[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1481 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1481
To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2009
Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Johanns) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Frank Melville
Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, section 811 or any other provision of
section 811, the reference shall be considered to be made to section
811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
8013).
SEC. 2. TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH CERTIFICATE FUND.
(a) Termination of Mainstream Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
Program.--Section 811 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and all
that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized
to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations to expand the
supply of supportive housing for persons with disabilities, which shall
be provided as--
``(1) capital advances in accordance with subsection
(d)(1), and
``(2) contracts for project rental assistance in accordance
with subsection (d)(2).''; and
(B) by striking ``assistance under this paragraph''
and inserting ``Assistance under this subsection'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4); and
(3) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (1).
(b) Renewal Through Section 8.--Section 811 is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(p) Authorization of Appropriations for Section 8 Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for
persons with disabilities in fiscal year 2009 the amount
necessary to provide a number of incremental vouchers under
such section that is equal to the number of vouchers provided
in fiscal year 2008 under the tenant-based rental assistance
program under subsection (d)(4) of this section (as in effect
before the date of the enactment of the Frank Melville
Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009).
``(2) Requirements upon turnover.--The Secretary shall
develop and issue, to public housing agencies that receive
voucher assistance made available under this subsection and to
public housing agencies that received voucher assistance under
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for non-elderly disabled families pursuant to
appropriation Acts for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 or any
other subsequent appropriations for incremental vouchers for
non-elderly disabled families, guidance to ensure that, to the
maximum extent possible, such vouchers continue to be provided
upon turnover to qualified persons with disabilities or to
qualified non-elderly disabled families, respectively.''.
SEC. 3. MODERNIZED CAPITAL ADVANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Project Rental Assistance Contracts.--Section 811 is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) by inserting ``(A) Initial project rental
assistance contract.--'' after ``Project rental
assistance.--'';
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting after
``shall'' the following: ``comply with subsection
(e)(2) and shall'';
(C) by striking ``annual contract amount'' each
place such term appears and inserting ``amount provided
under the contract for each year covered by the
contract''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Renewal of and increases in contract amounts.--
``(i) Expiration of contract term.--Upon the
expiration of each contract term, subject to the
availability of amounts made available in appropriation
Acts, the Secretary shall adjust the annual contract
amount to provide for reasonable project costs, and any
increases, including adequate reserves and service
coordinators, except that any contract amounts not used
by a project during a contract term shall not be
available for such adjustments upon renewal.
``(ii) Emergency situations.--In the event of
emergency situations that are outside the control of
the owner, the Secretary shall increase the annual
contract amount, subject to reasonable review and
limitations as the Secretary shall provide.''.
(2) in subsection (e)(2)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, except that, in
the case of the sponsor of a project assisted with any
low-income housing tax credit pursuant to section 42 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or with any tax-
exempt housing bonds, the contract shall have an
initial term of not be less than 360 months and shall
provide funding for a term of 60 months''; and
(B) by striking ``extend any expiring contract''
and insert ``upon expiration of a contract (or any
renewed contract), renew such contract''.
(b) Program Requirements.--Section 811 is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking the subsection heading and
inserting the following: ``Program Requirements'';
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(1) Use restrictions.--
``(A) Term.--Any project for which a capital
advance is provided under subsection (d)(1) shall be
operated for not less than 40 years as supportive
housing for persons with disabilities, in accordance
with the application for the project approved by the
Secretary and shall, during such period, be made
available for occupancy only by very low-income persons
with disabilities.
``(B) Conversion.--If the owner of a project
requests the use of the project for the direct benefit
of very low-income persons with disabilities and,
pursuant to such request the Secretary determines that
a project is no longer needed for use as supportive
housing for persons with disabilities, the Secretary
may approve the request and authorize the owner to
convert the project to such use.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) Limitation on use of funds.--No assistance received
under this section (or any State or local government funds used
to supplement such assistance) may be used to replace other
State or local funds previously used, or designated for use, to
assist persons with disabilities.
``(4) Multifamily projects.--
``(A) Limitation.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), of the total number of dwelling units
in any multifamily housing project (including any
condominium or cooperative housing project) containing
any unit for which assistance is provided from a
capital grant under subsection (d)(1) made after the
date of the enactment of the Frank Melville Supportive
Housing Investment Act of 2009, the aggregate number
that are used for persons with disabilities, including
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, or to
which any occupancy preference for persons with
disabilities applies, may not exceed 25 percent of such
total.
``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
in the case of any project that is a group home or
independent living facility.''; and
(2) in subsection (l), by striking paragraph (4).
(c) Delegated Processing.--Subsection (g) of section 811 (42 U.S.C.
8013(g)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Selection Criteria.--'' and inserting
``Selection Criteria and Processing.--(1) Selection criteria.--
'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
(6), and (7) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (G), and
(H), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Delegated Processing.--
``(A) In issuing a capital advance under subsection (d)(1)
for any multifamily project (but not including any project that
is a group home or independent living facility) for which
financing for the purposes described in the last sentence of
subsection (b) is provided by a combination of the capital
advance and sources other than this section, within 30 days of
award of the capital advance, the Secretary shall delegate
review and processing of such projects to a State or local
housing agency that--
``(i) is in geographic proximity to the property;
``(ii) has demonstrated experience in and capacity
for underwriting multifamily housing loans that provide
housing and supportive services;
``(iii) may or may not be providing low-income
housing tax credits in combination with the capital
advance under this section; and
``(iv) agrees to issue a firm commitment within 12
months of delegation.
``(B) The Secretary shall retain the authority to process
capital advances in cases in which no State or local housing
agency has applied to provide delegated processing pursuant to
this paragraph or no such agency has entered into an agreement
with the Secretary to serve as a delegated processing agency.
``(C) An agency to which review and processing is delegated
pursuant to subparagraph (A) may assess a reasonable fee which
shall be included in the capital advance amounts and may
recommend project rental assistance amounts in excess of those
initially awarded by the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop
a schedule for reasonable fees under this subparagraph to be
paid to delegated processing agencies, which shall take into
consideration any other fees to be paid to the agency for other
funding provided to the project by the agency, including bonds,
tax credits, and other gap funding.
``(D) Under such delegated system, the Secretary shall
retain the authority to approve rents and development costs and
to execute a capital advance within 60 days of receipt of the
commitment from the State or local agency. The Secretary shall
provide to such agency and the project sponsor, in writing, the
reasons for any reduction in capital advance amounts or project
rental assistance and such reductions shall be subject to
appeal.''.
(d) Leveraging Other Resources.--Paragraph (1) of section 811(g)
(as so designated by subsection (c)(1) of this section) is amended by
inserting after subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated by subsection
(c)(2) of this section) the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the extent to which the per-unit cost of
units to be assisted under this section will be
supplemented with resources from other public and
private sources;''.
(e) Tenant Protections and Eligibility for Occupancy.--Section 811
is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following new
subsection:
``(i) Admission and Occupancy.--
``(1) Tenant selection.--
``(A) Procedures.--An owner shall adopt written
tenant selection procedures that are satisfactory to
the Secretary as (i) consistent with the purpose of
improving housing opportunities for very low-income
persons with disabilities; and (ii) reasonably related
to program eligibility and an applicant's ability to
perform the obligations of the lease. Owners shall
promptly notify in writing any rejected applicant of
the grounds for any rejection.
``(B) Requirement for occupancy.--Occupancy in
dwelling units provided assistance under this section
shall be available only to persons with disabilities
and households that include at least one person with a
disability.
``(C) Availability.--Except only as provided in
subparagraph (D), occupancy in dwelling units in
housing provided with assistance under this section
shall be available to all persons with disabilities
eligible for such occupancy without regard to the
particular disability involved.
``(D) Limitation on occupancy.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the owner of housing developed
under this section may, with the approval of the
Secretary, limit occupancy within the housing to
persons with disabilities who can benefit from the
supportive services offered in connection with the
housing.
``(2) Tenant protections.--
``(A) Lease.--The lease between a tenant and an
owner of housing assisted under this section shall be
for not less than one year, and shall contain such
terms and conditions as the Secretary shall determine
to be appropriate.
``(B) Termination of tenancy.--An owner may not
terminate the tenancy or refuse to renew the lease of a
tenant of a rental dwelling unit assisted under this
section except--
``(i) for serious or repeated violation of
the terms and conditions of the lease, for
violation of applicable Federal, State, or
local law, or for other good cause; and
``(ii) by providing the tenant, not less
than 30 days before such termination or refusal
to renew, with written notice specifying the
grounds for such action.
``(C) Voluntary participation in services.--A
supportive service plan for housing assisted under this
section shall permit each resident to take
responsibility for choosing and acquiring their own
services, to receive any supportive services made
available directly or indirectly by the owner of such
housing, or to not receive any supportive services.''.
(f) Development Cost Limitations.--Subsection (h) of section 811 is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting
``Group homes'';
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ``various
types and sizes'' and inserting ``group homes'';
(C) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively;
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``established pursuant
to paragraph (1)'' after ``cost limitation''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Applicability of home program cost limitations.--
``(A) In general.--The provisions of section 212(e)
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(e)) and the cost limits
established by the Secretary pursuant to such section
with respect to the amount of funds under subtitle A of
title II of such Act that may be invested on a per unit
basis, shall apply to supportive housing assisted with
a capital advance under subsection (d)(1) and the
amount of funds under such subsection that may be
invested on a per unit basis.
``(B) Waivers.--The Secretary shall provide for
waiver of the cost limits applicable pursuant to
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) in the cases in which the cost limits
established pursuant to section 212(e) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act may be waived; and
``(ii) to provide for--
``(I) the cost of special design
features to make the housing accessible
to persons with disabilities;
``(II) the cost of special design
features necessary to make individual
dwelling units meet the special needs
of persons with disabilities; and
``(III) the cost of providing the
housing in a location that is
accessible to public transportation and
community organizations that provide
supportive services to persons with
disabilities.''.
(g) Repeal of Authority To Waive Size Limitations.--Paragraph (1)
of section 811(k) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(or such higher number
of persons'' and all that follows through ``subsection
(h)(6))''.
(h) Minimum Allocation for Multifamily Projects.--Subsection (l) of
section 811, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is
further amended by inserting before paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(1) Minimum allocation for multifamily projects.--The
Secretary shall establish a minimum percentage of the amount
made available for each fiscal year for capital advances under
subsection (d)(1) that shall be used for multifamily projects
subject to subsection (e)(4).''.
SEC. 4. PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
Section 811, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is
further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) through (n) as
subsections (l) through (o), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
subsection:
``(k) Project Rental Assistance-Only Competitive Demonstration
Program.--
``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall carry out a
demonstration program under this subsection to expand the
supply of supportive housing for non-elderly adults with
disabilities, under which the Secretary shall make funds
available for project rental assistance pursuant to paragraph
(2) for eligible projects under paragraph (3). The Secretary
shall provide for State housing finance agencies and other
appropriate entities to apply to the Secretary for such project
rental assistance funds, which shall be made available by such
agencies and entities for dwelling units in eligible projects
based upon criteria established by the Secretary for the
demonstration program under this subsection. The Secretary may
not require any State housing finance agency or other entity
applying for project rental assistance funds under the
demonstration program to identify in such application the
eligible projects for which such funds will be used, and shall
allow such agencies and applicants to subsequently identify
such eligible projects pursuant to the making of commitments
described in paragraph (3)(B).
``(2) Project rental assistance.--
``(A) Contract terms.--Project rental assistance
under the demonstration program under this subsection
shall be provided--
``(i) in accordance with subsection (d)(2);
``(ii) under a contract having an initial
term of not less than 180 months that provides
funding for a term 60 months, which funding
shall be renewed upon expiration, subject to
the availability of sufficient amounts in
appropriation Acts.
``(B) Limitation on units assisted.--Of the total
number of dwelling units in any multifamily housing
project containing any unit for which project rental
assistance under the demonstration program under this
subsection is provided, the aggregate number that are
provided such project rental assistance, that are used
for supportive housing for persons with disabilities,
or to which any occupancy preference for persons with
disabilities applies, may not exceed 25 percent of such
total.
``(C) Prohibition of capital advances.--The
Secretary may not provide a capital advance under
subsection (d)(1) for any project for which assistance
is provided under the demonstration program.
``(D) Eligible population.--Project rental
assistance under the demonstration program under this
subsection may be provided only for dwelling units for
extremely low-income persons with disabilities and
extremely low-income households that include at least
one person with a disability.
``(3) Eligible projects.--An eligible project under this
paragraph is a new or existing multifamily housing project for
which--
``(A) the development costs are paid with resources
from other public or private sources; and
``(B) a commitment has been made--
``(i) by the applicable State agency
responsible for allocation of low-income
housing tax credits under section 42 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for an
allocation of such credits;
``(ii) by the applicable participating
jurisdiction that receives assistance under the
HOME Investment Partnership Act, for assistance
from such jurisdiction; or
``(iii) by any Federal agency or any State
or local government, for funding for the
project from funds from any other sources.
``(4) State agency involvement.--Assistance under the
demonstration may be provided only for projects for which the
applicable State agency responsible for health and human
services programs, and the applicable State agency designated
to administer or supervise the administration of the State plan
for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security
Act, have entered into such agreements as the Secretary
considers appropriate--
``(A) to identify the target populations to be
served by the project;
``(B) to set forth methods for outreach and
referral; and
``(C) to make available appropriate services for
tenants of the project.
``(5) Use requirements.--In the case of any project for
which project rental assistance is provided under the
demonstration program under this subsection, the dwelling units
assisted pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be operated for not
less than 30 years as supportive housing for persons with
disabilities, in accordance with the application for the
project approved by the Secretary, and such dwelling units
shall, during such period, be made available for occupancy only
by persons and households described in paragraph (2)(D).
``(6) Report.--Upon the expiration of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of the Frank Melville
Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report describing the demonstration
program under this subsection, analyzing the effectiveness of
the program, including the effectiveness of the program
compared to the program for capital advances in accordance with
subsection (d)(1) (as in effect pursuant to the amendments made
by such Act), and making recommendations regarding future
models for assistance under this section based upon the
experiences under the program.''.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Section 811 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``provides'' and inserting
``makes available''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) promotes and facilitates community integration for
people with significant and long-term disabilities.'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``special'' and
inserting ``housing and community-based services''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) make available voluntary supportive services
that address the individual needs of persons with
disabilities occupying such housing;''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
comma and inserting a semicolon;
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``provided under''
and all that follows through ``shall bear'' and inserting
``provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall bear'';
(4) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``receive'' and inserting ``be offered'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following:
``(C) evidence of the applicant's experience in--
``(i) providing such supportive services;
or
``(ii) creating and managing structured
partnerships with service providers for the
delivery of appropriate community-based
services;'';
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``such persons'' and all that follows through
``provision of such services'' and inserting
``tenants''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting
``other Federal, and'' before ``State''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``special'' and
inserting ``housing and community-based services'';
(5) in subsection (g), in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated
by section 3(c)(1) of this Act)--
(A) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated by
section 3(c)(2) of this Act), by striking ``the
necessary supportive services will be provided'' and
inserting ``appropriate supportive services will be
made available''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) (as so
redesignated by section 3(c)(2) of this Act) and
inserting the following:
``(E) the extent to which the location and design
of the proposed project will facilitate the provision
of community-based supportive services and address
other basic needs of persons with disabilities,
including access to appropriate and accessible
transportation, access to community services agencies,
public facilities, and shopping;'';
(6) in subsection (j)--
(A) by striking paragraph (4); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7)
as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
(7) in subsection (l) (as so redesignated by section 4(1)
of this Act)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the
period at the end of the first sentence the following:
``, which provides a separate bedroom for each tenant
of the residence'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2)(A) The term `person with disabilities' means a person
who is 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age,
who--
``(i) has a disability as defined in section 223 of
the Social Security Act,
``(ii) is determined, pursuant to regulations
issued by the Secretary, to have a physical, mental, or
emotional impairment which--
``(I) is expected to be of long-continued
and indefinite duration;
``(II) substantially impedes his or her
ability to live independently; and
``(III) is of such a nature that such
ability could be improved by more suitable
housing conditions; or
``(iii) has a developmental disability as defined
in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.
``(B) Such term shall not exclude persons who have the
disease of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions
arising from the etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, for
purposes of eligibility for low-income housing under this
title, solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol dependence.
The Secretary shall consult with other appropriate Federal
agencies to implement the preceding sentence.
``(C) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may
be necessary to prevent abuses in determining, under the
definitions contained in this paragraph, the eligibility of
families and persons for admission to and occupancy of housing
assisted under this section. Notwithstanding the preceding
provisions of this paragraph, the term `person with
disabilities' includes two or more persons with disabilities
living together, one or more such persons living with another
person who is determined (under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary) to be important to their care or well-being, and the
surviving member or members of any household described in
subparagraph (A) who were living, in a unit assisted under this
section, with the deceased member of the household at the time
of his or her death.'';
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(3) The term `supportive housing for persons with
disabilities' means dwelling units that--
``(A) are designed to meet the permanent housing
needs of very low-income persons with disabilities; and
``(B) are located in housing that make available
supportive services that address the individual health,
mental health, or other needs of such persons.'';
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``a project
for''; and
(E) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by inserting after and below
subparagraph (D) the matter to be inserted by
the amendment made by section 841 of the
American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-569; 114 Stat.
3022); and
(ii) in the matter inserted by the
amendment made by subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, by striking ``wholly owned and'';
and
(8) in subsection (m) (as so redesignated by section 4(1)
of this Act)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection
(c)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(1)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection
(c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)''.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subsection (n) of section 811 (as so redesignated by section 4(1)
of this Act) is amended to read as follows:
``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 the following
amounts:
``(1) Capital advance/prac program.--For providing
assistance pursuant to subsection (b), such sums as may be
necessary.
``(2) Demonstration program.--For carrying out the
demonstration program under subsection (k), such sums as may be
necessary to provide 2,500 incremental dwelling units under
such program in fiscal year 2009 and 5,000 incremental dwelling
units under such program in each of fiscal years 2010, 2011,
and 2012.''.
SEC. 7. NEW REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE.
Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall issue new regulations and guidance for the
program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act for supportive housing for persons with disabilities to
carry out such program in accordance with the amendments made by this
Act.
SEC. 8. GAO STUDY.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study
of the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 8013) to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of such
program in assisting households of persons with disabilities. Such
study shall determine--
(1) the total number of households assisted under such
program;
(2) the extent to which households assisted under other
programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
that provide rental assistance or rental housing would be
eligible to receive assistance under such section 811 program;
and
(3) the extent to which households described in paragraph
(2) who are eligible for, but not receiving, assistance under
such section 811 program are receiving supportive services
from, or assisted by, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development other than through the section 811 program
(including under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
program) or from other sources.
Upon the completion of the study required under this section, the
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress setting forth
the findings and conclusions of the study.
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