[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4649 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4649

To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to local 
educational agencies serving homeless children and youths displaced by 
                   Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 22, 2005

 Mrs. Biggert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide assistance to local 
educational agencies serving homeless children and youths displaced by 
                   Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma.

    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 ``Hope for Homeless Kids Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall provide 
assistance to local educational agencies serving homeless children and 
youths displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, consistent with 
section 723 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11433), including identification, enrollment assistance, assessment and 
school placement assistance, transportation, coordination of school 
services, supplies, referrals for health, mental health, and other 
needs.
    (b) Exception and Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) Exception.--For purposes of providing assistance under 
        subsection (a), subsections (c) and (e)(1) of section 722 and 
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 723 of the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(c) and (e)(1), 
        11433(b) and (c)) shall not apply.
            (2) Disbursement.--The Secretary of Education shall 
        disburse funding provided under subsection (a) to State 
        educational agencies based on demonstrated need, as determined 
        by the Secretary, and such State educational agencies shall 
        distribute funds available under subsection (c) to local 
        educational agencies based on demonstrated need, for the 
        purposes of carrying out section 723 of the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11433).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000.
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