Definitions

For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Area median income The term area median income means median income for an area, as such term is used in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)), median family income, and any other substantively similar metric that the Secretary uses to refer to the median income level for a given area or jurisdiction for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary. (2) High housing cost adjustment The term high housing cost adjustment means an adjustment for high housing costs or high construction costs, or any substantively similar adjustment that the Secretary may use to increase income limits for areas where the cost of housing is abnormally high compared to the median income for such area, for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.