42 U.S.C. § 11904
To receive a grant under this subchapter, a public housing agency, a public housing resident management corporation, an Indian tribe1 a recipient of assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 [25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.], or an owner of federally assisted low-income housing shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include a plan for addressing the problem of drug-related or violent crime in and around of2 the housing administered or owned by the applicant for which the application is being submitted, which plan shall be coordinated with and may be included in the public housing agency plan submitted to the Secretary pursuant to section 1437c-1 of this title.
An eligible applicant that is a public housing agency may apply for a 1-year grant under this subchapter that, subject to the availability of appropriated amounts, shall be renewed annually for a period of not more than 4 additional years, except that such renewal shall be contingent upon the Secretary finding, upon an annual or more frequent review, that the grantee agency is performing under the terms of the grant and applicable laws in a satisfactory manner and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may prescribe. The Secretary may adjust the amount of any grant received or renewed under this paragraph to take into account increases or decreases in amounts appropriated for these purposes or such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
The Secretary may not provide assistance under this subchapter to an applicant that is a public housing agency unless-
The Secretary shall, by regulations issued after notice and opportunity for public comment, set forth criteria for establishing a class of public housing agencies that have urgent or serious crime problems. The Secretary may reserve a portion of the amount appropriated to carry out this subchapter in each fiscal year only for grants for public housing agencies in such class, except that any amounts from such portion reserved that are not obligated to agencies in the class shall be made available only for agencies that are subject to a preference under paragraph (2)(A).
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to federally assisted low-income housing.
The Secretary shall approve applications under subsection (b) that are not subject to a preference under subsection (b)(2)(A) on the basis of thresholds or criteria such as-
In addition to the selection criteria specified in subsection (c), the Secretary may establish other criteria for the evaluation of applications submitted by owners of federally assisted low-income housing, except that such additional criteria shall be designed only to reflect-
In evaluating the extent of the drug-related crime problem pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary may consider whether housing projects proposed for assistance are located in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 15043 of title 21.
1So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
2So in original.
3See References in Text note below.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 104-330, 110 Stat. 4016, which is classified principally to chapter 43 (§4101 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4101 of Title 25 and Tables. Section 503(a) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), is section 503(a) of Pub. L. 105-276 which is set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 1437 of this title.Section 1504 of title 21, referred to in subsec. (e), was repealed by Pub. L. 100-690, title I, §1009, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4188, as amended.
AMENDMENTS1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(1), substituted "recipient of assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996" for "tribally designated housing entity" in first sentence and "or violent crime in and around" for "crime on the premises" in second sentence, and inserted before period at end ",which plan shall be coordinated with and may be included in the public housing agency plan submitted to the Secretary pursuant to section 1437c-1 of this title". Pub. L. 105-276, §220(3), inserted "an Indian tribe" after "resident management corporation,". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(5), (6), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(2)(A), inserted introductory provisions and struck out former introductory provisions which read as follows: "Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section the Secretary shall approve applications under this subchapter based exclusively on-". Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(2)(B), substituted "or violent crime problem in and around" for "crime problem in". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(5), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(3)(A), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(3)(B), inserted "or violent" after "drug-related" in two places. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(5), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(4), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)".Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-276, §586(e)(5), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). 1996-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-330 inserted "a tribally designated housing entity," after "resident management corporation,". 1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-550 inserted ",a public housing resident management corporation," after "public housing agency" in first sentence. 1990- Pub. L. 101-625 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating generally to applications for grants under this subchapter and to criteria for approval of such applications.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by title V of Pub. L. 105-276 effective and applicable beginning upon Oct. 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided, with provision that Secretary may implement amendment before such date, except to extent that such amendment provides otherwise, and with savings provision, see section 503 of Pub. L. 105-276 set out as a note under section 1437 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104-330 effective Oct. 1, 1997, except as otherwise expressly provided, see section 107 of Pub. L. 104-330 set out as an Effective Date note under section 4101 of Title 25, Indians.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
- housing assistance
- The term "housing assistance" means, with respect to federally assisted housing, the grant, contribution, capital advance, loan, mortgage insurance, or other assistance provided for the housing under the provisions of law referred to in paragraph (2). The term also includes any related assistance provided for the housing by the Secretary, including any rental assistance for low-income occupants.
- owner
- The term "owner" means, with respect to federally assisted housing, the entity or private person, including a cooperative or public housing agency, that has the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units in such housing.
- project
- The terms "federally assisted housing" and "project" mean-(A) a public housing project (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)] );(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f] ;(C) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12;(D) housing that is assisted under section 1701q of title 12, as such section existed before November 28, 1990;(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section 1715l(d)(3) of title 12 that bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of section 1715l(d)(5) of title 12;(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or State agency under section 1715z-1 of title 12;(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437f(b)(2)], as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted under a contract for assistance under such section; and(H) housing that is assisted under section 80131 of this title.