[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR984.101]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 984--SECTION 8 AND PUBLIC HOUSING FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 984.101  Purpose, scope, and applicability.


    (a) Purpose. (1) The purpose of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
program is to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate 
the use of public housing assistance and housing assistance under the 
Section 8 rental certificate and rental voucher programs with public and 
private resources, to enable families eligible to receive assistance 
under these programs to achieve economic independence and self-
sufficiency.
    (2) The purpose of this part is to implement the policies and 
procedures applicable to operation of a local FSS program, as 
established under section 23 of the 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437u), under 
HUD's rental voucher, rental certificate, and public housing programs.
    (b) Scope. (1) Each PHA that received funding for public housing 
units under the FY 1991 and FY 1992 FSS incentive award competitions 
must operate a public housing FSS program.
    (2) Each PHA that received funding for Section 8 rental certificates 
or rental vouchers under the combined FY 1991/1992 FSS incentive award 
competition must operate a Section 8 FSS program.
    (3) Unless the PHA receives an exemption under Sec. 984.105:
    (i) Each PHA for which HUD reserved funding (budget authority) for 
additional rental certificates or rental vouchers in FY 1993 through 
October 20, 1998 must operate a Section 8 FSS program.
    (ii) Each PHA for which HUD reserved funding (budget authority) to 
acquire or construct additional public housing units in FY 1993 through 
October 20, 1998 must operate a public housing FSS program.
    (c) Applicability. This part applies to:
    (1) The public housing program, and
    (2) The Section 8 certificate and voucher programs.

[61 FR 8815, Mar. 5, 1996, as amended at 65 FR 16731, Mar. 29, 2000]

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