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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4782 (Introduced in House) — To provide additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin I... · Sec. 134

Sec. 134. Housing and community development

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Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the HOME Investment Partnerships program authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.)— to be allocated between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the same proportion as for the most recent fiscal year; and of which the amount allocated to Puerto Rico under subparagraph
(A)shall be allocated proportionately among participating jurisdictions in Puerto Rico in accordance with the allocation among such jurisdictions for the most recent fiscal year. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (1), there is appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the HOME Investment Partnerships program authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to be allocated to the HOME Investment Partnership Program of the Municipality of San Juan for use by the Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust (also known as El Fedeicomiso de la Tierra del Caño Martín Peña ) to create, improve, and rehabilitate affordable housing in the 8 Caño Martín Peña communities, including for the costs of relocating homes from the banks of the channel to other locations in the community. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)— to be allocated between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the same proportion as for the most recent fiscal year; and of which the amount allocated to Puerto Rico under subparagraph
(A)shall be allocated proportionately among entitlement communities and nonentitlement communities in Puerto Rico in accordance with the allocation among such communities for the most recent fiscal year. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (1), there is appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) to be allocated to the Municipality of San Juan for use by the Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation (also known as La Corporación del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña ) for housing, community, and economic development in the 8 Caño Martín Peña communities. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $41,200,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized under section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(e) ), of which— $40,000,000 is for such payments to public housing agencies in Puerto Rico; and $1,200,000 is for such payments to public housing agencies in the Virgin Islands. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $172,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public housing and Department of Housing and Urban Development-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs, of which— $167,000,000 is for grants for such purposes in Puerto Rico; and $5,000,000 is for grants for such purposes in the Virgin Islands. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $47,600,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1947 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, of which— $46,200,000 is for such expenses in Puerto Rico; and $1,400,000 is for such expenses in the Virgin Islands. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $687,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for the Public Housing Capital Fund Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ), of which— $667,000,000 is for such activities in Puerto Rico; and $20,000,000 is for such activities in the Virgin Islands. Out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, to remain available until expended, for assistance to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), of which— $99,000,000 is for assistance to Puerto Rico; and $3,000,000 is for assistance to the Virgin Islands.
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