(2) receive, collect, process, assemble, and provide information on programs, authorities, institutions, and agencies, that may further assist members of the public requesting information from the clearinghouse.

SEC. 5144. [42 U.S.C. 11923] REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON DRUG ABUSE IN PUBLIC HOUSING.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-The Secretary shall establish a regional training program for the training of public housing officials, to better prepare and educate the officials to confront the widespread abuse of controlled substances in the communities in which the of ficials work.

(b) OPERATION.-The regional training program established under subsection (a) shall be conducted within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act1 by a national training unit established by the Secretary.

SEC. 5145. [42 U.S.C. 11924] DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.-The term "controlled substance" has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).

(2) SECRETARY.-The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

SEC. 5146. [42 U.S.C. 11925] REGULATIONS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.

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1 The date of enactment was November 18, 1988.

YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM

EXCERPT FROM CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT

TITLE

[Public Law 102-550; 106 Stat. 3723; 42 U.S.C. 12899 et seq.]

OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE EVERYWHERE PROGRAMS

Subtitle D-HOPE for Youth: Youthbuild

SEC. 451. [42 U.S.C. 12899] STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this subtitle

(1) to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals and members of low- and very low-income families by utilizing the energies and talents of economically disadvantaged young adults;

(2) to provide economically disadvantaged young adults with opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities in helping to meet the housing needs of homeless individuals and members of low- and very low-income families;

(3) to enable economically disadvantaged young adults to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency; and

(4) to foster the development of leadership skills and commitment to community development among young adults in low-income communities.

SEC. 452. [42 U.S.C. 12899a] PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

The Secretary may make

(1) planning grants to enable applicants to develop Youthbuild programs; and

(2) implementation grants to enable applicants to carry out Youthbuild programs.

SEC. 453. [42 U.S.C. 12899b] PLANNING GRANTS.

(a) GRANTS.-The Secretary is authorized to make planning grants to applicants for the purpose of developing Youthbuild programs under this subtitle. The amount of a planning grant under this section may not exceed $150,000, except that the Secretary may for good cause approve a grant in a higher amount.

(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.-Planning grants may be used for activities to develop Youthbuild programs including

(1) studies of the feasibility of a Youthbuild program;

(2) establishment of consortia between youth training and

education programs and housing owners or developers, including any organizations specified in section 457(2), which will participate in the Youthbuild program;

(3) identification and selection of a site for the Youthbuild program;

(4) preliminary architectural and engineering work for the Youthbuild program;

(5) identification and training of staff for the Youthbuild program;

(6) planning for education, job training, and other services that will be provided as part of the Youthbuild program;

(7) other planning, training, or technical assistance necessary in advance of commencing the Youthbuild program; and (8) preparation of an application for an implementation grant under this subtitle.

(c) APPLICATION.—

(1) FORM AND PROCEDURES.—An application for a planning grant shall be submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish.

(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.-The Secretary shall require that an application contain at a minimum

(A) a request for a planning grant, specifying the activities proposed to be carried out, the schedule for completing the activities, the personnel necessary to complete the activities, and the amount of the grant requested;

(B) a description of the applicant and a statement of its qualifications, including a description of the applicant's past experience with housing rehabilitation or construction and with youth and youth education and employment training programs, and its relationship with local unions and apprenticeship programs, and other community groups;

(C) identification and description of potential sites for the program and the construction or rehabilitation activities that would be undertaken at such sites; potential methods for identifying and recruiting youth participants; potential educational and job training activities, work opportunities and other services for participants; and potential coordination with other Federal, State, and local housing and youth education and employment training activities including activities conducted by Indian tribes;

(D) a certification by the public official responsible for submitting the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act that the proposed activities are consistent with the approved housing strategy of the State or unit of general local government within which the project is located; and

(E) a certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and will affirmatively further fair housing.

(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.-The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish selection criteria for a national competition for assistance under this section, which shall include

(1) the qualifications or potential capabilities of the applicant;

(2) the potential of the applicant for developing a successful and affordable Youthbuild program;

(3) the need for the prospective program, as determined by the degree of economic distress

(A) of the community from which participants would be recruited (such as poverty, youth unemployment, and number of individuals who have dropped out of high school); and

(B) of the community in which the housing proposed to be constructed or rehabilitated would be located (such as incidence of homelessness, shortage of affordable housing, and poverty); and

(4) such other factors that the Secretary shall require that (in the determination of the Secretary) are appropriate for purposes of carrying out the program established by this subtitle in an effective and efficient manner.

SEC. 454. [42 U.S.C. 12899c] IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.

(a) GRANTS.-The Secretary is authorized to make implementation grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs approved under this subtitle.

(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.-Implementation grants may be used to carry out Youthbuild programs, including the following activities:

(1) Architectural and engineering work.

(2) Acquisition, rehabilitation, acquisition and rehabilitation, or construction of housing and related facilities to be used. for the purposes of providing homeownership under subtitle B and subtitle C of this title, residential housing for homeless individuals, and low- and very low-income families, or transitional housing for persons who are homeless, have disabilities, are ill, are deinstitutionalized, or have other special needs.

(3) Administrative costs of the applicant, which may not exceed 15 percent of the amount of assistance provided under this section, or such higher percentage as the Secretary determines is necessary to support capacity development by a private nonprofit organization.

(4) Education and job training services and activities including

(A) work experience and skills training, coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible, with preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, in the construction and rehabilitation activities described in subsection (b)(2);

(B) services and activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants, including

(i) basic skills instruction and remedial education;

(ii) bilingual education for individuals with limited-English proficiency;

(iii) secondary education services and activities designed to lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent; and

(iv) counseling and assistance in attaining postsecondary education and required financial aid; (C) counseling services and related activities;

(D) activities designed to develop employment and leadership skills, including support for youth councils; and

(E) support services and need-based stipends necessary to enable individuals to participate in the program and, for a period not to exceed 12 months after completion of training, to assist participants through support services in retaining employment.

(5) Wage stipends and benefits provided to participants. (6) Funding of operating expenses and replacement reserves of the property covered by the Youthbuild program. (7) Legal fees.

(8) Defraying costs for the ongoing training and technical assistance needs of the recipient that are related to developing and carrying out the Youthbuild program.

(c) APPLICATION.

(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.-An application for an implementation grant shall be submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish.

(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.-The Secretary shall require that an application contain at a minimum

(A) a request for an implementation grant, specifying the amount of the grant requested and its proposed uses;

(B) a description of the applicant and a statement of its qualifications, including a description of the applicant's past experience with housing rehabilitation or construction and with youth and youth education and employment training programs, and its relationship with local unions and apprenticeship programs, and other community groups;

(C) a description of the proposed site for the program; (D) a description of the educational and job training activities, work opportunities, and other services that will be provided to participants;

(F) a description of the proposed construction or rehabilitation activities to be undertaken and the anticipated schedule for carrying out such activities;

(F) a description of the manner in which eligible youths will be recruited and selected, including a description of arrangements which will be made with communitybased organizations, State and local educational agencies. including agencies of Indian tribes, public assistance agencies, the courts of jurisdiction for status and youth offenders, shelters for homeless individuals and other agencies that serve homeless youth, foster care agencies, and other appropriate public and private agencies;