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 123STA T . 1 684PUBLIC LA W 111 – 22 —M A Y 2 0, 200 9shal l not oth erwi se b e c onsi d ered as ho m eless f or pu rposes of this subtitle .‘ ‘ (B)ATRISKOFH O MEL ESS N ESS. —S ubpara g raph (A) ma y not be construed to pre v ent any unaccompanied youth and homeless families and children defined as homeless under section 103 (a)( 6 ) from q ualifying for , and being treated for purposes of this subtitle as, at ris k of homeless - ness or from eligibility for any pro j ects, activities, or serv- ices carried out using amounts provided under this subtitle for which individuals or families that are at risk of homelessness are eligible. ’ ’. SEC.1302 .E LIG I B LE A C T I V ITIES. T he M c K inney- V ento H omeless Assistance Act is amended by striking section 42 3 (42 U .S. C . 113 8 3) and inserting the following new section

‘SEC. 4 23. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. ‘‘(a) I N G ENER A L.—Grants awarded under section 422 to quali- fied applicants shall be used to carry out projects that serve home- less individuals or families that consist of one or more of the following eligible activities: ‘‘(1) Construction of new housing units to provide transi- tional or permanent housing. ‘‘(2) Acquisition or rehabilitation of a structure to provide transitional or permanent housing, other than emergency shelter, or to provide supportive services. ‘‘(3) L easing of property, or portions of property, not owned by the recipient or project sponsor involved, for use in providing transitional or permanent housing, or providing supportive services. ‘‘(4) P rovision of rental assistance to provide transitional or permanent housing to eligible persons. The rental assistance may include tenant-based, project-based, or sponsor-based rental assistance. Project-based rental assistance, sponsor- based rental assistance, and operating cost assistance contracts carried out by project sponsors receiving grants under this section may, at the discretion of the applicant and the project sponsor, have an initial term of 1 5 years, with assistance for the first 5 years paid with funds authori z ed for appropriation under this Act, and assistance for the remainder of the term treated as a renewal of an e x piring contract as provided in section 42 9 . Project-based rental assistance may include rental assistance to preserve existing permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and families. ‘‘(5) Payment of operating costs for housing units assisted under this subtitle or for the preservation of housing that will serve homeless individuals and families and for which another form of assistance is expiring or otherwise no longer available. ‘‘(6) Supportive services for individuals and families who are currently homeless, who have been homeless in the prior six months but are currently residing in permanent housing, or who were previously homeless and are currently residing in permanent supportive housing. ‘‘( 7 ) Provision of rehousing services, including housing search, mediation or outreach to property owners, credit repair, providing security or utility deposits, rental assistance for a