SEC-714 -- HOUSING FOR RURAL HOMELESS AND MIGRANT FARMWORKERS. 

 
 (a) In General.-Section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1486
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
 
 "(k) Housing for Rural Homeless and Migrant Farmworkers.-
 
 "(1) In general.-The Secretary may provide financial assistance for
providing affordable rental housing and related facilities for migrant
farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such
individuals) to applicants as provided in this subsection.
 
 "(2) Types of assistance.-
 
 "(A) In general.-The Secretary may provide the following assistance
for housing under this subsection:
 
 "(i) An advance, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, of the cost of
acquisition, substantial rehabilitation, or acquisition and
rehabilitation of an existing structure or construction of a new
structure for use in the provision of housing under this subsection. 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 an advance under this subparagraph if the structure was not
used for the purposes under this subsection prior to the receipt of
assistance.
 
 "(ii) A grant, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, for moderate
rehabilitation of an existing structure for use in the provision of
housing under this subsection.
 
 "(iii) Annual payments for operating costs of such housing (without
regard to whether the housing is an existing structure), not to exceed
75 percent of the annual operating costs of such housing.
 
 "(B) Available assistance.-A recipient may receive assistance under
both clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).  The Secretary may
increase the limit contained in such clauses to $800,000 in areas which
the Secretary finds have high acquisition and rehabilitation costs.
 
 "(C) Repayment of advance.-Any advance provided under subparagraph
(A)(i) shall be repaid on such terms as may be prescribed by the
Secretary when the project ceases to be used as housing in accordance
with the provisions of this subsection. Recipients shall be required to
repay 100 percent of the advance if the housing is used for purposes
under this subsection for fewer than 10 years following initial
occupancy. If the housing is used for such purposes for more than 10
years, the percentage of the amount that shall be required to be repaid
shall be reduced by 10 percentage points for each year in excess of 10
that the property is so used.
 
 "(D) Prevention of undue benefits.-Upon any sale or other disposition
of housing acquired or rehabilitated with assistance under this
subsection prior to the close of 20 years after the housing is placed
in service, other than a sale or other disposition resulting in the use
of the project for the direct benefit of low income persons or where all
of the proceeds are used to provide housing for migrant farmworkers and
homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals), the
recipient shall comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may prescribe to prevent the recipient from unduly benefiting from the
sale or other disposition of the project.
 
 "(3) Program requirements.-
 
 "(A) Applications.-
 
 "(i) Applications for assistance under this subsection shall be
submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such
procedures as the Secretary shall establish.
 
 "(ii) The Secretary shall require that applications contain at a
minimum (I) a description of the proposed housing, (II) a description
of the size and characteristics of the population that would occupy the
housing, (III) a description of any public and private resources that
are expected to be made available in connection with the housing, (IV)
a description of the housing needs for migrant farmworkers and homeless
individuals (and the families of such individuals) in the area to be
served by the housing, and (V) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary
that the housing assisted will be operated for not less than 10 years
for the purpose specified in the application.
 
 "(iii) The Secretary shall require that an application furnish
reasonable assurances that the housing will be available for occupancy
by homeless individuals (and the families of such individuals) only on
an emergency and temporary basis during the offseason and shall be
otherwise available for occupancy by migrant farmworkers (and their
families).
 
 "(iv) The Secretary shall require that an application furnish
reasonable assurances that the applicant will own or have control of a
site for the proposed housing not later than 6 months after notification
of an award for grant assistance. An applicant may obtain ownership or
control of a suitable site different from the site specified in the
application. If an applicant fails to obtain ownership or control of the
site within 1 year after notification of an award for grant assistance,
the grant shall be recaptured and reallocated.
 
 "(B) Selection criteria.-The Secretary shall establish selection
criteria for a national competition for assistance under this
subsection, which shall include-
 
 "(i) the ability of the applicant to develop and operate the housing;
 
 "(ii) the feasibility of the proposal in providing the housing;
 
 "(iii) the need for such housing in the area to be served;
 
 "(iv) the cost effectiveness of the proposed housing;
 
 "(v) the extent to which the project would meet the needs of migrant
farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such
individuals) in the State;
 
 "(vi) the extent to which the applicant has control of the site of the
proposed housing; and
 
 "(vii) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate for purposes of this subsection.
 
 "(C) Required agreements.-The Secretary may not approve assistance for
any housing under this subsection unless the applicant agrees-
 
 "(i) to operate the proposed project as housing for migrant
farmworkers and homeless individuals (and the families of such
individuals) in compliance with the provisions of this subsection and
the application approved by the Secretary;
 
 "(ii) to monitor and report to the Secretary on the progress of the
housing; and
 
 "(iii) to comply with such other terms and conditions as the Secretary
may establish for purposes of this subsection.
 
 "(D) Occupant rent.-Each migrant farmworker and homeless individual
residing in a facility assisted under this subsection shall pay as rent
an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of section 3(a)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
 
 "(4) Guidelines.-
 
 "(A) Regulations.-Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, the Secretary
shall by notice establish such requirements as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this subsection.
 
 "(B) Limitation on use of funds.-No assistance received under this
subsection (or any State or local government funds used to supplement
such assistance) may be used to replace other public funds previously
used, or designated for use, to assist homeless individuals (and the
families of such individuals) or migrant farmworkers.
 
 "(5) Limitation on administrative expenses.-No recipient may use more
than 5 percent of an advance or grant received under this subsection for
administrative purposes.
 
 "(6) Reports to congress.-The Secretary shall submit annually to the
Congress a report summarizing the activities carried out under this
subsection and setting forth the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the activities. The
report shall be submitted not later than 3 months after the end of each
fiscal year.
 
 "(7) Definitions.-For purposes of this subsection:
 
 "(A) The term `applicant' means a State, political subdivision
thereof, Indian tribe, any private nonprofit organization incorporated
within the State that has applied for a grant under this subsection.
 
 "(B) The term `homeless individual' has the same meaning given the
term under section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act.
 
 "(C) The term `migrant farmworker'-
 
 "(i) means any person (and the family of such person) who (I) receives
a substantial portion of his or her income from primary production of
agricultural or aquacultural commodities, the handling of such
commodities in the unprocessed stage, or the processing of such
commodities, without respect to the source of employment, and (II)
establishes residence in a location on a seasonal or temporary basis,
in an attempt to receive an income as described in subclause (I); and
 
 "(ii) includes any person (and the family of such person) who is
retired or disabled, but who met the requirements of clause (i) at the
time of retirement or becoming disabled.
 
 "(D) The term `operating costs' means expenses incurred by a recipient
providing housing under this subsection with respect to the
administration, maintenance, repair, and security of such housing and
utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equipment for such housing.".
 
 (b) Study of Homelessness in Rural Areas.-
 
 (1) In general.-The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to
determine the extent and characteristics of homelessness in rural areas.
 
 (2) Report.-The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress,
not later than the expiration of the 9-month period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, a report describing the findings of
the Secretary under the study. The report shall contain any
recommendations of the Secretary for administrative or legislative
action to reduce or alleviate homelessness in rural areas.