42 U.S.C. § 6863
The Secretary shall develop and conduct, in accordance with the purpose and provisions of this part, a weatherization program. In developing and conducting such program, the Secretary may, in accordance with this part and regulations promulgated under this part, make grants (1) to States, and (2) in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d), to Indian tribal organizations to serve Native Americans. Such grants shall be made for the purpose of providing financial assistance with regard to projects designed to provide for the weatherization of dwelling units, particularly those where elderly or handicapped low-income persons reside, occupied by low-income families.
Such standards shall be utilized by the Secretary in carrying out this part, and by the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out the weatherization program under section 1474(c) of this title. The Secretary shall take into consideration comments submitted regarding such proposed amendment and shall promulgate and publish final amended regulations not later than 120 days after November 9, 1978.
If a State does not, within 90 days after the date on which final regulations are promulgated under this section, submit an application to the Secretary which meets the requirements set forth in section 6864 of this title, any unit of general purpose local government of sufficient size (as determined by the Secretary), or a community action agency carrying out programs under title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2781 et seq.], may, in lieu of such State, submit an application (meeting such requirements and subject to all other provisions of this part) for carrying out projects under this part within the geographical area which is subject to the jurisdiction of such government or is served by such agency. A State may, in accordance with regulations promulgated under this part, submit an amended application.
Subject to subparagraph (B) and notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Secretary shall reserve from amounts that would otherwise be allocated to a State under this part not less than 100 percent, but not more than 150 percent, of an amount which bears the same proportion to the allocation of that State for the applicable fiscal year as the population of all low-income members of an Indian tribe in that State bears to the population of all low-income individuals in that State.
Subparagraph (A) shall apply only if-
If the tribal organization requesting the grant is a tribally designated housing entity (as defined in section 4103 of title 25) that has operated without material audit exceptions (or without any material audit exceptions that were not corrected within a 3-year period), the Secretary shall presume that the low-income members of the applicable Indian tribe would be equally or better served by making a grant directly to the tribal organization than by a grant made to the State in which the low-income members reside.
The amounts reserved by the Secretary under this subsection shall be granted to the tribal organization serving the low-income members of the Indian tribe, or, where there is no tribal organization, to such other entity as the Secretary determines has the capacity to provide services pursuant to this part.
In order for a tribal organization or other entity to be eligible for a grant for a fiscal year under this subsection, it shall submit to the Secretary an application meeting the requirements set forth in section 6864 of this title.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may transfer to the Director sums appropriated under this part to be utilized in order to carry out programs, under section 222(a)(12) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [ 42 U.S.C. 2809(a)(12) ], which further the purpose of this part.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 88-452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508. Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was classified generally to subchapter II (§2781 et seq.) of chapter 34 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, §683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519. Prior to that repeal, section 222(a)(12) of that Act [ 42 U.S.C. 2809(a)(12) ] was redesignated as section 222(a)(5) [ 42 U.S.C. 2809(a)(5) ] by Pub. L. 95-568, §5(a)(2)(E), Nov. 2, 1978, 94 Stat. 2426. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
AMENDMENTS2020-Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116-260, §1011(c)(1), in introductory provisions, struck out "and with the Director of the Community Services Administration" after "Director described in paragraph (2)(A)" and, in concluding provisions, inserted "and by" after "in carrying out this part," and struck out ",and the Director of the Community Services Administration in carrying out weatherization programs under section 222(a)(12) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964" after "section 1474(c) of this title". Subsec. (b)(4) to (7). Pub. L. 116-260, §1011(c)(2), (3), added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (6) as (5) to (7), respectively.2018-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115-325, §203(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which related to conditions for reserving funds for direct grants to provide assistance to low-income members of Indian tribes. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115-325, §203(2), inserted heading, substituted "The amounts" for "The sums", "low-income members of the Indian tribe" for "individuals for whom such a determination has been made", and "as the Secretary determines" for "as he determines", and struck out "on the basis of his determination" before "under this subsection".Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 115-325, §203(3), inserted heading. 1993-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-82 struck out "the Director of the ACTION Agency," after "Labor,". 1990-Subsec. (b)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 101-440, §7(b)(1), added subpars. (B) and (C) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "designed to insure that (i) the benefits of weatherization assistance in connection with leased dwelling units will accrue primarily to low-income tenants; (ii) the rents on such dwelling units will not be raised because of any increase in the value thereof due solely to weatherization assistance provided under this part; and (iii) no undue or excessive enhancement will occur to the value of such dwelling units."Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 101-440, §7(b)(2), added pars. (5) and (6).1988-Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for "National Bureau of Standards".1984-Subsec. (b)(1), (2)(A). Pub. L. 98-479 substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare".1980-Subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (3). Pub. L. 96-294, §577(2), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 96-294, §574, added par. (4).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-294, §§573(b), 577, substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing, and struck out provisions relating to determinations respecting inapplicability of allocation requirement and priority for an applicable community action agency.Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 96-294, §577(2), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.1978-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-619, §231(a)(2), substituted "occupied by low-income families" for "in which the head of the household is a low-income person".Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 95-619, §231(b)(1), added par. (3).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103-82 effective Apr. 4, 1994, see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103-82 set out as a note under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS COST SHARING Pub. L. 106-291, 114 Stat. 976, provided in part: "That, hereafter, Indian tribal direct grantees of weatherization assistance shall not be required to provide matching funds."Provisions of Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(3) [title II], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-180, which provided that sums appropriated for weatherization assistance grants were to be contingent on a cost share of 25 percent by each participating State or other qualified participant, were repealed by Pub. L. 106-469, title VI, §601(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2040.
COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Community Services Administration, which was established by section 601 of Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 2941 ), terminated when Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Pub. L. 88-452, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 508, as amended, was repealed, except for titles VIII and X, effective Oct. 1, 1981, by section 683(a) of Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519, which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9912(a). An Office of Community Services, headed by a Director, was established in Department of Health and Human Services by section 676 of Pub. L. 97-35 which is classified to 42 U.S.C. 9905.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.