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[120 STAT. 1179]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 1179]

PUBLIC LAW 109–281—SEPT. 22, 2006

120 STAT. 1179

system involved, or the extent of the applicant’s good faith efforts in achieving such coordination; ‘‘(G) the extent of the applicant’s coordination of activities with public education, criminal justice, housing and community development, national service, or postsecondary education or other systems that relate to the goals of the proposed program; ‘‘(H) the extent of an applicant’s coordination of activities with employers in the local area involved; ‘‘(I) the extent to which a proposed program provides for inclusion of tenants who were previously homeless individuals in the rental housing provided through the program; ‘‘(J) the commitment of additional resources (in addition to the funds made available through the grant) to a proposed program by— ‘‘(i) an applicant; ‘‘(ii) recipients of other Federal, State, or local housing and community development assistance who will sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, construction, operation and maintenance, or other housing and community development activities undertaken as part of the proposed program; or ‘‘(iii) entities carrying out other Federal, State, or local activities or activities conducted by Indian tribes, including vocational education programs, adult and language instruction educational programs, and job training provided with funds available under this title; ‘‘(K) the applicant’s potential to serve different regions, including rural areas and States that have not previously received grants for YouthBuild programs; and ‘‘(L) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for purposes of carrying out the proposed program in an effective and efficient manner. ‘‘(5) APPROVAL.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, whether the application is approved or not approved. ‘‘(d) USE OF HOUSING UNITS.—Residential housing units rehabilitated or constructed using funds made available under subsection (c) shall be available solely— ‘‘(1) for rental by, or sale to, homeless individuals or lowincome families; or ‘‘(2) for use as transitional or permanent housing, for the purpose of assisting in the movement of homeless individuals to independent living. ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an individual may participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual is— ‘‘(i) not less than age 16 and not more than age 24, on the date of enrollment; ‘‘(ii) a member of a low-income family, a youth in foster care (including youth aging out of foster care), a youth offender, a youth who is an individual with

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