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PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4349 "(8) reasonable assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the supportive services will be provided for the full term of the housing assistance under part II, III, or IV, or a combination; and a certification from the applicant that it will fund the supportive services itself if the planned resources do not become available for any reason; "(9) a certification by the public official responsible for submitting the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act that the proposed activities are consistent with the approved housing strategy of the unit of general local govern- / ment within which housing assistance under this subtitle will be provided; "(10) a plan for— "(A) in the case of rental housing assistance under part II, providing housing assistance; "(B) identifying and selecting eligible persons to participate, including a proposed definition of the term 'chronic problems with alcohol, other drugs, or both'; "(C) coordinating the provision of housing assistance and supportive services; "(D) ensuring that the service providers are providing supportive services adequate to meet the needs of the persons served; "(E) obtaining participation of eligible persons who have previously not been assisted under programs designed to assist the homeless or have been considered not capable of participation in these programs; this plan shall specifically address how homeless persons, as defined in section 103(a)(2)(C), (and the families of such persons) will be brought into the program; "(11) in the case of housing assistance under part III, identification of the specific structures that the recipient is proposing for rehabilitation and assistance; and "(12) in the case of housing assistance under part IV, identification of the nonprofit entity that will be the owner or lessor of the property, and identification of the specific structures in which the nonprofit entity proposes to house eligible persons. "SEC. 435. SELECTION CRITERIA. 42 USC 11395. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for a national competition for assistance under this subtitle, which shall include— "(1) the ability of the applicant to develop and operate the proposed assisted housing and supportive services program, taking into account the quality of any ongoing program of the applicant; "(2) geographic diversity among the projects to be assisted; "(3) the need for a program providing housing assistance and supportive services for eligible persons in the area to be served; "(4) the quality of the proposed program for providing supportive services and housing assistance; "(5) the extent to which the proposed funding for the supportive services is or will be available; "(6) the extent to which the project would meet the needs of the homeless persons proposed to be served by the program;