12 2 STA T . 2 854PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 28 9—J UL Y3 0 , 2008 (b)AP P LICAB L EIND I V ID U AL SD E F INED .— I nthis s ec ti o n , the te rm‘ ‘ ap p l icable in d i v id u al ’ ’ means an individual w ho— ( 1 ) is— (A) emplo y edbytheor g ani z ation in a permanent or temporary capacity
( B ) contracted or retained by the organization; or ( C ) acting on behal f of, or with the e x press or apparent authority of, the organization; and ( 2 ) has been indicted for a violation under F ederal law relating to an election for Federal office. SEC.2305 .C OUN SE LI N G IN T E RM E D I A RIES. N otwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount appropriated under section 2 30 1(a) of this Act shall be $ 3, 9 20,000,000 and the amount appropriated under section 2 4 01 of this Act shall be $1 8 0,000,000
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d ,T hat of the amount appropriated under section 2401 of this Act pursuant to this section, not less than 1 5 percent shall be provided to counseling organiza - tions that target counseling services regarding loss mitigation to minority and low-income homeowners or provide such services in neighborhoods with high concentrations of minority and low-income homeowners: Provided fu r th er, That of amounts appropriated under such section 2401 $30,000,000 shall be used by the Neighborhood R einvestment Corporation (referred to in this section as the ‘‘NRC’’) to ma k e grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of H ousing and U rban Development or the NRC to hire attorneys to assist homeowners who have legal issues directly related to the homeowner’s foreclosure, delin q uency or short sale. S uch attorneys shall be capable of assisting homeowners of owner- occupied homes with mortgages in default, in danger of default, or sub j ect to or at risk of foreclosure and who have legal issues that cannot be handled by counselors already employed by such intermediaries: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for in the prior provisos the NRC shall give priority consideration to counseling intermediaries and legal organizations that (1) provide legal assistance in the 100 metropolitan statistical areas (as defined by the Director of the O ffice of M anagement and Budget) with the highest home foreclosure rates, and (2) have the capacity to begin using the financial assistance within 90 days after receipt of the assistance: Provided further, That no funds provided under this Act shall be used to provide, obtain, or arrange on behalf of a homeowner, legal representation involving or for the purposes of civil litigation: Provided further, That the NRC, in awarding counseling grants under section 2401 of this Act, may consider, where appropriate, whether the entity has implemented a written plan for providing in-person counseling and for making contact, including personal contact, with defaulted mortgagors, for the pur- pose of providing counseling or providing information about avail- able counseling. TI T LE I V—HOUS I NGC OUNSELING R ESOURCES SEC. 2 4 0 1 . H OUSING COUNSELING RESOURCES. There are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2008, for an additional Ap p ro pr iat io ns a u t h ori z ation .Leg a l assistan c e. D ea d line. G rants. Disad v antaged persons. 42USC5301 note.
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