Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/994

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104 STAT. 4316 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (19) The term "temporarily disabled" means having an impairment that— (A) is expected to be of no more than 6 months duration; and (B) impedes the ability of the individual to live independently unless the individual receives congregate services. (20) The term "unit of general local government— (A) means any city, town, township, county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; and (B) includes a unit of general government acting as an applicant for assistance under this section in cooperation with a nonprofit housing sponsor and a nonprofit housing sponsor acting as an applicant for assistance under this section in cooperation with a unit of general local government, as provided under subsection (g)(l)(B). (1) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Each Secretary concerned shall submit to the Congress, for each fiscal year for which assistance is provided for congregate services programs under this section, an annual report— (A) describing the activities being carried out with assistance under this section and the population being served by such activities; (B) evaluating the effectiveness of the program of providing assistance for congregate services under this section, and a comparison of the effectiveness of the program under this section with the HOPE for Elderly Independence Program under section 803 of this Act; and (C) containing any other information that the Secretary concerned considers helpful to the Congress in evaluating the effectiveness of this section. (2) SUBMISSION OF DATA TO SECRETARY CONCERNED. — The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide, by regulation under subsection (m), for the submission of data by recipients of assistance under this section to be used in the repeat required by paragraph (1). (m) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, jointly issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section, (n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — (1) AUTHORIZATION AND USE.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and $26,100,000 for fiscal year 1992, of which not more than— (A) the amount of such sums appropriated that, with respect to the total amount appropriated, represents the ratio of the total number of units of eligible federally assisted housing for elderly individuals assisted by programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the total number of units assisted by programs administered by such Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be used for assistance for congregate