114 STAT. 1441A -24 PUBLIC LAW 106-377 —APPENDIX A purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS GRANTS SEC. 203. (a) ELIGIBILITY.— Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year 2001 that are allocated under such section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined under subsection (b), for any State that— (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year under clause (ii) of such section; and (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for fiscal year 2001 under such clause (ii) because the areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 2001 do not have the number of cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome required under such clause. (b) AMOUNT.— The amount of the allocation and grant for any State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2001, in proportion to AIDS cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible under subsection (a). (c) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—Section 856 of the Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end: "(h) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. —For purposes of environmental review, a grant under this subtitle shall be treated as assistance for a special project that is subject to section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994, and shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section.". ENHANCED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY SEC. 204. Section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amended by striking "and 2000" and inserting "2000, and thereafter". MAXIMUM PAYMENT STANDARD FOR ENHANCED VOUCHERS SEC. 205. Section 8(t)(l)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by inserting "and any other reasonable limit prescribed by the Secretary" immediately before the semicolon. DUE PROCESS FOR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE SEC. 206. None of the funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prohibit or debar or in any way diminish the responsibilities of any entity (and the individuals comprising that entity) that is responsible for convening and managing a continuum of care process (convenor) in a community for purposes of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act from participating in that capacity unless the Secretary has published in the Federal
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