[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1004 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1004

 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
to authorize the transfer of surplus real property and surplus personal 
 property to nonprofit organizations for housing use, and to authorize 
  the transfer of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit 
   providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1997

 Mr. Boehner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
to authorize the transfer of surplus real property and surplus personal 
 property to nonprofit organizations for housing use, and to authorize 
  the transfer of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit 
   providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PROPERTY TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
              HOUSING USE.

    (a) Authority To Transfer Surplus Property for Housing Use.--
Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, 
and with the written consent of appropriate local governmental 
authorities, the Administrator may transfer to any nonprofit 
organization which exists for the primary purpose of providing housing 
or housing assistance for homeless individuals or families, such 
surplus real property and surplus personal property, including 
buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, as is needed for 
housing use.
    ``(s)(1) Under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, 
and with the written consent of appropriate local governmental 
authorities, the Administrator may transfer to any nonprofit 
organization which exists for the primary purpose of providing housing 
or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families, such 
surplus real property and surplus personal property, including 
buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, as is needed for 
housing use.
    ``(2) In making transfers under this subsection, the Administrator 
shall take such action, which may include grant agreements with an 
organization receiving a grant, as may be necessary to ensure that--
            ``(A) assistance provided under this subsection is used to 
        facilitate and encourage homeownership opportunities through 
        the construction of self-help housing, under terms which 
        require that the person receiving the assistance contribute a 
        significant amount of labor toward the construction; and
            ``(B) the dwellings constructed with property transferred 
        under this subsection shall be quality dwellings that comply 
        with local building and safety codes and standards and shall be 
        available at prices below the prevailing market prices.
    ``(t)(1) If the Administrator transfers a significant portion of a 
surplus real property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment 
situated thereon, under subsection (r) or (s) of this section, the 
transfer of the entire surplus real property is deemed to be in 
compliance with title V of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.).
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `significant portion' means a 
portion--
            ``(A) that consists of at least five acres;
                    ``(B) the fair market value of which exceeds 
                $100,000;
                    ``(C) that represents at least 15 percent of the 
                total acreage of the surplus property; or
                    ``(D) the fair market value of which exceeds 15 
                percent of the fair market value of the surplus 
                property.''.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR DONATION TO PROVIDERS 
              OF NECESSARIES TO IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 203(j)(3)(B) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(j)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting 
after ``homeless individuals'' the following: ``, providers of 
assistance to families or individuals whose annual incomes are below 
the amount equal to 185 percent of the poverty line (as that term is 
defined in section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act),''.
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