; public housing agency The terms public housing and public housing agency have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ). (10) Rate of eviction The term rate of eviction means the number of judgments of eviction, including illegal evictions, entered or occurring in a jurisdiction per capita during the previous fiscal year. (11) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (12) State The term State means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (13) Unit of general local government The term unit of general local government means any city, town, township, county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. 3. Grants for States and units of general local government to provide access to counsel in civil actions related to eviction (a) Authorization The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of general local government to provide eligible individuals access to counsel in civil actions related to eviction. (b) Use of funds A State or unit of general local government that receives a grant under this section shall use such funds to hire attorneys in positions that are dedicated solely to providing counsel described in subsection (a). (c) Application A State or unit of general local government seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including— (1) the rate of eviction for that State or unit of general local government; (2) during the previous year, the number of individuals subject to eviction in that State or unit of general local government who were not represented by an attorney in eviction proceedings