101 STAT. 500
PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987 riirw
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(A) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; ai f:; ^: (B) that has a voluntary board; (C) that has an accounting system, or has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with requirements established by 1 the Secretary; and (D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision of ' assistance. (7) The term "project" means a structure or a portion of a > structure that is acquired or rehabilitated with assistance provided under this subtitle. •s (8) The term "project sponsor" means a private nonprofit ^ organization that operates a project for permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons, and that is approved by the Governor or other chief executive official of a State as to ^ financial responsibility. (9) The term "recipient" means any governmental or non^' profit entity that is approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility. ^ (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, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. ^ (12) The term "supportive housing" means a project assisted 2 under this subtitle that provides housing and supportive services for homeless individuals. Such housing shall be safe and . sanitary and when appropriate meet all applicable State and B local housing codes and licensing requirements in the jurisdicj tion in which the housing is located. All or part of the support* ive services may be provided directly by the recipient or by gj-j-ajigements with other public or private service providers. ^ The term includes the following: .; (A) Transitional housing, which means a project assisted
under this subtitle that has as its purpose facilitating the movement of homeless individuals to independent living ijjji. within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the Secretary. Transitional housing includes housing primarily designed to serve deinstitutionalized homeless individuals and other homeless individuals with mental disabilities, and homeless families with children. fc (B) Permanent housing for handicapped homeless per0 sons, which means a project assisted under this subtitle that provides community-based long-term housing and yJliii supportive services for not more than 8 handicapped homeless persons and that is carried out by a project sponsor. lriws Each project shall be either a home designed solely for housing handicapped persons or dwelling units in a multiemiy family housing project, condominium project, or cooperative project. Not more than 1 home may be located on any 1 site t:j:in and no such home may be located on a site contiguous to another site containing such a home. All projects shall be i;~ 3) integrated into the neighborhoods in which they are located. ..,.^,.
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