[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 192 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 192

To amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
   require operators of emergency shelters and transitional housing 
   assisted under such title to determine the immunization status of 
          children under the age of 6 occupying such housing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mrs. Roukema introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Banking and Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
   require operators of emergency shelters and transitional housing 
   assisted under such title to determine the immunization status of 
          children under the age of 6 occupying such housing.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeless Children's Immunization 
Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition.--Section 411 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(11) The term `child immunization' means immunization of 
        children who have not attained the age of 6 years, in 
        accordance with recommendations issued by the Surgeon General 
        of the Public Health Service.''.
    (b) Eligible Activities.--Section 414(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11374(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The provision of services relating to child 
        immunization, as follows:
                    ``(A) Providing transportation for children 
                occupying facilities assisted under this subtitle to 
                locations where child immunization is available.
                    ``(B) Providing information and counseling to 
                families occupying such facilities regarding the 
                benefits and availability of child immunization.
                    ``(C) Providing child immunization for children 
                occupying such facilities at the facility (subject to 
                the limitations under paragraph (2)) or coordinating 
                and arranging for child immunization at the facility.
        Any assistance used for the purposes under this paragraph shall 
        be considered to have been used for activities under paragraph 
        (2) for purposes of the limitation under paragraph (2)(B).''.
    (c) Requirements To Assist in Obtaining Child Immunizations.--
Section 415 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11375) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) in the case of children who have not attained 
                the age of 6 years and occupy a facility assisted under 
                this subtitle, immunizations (to the extent that such 
                children have not been immunized in accordance with 
                recommendations issued by the Surgeon General of the 
                Public Health Service); and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Determination of Immunization Record of Children Occupying 
Facilities.--For any child who has not attained the age of 6 and is 
occupying a facility assisted under this subtitle, not later than 60 
days after such initial occupancy the recipient of such assistance 
shall--
            ``(1) make reasonable efforts to obtain from the family of 
        such child or the appropriate State or local health agency 
        information sufficient to determine whether the child has been 
        immunized in accordance with recommendations issued by the 
        Surgeon General of the Public Health Service; and
            ``(2) for any child that has not been so immunized or for 
        which insufficient information is available to determine 
        whether the child has been so immunized, provide the family of 
        the child with information regarding the benefits and 
        availability of child immunization.''.

SEC. 3. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNDER SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition.--Section 422 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11382) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (14) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (15), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) The term `child immunization' means immunization of 
        children who have not attained the age of 6 years, in 
        accordance with recommendations issued by the Surgeon General 
        of the Public Health Service.''.
    (b) Requirement To Assist in Obtaining Child Immunizations.--
Section 425 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11385) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(b) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Supportive services provided in 
        connection with a project shall address the special needs of 
        individuals (such as homeless persons with disabilities and 
        homeless families with children) intended to be served by a 
        project.
            ``(2) Determination of immunization record of children 
        occupying transitional housing.--For any child who has not 
        attained the age of 6 and is occupying a project that is 
        transitional housing, not later than 60 days after such initial 
        occupancy the recipient of such assistance shall--
                    ``(A) make reasonable efforts to obtain from the 
                family of such child or the appropriate State or local 
                health agency information sufficient to determine 
                whether the child has been immunized in accordance with 
                recommendations issued by the Surgeon General of the 
                Public Health Service; and
                    ``(B) for any child that has not been so immunized 
                or for which insufficient information is available to 
                determine whether the child has been so immunized, 
                provide the family of the child with information 
                regarding the benefits and availability of child 
                immunization.''.
    (c) Eligible Services.--Section 425(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11385(c)) is amended by striking 
``and (G)'' and inserting the following: ``(G) providing (i) 
transportation for children occupying projects that are supportive 
housing to locations where child immunization is available, (ii) 
information and counseling to families occupying such projects 
regarding the benefits and availability of child immunization, and 
(iii) child immunization for children occupying such projects at the 
project or coordinating and arranging for the provision of such 
services at the project, and (H)''.
    (d) Required Agreements.--Section 426(c) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(7) in the case of any project that is supportive 
        housing, to assist children who have not attained the age of 6 
        years and occupy the project to obtain immunizations (to the 
        extent that such children have not been immunized in accordance 
        with recommendations issued by the Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service); and''.

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