42 U.S.C. § 12908
Grants under this section may be used only for assistance to provide rental assistance for low-income eligible persons. Such assistance may be project based or tenant based and shall be provided to the extent practicable in the manner provided for under section 1437f of this title. Grantees shall ensure that the housing provided is decent, safe, and sanitary.
Grants under this section may be used to assist individuals who elect to reside in shared housing arrangements in the manner provided under section 1437f(p) of this title, except that, notwithstanding such section, assistance under this section may be made available to nonelderly individuals. The Secretary shall issue any standards for shared housing under this paragraph that vary from standards issued under section 1437f(p) of this title only to the extent necessary to provide for circumstances of shared housing arrangements under this paragraph that differ from circumstances of shared housing arrangements for elderly families under section 1437f(p) of this title.
A recipient under this section shall comply with the following requirements:
The recipient shall provide for qualified service providers in the area to provide appropriate services to the eligible persons assisted under this section.
For any individual with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases who requires more care than can be provided in housing assisted under this section, the recipient shall provide for the locating of a care provider who can appropriately care for the individual and referral of the individual to the care provider.
A project sponsor providing rental assistance under this section may use amounts from any grant received under this section for administrative expenses involved in providing such assistance, subject to the provisions of 12905(g)(2)1 of this title.
1So in original. Probably should be preceded by "section".
42 U.S.C. § 12908
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1992- Pub. L. 102-550, §606(h)(1)(A), substituted "Rental assistance" for "Short-term rental assistance" in section catchline.Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-550, §606(h)(1)(B), (j) (11)(D), struck out "short-term" before "rental assistance" and substituted "eligible persons" for "individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases". Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-550, §606(j)(6), substituted "eligible persons" for "individuals".Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-550, §606(j)(7), inserted "with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases" after "any individual".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-550, §606(h)(1)(C), added subsec. (c).
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
- project sponsor
- The term "project sponsor" means a nonprofit organization or a housing agency of a State or unit of general local government that contracts with a grantee to receive assistance under this chapter.
- recipient
- The term "recipient" means a grantee or other applicant receiving funds under this chapter.1
- project
- The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 80131 of this title.