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 106 STAT. 3838 PUBLIC LAW 102-550 —OCT. 28, 1992 "(B) working with service providers to design the provision of services to meet the needs of frail elderly residents of the project, taking into consideration the needs and desires of such residents and their ability and willingness to pay for such services, as expressed Dy the residents; "(C) mobilizing public and private resources to obtain funding for such services for such residents; "(D) monitoring and evaluating the impact and effectiveness of any supportive services provided for such residents; "(E) consulting and coordinating with any appropriate public and private agencies regarding the provision of supportive services; and "(F) performing such other duties that the Secretary deems appropriate to enable frail elderly persons residing in federally assisted housing to live with dignity and independence. " (2) QUALIFICATIONS. —Individuals employed as service coordinators pursuant to this subsection shall meet the mini- .. mum qualifications and standards established under section 802(d)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act for service coordinators under a congregate housing services program. "(3) APPLICATION AND SELECTION.— The Secretary shall provide for the form and manner of applications for grants under this subsection and for the selection of applicants to receive the grants. "(4) DEFINITION OF FRAIL ELDERLY.— For purposes of this subsection, the term 'frail elderl/ has the meaning given the term in section 802(k) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. ". (f) PROHIBITIONS REGARDING CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING ^ LOANS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485), as amended by this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(z) PROHIBITIONS. — "(1) REMOTE RURAL AREAS. —The Secretary may not refuse to make a loan that otherwise complies with the requirements under this section solely because the housing and related facilities involved are located in an area that is excessively rural in character or excessively remote. "(2) ESSENTIAL SERVICES. —In making loans under this section, the Secretary may not provide any preference for any project based on the availability of any particular essential service. For purposes of this paragraph, an essential service shall include post offices (and postal services), grocery stores, pharmacies, schools, and health service facilities (and health services). "(3) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. —In making loans under this section, the Secretary may not grant or deny approval based ^ on the geographic location of the proposed project if the project is located in a rural area, as such term is defined in section 520, except that the Secretary shall give preference to any application for a project that will serve the needs of a rural community located 20 or more miles from an urban area.".

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