HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.

SEC. 316. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY REQUIREMENT. (a) In General.—Section 401 of the Stewart B. McKinney Home-less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 401. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY. “Assistance may be made under this title only if the grantee certifies that it is following— “(1) a current housing affordability strategy which has been approved by the Secretary in accordance with section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, or “(2) a comprehensive homeless assistance plan which was approved by the Secretary during the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, or during such longer period as may be prescribed by the Secretary in any case for good cause.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1991.