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S. 1481 (111th): Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010
- Introduced:
- Jul 21, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Robert “Bob” Menéndez [D-NJ]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 111-374.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/4/2011.
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Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Authorizes appropriations for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 (rental voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons with disabilities in an amount at least necessary to convert the number of authorized vouchers and funding under an annual contributions contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) receiving voucher assistance under this Act, as well as those that received such assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for incremental vouchers for nonelderly disabled families during FY1997-FY2002, in order to ensure that such vouchers continue to be provided upon turnover to qualified persons with disabilities or to qualified nonelderly disabled families.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to PHAs and other administering entities to:
(1) facilitate using vouchers to provide permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities,
(2) help states reduce reliance on segregated restrictive settings for people with disabilities to meet community care requirements, and
(3) end chronic homelessness.
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Modifies project rental assistance contract requirements, including renewal of, and increases in, annual contract amounts.
Requires initial contracts with the sponsor of a project assisted with any low-income housing tax credit or with any tax-exempt housing bonds to have an initial term of up to 360 months and to provide funding for 60 months.
Revises the requirement that all units in housing assisted by capital advances and project rental assistance contracts be made available for occupancy by very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years.
Authorizes the Secretary to approve a project owner's request to convert a project from supportive housing for persons with disabilities to the direct benefit of low-income persons with disabilities, if the project is no longer needed for use as supportive housing.
Limits to 25% the aggregate number of units in a multifamily housing project (except a group home or independent living facility) that may be used for persons with disabilities, including supportive housing.
Requires the Secretary, within 30 days of issuing certain capital advances for multifamily projects (except group homes or independent living facilities), to delegate review and processing of such projects to an experienced state or local housing agency meeting specified criteria.
Requires the Secretary to:
(1) develop criteria and a timeline to assess periodically the performance of such agencies; and
(2) retain authority to review and process such projects in the event that, after its review and assessment, the agency fails to satisfy such criteria.
Revises tenant selection procedures.
Requires occupancy in dwelling units assisted under the Act to be available only to persons with disabilities, without regard to the particular disability involved, and households that include at least one person with a disability.
Requires a lease between a tenant and a housing owner to be for at least one year.
Prohibits the termination of a tenancy or refusal to renew a lease except for serious or repeated violation of the lease terms.
Applies certain cost limits established by the Act and developed by the Secretary to supportive housing assisted by a capital advance as well as to the amount of funds that may be invested on a per unit basis.
Authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitations to achieve specified goals.
Requires the Secretary to establish a minimum percentage of capital advances per fiscal year for multifamily projects.
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Directs the Secretary to make funds available for project rental assistance to offer additional methods of financing supportive housing for nonelderly adults with disabilities and with extremely low-incomes or for extremely low-income households that include at least one disabled person.
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Repeals the Secretary's authority to require an owner to deposit an amount up to $10,000 in a special escrow account to assure the owner's commitment to the housing.
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Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015.
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Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the adequacy and effectiveness of the program in assisting households of persons with disabilities.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/s1481.
Summary
S. 1481 would amend section 811 the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise requirements for supportive housing for low-income persons with disabilities. The bill would repeal the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide tenant-based rental assistance directly to eligible persons with disabilities.
The bill would authorize the appropriation of the amounts necessary to fund approximately 15,000 tenant-based vouchers for rental assistance for persons with disabilities through the Housing Choice Voucher program. Additionally, the bill would authorize HUD to provide technical assistance to public housing agencies to facilitate using rental assistance vouchers to provide housing for persons with disabilities.
The bill would require HUD to delegate the processing of certain capital grants to interested state or local housing agencies. This provision would direct HUD to develop a schedule of reasonable fees to be paid to the delegated processing agencies and would allow the fees to be included as part of the total capital grant amount. The bill would require that all units in housing assisted by capital advances and project rental assistance contracts be made available for occupancy by very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years.
The bill would require the Secretary, within 30 days of issuing certain capital advances for multifamily projects (except group homes or independent living facilities), to delegate review and processing of such projects to a state or local housing agency meeting specified criteria. The bill would revise tenant selection procedures and would require a lease between a tenant and a housing owner to be for at least 12 months.
The bill would revise the application of cost limitations developed by the Secretary to supportive housing, and authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitations. Additionally, the bill would require the Secretary to do the following: (1) Carry out a project rental assistance competitive demonstration program to expand the supply of supportive housing for non-elderly adults with disabilities and with extremely low-incomes or for extremely low-income households that include at least one disabled person; and (2) Establish a minimum percentage of capital advances per fiscal year for multifamily projects.
The bill would direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of such program in assisting households of persons with disabilities.
Cost
CBO estimates that implementing S. 1481 would cost $1.4 billion over the 2011-2015 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.
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Slip Laws
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United States Code
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- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 8: LOW-INCOME HOUSING
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROGRAM OF ASSISTED HOUSING
- Section 1437f: Low-income housing assistance
- Chapter 89: CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES
- Section 8013: Supportive housing for persons with disabilities
- Chapter 119: HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
- Subchapter IV: HOUSING ASSISTANCE
- Part A: General Provisions
- Section 11361: Housing affordability strategy
- Chapter 130: NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Subchapter II: INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Part A: HOME Investment Partnerships
- Section 12742: Eligible uses of investment
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 114 Stat. 3022