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 104 STAT. 4382 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 the individual and referral of the individual to the care provider. 42 USC 12910. SEC. 861. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SERVICES. (a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make grants to States and metropolitan areas to develop and operate community residences and provide services for persons with acquired immunodeficiency S3nidrome or related diseases. (b) COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SERVICES. — (1) COMMUNITY RESIDENCES.— (A) IN GENERAL. — A community residence under this section shall be a multiunit residence designed for individuals with acquired immunodeficiency sjnidrome or related diseases for the following purposes: (i) To provide a lower cost residential alternative to institutional care and to prevent or delay the need for institutional care. (ii) To provide a permanent or transitional residential setting with appropriate services that enhances the quality of life for individuals who are unable to live independently. (iii) To prevent homelessness among individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases by increasing available suitable housing resources. (iv) To integrate individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or related diseases into local communities and provide services to maintain the abilities of such individuals to participate as fully as possible in community life. (B) RENT. — Except to the extent that the costs of providing residence are reimbursed or provided by any other assistance from Federal or non-Federal public sources, each resident in a community residence shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit an amount equal to the following: (i) For low-income individuals, the amount of rent paid under section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)) by a low-income family (as the term is defined in section 3(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2))) for a dwelling unit assisted under such Act. (ii) For any resident that is not a low-income resident, an amount based on a formula, which shall be determined by the Secretary, under which rent is determined by the income and resources of the resident. (C) FEES. —Fees may be charged for any services provided under subsection (c)(2) to residents of a community residence, except that any fees charged shall be based on the income and resources of the resident and the provision of services to any resident of a community residence may not be withheld because of an inability of the resident to pay such fee. (D) SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE. —Assistance made available under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) may be used in conjunction with a community

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