PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987
101 STAT. 499
homeless families with children, and homeless individuals with mental disabilities and other handicapped homeless persons. (b) PURPOSES.—The demonstration program carried out under this suljtitle shall be designed to determine— (1) the cost of acquisition, rehabilitation, acquisition and rehabilitation, or leasing of existing structures for the provision of
- supportive housing;
(2) the cost of operating such housing and providing support£. ive services to the residents of such housing; I (3) the social, financial, and other advantages of such housing as a means of assisting homeless individuals; and (4) the lessons that the provision of such housing might have for the design and implementation of housing programs that serve homeless individuals and families with special needs, particularly deinstitutionalized homeless individuals, homeless families with children, and homeless individuals with mental disabilities and other handicapped homeless persons. The Secretary shall administer the program under this subtitle and award assistance to applicants in a manner that clearly demonstrates that a central purpose and major funding priority of the program is to provide supportive housing for deinstitutionalized homeless individuals and other homeless individuals with mental disabilities. SEC. 422. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term "applicant" means a State, metropolitan city, urban county, tribe, or private nonprofit organization that is eligible to be a recipient under this subtitle, except that, in the case of permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons, such term means the State in which the project is to be located. (2) The term "handicapped" means an individual who is handicapped within the meaning of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. (3) The term "handicapped homeless person" means a handicapped individual who is a homeless individual within the meaning of section 103, is at risk of becoming a homeless individual, or is a handicapped individual who has been a resident of transitional housing carried out pursuant to the provisions made effective by section 101(g) of Public Law 99-500 or Public Law 99-591. (4) The term "metropolitan city" has the meaning given such « term in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. (5) The term "operating costs" means expenses incurred by a J recipient operating transitional housing under this subtitle with respect to— (A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and security .\ of such housing; f (B) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equipment for such housing; (C) the conducting of the assessment required in section 9 424(c)(2); and (D) the provision of supportive services to the residents of 3 such housing. ¥ (6) The term "private nonprofit organization" means an organization—
42 USC 11382.
12 USC 1701q.
lOO Stat. 1783-242, 3341-242. 42 USC 5302.
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