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[CITE: 42USC11371]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 119--HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--HOUSING ASSISTANCE
 
                Part B--Emergency Shelter Grants Program
 
Sec. 11371. Definitions

    For purposes of this part:
        (1) The term ``local government'' means a unit of general 
    purpose local government.
        (2) The term ``locality'' means the geographical area within the 
    jurisdiction of a local government.
        (3) The term ``metropolitan city'' has the meaning given such 
    term in section 5302 of this title.
        (4) The term ``operating costs'' means expenses incurred by a 
    recipient operating a facility assisted under this part with respect 
    to--
            (A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and security of 
        such housing; and
            (B) utilities, fuels, furnishings, and equipment for such 
        housing.

        (5) The term ``private nonprofit organization'' means a secular 
    or religious organization described in section 501(c) of title 26 
    that is exempt from taxation under subtitle A of title 26, has an 
    accounting system and a voluntary board, and practices 
    nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance.
        (6) The term ``recipient'' means any governmental or private 
    nonprofit entity that is approved by the Secretary as to financial 
    responsibility.
        (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing and 
    Urban Development.
        (8) The term ``State'' means each of the several States, the 
    District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
    Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
    Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or 
    possession of the United States.
        (9) The term ``urban county'' has the meaning given such term in 
    section 5302 of this title.

(Pub. L. 100-77, title IV, Sec. 411, July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 495; Pub. 
L. 101-625, title VIII, Sec. 832(f)(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4361; 
Pub. L. 104-330, title V, Sec. 506(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 
4044.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Par. (10). Pub. L. 104-330 struck out par. (10) which read as 
follows: ``The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given such term in 
section 5302(a)(17) of this title.''
    1990--Par. (10). Pub. L. 101-625 added par. (10).


                    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.
    Section 506(c) of Pub. L. 104-330 provided that: ``The amendments 
under subsections (a) [amending this section and sections 11372 to 
11376, 11382, 11401, 11403g, and 11408 of this title] and (b) [amending 
provisions formerly set out as a note under section 11301 of this title] 
shall apply with respect to amounts made available for assistance under 
title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 
11361 et seq.] and section 2 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 [Pub. 
L. 103-120, former 42 U.S.C. 11301 note], respectively, for fiscal year 
1998 and fiscal years thereafter.''

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular 
Possessions.
