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 104 STAT. 4186 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 "(o) Subject to the preference rules specified in subsection (c)(4)(A), in providing housing in low-income housing projects, each public housing agency may coordinate with any local public agencies involved in providing for the welfare of children to make available dwelling units to— "(1) families identified by the agencies as having a lack of adequatehousingthat is a primary factor— "(A) in the imminent placement of a child in foster care; or "(B) in preventing the discharge of a child from foster care and reunification with his or her family; and "(2) youth, upon discharge from foster care, in cases in which return to the family or extended family or adoption is not available.". SEC. 507. PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING SUBSIDIES. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 9(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of providing annual contributions under this section $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $2,086,000,000 in fiscal year 1992.". (b) SERVICES AND COORDINATORS AS ELIGIBLE COST.— Section 9(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation; (B) in the second sentence, by redesignating clauses (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) Annual contributions under this section to any public housing agency for any project with a sufficient number of residents who are frail elderly or persons with disabilities may be used, with respect to such project, for (i) the cost of a management staff member to coordinate the provision of any services within the project provided through any agency of the Federal Government or any other public or private department, agency, or organization to residents of the project who are frail elderly or persons with disabilities to enable such residents to live independently and prevent placement in nursing homes or institutions; and (ii) expenses for the provision of services for such residents of the project to enable such residents to live independently and prevent placement in nursing homes or institutions, which may include meal services, housekeeping and chore assistance, personal care, laundry assistance, transportation services, and health-related services, except that not more than 15 percent of the cost of the provision of such services may be provided under this section. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'frail elderly' shall have the meaning given the term under section 202(d) of the Housing Act of 1959, except that such term does not include any person receiving assistance provided under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978, and the term 'persons with disabilities' shall have the meaning given the term under section 811 of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act"; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the first comma the following: "(except for pa3nnents under paragraph (I)(B))".

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