PUBLIC LAW 103-120—OCT. 27, 1993 107 STAT. 1145 (4) JURISDICTION. —The term "jurisdiction" means a State, metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government (including unit£t in rural areas), or Indian tribe. (5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.— The term "nonprofit organization" means an organization— (A) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; (B) that, in the case of a private nonprofit organization, has a voluntary board; (C) that has an accountinjsf system, or has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with requirements established by the Secretsuy; and (D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance. (6) VERY LOW-INCOME FAMIUES.— The term "very lowincome families" has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (c) COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS INITIATIVE. — (1) DESIGNATION.— The Secretary shall designate such jurisdictions as the Secretary may determine for comprehensive homeless initiative funding under this subsection. (2) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may provide assistance under this subsection to— (A) jurisdictions designated under paragraph (1) (or entities or instrumentalities established under the authority of such jurisdictions); or (B) nonprofit organizations operating within such jurisdictions, establish comprehensive homeless initiatives to carry out the purpose of this section. (3) CRITERIA.—^llie Secretary shall establish criteria for designating jurisdictions under paragraph (1), which shall include— (A) the extent of homelessness in the jurisdiction; (B) the extent to which the existing public and private svstems for homelessness prevention, outreach, assessment, shelter, services, transitional services, transitional housing, and permanent housing available within the jurisdiction would benefit from additional resources to achieve a comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of individuals and families who are homeless or who are very low-income and at risk of homelessness; (C) the demonstrated willingness and capacity of the jurisdiction to work cooperatively with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Department"), nonprofit organizations, foundations, other private entities, and the community to desi^ and implement an initiative to achieve the purposes of this subsection; (D) the demonstrated willingness of nongovernmental organizations to commit financial and other resources to a comprehensive homeless initiative in the jurisdiction; (E) the commitment of the jurisdiction to make necessary changes in policy and procedure to provide sufficient flexibility and resources as necessary to implement and sustain the initiative; 69-194O-94-7:QL.3Part2
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