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 PUBLIC LAW 101-645—NOV. 29, 1990 104 STAT. 4703 "(4) CERTIFICATION. —Each State, Indian tribe, metropolitan city, and urban county described in subsection (a) shall certify to the Secretary that citizens, public and private homeless shelter and service providers, and local governments were consulted concerning the contents of the comprehensive plan and the annual report, and that their views were considered prior to the submission of these documents to the Secretary, and that the comprehensive plan and annual report were available to the public". (2) MODIFICATION OF TIMING, CONTENT, AND REVIEW STAND- ARDS.—Section 401 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(l), by striking "annually" and inserting "biennially"; (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "and services" and inserting ", services, and programs"; (C) in subsection (b)(3)— (i) by striking "and services" and inserting ", services, and programs"; (ii) by striking "and" before "(B)"; and (iii) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", (C) responding to the emergency and longterm housing and service needs of the homeless population, (D) providing housing and supportive services for various homeless populations to facilitate their transition to more independent living, (E) providing housing and supportive services to the portions of the homeless population that are not capable of achieving total independence, and (F) preventing and reducing homelessness through (i) interventions focused upon individuals and families who are in danger of becoming homeless, and (ii) addressing systemic factors contributing to homelessness". SEC. 312. EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — The first sentence of section 417 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11377) is amended to read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $125,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $138,000,000 for fiscal year 1992. ". (b) USE OF GRANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 418. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. "A recipient may use up to 5 percent of any annual grant received under this subtitle for administrative purposes. A recipient State shall share the amount available for administrative purposes pursuant to the preceding sentence with local governments funded by the State.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 417 the following new item: "Sec. 418. Administrative costs.".

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