nate their troubled status in accordance with section 6(j) of the Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That in the event that communities applying for funding under this paragraph also request funding under any other HOPE program authorized under title III or title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the Secretary shall process such applications concurrently and in an expeditious manner: Provided further, That, in the event that any application received from the cities initially selected to participate in this program is determined to be unacceptable, the Secretary shall select another city from the 40 most populous United States cities to receive funding under this paragraph: Provided further, That, in the event that communities selected to receive funding do not proceed in a manner consistent with the plan approved for that community, the Secretary may withdraw any unobligated balances of funding made available pursuant to this paragraph and distribute such funds to other eligible communities. [42 U.S.C. 14371 note]

EXCERPT FROM DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1994

[Public Law 103-124; 107 Stat. 1285; 42 U.S.C. 14371 note]

SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS

For the urban revitalization demonstration program under the third paragraph under the head "Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants (HOPE grants)" in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102389, 106 Stat. 1571, 1579, $778,240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso in such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing amount that is used for the urban revitalization demonstration program shall be made available for an application that was not submitted to the Secretary by May 26, 1993: Provided further, That of the foregoing $778,240,000, the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000 for technical assistance under such urban revitalization demonstration, to be made available directly, or indirectly under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary from conforming the program's standards and criteria set forth herein, with subsequent authorization legislation that may be enacted into law: Provided further, That of the $778,240,000 made available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made to eligible grantees under the urban revitalization demonstration program, to implement programs authorized under subtitle D of title IV, and of which, $10,000,000 shall be made for youth apprenticeship training activities for joint labor-management organizations pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended. [42 U.S.C. 14371 note]

EXCERPT FROM DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995

[Public Law 103–327; 108 Stat. 2308; 42 U.S.C. 14371 note]

SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING

For the HOPE VI/urban revitalization demonstration program under the third paragraph under the head "Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants (HOPE grants)" in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-389, 106 Stat. 1571, 1579, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso of such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Provided further, That notwithstanding the third proviso of such third paragraph, the Secretary may provide funds for more than 500 units for each participating city: Provided further, That in selecting HOPE VI implementation grants recipients in fiscal year 1995, the Secretary must first award such grants to those cities or jurisdictions which have received HOPE VI planning grants in fiscal year 1993 or fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That the requirement of the immediately proceeding proviso shall not limit the Secretary's discretion to limit funding to amounts he deems appropriate, nor shall it prevent the Secretary from guaranteeing that all implementation grant recipients conform with the requirements of the HOPE VI/ urban revitalization demonstration program: Provided further, That of the foregoing $500,000,000, the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000 for technical assistance under such urban revitalization demonstration, to be made available directly, or indirectly, under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary from conforming the program standards and criteria set forth herein, with subsequent authorization legislation that may be enacted into law. [42 U.S.C. 14371 note]

PUBLIC HOUSING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND URBAN-RURAL RECOVERY ACT OF 1983

[Public Law 98-181; 97 Stat. 1188; 12 U.S.C. 1701z-6 note]

PUBLIC HOUSING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
SEC. 222. (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—

(1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, carry out a demonstration program of making grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in providing early childhood development services in or near lower income housing projects for lower income families who reside in public housing.

(2) The Secretary shall design the program described in paragraph (1) to determine the extent to which the availability of early childhood development services in or near lower income housing projects facilitates the employability of the parents or guardians of children residing in public housing. (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.-The Secretary may make a grant to a nonprofit organization for early childhood development services in or near a lower income housing project only if—

(1) prior to receipt of assistance under this section, an early childhood development program is not in operation for the project;

(2) the public housing agency agrees to provide suitable facilities in or near the project for the provision of early childhood development services;

(3) the early childhood development program for the project will serve preschool children during the day, school children after school, or both, in order to permit the parents or guardians of such children to obtain, retain, or train for employment;

(4) the early childhood development program for the project is designed, to the extent practicable, to involve the participation of the parents of children benefiting from such

program;

(5) the early childhood development program for the project is designed, to the extent practicable, to employ in parttime positions elderly individuals who reside in the lower income housing project involved; and

(6) the early childhood development program for the project complies with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.

(c) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.-In providing grants under this section, the Secretary shall

(1) give priority to nonprofit organizations providing early childhood development services in or near lower income hous

ing projects in which reside the largest number of preschool and school children of lower income families;

(2) seek to ensure a reasonable distribution of such grants between urban and rural areas and among nonprofit organizations providing early childhood development services in or near lower income housing projects of varying sizes; and

(3) seek to provide such grants to the largest number of nonprofit organizations practicable, considering the amount of funds available under this section and the financial requirements of the particular early childhood development programs to be established for the lower income housing projects for which applications are submitted under this section. (d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(1) Applications for grants under this section shall be made by nonprofit organizations (in consultation with public housing agencies) in such form, and according to such procedures, as the Secretary may prescribe.

(2) Any nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section may use such grant only for operating expenses and minor renovations of facilities necessary to the provision of early childhood development services under this section.

(3) The Secretary shall conduct periodic evaluations of each early childhood development program assisted under this section for purposes of

(A) determining the effectiveness of such program in providing early childhood development services and permitting the parents or guardians of children residing in public housing to obtain, retain, or train for employment; and

(B) ensuring compliance with the provisions of this section.

(4) No provision of this section may be construed to authorize the Secretary to establish any health, safety, educational, or other standards with respect to early childhood development services or facilities assisted with grants received under this section. Such services and facilities shall comply with all applicable State and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, and all requirements established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for early childhood development services and facilities.

(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-Not later than the expiration of the 3-year period following the date of the enactment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987,1 the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress a detailed report setting forth the findings and conclusions of the Secretary as a result of carrying out the demonstration program established in this section. Such report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the establishment of a permanent program of assisting early childhood development services in or near lower income housing projects.

(f) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section:

1 The date of enactment was February 5, 1988.

(1) The term "lower income families" has the meaning given such term in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

(2) The terms "lower income housing project" and "public housing" have the meanings given such terms in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

(3) The term "public housing agency" has the meaning given such term in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

(4) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-To the extent provided in appropriation Acts, of any amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1993 under section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out this section. To the extent approved in appropriation Acts, of any amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 under section 5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for grants for the development of public housing, $5,210,000 shall be available to carry out this section. Any such amounts shall remain available until expended. [12 U.S.C. 1701z-6 note]