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 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4317 services programs in eligible federally assisted housing administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: and (B) the amount of such sums appropriated that, with respect to the total amount appropriated, represents the ratio of the total number of units of eligible federally Eissisted housing for elderly individuals assisted by programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture to the total number of units assisted by programs administered by such Secretary and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall be used for assistance for congregate services programs in eligible federally assisted housing administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration). (2) AVAILABILITY. — Any amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended, (o) RESERVE FUND.— The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available in each fiscal year to supplement grants awarded to owners under this section when, in the determination of the Secretary, such supplemental adjustments are required to maintain adequate levels of services to eligible residents, (p) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 9(a)(3)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended— 42 USC i437g. (1) by striking "and" at the end of clause (iii); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(v) if a public housing agency renovates, converts, or combines one or more dwelling units in a public housing project to create congregate space to accommodate the provision of supportive services in accordance with section 22 of this Act and section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the pa5nnents received under this section shall not be reduced because of the resulting reduction in the number of dwelling units.". SEC. 803. HOPE FOR ELDERLY INDEPENDENCE. 42 USC 8012. (a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to establish a demonstration program to test the effectiveness of combining housing certificates and vouchers with supportive services to assist frail elderly persons to continue to live independently. The demonstration program under this section shall terminate upon the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) HOUSING ASSISTANCE. —In connection with this demonstration, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may enter into contracts with public housing agencies to provide not more than 1,500 incremental vouchers and certificates under sections 8(b) and 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. A public housing agency may not require that a frail elderly person live in a particular structure or unit, but the agency may restrict the program under this section to a geographic area, where necessary to ensure that the provision of supportive services is feasible. At the end of the demonstration period, the public housing agency shall give each frail elderly person the option to continue to receive assistance under the housing certificate or voucher program of the agency. In the demonstration, the Secretary may also provide for supportive services in

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