Sec. 3204. HOUSING COUNSELING
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## SEC. 3204 HOUSING COUNSELING **[**[42 U.S.C. 8101 note](/us/usc/t42/s8101)**]** ###
(a)Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (in this section referred to as the “Corporation”) for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, for grants to housing counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, State housing finance agencies, and NeighborWorks organizations for providing housing counseling services, as authorized under the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107) and consistent with the discretion set forth in section 606(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8105(a)(5)) to design and administer grant programs. Of the grant funds made available under this subsection, not less than 40 percent shall be provided to counseling organizations that— ####
(1)target housing counseling services to minority and low-income populations facing housing instability; or ####
(2)provide housing counseling services in neighborhoods having high concentrations of minority and low-income populations. ###
(b)Limitation The aggregate amount provided to NeighborWorks organizations under this section shall not exceed 15 percent of the total of grant funds made available by subsection (a). ###
(c)Administration and Oversight The Corporation may retain a portion of the amounts provided under this section, in a proportion consistent with its standard rate for program administration in order to cover its expenses related to program administration and oversight. ###
(d)Housing Counseling Services Defined For the purposes of this section, the term “housing counseling services” means— ####
(1)housing counseling provided directly to households facing housing instability, such as eviction, default, foreclosure, loss of income, or homelessness; ####
(2)education, outreach, training, technology upgrades, and other program related support; and ####
(3)operational oversight funding for grantees and subgrantees that receive funds under this section.
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