DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 422. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term “applicant” means a State, metropolitan city, urban county, tribe, or private nonprofit organization that is eligible to be a recipient under this subtitle, except that, in the case of permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons, such term means the State in which the project is to be located. (2) The term “handicapped” means an individual who is handicapped within the meaning of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. (3) The term “handicapped homeless person” means a handicapped individual who is a homeless individual within the meaning of section 103, is at risk of becoming a homeless individual, or is a handicapped individual who has been a resident of transitional housing carried out pursuant to the provisions made effective by section 101(g) of Public Law 99–500 or Public Law 99–591. (4) The term “metropolitan city” has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. (5) The term “operating costs” means expenses incurred by a recipient operating transitional housing under this subtitle with respect to— (A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and security of such housing; (B) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equipment for such housing; (C) the conducting of the assessment required in section 424(c)(2); and (D) the provision of supportive services to the residents of such housing. (6) The term “private nonprofit organization” means an organization— 101 STAT. 500 (A) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; (B) that has a voluntary board; (C) that has an accounting system, or has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with requirement established by the Secretary; and (D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance. (7) The term “project” means a structure or a portion of a structure that is acquired or rehabilitated with assistance provided under this subtitle. (8) The term “project sponsor” means a private nonprofit organization that operates a project for permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons, and that is approved by the Governor or other chief executive official of a State as to financial responsibility. (9) The term “recipient” means any governmental or non-profit entity that is approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility. (10) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (11) The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (12) The term “supportive housing” means a project assisted under this subtitle that provides housing and supportive services for homeless individuals. Such housing shall be safe and sanitary and when appropriate meet all applicable State and local housing codes and licensing requirements in the jurisdiction in which the housing is located. All or part of the supportive services may be provided directly by the recipient or by arrangements with other public or private service providers. The term includes the following: (A) Transitional housing, which means a project assisted under this subtitle that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless individuals to independent living within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the Secretary. Transitional housing includes housing primarily designed to serve deinstitutionalized homeless individuals and other homeless individuals with mental disabilities, and homeless families with children. (B) Permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons, which means a project assisted under this subtitle that provides community-based long-term housing and supportive services for not more than 8 handicapped homeless persons and that is carried out by a project sponsor. Each project shall be either a home designed solely for housing handicapped persons or dwelling units in a multi-family housing project, condominium project, or cooperative project. Not more than 1 home may be located on any 1 site and no such home may be located on a site contiguous to another site containing such a home. All projects shall be integrated into the neighborhoods in which they are located. 101 STAT. 501 (13) The term “supportive services” means assistance designed by the recipient that the Secretary determines (A) addresses the special needs of persons, such as deinstitutionalized homeless individuals, homeless families with children, and homeless individuals with mental disabilities and other handicapped homeless persons, intended to be served by a project; and (B) assists in accomplishing the purposes of the different types of supportive housing made eligible under this subtitle. (14) The term “urban county” has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.