; (B) the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ); (C) the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ); or (D) 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 ). (3) Owner The term owner means— (A) with respect to the program for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), any private person or entity, including a cooperative, an agency of the Federal Government, or a public housing agency, having the legal right to lease or sublease dwelling units; (B) with respect to public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ), a public housing agency or an owner entity of public housing units as defined in section 905.108 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations; (C) with respect to the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ), a private nonprofit organization as defined under section 202(k)(4) of the Housing Act of 1959; and (D) with respect to 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 ), a private nonprofit organization as defined under section 811(k)(5) of section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (h) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— (1) such sums as may be necessary for the Secretary to provide grants to owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units participating in the pilot program established under this Act