Exhibit 99(A)

                                  ATTACHMENT A

                        AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST
                          NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER

                              Adopted April 7, 2004

      This charter sets forth the purpose,  authority,  and  responsibilities of
the  Nominating  Committee  of the  Board of  Trustees  of the  AFL-CIO  Housing
Investment Trust (the "Trust").  The Board of Trustees shall review this Charter
at least annually.

1.    Purpose

      The Nominating  Committee  (the  "Committee")  has as its primary  purpose
responsibility  for the nomination of a person to serve as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Trust.

2.    Authority

      The  Committee has been duly  established  by the Board of Trustees of the
Trust,  and shall be  provided  with  appropriate  resources  to  discharge  its
responsibilities.

3.    Composition and Term of Committee Members

      The Board of Trustees may, in its  discretion,  appoint the members of the
Committee,  set the number of  Committee  members  and add or remove one or more
members. Members of the Committee may not be interested persons of the Trust, as
defined in Section  2(a)(9) of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940,  as amended
(the "1940 Act").

      Each member of the Committee shall serve until a successor is appointed.

4.    Responsibilities

      In the event a vacancy exists on the Board of Trustees of the Trust,  or a
vacancy is anticipated,  the Committee shall consider candidates  recommended by
any of the  following  (i) members of the  Committee,  (ii) other members of the
Board of Trustees,  (iii)  participants,  and (iv)  management,  in each case in
accordance with  procedures to be adopted by the Committee.  Each candidate will
be evaluated by the Committee in terms of relevant  experience that would enable
the  candidate  to  serve  effectively  as a  Trustee,  as  well  as  his or her
compatibility with respect to the Trust's mission. In addition,  candidates will
be evaluated based on their  eligibility to serve under the Trust's  Declaration
of Trust.  When a viable  candidate  has been  identified,  the  members  of the
Committee  may  conduct   in-person   interviews  of  each  candidate   using  a
standardized  questionnaire.  When  all of  the  candidates  recommended  to the
Committee have been



evaluated and, if applicable, interviewed, the Committee will determine which of
the viable  candidates should be presented to the Board of Trustees of the Trust
for  nomination to  participants  to become a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Trust.

      Notwithstanding  anything herein to the contrary, any vacancy occurring as
a result of the death or resignation of any Union Trustee or Management  Trustee
within the  contemplation  of Section 2.7 of the  Declaration  of Trust shall be
filled in the manner provided in such Section 2.7.

5.    Meetings

      The Committee  shall meet on an "as needed" basis and is empowered to hold
special meetings as circumstances require.

      A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.  The
Committee may take action by unanimous written consent.

      Minutes of each meeting will be taken and circulated to all members of the
Committee in a timely manner. Counsel to the Board of Trustees of the Trust will
serve as counsel to the Committee,  and will be responsible  for maintaining the
minutes of the Committee's meetings.


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