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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 131 — Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids

§ 12904. Eligible activities

Statutory text

Grants allocated under this chapter shall be available only for approved activities to carry out strategies designed to prevent homelessness among eligible persons. Approved activities shall include activities that—

(1)

enable public and nonprofit organizations or agencies to provide housing information to such persons and coordinate efforts to expand housing assistance resources for such persons under section 12906 of this title;

(2)

facilitate the development and operation of shelter and services for such persons under section 12907 of this title;

(3)

provide rental assistance to such persons under section 12908 of this title;

(4)

facilitate (through project-based rental assistance or other means) the moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy dwellings (SROs) that would be made available only to such persons under section 12909 of this title;

(5)

facilitate the development of community residences for eligible persons under section 12910 of this title;

(6)

carry out other activities that the Secretary develops in cooperation with eligible States and localities, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) 1 of this title.

The Secretary shall establish standards and guidelines for approved activities. The Secretary shall permit grantees to refine and adapt such standards and guidelines for individual projects, where such refinements and adaptations are made necessary by local circumstances.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. AIDS Housing Opportunity Act

    Pub. L. 101–625 title VIII § 855 · 104 Stat. 4079

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12904

    Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 855, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4378

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 855, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4378

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 855. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. Grants allocated under this subtitle shall be available only for approved activities to carry out strategies designed to prevent homelessness among such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Approved activities shall include activities that— (1) enable public and nonprofit organizations or agencies to provide housing information to such persons and coordinate efforts to expand housing assistance resources for such persons under section 857; (2) facilitate the development and operation of shelter and services for such persons under section 858; (3) provide short-term rental assistance to such persons under section 859; (4) facilitate (through project-based rental assistance or other means) the moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy dwellings (SROs) that would be made available only to such persons under section 860; (5) facilitate the development of community residences for eligible persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome under section 861; (6) carry out other activities that the Secretary develops in cooperation with eligible States and localities. The Secretary shall establish standards and guidelines for approved activities. The Secretary shall permit grantees to refine and adapt such standards and guidelines for individual projects, where such refinements and adaptations are made necessary by local circumstances.

  2. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 § 606(j)(3)(A) · 106 Stat. 3672

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 12904

    Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “eligible persons” for “such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “eligible persons” for “such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” and inserting “eligible persons”; and

  3. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 § 606(h)(2) · 106 Stat. 3672

    Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 12904(3)

    Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(h)(2), struck out “short-term” after “provide”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(h)(2), struck out “short-term” after “provide”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Conforming amendment.— Section 855(3) (42 U.S.C. 12904(3)) is amended by striking “short-term”.

  4. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 § 606(j)(3)(B) · 106 Stat. 3672

    Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 12904(5)

    Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(B), struck out “with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” after “persons”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(B), struck out “with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” after “persons”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking “with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”.

  5. Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–550 § 606(e) · 106 Stat. 3672

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 12904(6)

    Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(e), inserted before period at end “, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (6). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(e), inserted before period at end “, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Limitation on Spending for Other Activities.— Section 855(6) (42 U.S.C. 12904(6)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 854(c)(3)”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text
Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “eligible persons” for “such persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(h)(2), struck out “short-term” after “provide”.

Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(j)(3)(B), struck out “with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” after “persons”.

Par. (6). Pub. L. 102–550, § 606(e), inserted before period at end “, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this title”.

Credits

1990–1992 · 2 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 855, , 104 Stat. 4378
  2. 1992Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 606(e), (h)(2), (j)(3), , 106 Stat. 3808, 3810.
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(Pub. L. 101–625, title VIII, § 855, , 104 Stat. 4378; Pub. L. 102–550, title VI, § 606(e), (h)(2), (j)(3), , 106 Stat. 3808, 3810.)

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