PUBLIC LAW 102-550—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4015

"(D) that practices nondiscrimination in the provision

of assistance.

"(8) The term 'project' means a structure or structures
(or a portion of such structure or structures) that is acquired,
rehabilitated, constructed, or leased with assistance provided
under this subtitle or with respect to which the Secretary
provides technical assistance or annual payments for operating
costs under this subtitle, or supportive services.

"(9) The term 'recipient' means any governmental or non-
profit entity that receives assistance under this subtitle.

"(10) The term 'Secretary* means the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development.

"(11) The term 'State* means each of the several States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mari-
ana Islands, and Palau.

"(12) The term 'supportive housing* means a project that
meets the requirements of section 424.

"(13) The term 'supportive services' means services under
section 425.

"(14) The term 'urban county* has the meaning given the
term in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974.

"SEC. 423. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 42 USC 11383.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide any project with
one or more of the following types of assistance under this subtitle:

"(1) ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION.—A grant, in an
amount not to exceed $200,000, for the acquisition, rehabilita-
tion, or acquisition and rehabilitation, of an existing structure
(including a small commercial property or office space) to pro-
vide supportive housing other than emergency shelter or to
provide supportive services; except that the Secretary may
increase the dollar limitation under this sentence to not more
than $400,000 for areas that the Secretary finds have high
acquisition and rehabilitation costs. The repayment of any
outstanding debt owed on a loan made to purchase an existing
structure shall be considered to be a cost of acquisition eligible
for a grant under this paragraph if the structure was not
used as supportive housing, or to provide supportive services,
before the receipt of assistance.

"(2) NEW CONSTRUCTION.—A grant, in an amount not to
exceed $400,000, for new construction of a structure to provide
supportive housing.

"(3) LEASING.—A grant for leasing of an existing structure
or structures, or portions thereof, to provide supportive housing
or supportive services during the period covered by the applica-
tion. Grant recipients may reapply for such assistance as
needed to continue the use of such structure for purposes of
this subtitle.

"(4) OPERATING COSTS.—Annual payments for operating
costs of housing assisted under this subtitle, not to exceed
75 percent of the annual operating costs of such housing. Grant
recipients may reapply for such assistance as needed to con-
tinue the use of the housing for purposes of this subtitle.

"(5) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—A grant for costs of supportive
services provided to homeless individuals. Any recipient, includ-