[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 2249 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2249


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2004

            Referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to provide for 
                      emergency food and shelter.

    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 ``Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 322 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11352) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$160,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
and $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.

SEC. 3. NAME CHANGE TO NOMINATING ORGANIZATION.

    Section 301(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11331(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(5) United Jewish Communities.''.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ON LOCAL BOARDS.

    Section 316(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11346(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(6) guidelines requiring each local board to include in 
        their membership not less than 1 homeless individual, former 
        homeless individual, homeless advocate, or recipient of food or 
        shelter services, except that such guidelines may waive the 
        requirement of this paragraph for any board that is unable to 
        meet such requirement if the board otherwise consults with 
        homeless individuals, former homeless individuals, homeless 
        advocates, or recipients of food or shelter services.''.

            Passed the Senate July 21, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.