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 101 STAT. 508

PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987 beginning on the date on which the notice of funding availability is published in the Federal Register; and (3) provide that the final selection of applications for assistance under this subtitle shall be completed not later than the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the notice of funding availability is published in the Federal Register.

42 USC 11394.

SEC. 434. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1987 and 1988. Any amounts that are appropriated to carry out this subtitle and that are not reserved prior to the 30-day period preceding the close of a fiscal year shall be made available prior to the close of such fiscal year.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions 42 USC 11401.

SEC. 441. SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE FOR SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY DWELLINGS. (a) INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORITY.—The budget authority avail-

42 USC 1437c. 42 USC 1437f.

able under section 5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under section 8(e)(2) of such Act is authorized to be increased by $35,000,000 on or after October 1, 1986, and by $35,000,000 on or after October 1, 1987. (b) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts made available under this section shall be used only in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of housing described in section 8(n) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for occupancy by homeless individuals. (c) ALLOCATION.—The amounts made available under this section shall be allocated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the basis of a national competition to the applicants that best demonstrate a need for the assistance under this section and the ability to undertake and carry out a program to be assisted under this section. To be considered for assistance under this section, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a written proposal containing— (1) a description of the size and characteristics of the population within the applicant's jurisdiction that would occupy single room occupancy dwellings; (2) a listing of additional commitments from public and private sources that the applicant might be able to provide in connection with the program; (3) an inventory of suitable housing stock to be rehabilitated with such assistance; and (4) a description of the interest that has been expressed by builders, developers, and others (including profit and nonprofit organizations) in participating in the program. No single city or urban county shall be eligible to receive more than 10 percent of the assistance made available under this section.

42 USC 1437f.

Urban areas. contracts. State and local governments.

(d) FIRE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.—Each contract for housing

assistance payments entered into with the authority provided under this section shall require the installation of a sprinkler system that protects all major spaces, hard wired smoke detectors, and such other fire and safety improvements as may be required by State or local law. (e) COST LIMITATION.—

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