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Sec. 501 · H.R. 9021

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Title V — Definitions

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In this Act: (1) Community resilience center The term community resilience center means a facility that— (A) is operated by a State, an Indian Tribe, a unit of general local government, or a nonprofit organization; (B) provides a safe, air-conditioned environment meeting such standards as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish for residents of the community in which the facility is located to take refuge during extreme heat events; (C) provides a safe, heated environment meeting such standards as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish for residents of the community in which the facility is located to take refuge during extreme cold events; (D) is available for such use by anyone without charge; and (E) conducts outreach activities to strengthen the relationship with the community in which the facility is located. (2) Cooling center The term cooling center shall have such meaning as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may give to such term for purposes of this Act. (3) Covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit The term covered federally assisted rental dwelling unit means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided, or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided, under— (A) the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); (B) a program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), including— (i) the program for project-based rental assistance; and (ii) the program for tenant-based rental assistance; (C) the AIDS Housing Opportunities program under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); (D) the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); (E) the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or (F) a housing program under section 515, 514, 521, or 542 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). (4) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (5) Nonprofit organization The term nonprofit organization means an organization that— (A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B) operates in accordance with one or more of the purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. (6) Public housing agency The term public housing agency has the meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). (7) State The term State has the meaning given such term in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)). (8) Unit of general local government The term unit of general local government has the meaning given such term in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).

Sec. 501: Definitions · Public Law Tracker