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 PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4015 "(D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance. "(8) The term 'project* means a structure or structures (or a portion of such structure or structures) that is acquired, rehabilitated, constructed, or leased with assistance provided under this subtitle or with respect to which the Secretary provides technical assistance or annual payments for operating costs under this subtitle, or supportive services. "(9) The term 'recipient* means any governmental or nonprofit entity that receives assistance under this subtitle. "(10) The term 'Secretary* means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. "(11) The term 'State* means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau. "(12) The term 'supportive housing* means a project that meets the requirements of section 424. "(13) The term 'supportive services* means services under section 425. "(14) The term 'urban county* has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. «SEC. 423. ELIGIBLE ACnVITIES. 42 USC 11383. "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may provide any project with one or more of the following types of assistance under this subtitle: "(1) ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION. — A grant, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or acquisition and rehabilitation, of an existing structure (including a small commercial property or ofilce space) to provide supportive housing other than emergency shelter or to provide supportive services; except that the Secretary may increase the dollar limitation under this sentence to not more than $400,000 for areas that the Secretary finds have high acquisition and rehabilitation costs. The repayment of any outstanding debt owed on a loan made to purchase an existing structure shall be considered to be a cost of acquisition eligible for a grant under this paragraph if the structure was not used as supportive housing, or to provide supportive services, before the receipt of assistance. "(2) NEW CONSTRUCTION.— A grant, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, for new construction of a structure to provide supportive housing. "(3) LEASING.— ^A grant for leasing of an existing structure or structures, or portions thereof, to provide supportive housing or supportive services during the period covered by the application. Grreint recipients may reapply for such assistance as needed to continue the use of such structure for purposes of this subtitle. "(4) OPERATING COSTS.— Annual payments for operating costs of housing assisted under this subtitle, not to exceed 75 percent of the annual operating costs of such housing. Grant recipients may reapply for such assistance as needed to continue the use of the housing for purposes of this subtitle. "(5) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—^A grant for costs of supportive services provided to homeless individuals. Any recipient, includ-

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