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 PUBLIC LAW 100-628—NOV. 7, 1988

102 STAT. 3259

Federal share of the cost of housing such families in commercial or similar transient facilities (including payments made to cover basic needs and services of such families). (d) U S E OF FUNDS.—Each State that receives funds under this section shall use such funds to— (1) rehabilitate or construct transitional facilities which are easily convertible to permanent housing when such facilities are no longer needed as transitional facilities; and (2) provide on-site social services at such facilities. (e) GAO REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—Within 90 days after the Reports. Comptroller General receives from the Secretary a copy of an application submitted under this section, the Comptroller General shall review such application and report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on whether the Federal share of the total amount of cash assistance to be provided under the project which is the subject of the application to families residing in transitional facilities plus the total amount of grants to be made to the State under this section is less than or equal to the Federal share of the cost of housing such families in commercial or similar transient facilities (including pa3mients made to cover basic needs and services of such families). (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the fiscal year 1990 not to exceed $20,000,000, which shall remain available until expended. (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in section 902 and this section: (1) HOMELESS FAMILY.—The term "homeless family" means a dependent child or children and the relatives with whom such child or children are living, who— (A) lack a fixed and regular nighttime address; (B) have a primary residence that is a shelter designed for temporary accommodation, a hotel, or a motel; or (C) are living in a place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation. (2) COMMERCIAL OR SIMILAR TRANSIENT FACILITIES.—The term "commercial or similar transient facilities" means transient accommodations in— (A) a commercial hotel or motel operated by a privately owned for-profit entity; or (B) a similar establishment which is not a transitional facility (whether or not directly operated or contracted for by the State or a political subdivision or by a not-for-profit organization authorized by the State or political subdivision to provide such accommodations). (3) TRANSITIONAL PACiliTy.—The term "transitional facility" means any facility operated by a State or local government or a nonprofit organization which, at a minimum— (A) provides temporary and private sleeping accommodations, and temporary eating and cooking accommodations; and (B) provides services to help families locate and retain permanent housing. SEC. 904. PREVENTING FRAUD AND ABUSE IN HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

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