(E) a statement of commitment from the jurisdiction to make necessary changes in policy and procedure to provide sufficient flexibility and resources as necessary to implement and sustain the program; and (F) such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (3) CRITERIA.-The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for awarding assistance under this subsection, which shall include_ (A) the extent to which the program described in the application achieves the purpose of this section; (B) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates the capacity to implement a program that achieves the purpose of this section; (C) the extent to which the program described in the application is innovative and may be replicated or may serve as a model for implementation in other jurisdictions; (D) diversity by geography and community type; and (E) such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (e) REPORTS. (1) RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.-Each recipient of funds under subsections (c) and (d) shall submit to the Secretary a report or series of reports, in a form and at a time specified by the Secretary. Each report shall— (A) describe the use of funds made available under this section; and (B) include a description and an analysis of the programs and projects funded, the innovative approaches taken, and the level of cooperation among participating parties. (2) INTERIM HUD REPORT.-The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, in conjunction with the 1995 legislative recommendations of the Department, a report describing the results of the demonstration program funded under this section to date. The report shall contain a summary and analysis of all information contained in any reports received by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall contain recommendations for future action. (3) FINAL HUD REPORT.-Not later than 3 months after all recipient reports have been submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a final report. The Secretary's final report shall contain a summary and analysis of all information contained in the reports received by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) and shall contain recommendations for future action. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out this section. Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection, not less than 25 percent shall be used to carry out innovative project funding under subsection (d). All funds shall remain available until expended. (g) REPEAL. This section shall be repealed effective on October 1, 1994. [42 U.S.C. 11301 note] STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE UNFIT TRANSIENT FACILITIES EXCERPT FROM CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT [Public Law 101-625; 104 Stat. 4356; 42 U.S.C. 11301 note] SEC. 825. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE UNFIT TRANSIENT FACILITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not more than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992,1 identify the States and units of general local government which use unfit transient facilities as housing for homeless families with children and develop and publish in the Federal Register a strategy to eliminate such use by July 1, 1994. In developing the strategy required under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, other appropriate Federal officials, appropriate States and units of general local government, major organizations representing homeless persons and other experts. (b) CONTENTS OF STRATEGY.-The strategy developed under this section shall specify (1) actions to be taken to ensure that families with children currently residing in unfit transient facilities will make a timely transition to permanent housing; (2) actions to be taken to provide sufficient emergency, transitional, and permanent housing to preclude the future use of unfit transient facilities as housing for homeless families with children; and (3) changes in Federal, State, and local statutes and regulations that are needed to eliminate the use of unfit transient facilities as housing for homeless families with children. (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY.-To ensure that the strategy developed under this section is carried out within the statutory deadline, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall be authorized to use and apply the following additional resources and powers: (1) such preferences in the allocation of resources under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (2) such limitations upon a jurisdiction's discretion to allocate resources among approved activities under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 1 The date of enactment was October 28, 1992. (3) such expedited decisionmaking or waivers or revisions of regulatory requirements under other provisions of Federal law as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and (4) such additional constraints on the use of funds under other provisions of Federal law as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (d) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section the term "unfit transient facility" means a facility that provides transient accommodations to homeless persons and families in an environment that does not meet the minimum standards of habitability established by the Secretary. [42 U.S.C. 11301 note] FHA SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSITION FOR EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992 [Public Law 102-550; 106 Stat. 4034] SEC. 1407. FHA SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSITION. (a) 30-DAY MARKETING PERIOD.-Except as provided in subsection (b), in carrying out the program for disposition of single family properties acquired by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for use by the homeless under subpart E of part 291 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not make any eligible property available for lease under such program that has not been listed and made generally available for sale by the Secretary for a period of at least 30 days. (b) EXCEPTION.-With respect to any area for which the Secretary determines that there will not be a sufficient quantity of decent, safe, and sanitary affordable housing available for use under the program referred to in subsection (a) if eligible properties located in the area are made generally available for the 30-day period under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve for disposition under such program not more than 10 percent of the total number of eligible properties located in the area and shall not market such properties as provided under subsection (a). The Secretary shall consult with the unit of general local government for an area in determining which properties should be reserved for disposition under this subsection. (c) STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. (1) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION UPON REQUEST.-In carrying out the program referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide the information described in paragraph (2) to any lessee or applicant under the program who requests such information. (2) CONTENT.-The information referred in paragraph (1) shall identify and describe any exemptions or reductions relating to payment of property taxes under State and local laws (for the jurisdictions for which the lessee or applicant requests such information) that may be applicable to lessees or applicants, or to properties leased, under such program. (3) EXEMPTION FROM ESCROW REQUIREMENT.-To the extent any lessee of a property under the program referred to in subsection (a) is provided an exemption from any requirement to pay State or local taxes, or a reduction in the amount of any such taxes, the Secretary may not require the lessee to pay or |