HOPE FOR ELDERLY INDEPENDENCE.

SEC. 605. HOPE FOR ELDERLY INDEPENDENCE. (a) Section 8 Assistance.—Section 803(j) of the Cranston- Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8012(j)) is amended to read as follows: “(j) Section 8 Funding.—The budget authority available under section 5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under sections 8(b) and 8(0) of such Act is authorized to be increased by $38,288,000 on or after October 1, 1992, and by $39,896,096 on or after October 1, 1993. The amounts made available under this subsection shall be used only in connection with the demonstration under this section. (b) Supportive Services Authorization.—Section 803(k) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8012(k)) is amended to read as follows: “(k) Funding for Services.—There are authorized to be appropriated for the Secretary to carry out the responsibilities for supportive services under the demonstrations under this section $10,000,000 to become available in fiscal year 1993, and $10,420,000 to become available in fiscal year 1994. Any such amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.”. (c) Demonstration Period.—Section 803 of the Cranston-Gon-zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8012) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “determined by the Secretary”; and (2) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g) and inserting the following new paragraph: “(1) The term ‘demonstration period’ means the 5-year period referred to in subsection (a).”.