PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987
101 STAT. 485
and, in the absence of greater Federal assistance, will be unable to protect the lives and safety of all the homeless in need of assistance; and (6) the Federal Government has a clear responsibility and an existing capacity to fulfill a more effective and responsible role c to meet the basic human needs and to engender respect for the human dignity of the homeless, (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act— (1) to establish an Interagency Council on the Homeless; (2) to use public resources and programs in a more coordinated manner to meet the critically urgent needs of the homeless of the Nation; and (3) to provide funds for programs to sissist the homeless, with special emphasis on elderly persons, handicapped persons, families with children. Native Americans, and veterans. SEC. 103. GENERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.
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42 USC 11302.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act, the term "homeless" or "homeless individual" includes— (1) an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and (2) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is— ^ (A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations •J,\ (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); (B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for ^ individuals intended to be institutionalized; or (C) a public or private place not designed for, or ordi,,,|, „ narily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. (b) INCOME ELIGIBILITY.—A homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under any program provided by this Act, or by the amendments made by this Act, only if the individual complies with the income eligibility requirements otherwise applicable to such program. (c) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this Act, the term "homeless" or "homeless individual" does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress or a State law. SEC. 104. FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND LIMITATIONS.
42 USC 11303.
(a) CALCULATION.—The amounts authorized in this Act shall be in addition to any amount appropriated for the programs involved before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) AVAILABILITY UNTIL EXPENDED.—Any amount appropriated
under an authorization in this Act shall remain available until expended. (c) LIMITATION.—Appropriations pursuant to the authorizations in this Act shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which prohibits the consideration of any bill that would cause the deficit to exceed the levels established by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, such that it shall not increase the deficit of the Federal Government for fiscal year 1987.
2 USC 621 note, 2 USC 901 note,
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