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[CITE: 42USC12904]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 131--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS
 
Sec. 12904. Eligible activities

    Grants allocated under this chapter shall be available only for 
approved activities to carry out strategies designed to prevent 
homelessness among eligible persons. Approved activities shall include 
activities that--
        (1) enable public and nonprofit organizations or agencies to 
    provide housing information to such persons and coordinate efforts 
    to expand housing assistance resources for such persons under 
    section 12906 of this title;
        (2) facilitate the development and operation of shelter and 
    services for such persons under section 12907 of this title;
        (3) provide rental assistance to such persons under section 
    12908 of this title;
        (4) facilitate (through project-based rental assistance or other 
    means) the moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy 
    dwellings (SROs) that would be made available only to such persons 
    under section 12909 of this title;
        (5) facilitate the development of community residences for 
    eligible persons under section 12910 of this title;
        (6) carry out other activities that the Secretary develops in 
    cooperation with eligible States and localities, except that 
    activities developed under this paragraph may be assisted only with 
    amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this title.

The Secretary shall establish standards and guidelines for approved 
activities. The Secretary shall permit grantees to refine and adapt such 
standards and guidelines for individual projects, where such refinements 
and adaptations are made necessary by local circumstances.

(Pub. L. 101-625, title VIII, Sec. 855, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4378; 
Pub. L. 102-550, title VI, Sec. 606(e), (h)(2), (j)(3), Oct. 28, 1992, 
106 Stat. 3808, 3810.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 606(j)(3)(A), in introductory 
provisions, substituted ``eligible persons'' for ``such persons with 
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome''.
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 606(h)(2), struck out ``short-term'' 
after ``provide''.
    Par. (5). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 606(j)(3)(B), struck out ``with 
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome'' after ``persons''.
    Par. (6). Pub. L. 102-550, Sec. 606(e), inserted before period at 
end ``, except that activities developed under this paragraph may be 
assisted only with amounts provided under section 12903(c)(3) of this 
title''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 12903, 12905 of this title.
