(i) To provide a lower cost residential alternative to institutional care and to prevent or delay the need for institutional care.

(ii) To provide a permanent or transitional residential setting with appropriate services that enhances the quality of life for individuals who are unable to live independently.

(iii) To prevent homelessness among eligible persons by increasing available suitable housing re

sources.

(iv) To integrate eligible persons into local communities and provide services to maintain the abilities of such eligible persons to participate as fully as possible in community life.

(B) RENT.-Except to the extent that the costs of providing residence are reimbursed or provided by any other assistance from Federal or non-Federal public sources, each resident in a community residence shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit an amount equal to the following:

(i) For low-income individuals, the amount of rent paid under section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)) by a low-income family (as the term is defined in section 3(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2))) for a dwelling unit assisted under such Act.

(ii) For any resident that is not a low-income resident, an amount based on a formula, which shall be determined by the Secretary, under which rent is determined by the income and resources of the resident. (C) FEES.-Fees may be charged for any services provided under subsection (c)(2) to residents of a community residence, except that any fees charged shall be based on the income and resources of the resident and the provision of services to any resident of a community residence may not be withheld because of an inability of the resident to pay such fee.

(D) SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.-Assistance made available under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) may be used in conjunction with a community residence under this subsection for tenant-based certificates r vouchers.

(2) SERVICES.-Services provided with a grant under this section shall consist of services appropriate in assisting individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases to enhance their quality of life, enable such individuals to more fully participate in community life, and delay or prevent the placement of such individuals in hospitals or other institutions.

(c) USE OF GRANTS.-Any amounts received from a grant under this section may be used only as follows:

(1) COMMUNITY RESIDENCES.-For providing assistance in connection with community residences under subsection (b)(1) for the following activities:

(A) PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS.-Construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, retrofitting, and other physical improvements necessary to make a structure suitable for use as a community residence.

(B) OPERATING COSTS.-Operating costs for a community residence.

(C) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.-Technical assistance in establishing and operating a community residence, which may include planning and other predevelopment or preconstruction expenses, and expenses relating to community outreach and educational activities regarding acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases provided for individuals residing in proximity of eligible persons assisted under this subtitle.

(D) IN-HOUSE SERVICES.-Services appropriate for individuals residing in a community residence, which may include staff training and recruitment.

(2) SERVICES.-For providing services under subsection (b)(2) to any individuals assisted under this subtitle.

(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.-For administrative expenses related to the planning and carrying out activities under this section (subject to the provisions of section 856(g)). (d) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF GRANTS.

(1) COMMUNITY RESIDENCES.-Any jurisdiction that receives a grant under this section may not use any amounts received under the grant for the purposes under subsection (c)(1), except for planning and other expenses preliminary to construction or other physical improvement under subsection (c)(1)(A), unless the jurisdiction certifies to the Secretary, as the Secretary shall require, the following:

(A) SERVICE AGREEMENT.-That the jurisdiction has entered into a written agreement with service providers qualified to deliver any services included in the proposal under subsection (c) to provide such services to eligible persons assisted by the community residence.

(B) FUNDING AND CAPABILITY.-That the jurisdiction will have sufficient funding for such services and the service providers are qualified to assist individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases 1.

(C) ZONING AND BUILDING CODES.-That any construction or physical improvements carried out with amounts received from the grant will comply with any applicable State and local housing codes and licensing requirements in the jurisdiction in which the building or structure is located.

(D) INTENSIVE ASSISTANCE.-That, for any individual with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases who resides in a community residence assisted under the grant and who requires more intensive care than can be provided by the community residence, the jurisdiction

1Section 606()(11)(E)(ii) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-550, amended this subsection by striking "individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases" each place appears and inserting "eligible persons". Because the matter to be struck does not appear in this subsection, the amendment could not be executed.

will locate for and refer the individual to a service provider who can appropriately care for the individual.

(2) SERVICES.-Any jurisdiction that receives a grant under this section may use any amounts received under the grant for the purposes under subsection (c)(2) only for the provision of services by service providers qualified to provide such services to individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and related diseases 1. [42 U.S.C. 12910]

SEC. 862. REPORT.

Any organization or agency that receives a grant under this subtitle shall submit to the Secretary, for any fiscal year in which the organization or agency receives a grant under this subtitle, a report describing the use of the amounts received, which shall include the number of individuals assisted, the types of assistance provided, and any other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. [42 U.S.C. 12911]

SEC. 863. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $156,300,000 for fiscal year 1994. [42 U.S.C. 12912]

1 See footnote on preceding page.

PET OWNERSHIP

EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND URBAN-RURAL RECOVERY ACT OF 1983

[Public Law 98-181; 97 Stat. 1195; 12 U.S.C. 1701r-1]

PET OWNERSHIP IN ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED

SEC. 227. (a) No owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped may

(1) as a condition of tenancy or otherwise, prohibit or prevent any tenant in such housing from owning common household pets or having common household pets living in the dwelling accommodations of such tenant in such housing; or

(2) restrict or discriminate against any person in connection with admission to, or continued occupancy of, such housing by reason of the ownership of such pets by, or the presence of such pets in the dwelling accommodations of, such person. (b)(1) Not later than the expiration of the twelve-month period following the date of the enactment of this Act,1 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each issue such regulations as may be necessary to ensure (A) compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) with respect to any program of assistance referred to in subsection (d) that is administered by such Secretary; and (B) attaining the goal of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for the elderly or handicapped.

(2) Such regulations shall establish guidelines under which the owner or manager of any federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped (A) may prescribe reasonable rules for the keeping of pets by tenants in such housing; and (B) shall consult with the tenants of such housing in prescribing such rules. Such rules may consider factors such as density of tenants, pet size, types or pets, potential financial obligations of tenants, and standards of pet care.

(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit any owner or manager of federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped, or any local housing authority or other appropriate authority of the community where such housing is located, from requiring the removal from any such housing of any pet whose conduct or condition is duly determined to constitute a nuisance or a threat to the health or safety of the other occupants of such housing or of other persons in the community where such housing is located.

(d) For purposes of this section, the term "federally assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped" means any rental housing project that

1 The date of enactment was November 30, 1983.

(1) is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959; or

(2) is assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, or title V of the Housing Act of 1949, and is designated for occupancy by elderly or handicapped families, as such term is defined in section 202(d)(4) of the Housing Act of 1959.1 [12 U.S.C. 1701r-1]

1 For exemption of Indian housing, see section 201(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, set forth in part II of this compilation.