MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLANS EXCERPT FROM QUALITY HOUSING AND WORK RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1998 [Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2550; 42 U.S.C. 1437 note] SEC. 517.1 [42 U.S.C. 1437 note] MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and appropriate State and local officials and representatives, shall (1) develop an action plan and list of recommendations for the improvement of means of providing severe mental illness treatment to families and individuals receiving housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, including public housing residents, residents of multifamily housing assisted with project-based assistance under section 8 of such Act, and recipients of tenant-based assistance under such section; and (2) develop and disseminate a list of current practices among public housing agencies and owners of assisted housing that serve to benefit persons in need of mental health care.". 2 1Section 503 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, Public Law 105276, approved October 21, 1998 (set forth in the footnote on page 114 of this compilation), provides that such Act takes effect on October 1, 1999, except as otherwise specifically provided in such Act and except to the extent that the Secretary provides by notice for earlier implementation of any provision of such Act. 2 So in law. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING 1998 ACT EXCERPT FROM QUALITY HOUSING AND WORK RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1998 [Public Law 105-276; 112 Stat. 2643; 42 U.S.C. 1437 note] SEC. 581. [42 U.S.C. 1437 note] ANNUAL REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress on (1) the impact of the amendments made by this Act on(A) the demographics of public housing residents and families receiving tenant-based assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (B) the economic viability of public housing agencies; and (2) the effectiveness of the rent policies established by this Act and the amendments made by this Act on the employment status and earned income of public housing residents. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 1 1 October 21, 1998. CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED AREAS IN EXCERPT FROM QUALITY HOUSING AND WORK RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1998 [Public Law 105–276; 112 Stat. 2668; 42 U.S.C. 1436d] SEC. 599H. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOCALITIES. (b) [42 U.S.C. 1436d] CONSULTATION WITH AFFECTED AREAS IN SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION.-In negotiating any settlement of, or consent decree for, significant litigation regarding public housing or section 8 tenant-based assistance that involves the Secretary and any public housing agency or any unit of general local government, the Secretary shall seek the views of any units of general local government and public housing agencies having jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved, if the resolution of such litigation would involve the acquisition or development of public housing dwelling units or the use of vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 in jurisdictions that are adjacent to the jurisdiction of the public housing agency involved in the litigation. (m) EFFECTIVE DATE.-This section shall take effect on, and the amendments made by this section are made on, and shall apply beginning upon, the date of the enactment of this Act. 1 1October 21, 1998. 55-816 99-13 PART III-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY EXCERPT FROM HOUSING ACT OF 1959 [Public Law 101–625; 104 Stat. 4297; 12 U.S.C. 1701q, 1701q–1] TITLE II-HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED * SEC. 202. [12 U.S.C. 1701q] SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. (a) PURPOSE.-The purpose of this section is to enable elderly persons to live with dignity and independence by expanding the supply of supportive housing that (1) is designed to accommodate the special needs of elderly persons; and (2) provides a range of services that are tailored to the needs of elderly persons occupying such housing. (b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.-The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. Such assistance shall be provided as (1) capital advances in accordance with subsection (c)(1), and (2) contracts for project rental assistance in accordance with subsection (c)(2). Such assistance may be used to finance the construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of a structure or a portion of a structure, or the acquisition of a structure from the Resolution Trust Corporation, to be used as supportive housing for the elderly in accordance with this section. Assistance may also cover the cost of real property acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition, relocation, and other expenses that the Secretary determines are necessary to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. (c) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.— (1) CAPITAL ADVANCES.-A capital advance provided under this section shall bear no interest and its repayment shall not be required so long as the housing remains available for very low-income elderly persons in accordance with this section. Such advance shall be in an amount calculated in accordance with the development cost limitation established in subsection (h). (2) PROJECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE.-Contracts for project rental assistance shall obligate the Secretary to make monthly payments to cover any part of the costs attributed to units occupied (or, as approved by the Secretary, held for occupancy) by very low-income elderly persons that is not met from project |