PUBLIC LAW 105-65—OCT. 27, 1997 111 STAT. 1359 EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES For planning grants, technical assistance, contracts and other assistance, and training in connection with Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to continue efforts to stimulate economic opportunity in America's distressed communities, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to $7,000,000 shall be available for the development and operation of integrated community development management information systems: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available for Housing Counseling under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Provided further. That up to $10,000,000 shall be available to carry out a demonstration program in which the Secretary makes grants to up to three organizations exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, selected on a competitive basis, to demonstrate methods of expanding homeownership opportunities for low-income borrowers through expanding the secondary market for non-conforming home mortgage loans to low-wealth borrowers: Provided further. That grantees for such demonstration program shall have experience in working with lenders who make non-conforming loans to low-income borrowers, have experience in expanding the secondary market for such loans, have demonstrated success in carrying out such activities including raising non-Federal grants and capital on concessionary terms for the purpose of expanding the secondary market for loans in the previous two years in amounts equal to or exceeding the amount awarded to such organization under this paragraph, and have demonstrated the ability to provide data on the performance of such loans sufficient to allow for future analysis of the investment risk of such loans. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM (RESCISSION) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Supportive Housing Demonstration Program, as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $6,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded. SHELTER PLUS CARE (RESCISSION) Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102-389 and prior laws for the Shelter Plus Care program, as authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $4,000,000 of funds recaptured during fiscal year 1998 shall be rescinded.
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