42 USC 14043e2 - Definitions
For purposes of this part
(1) the term assisted housing means housing assisted
(A) under sections[1] 1715e, 1715k, 1715l(d)(3), 1715l(d)(4), 1715n(e), 1715v, or 1715z1 of title 12;
(E) under title II of the Cranston-Gonzales[2] National Affordable Housing Act [42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.];
(F) under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
(H) under section 1437f of this title;
(2) the term continuum of care means a community plan developed to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people who are homeless as they move to stable housing and achieve maximum self-sufficiency;
(3) the term low-income housing assistance voucher means housing assistance described in section 1437f of this title;
(6) the terms homeless, homeless individual, and homeless person
(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
(B) includes
(i) an individual who
(I) is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(II) is living in a motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
(III) is living in an emergency or transitional shelter;
(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; or
(V) is awaiting foster care placement;
(ii) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or
(7) the term homeless service provider means a nonprofit">nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service provider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service or advocacy program, a tribal organization serving homeless individuals, or coalition or other nonprofit">nonprofit, nongovernmental organization carrying out a community-based homeless or housing program that has a documented history of effective work concerning homelessness;