[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5078 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5078

To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to modify the 
   process by which unutilized and underutilized buildings and real 
    property resulting from the closure or realignment of military 
        installations are made available to assist the homeless.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 1994

  Ms. Harman (for herself, Mr. Horn,  and Mr. Tucker) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Finance 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to modify the 
   process by which unutilized and underutilized buildings and real 
    property resulting from the closure or realignment of military 
        installations are made available to assist the homeless.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT 
              TO BASE CLOSURES.

    (a) Notice to Redevelopment Authority.--(1) Subsection (c)(1) of 
section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11411) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(E) If a list published in the Federal Register under 
subparagraph (A) includes properties located at a military installation 
to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall submit the list to each local government whose 
jurisdiction includes the installation or any area within five miles of 
the installation, each Member of Congress and State legislator who 
represents an area covered by the installation or within five miles of 
the installation, and appropriate newspapers serving the locality. The 
notification provided under the preceding sentence shall specify each 
entity or person to whom the notification is submitted.''.
    (2) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ``In the case of such a property 
located at a military installation to be closed or realigned, a copy of 
the written notice shall also be submitted within such period to the 
redevelopment authority established for the installation (if any).''.
    (3) Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ``In the case of such a property 
located at a military installation to be closed or realigned, a copy of 
the application shall also be submitted within such period to the 
redevelopment authority established for the installation (if any).''.
    (b) Participation of Redevelopment Authority.--Subsection (e)(3) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``In considering an application for property located at a 
military installation to be closed or realigned, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall consult with the redevelopment 
authority established for the installation (if any) and consider the 
information required under paragraph (4).''.
    (c) Special Application Requirements.--Subsection (e) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(4) An application under this subsection for use of buildings or 
property located at a military installation to be closed or realigned 
shall include the following:
            ``(A) Evidence that use of the building or property is 
        intended to meet the needs of the homeless in the region in 
        which the installation is located.
            ``(B) A description of the number of homeless in the region 
        who might reasonably be expected to use the building or 
        property.
            ``(C) Certification that the building or property requested 
        is the minimum necessary to meet the needs of the homeless in 
        the region.
            ``(D) A description of the types and cost of any building 
        upgrades that are necessary to use the building or property as 
        proposed and the source of funding for such upgrades.
            ``(E) A demonstration of the financial capability of the 
        applicant to carry out its proposal through proof of adequate 
        resource availability and evidence of previous successful 
        experience with comparable programs.
    ``(5) If competing qualified applications are received for the same 
building or property located at a military installation to be closed or 
realigned, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall approve the 
application that proposes the longer term use of the building or 
property so as to promote more adequate investment and facility 
renovation.''.
    (d) Availability of Comparable Property.--Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In the case of property located at a military installation to 
be closed or realigned for which the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services has approved an application under subsection (e), at the 
request of the redevelopment authority for the installation, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make comparable property 
offered by the redevelopment authority available to assist the 
homeless.''.
    (e) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to all properties covered by section 501 of the 
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) and 
subject to such amendments on or after that date, including any 
property for which an application has been approved under subsection 
(e) of such section before that date unless the property has already 
been transferred under subsection (f) of such section as of that date.
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