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 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4311 receive assistance. The criteria for selection shall include consideration of— (A) the extent to which the activities described in subsection (d)(3) will foster independent living and the provision of such services; (B) the types and priorities of the basic services proposed to be provided, the appropriateness of the targeting of services, the methods of providing for deinstitutionalized older individuals and individuals with disabilities, and the relationship of the proposal to the needs and characteristics of the eligible residents of the projects where the services are to be provided; (C) the schedule for establishment of services following approval of the application; (D) the degree to which local social services are adequate for the purpose of assisting eligible project residents to maintain independent living and avoid unnecessary institutionalization; (E) the professional qualifications of the members of the professional assessment committee; (F) the reasonableness and application of fees schedules established for congregate services; (G) the adequacy and accuracy of the proposed budgets; and (H) the extent to which the owner will provide funds from other services in excess of that required by this section. (2) EVALUATION OF PROVISION OF CONGREGATE SERVICES PRO- GRAMS.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Regulations. the Secretary of Agriculture shall, by regulation under subsection (n), establish procedures for States, Indian tribes, and units of general local government receiving assistance under this section— (A) to review and evaluate the performance of the congregate services programs of eligible housing projects receiving assistance under this section in such State; and (B) to submit annually, to the Secretary concerned, a Reports, report evaluating the impact and effectiveness of congregate services programs in the entity assisted under this section. (i) CONGREGATE SERVICES PROGRAM FUNDING. — (1) COST DISTRIBUTION.— (A) CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT. — In providing contracts under subsection (b), each Secretary concerned shall provide for the cost of providing the congregate services program assisted under this section to be distributed as follows: (i) Each State, Indian tribe, unit of general government, or nonprofit housing sponsor that receives amounts under a contract under subsection (b) shall supplement any such amount with amounts sufficient to provide 50 percent of the cost of providing the congregate services program. Any monetary or in-kind contributions received by a congregate services program under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 may be considered for purposes of fulfilling the requirement under this clause. The Secretary concerned shall encourage owners to use excess residual

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