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 97 STAT. 1186 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 Grants. 42 USC 5305. Families and single women. EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM SEC. 216. There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 for the Secretary to make grants to States, units of general local government, and Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations which will operate programs on behalf of such units of general local government and Indian tribes, for the provision of shelter and essential services for individuals who are subject to life-threatening situations because of their lack of hous- ing. Such grants shall be awarded on the basis of the extent of the need for emergency housing in the area where the project is, or will be, located, taking into account regional variations in the cost of providing shelter. Such grants may be used to rehabilitate existing structures in order to provide basic shelter, to maintain structures providing such shelter, to pay for utilities and the furnishing of such shelters, to provide for any health and safety measures that are required to protect the individuals using such shelter, and for any activity described in section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 that is consistent with the purposes of this paragraph. A structure which is rehabilitated with assistance under this paragraph shall be used for emergency housing for a period of not less than 3 years after such rehabilitation. In providing grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into consideration the special needs of families and single women. 12 USC 1715z-la. 42 USC 1437f. 12 USC 1715Z-1. 12 USC 1701s; 42 usc 1451. 12 USC 1715Z-1. OPERATING ASSISTANCE FOR TROUBLED MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS SEC. 217. (a)(1) Section 201(a) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", without regard to whether such projects are insured under the National Housing Act". (2) Section 201(b) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", without regard to whether such projects are insured under the National Housing Act". (3) Section 201(c)(l)(A) of such Act is amended by striking out the first semicolon and all that follows through "1979". (b)(1) Section 201(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "or under" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the United States Housing Act of 1937, or". (2) Section 201(c)(l) of such Act is amended— (A) by striking out "or" at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: "(B) is assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 following conversion to such assistance from assist- ance under section 236 of the National Housing Act or section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; or", (c) Section 236(fK3) of the National Housing Act is amended by striking out "September 30, 1982" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1985".

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