§11903. Eligible activities

(a) Public and assisted housing

Grants under this subchapter may be used in public housing or other federally assisted low-income housing projects for-

(1) the employment of security personnel;

(2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional security and protective services;

(3) physical improvements which are specifically designed to enhance security;

(4) the employment of one or more individuals-

(A) to investigate drug-related crime on or about the real property comprising any public or other federally assisted low-income housing project; and

(B) to provide evidence relating to such crime in any administrative or judicial proceeding;

(5) the provision of training, communications equipment, and other related equipment for use by voluntary tenant patrols acting in cooperation with local law enforcement officials;

(6) programs designed to reduce use of drugs in and around public or other federally assisted low-income housing projects, including drug-abuse prevention, intervention, referral, and treatment programs; and

(7) where a public housing agency receives a grant, providing funding to nonprofit public housing resident management corporations and resident councils to develop security and drug abuse prevention programs involving site residents.

(b) Other PHA-owned housing

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, grants under this subchapter may be used to eliminate drug-related crime in housing owned by public housing agencies that is not public housing assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.] and is not otherwise federally assisted, for the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) of this section, but only if-

(1) the housing is located in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 1504 of title 21; and

(2) the public housing agency owning the housing demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that drug-related activity at the housing has a detrimental effect on or about the real property comprising any public or other federally assisted low-income housing.

( Pub. L. 100–690, title V, §5124, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4301 ; Pub. L. 101–625, title V, §581(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4246 ; Pub. L. 102–550, title I, §161(c), (d)(2), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3718 , 3719.)

References in Text

The United States Housing Act of 1937, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, as revised generally by Pub. L. 93–383, title II, §201(a), Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 653 , and amended, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§1437 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1437 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1992-Pub. L. 102–550 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, inserted "where a public housing agency receives a grant," in par. (7), and added subsec. (b).

1990-Pub. L. 101–625 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "A public housing agency may use a grant under this subchapter for-

"(1) the employment of security personnel in public housing projects;

"(2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional security and protective services for public housing projects;

"(3) physical improvements in public housing projects which are specifically designed to enhance security;

"(4) the employment of 1 or more individuals-

"(A) to investigate drug-related crime on or about the real property comprising any public housing project; and

"(B) to provide evidence relating to any such crime in any administrative or judicial proceeding;

"(5) the provision of training, communications equipment, and other related equipment for use by voluntary public housing tenant patrols acting in cooperation with local law enforcement officials;

"(6) innovative programs designed to reduce use of drugs in and around public housing projects; and

"(7) providing funding to nonprofit public housing resident management corporation and tenant councils to develop security and drug abuse prevention programs involving site residents."