimum Standards of Habitability.— Section 416 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11376) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(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.”.

  4. Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–330 title V § 506(a)(6) · 110 Stat. 4016

    Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 11376(b)

    Pub. L. 104–330 struck out “Indian tribe,” after “State,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–330 struck out “Indian tribe,” after “State,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (6) in section 416(b), by striking “Indian tribe,”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 effective Oct. 1, 1997, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 107 of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4101 of Title 25, Indians. Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 applicable with respect to amounts made available for assistance under this subchapter for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal years thereafter, see section 506(c) of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as a note under section 11371 of this title.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The emergency shelter grants program under the provisions made effective by section 101(g) of Public Law 99–500 or Public Law 99–591, referred to in subsec. (a), means the emergency shelter grants program authorized by title V of H.R. 5313 [Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987], as incorporated by reference by section 101(g) of Pub. L. 99–500 and 99–591, and enacted into law by section 106 of Pub. L. 100–202, which is set out as a note under section 11361 of this title.

Prior Provisions
Amendments1990–1996 · 2 rounds

1996

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–330 struck out “Indian tribe,” after “State,”.

1990

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(f)(7), inserted “Indian tribe,” after “State,”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–625, § 832(g), added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 107 of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4101 of Title 25, Indians.

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–330 applicable with respect to amounts made available for assistance under this subchapter for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal years thereafter, see section 506(c) of Pub. L. 104–330, set out as a note under section 11371 of this title.

Credits

1987–2009 · 4 acts
  1. 1987Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 417, formerly § 416, , 101 Stat. 498
  2. 1990Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 832(f)(7), (g), , 104 Stat. 4361
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–330, title V, § 506(a)(6), , 110 Stat. 4044
  4. 2009renumbered § 417, Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title II, § 1201(3), , 123 Stat. 1678.
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(Pub. L. 100–77, title IV, § 417, formerly § 416, , 101 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 832(f)(7), (g), , 104 Stat. 4361; Pub. L. 104–330, title V, § 506(a)(6), , 110 Stat. 4044; renumbered § 417, Pub. L. 111–22, div. B, title II, § 1201(3), , 123 Stat. 1678.)

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