34 U.S.C. § 12473 — Definitions

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For purposes of this subpart—

(1)

the term “assisted housing” means housing assisted—

(A)

under sections 1 1715e, 1715k, 1715l(d)(3), 1715l(d)(4), 1715n(e), 1715v, or 1715z–1 of title 12;

(B)

under section 1701s of title 12;

(C)

under section 1701q of title 12;

(D)

under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales 2 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013);

(E)

under title II of the Cranston-Gonzales ² National Affordable Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.];

(F)

under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);

(G)

under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or

(H)

under section 1437f of title 42;

(2)

the term “continuum of care” means a community plan developed to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and achieve maximum self-sufficiency;

(3)

the term “low-income housing assistance voucher” means housing assistance described in section 1437f of title 42;

(4)

the term “public housing” means housing described in section 1437a(b)(1) of title 42;

(5)

the term “public housing agency” means an agency described in section 1437a(b)(6) of title 42;

(6)

the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person”—

(A)

mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and

(B)

includes—

(i)

an individual who—

(I)

is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;

(II)

is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;

(III)

is living in an emergency or transitional shelter;

(IV)

is abandoned in a hospital; or

(V)

is awaiting foster care placement;

(ii)

an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or

(iii)

migratory children (as defined in section 6399 of title 20) who qualify as homeless under this section because the children are living in circumstances described in this paragraph;

(7)

the term “homeless service provider” means a nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service provider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, a tribal organization serving homeless individuals, or coalition or other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization carrying out a community-based homeless or housing program that has a documented history of effective work concerning homelessness;

(8)

the term “tribally designated housing” means housing assistance described in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and

(9)

the term “tribally designated housing entity” means a housing entity described in the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(21)); 3

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 41403, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title VI, § 601, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3031; amended Pub. L. 113–4, title VI, § 601(a)(3), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 102.)

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2006Enacted · Pub. L. 103-322 · 119 Stat. 3031
2013Amended · Pub. L. 113-4 · 127 Stat. 102

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