REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN.

SEC. 401. REQUIREMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PLAN. (a) Plan Required.— Assistance authorized by this title may be provided to, or within the jurisdiction of, a State or a metropolitan city or urban county that is eligible to receive a grant under the emergency shelter grants program in an amount in excess of the minimum allocation requirement applicable under section 413(b) only if— (1) it submits to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this subtitle referred to as the “Secretary”) a comprehensive homeless assistance plan (in this subtitle referred to as the “comprehensive plan”); and (2) the comprehensive plan is approved by or in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary; except that a private nonprofit organization may apply for and receive assistance under subtitle C or D without regard to such comprehensive plan approval if the applicable State comprehensive plan has been approved. (b) Contents.— A comprehensive plan submitted under this section shall contain— (1) a statement describing the need for assistance under this title; (2) a brief inventory of facilities and services that assist the homeless population within that jurisdiction; (3) a strategy (A) to match the needs of the homeless population with available services within that jurisdiction, and (B) to recognize the special needs of the various types of homeless individuals, particularly families with children, the elderly, the mentally ill, and veterans; and (4) an explanation of how the Federal assistance provided under this title will complement and enhance the available services. (c) Review.— (1) Upon receipt of a comprehensive plan, the Secretary shall review the comprehensive plan. Not later than 30 days after receipt, the comprehensive plan shall be approved unless the Secretary determines that the comprehensive plan plainly does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (b), in which case the Secretary shall, not later than 15 days after the Secretary’s determination, inform the State, county, or city of the reasons for disapproval as well as the steps that need to be taken to make the comprehensive plan acceptable. If the Secretary fails to inform the State, county, or city of the reasons for disapproval within such period, the comprehensive plan shall be deemed to have been approved. (2) The Secretary shall permit amendments to, or the resubmission of, any comprehensive plan that is disapproved. (d) Performance Reviews.— 101 STAT. 495 (1) Each State, metropolitan city, and urban county described in subsection (a) shall review annually the progress it has made in carrying out its comprehensive plan. (2) Each State, metropolitan city, and urban county described in subsection (a) shall report annually to the Secretary the results of such review. The Secretary shall review the reports submitted under this paragraph and shall make such recommendations as may be appropriate. (3) Further assistance under this title shall not be made available to, or within the jurisdiction of, any State, metropolitan city, or urban county described in subsection (a) that fails to review and report progress as required by paragraphs (1) and (2). (e) Publication by Notice.— Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall by notice establish such requirements as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. (f) Applications.— Any application for assistance under this title shall contain or be accompanied by a certification by the public official responsible for submitting a comprehensive plan for the jurisdiction to be served by the proposed activities that the proposed activities are consistent with the comprehensive plan.