National Housing and Community Dev Act Sec 671

Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

SEC. 671. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICE
COORDINATORS.
(a) IN GENERAL- To the extent that amounts are made available to carry out this
subtitle pursuant to the amendments made by this subtitle, the Secretary shall
require owners of covered federally assisted housing projects (as such term is
defined in subsection (d)) receiving such amounts to provide for employing or
otherwise retaining the services of one or more individuals to coordinate the
provision of supportive services for elderly and disabled families residing in the
projects (in this section referred to as a `service coordinator'). No such elderly or
disabled family may be required to accept services.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES- Each service coordinator of a covered federally
assisted housing project provided pursuant to this subtitle or the amendments
made by this subtitle-(1) shall consult with the owner of the housing, tenants, any tenant
organizations, any resident management organizations, service providers,
and any other appropriate persons, to identify the particular needs and
characteristics of elderly and disabled families who reside in the project
and any supportive services related to such needs and characteristics;
(2) shall manage and coordinate the provision of such services for
residents of the project;
(3) may provide training to tenants of the project in the obligations of
tenancy or coordinate such training;
(4) shall meet the minimum qualifications and standards required under
section 802(d)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act; and
(5) may carry out other appropriate activities for residents of the project.
(c) INCLUDED SERVICES- Supportive services referred to under subsection
(b)(1) may include health-related services, mental health services, services for
nonmedical counseling, meals, transportation, personal care, bathing, toileting,
housekeeping, chore assistance, safety, group and socialization activities,
assistance with medications (in accordance with any applicable State laws), case
management, personal emergency response, and other appropriate services. The
services may be provided through any agency of the Federal Government or any
other public or private department, agency, or organization.
(d) COVERED FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING- For purposes of this
subtitle, the term `covered federally assisted housing' means housing that is
federally assisted housing (as such term is defined in section 683(2), except that
such term does not include housing described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
such section.

SEC. 672. REQUIRED TRAINING OF SERVICE COORDINATORS.

Section 802(d)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 8011(d)(4)) is amended by inserting after the period at the end of the first
sentence beginning after subparagraph (E) the following new sentence: `Such
qualifications and standards shall include requiring each service coordinator to be
trained in the aging process, elder services, disability services, eligibility for and
procedures of Federal and applicable State entitlement programs, legal liability
issues relating to providing service coordination, drug and alcohol use and abuse
by the elderly, and mental health issues.'.
SEC. 673. COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICE COORDINATORS IN PUBLIC
HOUSING.
Section 9(a)(1)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437g(a)(1)(B)) is amended-(1) in the first sentence, by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses
(I) and (II), respectively;
(2) in the second sentence-(A) by striking `subparagraph' and inserting `clause';
(B) by inserting `or section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act' after `Congregate Housing Services Act
of 1978'; and
(C) by inserting a period after `section 811 of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act';
(3) by inserting `(i)' after the subparagraph designation; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new clause:
`(ii) Annual contributions under this section to any public housing agency for any
project may be used, with respect to such project, for (I) the cost of employing or
otherwise retaining the services of one or more service coordinators under section
661 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to coordinate the
provision of any supportive services within the project for residents of the project
who are elderly families and disabled families, and (II) expenses for the provision
of such services for such residents of the project. Not more than 15 percent of the
cost of the provision of such services may be provided under this section. Services
may not be provided under this clause for any person receiving assistance under
the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 or section 802 of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. The budget authority available under
section 5(c) for assistance under this section is authorized to be increased by
$30,000,000 on or after October 1, 1992, and by $30,000,000 on or after October
1, 1993. Amounts made available under this clause shall be used to provide
additional annual contributions to public housing agencies only for the purpose of
providing service coordinators and services under this clause for public housing
projects.'.
SEC. 674. COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICE COORDINATORS IN PROJECTBASED SECTION 8 HOUSING.
Section 8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(2))
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

`(F)(i) In determining the amount of assistance provided under an assistance
contract for project-based assistance under this paragraph or a contract for
assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to
assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of this Act (as such section existed
immediately before October 1, 1983), the Secretary may consider and annually
adjust, with respect to such project, for the cost of employing or otherwise
retaining the services of one or more service coordinators under section 661 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to coordinate the provision of
any services within the project for residents of the project who are elderly or
disabled families.
`(ii) The budget authority available under section 5(c) for assistance under this
section is authorized to be increased by $15,000,000 on or after October 1, 1992,
and by $15,000,000 on or after October 1, 1993. Amounts made available under
this subparagraph shall be used to provide additional amounts under annual
contributions contracts for assistance under this section which shall be made
available through assistance contracts only for the purpose of providing service
coordinators under clause (i) for projects receiving project-based assistance under
this paragraph and to provide additional amounts under contracts for assistance
for projects constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance
provided under section 8(b)(2) of this Act (as such section existed immediately
before October 1, 1983) only for such purpose.'.
SEC. 675. COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICE COORDINATORS FOR
FAMILIES RECEIVING FEDERAL TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.
Section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) is
amended-(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
`(3)(A) Fees under this subsection may be used for the costs of employing or
otherwise retaining the services of one or more service coordinators under section
661 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to coordinate the
provision of supportive services for elderly families and disabled families on
whose behalf tenant-based assistance is provided under this section or section
811(b)(1). Such service coordinators shall have the same responsibilities with
respect to such families as service coordinators of covered federally assisted
housing projects have under section 661 of such Act with respect to residents of
such projects.
`(B) To the extent amounts are provided in appropriation Acts under
subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall increase fees under this subsection to
provide for the costs of such service coordinators for public housing agencies.
`(C) The budget authority available under section 5(c) for assistance under this
section is authorized to be increased by $5,000,000 on or after October 1, 1992,
and by $5,000,000 on or after October 1, 1993. Amounts made available under
this subparagraph shall be used to provide additional amounts under annual
contributions contracts for increased fees under this subsection, which shall be

used only for the purpose of providing service coordinators for public housing
agencies described in subparagraph (A).'.
SEC. 676. GRANTS FOR COSTS OF PROVIDING SERVICE COORDINATORS
IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ASSISTED UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.
(a) AUTHORITY- The Secretary may make grants under this section to owners of
federally assisted housing projects described in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of
section 683(2). Any grant amounts shall be used for the costs of employing or
otherwise retaining the services of one or more service coordinators under section
661 to coordinate the provision of any services within the project for residents of
the project who are elderly families and disabled families (as such terms are
defined in section 683 of this Act).
(b) APPLICATION AND SELECTION- The Secretary shall provide for the form
and manner of applications for grants under this section and for selection of
applicants to receive such grants.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 such sums as may be necessary for
grants under this section.
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECT EXPENSE- For any federally assisted housing project
described in subparagraph (E) or (F) of section 683(2) that does not receive a
grant under this section, the cost of employing or otherwise retaining the services
of one or more service coordinators under section 661 and not more than 15
percent of the cost of providing services to the residents of the project shall be
considered an eligible project expense, but only to the extent that amounts are
available from project rent and other income for such costs.
SEC. 677. EXPANDED RESPONSIBILITIES OF SERVICE COORDINATORS IN
SECTION 202 HOUSING.
(a) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY- Section 202(g) of the
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(g)), as amended by section 801 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, is amended-(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the last sentence; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) SERVICE COORDINATORS- Any cost associated with employing
or otherwise retaining a service coordinator in housing assisted under this
section shall be considered an eligible cost under subsection (c)(2). If a
project is receiving congregate housing services assistance under section
802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the
amount of costs provided under subsection (c)(2) for the project service
coordinator may not exceed the additional amount necessary to cover the
costs of providing for the coordination of services for residents of the
project who are not eligible residents under such section 802. To the
extent that amounts are available pursuant to subsection (c)(2) for the
costs of carrying out this paragraph within a project, an owner of housing
assisted under this section shall provide a service coordinator for the

housing to coordinate the provision of services under this subsection
within the housing.'.
(b) OLD SECTION 202 PROJECTS(1) AVAILABILITY OF SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE- Subject to the
availability of appropriations for contract amendments for the purpose of
this paragraph, in determining the amount of assistance under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 to be provided for a project
assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as in effect before
the effectiveness of the amendments made by section 801 of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the Secretary shall consider
(and annually adjust for) the costs of-(A) employing or otherwise retaining the services of one or more
service coordinators under section 661 of this Act to coordinate the
provision of any services within the project for residents of the
project who are elderly families and disabled families; and
(B) expenses for the provision of such services.
Not more than 15 percent of the cost of the provision of services under
subparagraph (B) may be considered under this paragraph for purposes of
determining the amount of assistance provided.
(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF HUD REFORM ACT PROVISIONSNotwithstanding section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989, the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of subsection (a) of such section shall not apply to amendments to
contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 made
to carry out the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) LIMITATION- If a project is receiving congregate housing services
assistance under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 or section
802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the
amount of costs provided pursuant to paragraph (1) for the project may not
exceed the additional amount necessary to cover the costs of providing for
the coordination of services for residents of the project who are not
eligible residents under such section 802 or eligible project residents under
the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978, as applicable.
providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and service
agencies.'.

SEC. 683. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) ELDERLY, DISABLED, AND NEAR-ELDERLY FAMILIES- The
terms `elderly family', `disabled family', and `near-elderly family' have the
meanings given the terms under section 3(b)(3) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937.
(2) FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING- 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);
(B) housing for which project-based assistance is provided under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
(C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959 (as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act);
(D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
(E) housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section
221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act that bears interest at a rate
determined under the proviso of section 221(d)(5) of such Act;
(F) housing insured, assisted, or held by the Secretary or a State or
State agency under section 236 of the National Housing Act; and
(G) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to
assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is
assisted under a contract for assistance under such section.
(3) 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.