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 101 STAT. 510

PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987 (1) a statement of the agency's intention to declare the property excess to the agency's need, in accordance with applicable law; or (2) a statement of the reasons that the property cannot be declared excess.

State and local governments.

(C) AVAILABILITY FOR F A C I U T I E S TO A S S I S T THE HOMELESS.—The

Administrator of General Services and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in accordance with other applicable Federal law, take such actions as may be necessary to make buildings and property identified under subsection (a) available for use for facilities to assist the homeless operated by private nonprofit organizations, units of local government, and States. (d) AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY BY LEASE.—

40 USC 484.

State and local governments.

State and local governments. 42 USC 11412.

Public information. 40 USC 484.

(1) Federal buildings or property may be made available under this section only through the use of leases for at least 1 year. Ownership of the buildings and property shall not be transferred from the Federal Government. (2) To permit leases of surplus Federal buildings and other real property under this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of General Services shall include, as a permissible use in the protection of public health within the meaning of section 203(k) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the furnishing of real property for use for facilities to assist the homeless and shall issue regulations permitting leases for such publichealth purposes. (e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Within 90 days after the enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the Congress and to the Interagency Council on the Homeless quarterly reports on the implementation of this section. Such reports shall include— (1) a list of the properties identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under subsection (a); (2) a statement of the agency responses under subsection (b) to such identifications; and (3) a description of the actions taken by the Administrator and the Secretary of Health and Human Services under applicable law to make such property available for use for facilities to assist the homeless operated by private nonprofit organizations, units of local government, and States. SEC. 502. MAKING SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY AVAILABLE TO NONPROFIT AGENCIES.

(a) EuGiBiliTY.—Section 203(j)(3)(B) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(j)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting "providers of assistance to homeless individuals" after "health centers,". G)) REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFICATION.—Within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall require each State agency administering a State plan under section 203(j) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to make generally available information about surplus personal property which may be used in the provision of food, shelter, or other services to homeless individuals. (c) COSTS.—Surplus personal property identified pursuant to this section shall be made available to providers of assistance to homeless individuals by a State agency distributing such property at (1) a

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