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104 STAT. 4198 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 including evidence of any intention to provide assistance expressed by State and local governments, private foundations, and other organizations (including profit and nonprofit organizations); '(4) certification from the appropriate State or local agency (as determined by the Secretary) that— "(A) the provision of supportive services described in paragraph (1) is well designed to provide resident families better access to educational and employment opportunities; and "(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that such services will be funded or provided for the entire period specified in paragraph (1); "(5) a description of assistance for which the public housing agency is applying under this section; and "(6) any other information or certifications that the Secretary determines are necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section. "(f) SELECTION. —The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for grants under this section, which shall take into account— "(1) the ability of the public housing agency or a designated service provider to provide the supportive services identified under subsection (e)(l); "(2) the need for such services in the public housing project; "(3) the extent to which the envisioned renovation, conversion, and combination activities are appropriate to facilitate the provision of such services; "(4) the extent to which the public housing agency has demonstrated that such services will be provided for the period identified under subsection (e)(l); "(5) the extent to which the public housing agency has a good record of maintaining and operating public housing; and "(6) any other factors that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that amounts made available under this section are used effectively. " (g) REPORTS. — "(1) To SECRETARY. —Each public housing agency receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary, in such form and at such time as the Secretary shall prescribe, an annual progress report describing and evaluating the use of grant amounts received under this section. "(2) To CONGRESS. —The Secretary shall submit to the Congress annually, as a part of the report of the Secretary under section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, an evaluation of the effectiveness of activities carried out with grants under this section in such fiscal year. Such report shall summarize the progress reports submitted pursuant to paragraph (1). "(h) EMPLOYMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS.—Each public housing agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, employ public housing residents to provide the services assisted under th^ section or from other sources. Such persons shall be paid at a rate not less than the highest of— "(1) the minimum wage that would be applicable to the employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, if section 6(a)(l) of such Act applied to the resident and if the resident were not exempt under section 13 of such Act;