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[CITE: 42USC11346]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 119--HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
 
  SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
 
                Part B--Emergency Food and Shelter Grants
 
Sec. 11346. Program guidelines


(a) Guidelines

    The National Board shall establish written guidelines for carrying 
out the program under this part, including--
        (1) methods for identifying localities with the highest need for 
    emergency food and shelter assistance;
        (2) methods for determining the amount and distribution to such 
    localities;
        (3) eligible program costs, including maximum flexibility in 
    meeting currently existing needs;
        (4) guidelines specifying the responsibilities and reporting 
    requirements of the National Board, its recipients, and service 
    providers;
        (5) guidelines requiring each private nonprofit organization and 
    local government carrying out a local emergency food and shelter 
    program with amounts provided under this part, to the maximum extent 
    practicable, to involve homeless individuals and families, through 
    employment, volunteer services, or otherwise, in providing emergency 
    food and shelter and in otherwise carrying out the local program; 
    and
        (6) guidelines requiring each private nonprofit organization and 
    local government carrying out a local emergency food and shelter 
    program with amounts provided under this part to provide for the 
    participation of not less than 1 homeless individual or former 
    homeless individual on the board of directors or other equivalent 
    policy making entity of the organization or governmental agency to 
    the extent that such entity considers and makes policies and 
    decisions regarding the local program of the organization or 
    locality; except that such guidelines may grant waivers to 
    applicants unable to meet such requirement if the organization or 
    government agrees to otherwise consult with homeless or formerly 
    homeless individuals in considering and making such policies and 
    decisions.

(b) Publication

    Guidelines established under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
published annually, and whenever modified, in the Federal Register. The 
National Board shall not be subject to the procedural rulemaking 
requirements of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 100-77, title III, Sec. 316, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 493; Pub. 
L. 102-550, title XIV, Sec. 1432, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4043.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 102-550 added pars. (5) and (6).
