SEC-106 -- CERTIFICATION.


 The Secretary shall, by regulation or otherwise, as deemed by the
Secretary to be appropriate, require any application for housing
assistance under title II of this Act, assistance under the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, or assistance under the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, to contain or be accompanied by a
certification by an appropriate State or local public official that the
proposed housing activities are consistent with the housing strategy of
the jurisdiction to be served.