ASSISTANCE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS.

SEC. 1405. SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS. (a) Budget Authority.—Section 441(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Increase in Budget Authority.—The budget authority available under section 5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under section 8(e)(2) of such Act is authorized to be increased by $105,000,000 on or after October 1, 1992, and by $109,410,000 on or after October 1, 1993.”. (b) Eligibility of Nonprofit Organizations.—Section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and except that the Secretary may provide amounts available under this section to private non-profit organizations that submit applications for such assistance that are approved by the Secretary”; (2) in subsection (f), by striking “public housing agency” each place it appears and inserting “approved applicant”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(j) Definitions.—For purposes of this section— “(1) the term ‘applicant’ means a public housing agency, Indian housing authority, or private nonprofit organization that applies for assistance under this section; and “(2) the term ‘private nonprofit organization’ means an organization— “(A) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit or any member, founder, contributor, or individual; “(B) that has a voluntary board; 106 STAT. 4029 “(C) that has an accounting system, or has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with requirements established by the Secretary; and “(D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance.”. (c) Employment of Homeless Individuals.—Section 441(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant, to the maximum extent practicable, will involve homeless individuals and families, through employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, in rehabilitating and operating facilities assisted under this section and in providing services for occupants of such facilities.”. (d) Participation of Homeless Individuals and Termination of Assistance.—Section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401) is amended by adding after sub-section (g) the following new subsections: “(h) Participation of Homeless Individuals.—The Secretary shall, by regulation, require each approved applicant receiving assistance under this section that is not a public housing agency or Indian housing authority to provide for the participation of not less than one homeless individual or former homeless individual on the board of directors or other equivalent policymaking entity of such applicant, to the extent that such entity considers and makes policies and decisions regarding the rehabilitation of any housing with assistance under this section. The Secretary may grant waivers to approved applicants unable to meet the requirements under the preceding sentence if the applicant agrees to otherwise consult with homeless or formerly homeless individuals in considering and making such policies and decisions. “(i) Termination of Assistance.—If an individual or family who receives assistance under this section violates program requirements, the recipient of amounts made available under this section may terminate assistance in accordance with a formal process established by the recipient that recognizes the rights of individuals receiving such assistance to due process of law.”. (e) Report.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report to the Congress, not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, describing the extent to which amounts appropriated to provide assistance under section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act since the enactment of such section have been obligated and expended.