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[S. 1518 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1518

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2007

Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Allard, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bond, Mr. Durbin, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
Levin, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following bill; which 
 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                             Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
                      Act, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Community 
Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Sec. 4. Housing assistance general provisions.
Sec. 5. Emergency homelessness prevention and shelter grants program.
Sec. 6. Homeless assistance program.
Sec. 7. Rural housing stability assistance.
Sec. 8. Funds to prevent homelessness and stabilize housing for 
                            precariously housed individuals and 
                            families.
Sec. 9. Repeals and conforming amendments.
Sec. 10. Effective date.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    Section 102 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11301) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the United States faces a crisis of individuals and 
        families who lack basic affordable housing and appropriate 
        shelter;
            ``(2) assistance from the Federal Government is an 
        important factor in the success of efforts by State and local 
        governments and the private sector to address the problem of 
        homelessness in a comprehensive manner;
            ``(3) there are several Federal Government programs to 
        assist persons experiencing homelessness, including programs 
        for individuals with disabilities, veterans, children, and 
        youth;
            ``(4) homeless assistance programs must be evaluated on the 
        basis of their effectiveness in reducing homelessness, 
        transitioning individuals and families to permanent housing and 
        stability, and optimizing their self-sufficiency;
            ``(5) States and units of general local government 
        receiving Federal block grant and other Federal grant funds 
        must be evaluated on the basis of their effectiveness in--
                    ``(A) implementing plans to appropriately discharge 
                individuals to and from mainstream service systems; and
                    ``(B) reducing barriers to participation in 
                mainstream programs, as identified in--
                            ``(i) a report by the Government 
                        Accountability Office entitled `Homelessness: 
                        Coordination and Evaluation of Programs Are 
                        Essential', issued February 26, 1999; or
                            ``(ii) a report by the Government 
                        Accountability Office entitled `Homelessness: 
                        Barriers to Using Mainstream Programs', issued 
                        July 6, 2000;
            ``(6) an effective plan for reducing homelessness should 
        provide a comprehensive housing system (including permanent 
        housing and, as needed, transitional housing) that recognizes 
        that, while some individuals and families experiencing 
        homelessness attain economic viability and independence 
        utilizing transitional housing and then permanent housing, 
        others can reenter society directly and optimize self-
        sufficiency through acquiring permanent housing;
            ``(7) supportive housing activities include the provision 
        of permanent housing or transitional housing, and appropriate 
        supportive services, in an environment that can meet the short-
        term or long-term needs of persons experiencing homelessness as 
        they reintegrate into mainstream society;
            ``(8) homeless housing and supportive services programs 
        within a community are most effective when they are developed 
        and operated as part of an inclusive, collaborative, locally 
        driven homeless planning process that involves as decision 
        makers persons experiencing homelessness, advocates for persons 
        experiencing homelessness, service organizations, government 
        officials, business persons, neighborhood advocates, and other 
        community members;
            ``(9) homelessness should be treated as a symptom of many 
        neighborhood, community, and system problems, whose remedies 
        require a comprehensive approach integrating all available 
        resources;
            ``(10) there are many private sector entities, particularly 
        nonprofit organizations, that have successfully operated 
        outcome-effective homeless programs;
            ``(11) Federal homeless assistance should supplement other 
        public and private funding provided by communities for housing 
        and supportive services for low-income households;
            ``(12) the Federal Government has a responsibility to 
        establish partnerships with State and local governments and 
        private sector entities to address comprehensively the problems 
        of homelessness; and
            ``(13) the results of Federal programs targeted for persons 
        experiencing homelessness have been positive.
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--
            ``(1) to create a unified and performance-based process for 
        allocating and administering funds under title IV;
            ``(2) to encourage comprehensive, collaborative local 
        planning of housing and services programs for persons 
        experiencing homelessness;
            ``(3) to focus the resources and efforts of the public and 
        private sectors on ending and preventing homelessness;
            ``(4) to provide funds for programs to assist individuals 
        and families in the transition from homelessness, and to 
        prevent homelessness for those vulnerable to homelessness;
            ``(5) to consolidate the separate homeless assistance 
        programs carried out under title IV (consisting of the 
        supportive housing program and related innovative programs, the 
        safe havens program, the section 8 assistance program for 
        single-room occupancy dwellings, and the shelter plus care 
        program) into a single program with specific eligible 
        activities;
            ``(6) to allow flexibility and creativity in re-thinking 
        solutions to homelessness, including alternative housing 
        strategies, outcome-effective service delivery, and the 
        involvement of persons experiencing homelessness in decision-
        making regarding opportunities for their long-term stability, 
        growth, well-being, and optimum self-sufficiency; and
            ``(7) to ensure that multiple Federal agencies are involved 
        in the provision of housing, health care, human services, 
        employment, and education assistance, as appropriate for the 
        missions of the agencies, to persons experiencing homelessness, 
        through the funding provided for implementation of programs 
        carried out under this Act and other programs targeted for 
        persons experiencing homelessness, and mainstream funding, and 
        to promote coordination among those Federal agencies, including 
        providing funding for a United States Interagency Council on 
        Homelessness to advance such coordination.''.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.

    Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11311 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 201 (42 U.S.C. 11311), by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting the following: ``whose mission 
        shall be to develop and coordinate the implementation of a 
        national strategy to prevent and end homelessness while 
        maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in 
        contributing to an end to homelessness in the United States.'';
            (2) in section 202 (42 U.S.C. 11312)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``(16)'' and inserting 
                        ``(19)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (15) the 
                        following:
            ``(16) The Commissioner of Social Security, or the designee 
        of the Commissioner.
            ``(17) The Attorney General of the United States, or the 
        designee of the Attorney General.
            ``(18) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
        or the designee of the Director.'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``annually'' and 
                inserting ``2 times each year''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Administration.--The Assistant to the President for Domestic 
Policy within the Executive Office of the President shall oversee the 
functioning of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to 
ensure Federal interagency collaboration and program coordination to 
focus on preventing and ending homelessness, to increase access to 
mainstream programs (as identified in a report by the Government 
Accountability Office entitled `Homelessness: Barriers to Using 
Mainstream Programs', issued July 6, 2000) by persons experiencing 
homelessness, to eliminate the barriers to participation in those 
programs, to implement a Federal plan to prevent and end homelessness, 
and to identify Federal resources that can be expended to prevent and 
end homelessness.'';
            (3) in section 203(a) (42 U.S.C. 11313(a))--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
                (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
                (8), (9), and (10), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007, 
        develop and submit to the President and to Congress a National 
        Strategic Plan to End Homelessness;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``at least 2, but in no 
                case more than 5'' and inserting ``not less than 5, but 
                in no case more than 10''; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (5), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
            ``(6) encourage the creation of State Interagency Councils 
        on Homelessness and the formulation of multi-year plans to end 
        homelessness at State, city, and county levels;
            ``(7) develop mechanisms to ensure access by persons 
        experiencing homelessness to all Federal, State, and local 
        programs for which the persons are eligible, and to verify 
        collaboration among entities within a community that receive 
        Federal funding under programs targeted for persons 
        experiencing homelessness, and other programs for which persons 
        experiencing homelessness are eligible, including mainstream 
        programs identified by the Government Accountability Office in 
        the 2 reports described in section 102(a)(5)(B);''; and
            (4) by striking section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318) and inserting 
        the following:

``SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.''.

SEC. 4. HOUSING ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    Subtitle A of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

                  ``Subtitle A--General Provisions'';

            (2) by redesignating section 401 (42 U.S.C. 11361) as 
        section 403;
            (3) by redesignating section 402 (42 U.S.C. 11362) as 
        section 406;
            (4) by inserting before section 403 (as redesignated in 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

``SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title, the following definitions shall apply:
            ``(1) Chronically homeless.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `chronically homeless', 
                used with respect to an individual or family, means an 
                individual or family who--
                            ``(i) is homeless and lives or resides in a 
                        place not meant for human habitation or in an 
                        emergency shelter;
                            ``(ii) has been homeless and living or 
                        residing in a place not meant for human 
                        habitation or in an emergency shelter 
                        continuously for at least 1 year or on at least 
                        4 separate occasions in the last 3 years; and
                            ``(iii) has an adult head of household with 
                        a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious 
                        mental illness, developmental disability (as 
                        defined in section 102 of the Developmental 
                        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
                        of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), or chronic physical 
                        illness or disability, including the co-
                        occurrence of 2 or more of those conditions.
            ``(2) Collaborative applicant.--The term `collaborative 
        applicant' means an entity that--
                    ``(A) carries out the duties specified in section 
                402;
                    ``(B) serves as the applicant for project sponsors 
                who jointly submit a single application for a grant 
                under subtitle C in accordance with a collaborative 
                process; and
                    ``(C) if the entity is a legal entity and is 
                awarded such grant, receives such grant directly from 
                the Secretary.
            ``(3) Collaborative application.--The term `collaborative 
        application' means an application for a grant under subtitle C 
        that--
                    ``(A) satisfies section 422; and
                    ``(B) is submitted to the Secretary by a 
                collaborative applicant.
            ``(4) Consolidated plan.--The term `Consolidated Plan' 
        means a comprehensive housing affordability strategy and 
        community development plan required in part 91 of title 24, 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(5) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means, 
        with respect to a subtitle, a public entity, a private entity, 
        or an entity that is a combination of public and private 
        entities, that is eligible to receive directly grant amounts 
        under that subtitle.
            ``(6) Geographic area.--The term `geographic area' means a 
        State, metropolitan city, urban county, town, village, or other 
        nonentitlement area, or a combination or consortia of such, in 
        the United States, as described in section 106 of the Housing 
        and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306).
            ``(7) Homeless individual with a disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `homeless individual 
                with a disability' means an individual who is homeless, 
                as defined in section 103, and has a disability that--
                            ``(i)(I) is expected to be long-continuing 
                        or of indefinite duration;
                            ``(II) substantially impedes the 
                        individual's ability to live independently;
                            ``(III) could be improved by the provision 
                        of more suitable housing conditions; and
                            ``(IV) is a physical, mental, or emotional 
                        impairment, including an impairment caused by 
                        alcohol or drug abuse;
                            ``(ii) is a developmental disability, as 
                        defined in section 102 of the Developmental 
                        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
                        of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002); or
                            ``(iii) is the disease of acquired 
                        immunodeficiency syndrome or any condition 
                        arising from the etiologic agency for acquired 
                        immunodeficiency syndrome.
                    ``(B) Rule.--Nothing in clause (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit 
                eligibility under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(8) Legal entity.--The term `legal entity' means--
                    ``(A) an entity described in section 501(c)(3) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
                under section 501(a) of that Code;
                    ``(B) an instrumentality of State or local 
                government; or
                    ``(C) a consortium of instrumentalities of State or 
                local governments that has constituted itself as an 
                entity.
            ``(9) Metropolitan city; urban county; nonentitlement 
        area.--The terms `metropolitan city', `urban county', and 
        `nonentitlement area' have the meanings given such terms in 
        section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).
            ``(10) New.--The term `new', used with respect to housing, 
        means housing for which no assistance has been provided under 
        this title.
            ``(11) Operating costs.--The term `operating costs' means 
        expenses incurred by a project sponsor operating transitional 
        housing or permanent housing under this title with respect to--
                    ``(A) the administration, maintenance, repair, and 
                security of such housing;
                    ``(B) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and equipment 
                for such housing; or
                    ``(C) coordination of services as needed to ensure 
                long-term housing stability.
            ``(12) Outpatient health services.--The term `outpatient 
        health services' means outpatient health care services, mental 
        health services, and outpatient substance abuse treatment 
        services.
            ``(13) Permanent housing.--The term `permanent housing' 
        means community-based housing without a designated length of 
        stay, and includes permanent supportive housing for homeless 
        individuals with disabilities and homeless families that 
        include such an individual who is an adult.
            ``(14) Private nonprofit organization.--The term `private 
        nonprofit organization' means an organization--
                    ``(A) no part of the net earnings of which inures 
                to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or 
                individual;
                    ``(B) that has a voluntary board;
                    ``(C) that has an accounting system, or has 
                designated a fiscal agent in accordance with 
                requirements established by the Secretary; and
                    ``(D) that practices nondiscrimination in the 
                provision of assistance.
            ``(15) Project.--The term `project', used with respect to 
        activities carried out under subtitle C, means eligible 
        activities described in section 423(a), undertaken pursuant to 
        a specific endeavor, such as serving a particular population or 
        providing a particular resource.
            ``(16) Project-based.--The term `project-based', used with 
        respect to rental assistance, means assistance provided 
        pursuant to a contract that--
                    ``(A) is between--
                            ``(i) a project sponsor; and
                            ``(ii) an owner of a structure that exists 
                        as of the date the contract is entered into; 
                        and
                    ``(B) provides that rental assistance payments 
                shall be made to the owner and that the units in the 
                structure shall be occupied by eligible persons for not 
                less than the term of the contract.
            ``(17) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor', used 
        with respect to proposed eligible activities, means the 
        organization directly responsible for the proposed eligible 
        activities.
            ``(18) Recipient.--Except as used in subtitle B, the term 
        `recipient' means an eligible entity who--
                    ``(A) submits an application for a grant under 
                section 422 that is approved by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) receives the grant directly from the 
                Secretary to support approved projects described in the 
                application; and
                    ``(C)(i) serves as a project sponsor for the 
                projects; or
                    ``(ii) awards the funds to project sponsors to 
                carry out the projects.
            ``(19) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            ``(20) Serious mental illness.--The term `serious mental 
        illness' means a severe and persistent mental illness or 
        emotional impairment that seriously limits a person's ability 
        to live independently.
            ``(21) State.--Except as used in subtitle B, the term 
        `State' means each of the several States, the District of 
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
        Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United 
        States.
            ``(22) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means the supportive services described in section 425(c).
            ``(23) Tenant-based.--The term `tenant-based', used with 
        respect to rental assistance, means assistance that allows an 
        eligible person to select a housing unit in which such person 
        will live using rental assistance provided under subtitle C, 
        except that if necessary to assure that the provision of 
        supportive services to a person participating in a program is 
        feasible, a recipient or project sponsor may require that the 
        person live--
                    ``(A) in a particular structure or unit for not 
                more than the first year of the participation; and
                    ``(B) within a particular geographic area for the 
                full period of the participation, or the period 
                remaining after the period referred to in subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(24) Transitional housing.--The term `transitional 
        housing' means housing, the purpose of which is to facilitate 
        the movement of individuals and families experiencing 
        homelessness to permanent housing within 24 months or such 
        longer period as the Secretary determines necessary.
            ``(25) Unified funding agency.--The term `unified funding 
        agency' means a collaborative applicant that performs the 
        duties described in section 402(f).

``SEC. 402. COLLABORATIVE APPLICANTS.

    ``(a) Establishment and Designation.--A collaborative applicant 
shall be established for a geographic area by the relevant parties in 
that geographic area to--
            ``(1) submit an application for amounts under this 
        subtitle; and
            ``(2) perform the duties specified in subsection (e) and, 
        if applicable, subsection (f).
    ``(b) No Requirement To Be a Legal Entity.--An entity may be 
established to serve as a collaborative applicant under this section 
without being a legal entity.
    ``(c) Remedial Action.--If the Secretary finds that a collaborative 
applicant for a geographic area does not meet the requirements of this 
section, or if there is no collaborative applicant for a geographic 
area, the Secretary may take remedial action to ensure fair 
distribution of grant amounts under subtitle C to eligible entities 
within that area. Such measures may include designating another body as 
a collaborative applicant, or permitting other eligible entities to 
apply directly for grants.
    ``(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
displace conflict of interest or government fair practices laws, or 
their equivalent, that govern applicants for grant amounts under 
subtitles B and C.
    ``(e) Duties.--A collaborative applicant shall--
            ``(1) design a collaborative process for the development of 
        an application under subtitle C, and for evaluating the 
        outcomes of projects for which funds are awarded under subtitle 
        B, in such a manner as to provide information necessary for the 
        Secretary--
                    ``(A) to determine compliance with--
                            ``(i) the program requirements under 
                        section 425; and
                            ``(ii) the selection criteria described 
                        under section 427; and
                    ``(B) to establish priorities for funding projects 
                in the geographic area involved;
            ``(2) participate in the Consolidated Plan for the 
        geographic area served by the collaborative applicant; and
            ``(3) ensure operation of, and consistent participation by, 
        project sponsors in a community-wide homeless management 
        information system for purposes of --
                    ``(A) collecting unduplicated counts of individuals 
                and families experiencing homelessness;
                    ``(B) analyzing patterns of use of assistance 
                provided under subtitles B and C for the geographic 
                area involved; and
                    ``(C) providing information to project sponsors and 
                applicants for needs analyses and funding priorities.
    ``(f) Unified Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the duties described in 
        subsection (e), a collaborative applicant shall receive from 
        the Secretary and distribute to other project sponsors in the 
        applicable geographic area funds for projects to be carried out 
        by such other project sponsors, if--
                    ``(A) the collaborative applicant--
                            ``(i) applies to undertake such collection 
                        and distribution responsibilities in an 
                        application submitted under this subtitle; and
                            ``(ii) is selected to perform such 
                        responsibilities by the Secretary; or
                    ``(B) the Secretary designates the collaborative 
                applicant as the unified funding agency in the 
                geographic area, after--
                            ``(i) a finding by the Secretary that the 
                        applicant--
                                    ``(I) has the capacity to perform 
                                such responsibilities; and
                                    ``(II) would serve the purposes of 
                                this Act as they apply to the 
                                geographic area; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary provides the 
                        collaborative applicant with the technical 
                        assistance necessary to perform such 
                        responsibilities as such assistance is agreed 
                        to by the collaborative applicant.
            ``(2) Required actions by a unified funding agency.--A 
        collaborative applicant that is either selected or designated 
        as a unified funding agency for a geographic area under 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) require each project sponsor who is funded by 
                a grant received under subtitle C to establish such 
                fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be 
                necessary to assure the proper disbursal of, and 
                accounting for, Federal funds awarded to the project 
                sponsor under subtitle C in order to ensure that all 
                financial transactions carried out under subtitle C are 
                conducted, and records maintained, in accordance with 
                generally accepted accounting principles; and
                    ``(B) arrange for an annual survey, audit, or 
                evaluation of the financial records of each project 
                carried out by a project sponsor funded by a grant 
                received under subtitle C.
    ``(g) Conflict of Interest.--No board member of a collaborative 
applicant may participate in decisions of the collaborative applicant 
concerning the award of a grant, or provision of other financial 
benefits, to such member or the organization that such member 
represents.'';
            (5) by inserting after section 403 (as redesignated in 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

``SEC. 404. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Technical Assistance for Project Sponsors.--The Secretary 
shall make effective technical assistance available to private 
nonprofit organizations and other nongovernmental entities, States, 
metropolitan cities, urban counties, and counties that are not urban 
counties that are potential project sponsors, in order to implement 
effective planning processes for preventing and ending homelessness, to 
optimize self-sufficiency among individuals experiencing homelessness, 
and to improve their capacity to become project sponsors.
    ``(b) Technical Assistance for Collaborative Applicants.--The 
Secretary shall make effective technical assistance available to 
collaborative applicants--
            ``(1) to improve their ability to carry out the duties 
        required under subsections (e) and (f) of section 402;
            ``(2) to design and execute outcome-effective strategies 
        for preventing and ending homelessness in their geographic 
        areas consistent with the provisions of this title; and
            ``(3) to design and implement a community-wide process for 
        assessing the performance of the applicant and project sponsors 
        in meeting the purposes of this Act.
    ``(c) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 1 
percent of the funds made available for any fiscal year for carrying 
out subtitles B and C, to make available technical assistance under 
subsections (a) and (b).

``SEC. 405. APPEALS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007, 
the Secretary shall establish a timely appeal procedure for grant 
amounts awarded or denied under this subtitle pursuant to an 
application for funding.
    ``(b) Process.--The Secretary shall ensure that appeals procedure 
established under subsection (a) permits appeals submitted by--
            ``(1) collaborative applicants;
            ``(2) entities carrying out homeless housing and services 
        projects (including emergency shelters and homelessness 
        prevention programs); and
            ``(3) homeless planning bodies not established as 
        collaborative applicants.''; and
            (6) by inserting after section 406 (as redesignated in 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

``SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.''.

SEC. 5. EMERGENCY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM.

    Subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

  ``Subtitle B--Emergency Homelessness Prevention and Shelter Grants 
                               Program'';

            (2) by striking section 412 (42 U.S.C. 11372) and inserting 
        the following:

``SEC. 412. GRANT ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Secretary shall make grants to States and local governments 
(and to private nonprofit organizations providing assistance to persons 
experiencing homelessness, in the case of grants made with reallocated 
amounts) for the purpose of carrying out activities described in 
section 414.

``SEC. 412A. AMOUNT AND ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--Of the amount made available to carry out this 
subtitle and subtitle C for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate 
nationally not less than 10 nor more than 15 percent of such amount for 
activities described in section 414.
    ``(b) Allocation.--An entity that receives a grant under section 
412, and serves an area that includes 1 or more geographic areas (or 
portions of such areas) served by collaborative applicants that submit 
applications under subtitle C, shall allocate the funds made available 
through the grant to carry out activities described in section 414, in 
consultation with the collaborative applicants.'';
            (3) in section 413(b) (42 U.S.C. 11373(b)), by striking 
        ``amounts appropriated'' and all that follows through ``for 
        any'' and inserting ``amounts appropriated under section 407 
        and made available to carry out this subtitle for any'';
            (4) by striking section 414 (42 U.S.C. 11374) and inserting 
        the following:

``SEC. 414. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    ``Assistance provided under section 412 may be used for the 
following activities:
            ``(1) The renovation, major rehabilitation, or conversion 
        of buildings to be used as emergency shelters.
            ``(2) The provision of essential services, including 
        services concerned with employment, health, education, family 
        support services for homeless youth, alcohol or drug abuse 
        prevention or treatment, or mental health treatment, if such 
        essential services have not been provided by the local 
        government during any part of the immediately preceding 12-
        month period, or the use of assistance under this subtitle 
        would complement the provision of those essential services.
            ``(3) Maintenance, operation, insurance, provision of 
        utilities, and provision of furnishings.
            ``(4) Housing relocation or stabilization services for 
        individuals and families at risk of homelessness, including 
        housing search, mediation or outreach to property owners, legal 
        services, credit repair, providing security or utility 
        deposits, short- or medium-term rental assistance, assistance 
        with moving costs, or other activities that are effective at--
                    ``(A) stabilizing individuals and families in their 
                current housing; or
                    ``(B) quickly moving such individuals and families 
                to other housing before such individuals and families 
                become homeless.'';
            (5) by repealing section 417 (42 U.S.C. 11377); and
            (6) by redesignating section 418 as section 417.

SEC. 6. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

              ``Subtitle C--Homeless Assistance Program'';

            (2) by striking sections 421 through 424 (42 U.S.C. 11381 
        et seq.) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 421. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this subtitle are--
            ``(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of 
        ending homelessness;
            ``(2) to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers 
        and State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless 
        individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and 
        dislocation caused to individuals, families, and communities by 
        homelessness;
            ``(3) to promote access to, and effective utilization of, 
        mainstream programs identified by the Government Accountability 
        Office in the 2 reports described in section 102(a)(5)(B) and 
        programs funded with State or local resources; and
            ``(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and 
        families experiencing homelessness.

``SEC. 422. COMMUNITY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Projects.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, and using the selection criteria described in section 427, to 
carry out eligible activities under this subtitle for projects that 
meet the program requirements under section 426, either by directly 
awarding funds to project sponsors or by awarding funds to unified 
funding agencies.
    ``(b) Notification of Funding Availability.--The Secretary shall 
release a Notification of Funding Availability for grants awarded under 
this subtitle for a fiscal year not later than 3 months after the date 
of enactment of the appropriate Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) Submission to the secretary.--To be eligible to 
        receive a grant under subsection (a), a project sponsor or 
        unified funding agency in a geographic area shall submit an 
        application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
        the Secretary may require, and containing--
                    ``(A) such information as the Secretary determines 
                necessary--
                            ``(i) to determine compliance with the 
                        program requirements and selection criteria 
                        under this subtitle; and
                            ``(ii) to establish priorities for funding 
                        projects in the geographic area.
            ``(2) Announcement of awards.--The Secretary shall 
        announce, within 4 months after the last date for the 
        submission of applications described in this subsection for a 
        fiscal year, the grants conditionally awarded under subsection 
        (a) for that fiscal year.
    ``(d) Obligation, Distribution, and Utilization of Funds.--
            ``(1) Requirements for obligation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 9 months after 
                the announcement referred to in subsection (c)(2), each 
                recipient of a grant announced under such subsection 
                shall, with respect to a project to be funded through 
                such grant, meet, or cause the project sponsor to meet, 
                all requirements for the obligation of funds for such 
                project, including site control, matching funds, and 
                environmental review requirements, except as provided 
                in subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Acquisition, rehabilitation, or 
                construction.--Not later than 15 months after the 
                announcement referred to in subsection (c)(2), each 
                recipient of a grant announced under such subsection 
                seeking the obligation of funds for acquisition of 
                housing, rehabilitation of housing, or construction of 
                new housing for a grant announced under such subsection 
                shall meet all requirements for the obligation of those 
                funds, including site control, matching funds, and 
                environmental review requirements.
                    ``(C) Extensions.--At the discretion of the 
                Secretary, and in compelling circumstances, the 
                Secretary may extend the date by which a recipient of a 
                grant announced under subsection (c)(2) shall meet or 
                cause a project sponsor to meet the requirements 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) if the Secretary 
                determines that compliance with the requirements was 
                delayed due to factors beyond the reasonable control of 
                the recipient or project sponsor. Such factors may 
                include difficulties in obtaining site control for a 
                proposed project, completing the process of obtaining 
                secure financing for the project, or completing the 
                technical submission requirements for the project.
            ``(2) Obligation.--Not later than 45 days after a recipient 
        meets or causes a project sponsor to meet the requirements 
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall obligate the 
        funds for the grant involved.
            ``(3) Distribution.--A unified funding agency that receives 
        funds through a grant under this section--
                    ``(A) shall distribute the funds to project 
                sponsors (in advance of expenditures by the project 
                sponsors); and
                    ``(B) shall distribute the appropriate portion of 
                the funds to a project sponsor not later than 45 days 
                after receiving a request for such distribution from 
                the project sponsor.
            ``(4) Expenditure of funds.--The Secretary may establish a 
        date by which funds made available through a grant announced 
        under subsection (c)(2) for a homeless assistance project shall 
        be entirely expended by the recipient or project sponsors 
        involved. The Secretary shall recapture the funds not expended 
        by such date. The Secretary shall reallocate the funds for 
        another homeless assistance and prevention project that meets 
        the requirements of this subtitle to be carried out, if 
        possible and appropriate, in the same geographic area as the 
        area served through the original grant.
    ``(e) Renewal Funding for Unsuccessful Applicants.--The Secretary 
may renew funding for a specific project previously funded under this 
subtitle that the Secretary determines meets the purposes of this 
subtitle, and was included as part of a total application that met the 
criteria of subsection (c), even if the application was not selected to 
receive grant assistance. The Secretary may renew the funding for a 
period of not more than 1 year, and under such conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    ``(f) Considerations in Determining Renewal Funding.--When 
providing renewal funding for leasing or rental assistance for 
permanent housing, the Secretary shall take into account increases in 
the fair market rents for modest rental property in the geographic 
area.
    ``(g) More Than 1 Application for a Geographic Area.--If more than 
1 collaborative applicant applies for funds for a geographic area, the 
Secretary shall award funds to the collaborative applicant with the 
highest score based on the selection criteria set forth in section 427.

``SEC. 423. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to project 
sponsors under section 422 to carry out homeless assistance projects 
that consist of 1 or more of the following eligible activities:
            ``(1) Construction of new housing units to provide 
        transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and 
        families.
            ``(2) Acquisition or rehabilitation of a structure to 
        provide supportive services or to provide transitional or 
        permanent housing, other than emergency shelter, to homeless 
        individuals and families.
            ``(3) Leasing of property, or portions of property, not 
        owned by the recipient or project sponsor involved, for use in 
        providing transitional or permanent housing to homeless 
        individuals and families, or providing supportive services to 
        homeless individuals and families.
            ``(4) Provision of rental assistance to provide 
        transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and 
        families. The rental assistance may include tenant-based or 
        project-based rental assistance.
            ``(5) Payment of operating costs for housing units assisted 
        under this subtitle.
            ``(6) Provision of supportive services to homeless 
        individuals and families, or individuals and families who in 
        the prior 6 months have been homeless but are currently 
        residing in permanent housing.
            ``(7) Provision of rehousing services, including housing 
        search, mediation or outreach to property owners, credit 
        repair, providing security or utility deposits, rental 
        assistance for a final month at a location, assistance with 
        moving costs, or other activities that--
                    ``(A) are effective at moving homeless individuals 
                and families immediately into housing; or
                    ``(B) may benefit individuals and families who in 
                the prior 6 months have been homeless, but are 
                currently residing in permanent housing.
            ``(8) In the case of a collaborative applicant that is a 
        legal entity, performance of the duties described under section 
        402(e)(3).
            ``(9) Operation of, participation in, and ensuring 
        consistent participation by project sponsors in, a community-
        wide homeless management information system.
            ``(10) In the case of a collaborative applicant that is a 
        legal entity, payment of administrative costs related to 
        meeting the requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 402(e), for which the collaborative applicant may use 
        not more than 3 percent of the total funds made available in 
        the geographic area under this subtitle for such costs, in 
        addition to funds used under paragraph (10).
            ``(11) In the case of a collaborative applicant that is a 
        unified funding agency under section 402(f), payment of 
        administrative costs related to meeting the requirements of 
        that section, for which the unified funding agency may use not 
        more than 3 percent of the total funds made available in the 
        geographic area under this subtitle for such costs, in addition 
        to funds used under paragraph (10).
            ``(12) Payment of administrative costs to project sponsors, 
        for which each project sponsor may use not more than 5 percent 
        of the total funds made available to that project sponsor 
        through this subtitle for such costs.
    ``(b) Minimum Grant Terms.--The Secretary may impose minimum grant 
terms of up to 5 years for new projects providing permanent housing.
    ``(c) Use Restrictions.--
            ``(1) Acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction.--A 
        project that consists of activities described in paragraph (1) 
        or (2) of subsection (a) shall be operated for the purpose 
        specified in the application submitted for the project under 
        section 422 for not less than 15 years.
            ``(2) Other activities.--A project that consists of 
        activities described in any of paragraphs (3) through (12) of 
        subsection (a) shall be operated for the purpose specified in 
        the application submitted for the project under section 422 for 
        the duration of the grant period involved.
            ``(3) Conversion.--If the recipient or project sponsor 
        carrying out a project that provides transitional or permanent 
        housing submits a request to the collaborative applicant or 
        unified funding agency involved to carry out instead a project 
        for the direct benefit of low-income persons, and the 
        collaborative applicant or unified funding agency determines 
        that the initial project is no longer needed to provide 
        transitional or permanent housing, the collaborative applicant 
        or unified funding agency may recommend that the Secretary 
        approve the project described in the request and authorize the 
        recipient or project sponsor to carry out that project. If the 
        collaborative applicant or unified funding agency is the 
        recipient or project sponsor, it shall submit such a request 
        directly to the Secretary who shall determine if the conversion 
        of the project is appropriate.
    ``(d) Repayment of Assistance and Prevention of Undue Benefits.--
            ``(1) Repayment.--If a recipient (or a project sponsor 
        receiving funds from the recipient) receives assistance under 
        section 422 to carry out a project that consists of activities 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) and the 
        project ceases to provide transitional or permanent housing--
                    ``(A) earlier than 10 years after operation of the 
                project begins, the Secretary shall require the 
                recipient (or the project sponsor receiving funds from 
                the recipient) to repay 100 percent of the assistance; 
                or
                    ``(B) not earlier than 10 years, but earlier than 
                15 years, after operation of the project begins, the 
                Secretary shall require the recipient (or the project 
                sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) to repay 20 
                percent of the assistance for each of the years in the 
                15-year period for which the project fails to provide 
                that housing.
            ``(2) Prevention of undue benefits.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), if any property is used for a project that 
        receives assistance under subsection (a) and consists of 
        activities described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), 
        and the sale or other disposition of the property occurs before 
        the expiration of the 15-year period beginning on the date that 
        operation of the project begins, the recipient (or the project 
        sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) who received the 
        assistance shall comply with such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary may prescribe to prevent the recipient (or a project 
        sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) from unduly 
        benefitting from such sale or disposition.
            ``(3) Exception.--A recipient (or a project sponsor 
        receiving funds from the recipient) shall not be required to 
        make the repayments, and comply with the terms and conditions, 
        required under paragraph (1) or (2) if--
                    ``(A) the sale or disposition of the property used 
                for the project results in the use of the property for 
                the direct benefit of very low-income persons;
                    ``(B) all of the proceeds of the sale or 
                disposition are used to provide transitional or 
                permanent housing meeting the requirements of this 
                subtitle; or
                    ``(C) there are no individuals and families in the 
                geographic area who are homeless, in which case the 
                project may serve individuals and families at risk of 
                homelessness under section 1004.

``SEC. 424. FLEXIBILITY INCENTIVES FOR HIGH-PERFORMING COMMUNITIES.

    ``(a) Designation as a High-Performing Community.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate, on an 
        annual basis, which collaborative applicants represent high-
        performing communities.
            ``(2) Consideration.--In determining whether to designate a 
        collaborative applicant as a high-performing community under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish criteria to ensure 
        that the requirements described under paragraphs (1)(B) and 
        (2)(B) of subsection (d) are measured by comparing homeless 
        individuals and families under similar circumstances, in order 
        to encourage projects in the geographic area to serve homeless 
        individuals and families with more severe barriers to housing 
        stability.
            ``(3) 2-year phase in.--In each of the first 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
        designate not more than 10 collaborative applicants as high-
        performing communities.
            ``(4) Excess of qualified applicants.--In the event that 
        during the 2-year period described under paragraph (2) more 
        than 10 collaborative applicants could qualify to be designated 
        as high-performing communities, the Secretary shall designate 
        the 10 that have, in the discretion of the Secretary, the best 
        performance based on the criteria described under subsection 
        (d).
            ``(5) Time limit on designation.--The designation of any 
        collaborative applicant as a high-performing community under 
        this subsection shall be effective only for the year in which 
        such designation is made. The Secretary, on an annual basis, 
        may renew any such designation.
    ``(b) Application To Be a High-Performing Community.--
            ``(1) In general.--A collaborative applicant seeking 
        designation as a high-performing community under subsection (a) 
        shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, and 
        in such manner as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Content of application.--In any application submitted 
        under paragraph (1), a collaborative applicant shall include in 
        such application--
                    ``(A) a report showing how any money received under 
                this subtitle in the preceding year was expended; and
                    ``(B) information that such applicant can meet the 
                requirements described under subsection (d).
            ``(3) Publication of application.--The Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) publish any report or information submitted 
                in an application under this section in the geographic 
                area represented by the collaborative applicant; and
                    ``(B) seek comments from the public as to whether 
                the collaborative applicant seeking designation as a 
                high-performing community meets the requirements 
                described under subsection (d).
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) By project sponsors in a high-performing community.--
        Funds awarded under section 422(a) to a project sponsor who is 
        located in a high-performing community may be used--
                    ``(A) for any of the eligible activities described 
                in section 423; or
                    ``(B) for any of the eligible activities described 
                in section 1003.
            ``(2) Community homelessness prevention funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Funds used for activities that 
                are eligible under section 1003 but not under section 
                423 shall be subject to--
                            ``(i) the matching requirements of section 
                        1008 rather than section 430; and
                            ``(ii) the other program requirements of 
                        title X rather than of this subtitle.
                    ``(B) Duty of secretary.--The Secretary shall 
                transfer any funds awarded under section 422(a) for 
                activities that are eligible under section 1003 but not 
                under section 423 from the account for this subtitle to 
                the account for title X.
    ``(d) Definition of High-Performing Community.--For purposes of 
this section, the term `high-performing community' means a geographic 
area that demonstrates through reliable data that all of the following 
4 requirements are met for that geographic area:
            ``(1) The mean length of episodes of homelessness for that 
        geographic area--
                    ``(A) is less than 20 days; or
                    ``(B) for individuals and families in similar 
                circumstances in the preceding year was at least 10 
                percent less than in the year before.
            ``(2) Of individuals and families--
                    ``(A) who leave homelessness, less than 5 percent 
                of such individuals and families become homeless again 
                at any time within the next 2 years; or
                    ``(B) in similar circumstances who leave 
                homelessness, the percentage of such individuals and 
                families who become homeless again within the next 2 
                years has decreased by at least \1/5\ within the 
                preceding year.
            ``(3) The communities that compose the geographic area 
        have--
                    ``(A) actively encouraged homeless individuals and 
                families to participate in homeless assistance services 
                available in that geographic area; and
                    ``(B) included each homeless individual or family 
                who sought homeless assistance services in the data 
                system used by that community for determining 
                compliance with this subsection.
            ``(4) If recipients in the geographic area have used 
        funding awarded under section 422(a) for eligible activities 
        described under section 1003 in previous years based on the 
        authority granted under subsection (c), that such activities 
        were effective at reducing the number of individuals and 
        families who became homeless in that community.
    ``(e) Cooperation Among Entities.--A collaborative applicant 
designated as a high-performing community under this section shall 
cooperate with the Secretary in distributing information about 
successful efforts within the geographic area represented by the 
collaborative applicant to reduce homelessness.'' ;
            (3) in section 426 (42 U.S.C. 11386)--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(a) Site Control.--The Secretary shall require that each 
application include reasonable assurances that the applicant will own 
or have control of a site for the proposed project not later than the 
expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon notification of an 
award for grant assistance, unless the application proposes providing 
supportive housing assistance under section 423(a)(3) or housing that 
will eventually be owned or controlled by the families and individuals 
served. An applicant may obtain ownership or control of a suitable site 
different from the site specified in the application. If any recipient 
(or project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) fails to obtain 
ownership or control of the site within 12 months after notification of 
an award for grant assistance, the grant shall be recaptured and 
reallocated under this subtitle.'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(b) Required Agreements.--The Secretary may not provide 
assistance for a proposed project under this subtitle unless the 
collaborative applicant involved agrees--
            ``(1) to ensure the operation of the project in accordance 
        with the provisions of this subtitle;
            ``(2) to monitor and report to the Secretary the progress 
        of the project;
            ``(3) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 
        individuals and families experiencing homelessness are 
        involved, through employment, provision of volunteer services, 
        or otherwise, in constructing, rehabilitating, maintaining, and 
        operating facilities for the project and in providing 
        supportive services for the project;
            ``(4) to require certification from all project sponsors 
        that--
                    ``(A) they will maintain the confidentiality of 
                records pertaining to any individual or family provided 
                family violence prevention or treatment services 
                through the project;
                    ``(B) that the address or location of any family 
                violence shelter project assisted under this subtitle 
                will not be made public, except with written 
                authorization of the person responsible for the 
                operation of such project;
                    ``(C) they will establish policies and practices 
                that are consistent with, and do not restrict the 
                exercise of rights provided by, subtitle B of title 
                VII, and other laws relating to the provision of 
                educational and related services to individuals and 
                families experiencing homelessness;
                    ``(D) they will provide data and reports as 
                required by the Secretary pursuant to the Act; and
                    ``(E) if the project includes the provision of 
                permanent housing to people with disabilities, the 
                housing will be provided for not more than--
                            ``(i) 8 such persons in a single structure 
                        or contiguous structures;
                            ``(ii) 16 such persons, but only if not 
                        more than 20 percent of the units in a 
                        structure are designated for such persons; or
                            ``(iii) more than 16 such persons if the 
                        applicant demonstrates that local market 
                        conditions dictate the development of a large 
                        project and such development will achieve the 
                        neighborhood integration objectives of the 
                        program within the context of the affected 
                        community;
            ``(5) if a collaborative applicant is a unified funding 
        agency under section 402(f) and receives funds under subtitle C 
        to carry out the payment of administrative costs described in 
        section 423(a)(7), to establish such fiscal control and fund 
        accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper 
        disbursal of, and accounting for, such funds in order to ensure 
        that all financial transactions carried out with such funds are 
        conducted, and records maintained, in accordance with generally 
        accepted accounting principles;
            ``(6) to monitor and report to the Secretary the provision 
        of matching funds as required by section 430; and
            ``(7) to comply with such other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary may establish to carry out this subtitle in an 
        effective and efficient manner.'';
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
                (c);
                    (D) in subsection (c) (as redesignated in 
                subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``recipient'' and inserting ``recipient or project 
                sponsor'';
                    (E) by striking subsection (e);
                    (F) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h), 
                as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
                    (G) in subsection (e) (as redesignated in 
                subparagraph (F)), in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``recipient'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``recipient or project sponsor'';
                    (H) by striking subsection (i); and
                    (I) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
                (g);
            (4) by repealing section 429 (42 U.S.C. 11389);
            (5) by redesignating sections 427 and 428 (42 U.S.C. 11387, 
        11388) as sections 431 and 432, respectively; and
            (6) by inserting after section 426 the following:

``SEC. 427. SELECTION CRITERIA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award funds to recipients by 
a national competition between geographic areas based on criteria 
established by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Required Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--The criteria established under 
        subsection (a) shall include--
                    ``(A) the previous performance of the recipient 
                regarding homelessness, measured by criteria that shall 
                be announced by the Secretary, that shall take into 
                account barriers faced by individual homeless people, 
                and that shall include--
                            ``(i) the length of time individuals and 
                        families remain homeless;
                            ``(ii) the extent to which individuals and 
                        families who leave homelessness experience 
                        additional spells of homelessness;
                            ``(iii) the thoroughness of grantees in the 
                        geographic area in reaching all homeless 
                        individuals and families;
                            ``(iv) overall reduction in the number of 
                        homeless individuals and families;
                            ``(v) jobs and income growth for homeless 
                        individuals and families;
                            ``(vi) success at reducing the number of 
                        individuals and families who become homeless; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) other accomplishments by the 
                        recipient related to reducing homelessness;
                    ``(B) the plan of the recipient, which shall 
                describe--
                            ``(i) how the number of individuals and 
                        families who become homeless will be reduced in 
                        the community;
                            ``(ii) how the length of time that 
                        individuals and families remain homeless will 
                        be reduced; and
                            ``(iii) the extent to which the recipient 
                        will--
                                    ``(I) address the needs of all 
                                relevant subpopulations, including--
                                            ``(aa) individuals with 
                                        serious mental illness, 
                                        addiction disorders, HIV/AIDS 
                                        and other prevalent 
                                        disabilities;
                                            ``(bb) families with 
                                        children;
                                            ``(cc) unaccompanied youth;
                                            ``(dd) veterans; and
                                            ``(ee) other subpopulations 
                                        with a risk of becoming 
                                        homeless;
                                    ``(II) incorporate all necessary 
                                strategies for reducing homelessness, 
                                including the interventions referred to 
                                in section 428(d);
                                    ``(III) set quantifiable 
                                performance measures;
                                    ``(IV) set timelines for completion 
                                of specific tasks;
                                    ``(V) identify specific funding 
                                sources for planned activities;
                                    ``(VI) identify an individual or 
                                body responsible for overseeing 
                                implementation of specific strategies;
                                    ``(VII) include a review of local 
                                policies and practices relating to 
                                discharge planning from institutions, 
                                access to benefits and services from 
                                mainstream government programs, and 
                                zoning and land use, to determine 
                                whether such local policies and 
                                practices aggravate or ameliorate 
                                homelessness in the geographic area;
                                    ``(VIII) include interventions that 
                                will help reunify families that have 
                                been split up as a result of 
                                homelessness; and
                                    ``(IX) incorporate the findings and 
                                recommendations of the most recently 
                                completed annual assessments, conducted 
                                pursuant to section 2034 of title 38, 
                                United States Code, of the Department 
                                of Veterans Affairs medical centers or 
                                regional benefits offices whose service 
                                areas include the geographic area of 
                                the recipient;
                    ``(C) the methodology of the recipient used to 
                determine the priority for funding local projects under 
                section 422(c)(1), including the extent to which the 
                priority-setting process--
                            ``(i) uses periodically collected 
                        information and analysis to determine the 
                        extent to which each project has resulted in 
                        rapid return to permanent housing for those 
                        served by the project, taking into account the 
                        severity of barriers faced by the people the 
                        project serves;
                            ``(ii) includes evaluations obtained 
                        directly from the individuals and families 
                        served by the project;
                            ``(iii) evaluates whether the population 
                        served by the project matches the priority 
                        population for that project;
                            ``(iv) is based on objective criteria that 
                        have been publicly announced by the recipient;
                            ``(v) is open to proposals from entities 
                        that have not previously received funds under 
                        this subtitle; and
                            ``(vi) avoids conflicts of interest in the 
                        decision-making of the recipient;
                    ``(D) the extent to which the recipient has a 
                comprehensive understanding of the extent and nature of 
                homelessness in the geographic area and efforts needed 
                to combat the problem of homelessness in the geographic 
                area;
                    ``(E) the need for the types of projects proposed 
                in the geographic area to be served and the extent to 
                which the prioritized programs of the recipient meet 
                such unmet needs;
                    ``(F) the extent to which the amount of assistance 
                to be provided under this subtitle to the recipient 
                will be supplemented with resources from other public 
                and private sources, including mainstream programs 
                identified by the Government Accountability Office in 
                the 2 reports described in section 102(a)(5)(B);
                    ``(G) demonstrated coordination by the recipient 
                with the other Federal, State, local, private, and 
                other entities serving individuals and families 
                experiencing homelessness and at risk of homelessness 
                in the planning and operation of projects, to the 
                extent practicable;
                    ``(H) the degree to which homeless individuals and 
                families in the geographic area, including members of 
                all relevant subpopulations listed in subparagraph 
                (B)(III)(I), are able to access--
                            ``(i) public benefits and services for 
                        which they are eligible, besides the services 
                        funded under this subtitle, including public 
                        schools; and
                            ``(ii) the benefits and services provided 
                        by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    ``(I) the extent to which the opinions and views of 
                the full range of people in the geographic area are 
                considered, including--
                            ``(i) homeless individuals and families, 
                        individuals and families at risk of 
                        homelessness, and individuals and families who 
                        have experienced homelessness;
                            ``(ii) individuals associated with 
                        community-based organizations that serve 
                        homeless individuals and families and 
                        individuals and families at risk of 
                        homelessness;
                            ``(iii) persons who act as advocates for 
                        the diverse subpopulations of individuals and 
                        families experiencing or at risk of 
                        homelessness;
                            ``(iv) relatives of individuals and 
                        families experiencing or at risk of 
                        homelessness;
                            ``(v) Federal, State, and local government 
                        agency officials, particularly those officials 
                        responsible for administering funding under 
                        programs targeted for individuals and families 
                        experiencing homelessness, and other programs 
                        for which individuals and families experiencing 
                        homelessness are eligible, including mainstream 
                        programs identified by the Government 
                        Accountability Office in the 2 reports 
                        described in section 102(a)(5)(B);
                            ``(vi) local educational agency liaisons 
                        designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii), or 
                        their designees;
                            ``(vii) members of the business community;
                            ``(viii) members of neighborhood advocacy 
                        organizations; and
                            ``(ix) members of philanthropic 
                        organizations that contribute to preventing and 
                        ending homelessness in the geographic area of 
                        the collaborative applicant; and
                    ``(J) such other factors as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate to carry out this subtitle 
                in an effective and efficient manner.
            ``(2) Additional criteria.--In addition to the criteria 
        required under paragraph (1), the criteria established under 
        subsection (a) shall also include the need within the 
        geographic area for homeless services, determined as follows 
        and under the following conditions:
                    ``(A) Notice.--The Secretary shall inform each 
                collaborative applicant, at a time concurrent with the 
                release of the Notice of Funding Availability for 
                grants under section 422(b), of the pro rata estimated 
                need amount under this subtitle for the geographic area 
                represented by the collaborative applicant.
                    ``(B) Amount.--
                            ``(i) Basis.--The estimated need amount 
                        under subparagraph (A) shall be based on a 
                        percentage of the total funds available, or 
                        estimated to be available, to carry out this 
                        subtitle for any fiscal year that is equal to 
                        the percentage of the total amount available 
                        for section 106 of the Housing and Community 
                        Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) for 
                        the prior fiscal year that--
                                    ``(I) was allocated to all 
                                metropolitan cities and urban counties 
                                within the geographic area represented 
                                by the collaborative applicant; or
                                    ``(II) would have been distributed 
                                to all counties within such geographic 
                                area that are not urban counties, if 
                                the 30 percent portion of the 
                                allocation to the State involved (as 
                                described in subsection (d)(1) of that 
                                section 106) for that year had been 
                                distributed among the counties that are 
                                not urban counties in the State in 
                                accordance with the formula specified 
                                in that subsection (with references in 
                                that subsection to nonentitlement areas 
                                considered to be references to those 
                                counties).
                            ``(ii) Rule.--In computing the estimated 
                        need amount under subparagraph (A), the 
                        Secretary shall adjust the estimated need 
                        amount determined pursuant to clause (i) to 
                        ensure that--
                                    ``(I) 75 percent of the total funds 
                                available, or estimated to be 
                                available, to carry out this subtitle 
                                for any fiscal year are allocated to 
                                the metropolitan cities and urban 
                                counties that received a direct 
                                allocation of funds under section 413 
                                for the prior fiscal year; and
                                    ``(II) 25 percent of the total 
                                funds available, or estimated to be 
                                available, to carry out this subtitle 
                                for any fiscal year are allocated--
                                            ``(aa) to the metropolitan 
                                        cities and urban counties that 
                                        did not receive a direct 
                                        allocation of funds under 
                                        section 413 for the prior 
                                        fiscal year; and
                                            ``(bb) to counties that are 
                                        not urban counties.
                            ``(iii) Combinations or consortia.--For a 
                        collaborative applicant that represents a 
                        combination or consortium of cities or 
                        counties, the estimated need amount shall be 
                        the sum of the estimated need amounts for the 
                        cities or counties represented by the 
                        collaborative applicant.
                            ``(iv) Authority of secretary.--The 
                        Secretary may increase the estimated need 
                        amount for a geographic area if necessary to 
                        provide 1 year of renewal funding for all 
                        expiring contracts entered into under this 
                        subtitle for the geographic area.

``SEC. 428. ALLOCATION AMOUNTS AND INCENTIVES FOR SPECIFIC ELIGIBLE 
              ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Minimum Allocation for Permanent Housing for Homeless 
Individuals and Families With Disabilities.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts made available to carry 
        out this subtitle for a fiscal year, a portion equal to not 
        less than 30 percent of the sums made available to carry out 
        subtitle B and this subtitle for that fiscal year shall be used 
        for permanent housing for homeless individuals with 
        disabilities and homeless families that include such an 
        individual who is an adult.
            ``(2) Calculation.--In calculating the portion of the 
        amount described in paragraph (1) that is used for activities 
        that are described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not 
        count funds made available to renew contracts for existing 
        projects under section 429.
            ``(3) Adjustment.--The 30 percent figure in paragraph (1) 
        shall be reduced proportionately based on need under section 
        427(b)(2) in geographic areas for which subsection (e) applies 
        in regard to subsection (d)(2)(A).
            ``(4) Suspension.--The requirement established in paragraph 
        (1) shall be suspended for any year in which available funding 
        for grants under this subtitle would not be sufficient to renew 
        for 1 year existing grants that would otherwise be funded under 
        this subtitle.
            ``(5) Termination.--The requirement established in 
        paragraph (1) shall terminate upon a finding by the Secretary 
        that since the beginning of 2001 at least 150,000 new units of 
        permanent housing for homeless individuals and families with 
        disabilities have been funded under this subtitle.
    ``(b) Minimum Allocation for Permanent Housing for Homeless 
Families With Children.--From the amounts made available to carry out 
this subtitle for a fiscal year, a portion equal to not less than 10 
percent of the sums made available to carry out subtitle B and this 
subtitle for that fiscal year shall be used to provide or secure 
permanent housing for homeless families with children.
    ``(c) Funding for Acquisition, Construction, and Rehabilitation of 
Permanent or Transitional Housing.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
construed to establish a limit on the amount of funding that an 
applicant may request under this subtitle for acquisition, 
construction, or rehabilitation activities for the development of 
permanent housing or transitional housing.
    ``(d) Incentives for Proven Strategies.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide bonuses or 
        other incentives to geographic areas for using funding under 
        this subtitle for activities that have been proven to be 
        effective at reducing homelessness generally or reducing 
        homelessness for a specific subpopulation.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, activities that have been proven to be effective at 
        reducing homelessness generally or reducing homelessness for a 
        specific subpopulation includes--
                    ``(A) permanent supportive housing for chronically 
                homeless individuals and families;
                    ``(B) for homeless families, rapid rehousing 
                services, short-term flexible subsidies to overcome 
                barriers to rehousing, support services concentrating 
                on improving incomes to pay rent, coupled with 
                performance measures emphasizing rapid and permanent 
                rehousing and with leveraging funding from mainstream 
                family service systems such as Temporary Assistance for 
                Needy Families and Child Welfare services; and
                    ``(C) any other activity determined by the 
                Secretary, based on research and after notice and 
                comment to the public, to have been proven effective at 
                reducing homelessness generally or reducing 
                homelessness for a specific subpopulation.
    ``(e) Incentives for Successful Implementation of Proven 
Strategies.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any geographic area demonstrates that 
        it has fully implemented any of the activities described in 
        subsection (d) for all homeless individuals and families or for 
        all members of subpopulations for whom such activities are 
        targeted, that geographic area shall receive the bonus or 
        incentive provided under subsection (d), but may use such bonus 
        or incentive for any eligible activity under either section 423 
        or section 1003 for homeless people generally or for the 
        relevant subpopulation.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Bonus or incentive funds awarded under 
        this subsection that are used for activities that are eligible 
        under section 1003 but not under section 423 shall be subject 
        to--
                    ``(A) the matching requirements of section 1008 
                rather than section 430; and
                    ``(B) the other program requirements of title X 
                rather than of this subtitle.
            ``(3) Duty of secretary.--The Secretary shall transfer any 
        bonus or incentive funds awarded under this subsection for 
        activities that are eligible under section 1003 but not under 
        section 423 from the account for this subtitle to the account 
        for title X.

``SEC. 429. RENEWAL FUNDING AND TERMS OF ASSISTANCE FOR PERMANENT 
              HOUSING.

    ``(a) In General.--Of the total amount available in the account or 
accounts designated for appropriations for use in connection with 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 
the Secretary shall use such sums as may be necessary for the purpose 
of renewing expiring contracts for leasing, rental assistance, or 
operating costs for permanent housing.
    ``(b) Renewals.--The sums made available under subsection (a) shall 
be available for the renewal of contracts for a 1-year term for rental 
assistance and housing operation costs associated with permanent 
housing projects funded under this subtitle, or under subtitle C or F 
(as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Community 
Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007). The Secretary shall 
determine whether to renew a contract for such a permanent housing 
project on the basis of certification by the collaborative applicant 
for the geographic area that--
            ``(1) there is a demonstrated need for the project; and
            ``(2) the project complies with program requirements and 
        appropriate standards of housing quality and habitability, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
prohibiting the Secretary from renewing contracts under this subtitle 
in accordance with criteria set forth in a provision of this subtitle 
other than this section.

``SEC. 430. MATCHING FUNDING.

    ``(a) In General.--A collaborative applicant in a geographic area 
in which funds are awarded under this subtitle shall specify 
contributions that shall be made available in the geographic area in an 
amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the funds provided to 
recipients in the geographic area.
    ``(b) Limitations on In-Kind Match.--The cash value of services 
provided to the residents or clients of a project sponsor by an entity 
other than the project sponsor may count toward the contributions in 
subsection (a) only when documented by a memorandum of understanding 
between the project sponsor and the other entity that such services 
will be provided.
    ``(c) Countable Activities.--- The contributions required under 
subsection (a) may consist of--
            ``(1) funding for any eligible activity described under 
        section 423; and
            ``(2) subject to subsection (b), in-kind provision of 
        services of any eligible activity described under section 
        423.''.

SEC. 7. RURAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE.

    Subtitle D of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11408 et seq.), as redesignated by section 9, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting the 
        following:

    ``Subtitle D--Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program''; and

            (2) in section 491--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and inserting 
                ``rural housing stability grant program.'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``rural homelessness grant 
                        program'' and inserting ``rural housing 
                        stability grant program'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``in lieu of grants under 
                        subtitle C and title X'' after ``eligible 
                        organizations''; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 
                        (3), and inserting the following:
            ``(1) rehousing or improving the housing situations of 
        individuals and families who are homeless or in the worst 
        housing situations in the geographic area;
            ``(2) stabilizing the housing of individuals and families 
        who are in imminent danger of losing housing; and
            ``(3) improving the ability of the lowest-income residents 
        of the community to afford stable housing.'';
                    (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
                        (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (I), (J), and 
                        (K), respectively; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(D) construction of new housing units to provide 
                transitional or permanent housing to homeless 
                individuals and families;
                    ``(E) acquisition or rehabilitation of a structure 
                to provide supportive services or to provide 
                transitional or permanent housing, other than emergency 
                shelter, to homeless individuals and families;
                    ``(F) leasing of property, or portions of property, 
                not owned by the recipient or project sponsor involved, 
                for use in providing transitional or permanent housing 
                to homeless individuals and families, or providing 
                supportive services to homeless individuals and 
                families;
                    ``(G) provision of rental assistance to provide 
                transitional or permanent housing to homeless 
                individuals and families, such rental assistance may 
                include tenant-based or project-based rental 
                assistance;
                    ``(H) payment of operating costs for housing units 
                assisted under this title;'';
                    (D) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
                ``appropriated'' and inserting ``transferred'';
                    (E) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
                        ``appropriated'' and inserting ``transferred''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``appropriated'' and inserting ``transferred'';
                    (F) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' 
                        and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (6)--
                                    (I) by striking ``an agreement'' 
                                and all that follows through 
                                ``families'' and inserting the 
                                following: ``a description of how 
                                individuals and families who are 
                                homeless or who have the lowest incomes 
                                in the community will be involved by 
                                the organization''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end, and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) a description of consultations that took place within 
        the community to ascertain the most important uses for funding 
        under this section, including the involvement of potential 
        beneficiaries of the project; and
            ``(8) a description of the extent and nature of 
        homelessness and of the worst housing situations in the 
        community.'';
                    (G) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(f) Matching Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--An organization eligible to receive a 
        grant under subsection (a) shall specify matching contributions 
        that shall be made available in an amount equal to not less 
        than 25 percent of the funds provided for the project or 
        activity.
            ``(2) Limitations on in-kind match.--The cash value of 
        services provided to the beneficiaries or clients of an 
        eligible organization by an entity other than the organization 
        may count toward the contributions in paragraph (1) only when 
        documented by a memorandum of understanding between the 
        organization and the other entity that such services will be 
        provided.
            ``(3) Countable activities.--The contributions required 
        under paragraph (1) may consist of--
                    ``(A) funding for any eligible activity described 
                under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), in-kind provision 
                of services of any eligible activity described under 
                subsection (b).
    ``(g) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria 
for selecting recipients of grants under subsection (a), including--
            ``(1) the participation of potential beneficiaries of the 
        project in assessing the need for, and importance of, the 
        project in the community;
            ``(2) the degree to which the project addresses the most 
        harmful housing situations present in the community;
            ``(3) the degree of collaboration with others in the 
        community to meet the goals described in subsection (a);
            ``(4) the performance of the organization in improving 
        housing situations, taking account of the severity of barriers 
        of individuals and families served by the organization;
            ``(5) for organizations that have previously received 
        funding under this section, the extent of improvement in 
        homelessness and the worst housing situations in the community 
        since such funding began;
            ``(6) the need for such funds, as determined by the formula 
        established under section 427(b)(2); and
            ``(7) any other relevant criteria as determined by the 
        Secretary.'';
                    (H) in subsection (h)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
                        ``providing housing and other assistance to 
                        homeless persons'' and inserting ``meeting the 
                        goals described in subsection (a)'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``in 
                        the worst housing situations'' after 
                        ``homelessness''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``in 
                        the worst housing situations'' after 
                        ``homelessness'';
                    (I) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ``rural 
                homelessness grant program'' and inserting ``rural 
                housing stability grant program'';
                    (J) in subsection (l)--
                            (i) by striking the subsection heading and 
                        inserting ``Program Funding.--''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (1) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine the total 
        amount of funding attributable under both section 427(b)(2) and 
        section 1003(h) to meet the needs of any geographic area in the 
        Nation that applies for funding under this section. The 
        Secretary shall transfer any amounts determined under this 
        subsection from the Community Homeless Assistance Program and 
        the grant program under section 1002 and consolidate such 
        transferred amounts for grants under this section.''; and
                    (K) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Division of Funds.--
            ``(1) Agreement among geographic areas.--If the Secretary 
        receives an application or applications to provide services in 
        a geographic area under this subtitle, and also under subtitle 
        C and title X, the Secretary shall consult with all applicants 
        from the geographic area to determine whether all agree to 
        proceed under either this subtitle or under subtitle C and 
        title X.
            ``(2) Default if no agreement.--If no agreement is reached 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall proceed under this 
        subtitle, or under subtitle C and title X, depending on which 
        results in the largest total grant funding to the geographic 
        area.''.

SEC. 8. FUNDS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND STABILIZE HOUSING FOR 
              PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

    The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after title IX the following:

    ``TITLE X--PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND STABILIZING HOUSING FOR 
              PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

``SEC. 1001. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this title are--
            ``(1) to assist local communities to stabilize the housing 
        of individuals and families who are most at risk of 
        homelessness; and
            ``(2) to improve the ability of publicly funded 
        institutions to avoid homelessness among individuals and 
        families leaving the institutions.

``SEC. 1002. COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING STABILITY.

    ``(a) Projects.--The Secretary shall award grants to recipients, on 
a competitive basis using the selection criteria described in section 
1006, to carry out eligible activities under this title, for projects 
that meet the program requirements established under section 1005.
    ``(b) Notification of Funding Availability.--The Secretary shall 
release a Notification of Funding Availability for grants awarded under 
this title for a fiscal year not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of the appropriate Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Collaborative Applicant.--
            ``(1) In general.--A collaborative applicant, as such term 
        is defined in section 401, shall for purposes of this title 
        have the same responsibilities as set forth under section 402.
            ``(2) Dual role encouraged.--The Secretary shall encourage 
        the same entity which serves as a collaborative applicant for 
        purposes of subtitle C of title IV to serve as a collaborative 
        applicant for purposes of this title.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) Submission to the secretary.--A collaborative 
        applicant shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
        time and in such manner as the Secretary may require, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary determines 
        necessary to determine if the applicant is in compliance with--
                    ``(A) program requirements established under 
                section 1005;
                    ``(B) the selection criteria described in section 
                1006; and
                    ``(C) the priorities for funding projects in the 
                geographic area under this title.
            ``(2) Coordination with community homeless assistance 
        program.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent feasible, 
        coordinate the application process under this section with the 
        application processes for programs under subtitles B and C of 
        title IV.
            ``(3) Announcement of awards.--The Secretary shall 
        announce, within 4 months after the last date for the 
        submission of applications described in this subsection for a 
        fiscal year, the grants conditionally awarded under subsection 
        (a) for that fiscal year.
    ``(e) Renewal Funding for Unsuccessful Applicants.--The Secretary 
may renew funding for a specific project previously funded under this 
title that the Secretary determines is effective at preventing 
homelessness, and was included as part of a total application that met 
the criteria of subsection (d)(1), even if the application was not 
selected to receive grant assistance. The Secretary may renew the 
funding for a period of not more than 1 year, and under such conditions 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    ``(f) More Than 1 Application for a Geographic Area.--If more than 
1 collaborative applicant applies for funds for a geographic area, the 
Secretary shall award funds to the collaborative applicant with the 
highest score based on the selection criteria set forth in section 
1006.

``SEC. 1003. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    ``The Secretary may award grants to qualified recipients under 
section 1002 to carry out homeless prevention projects that consist of 
1 or more of the following eligible activities:
            ``(1) Leasing of property, or portions of property, not 
        owned by the recipient involved, for use in providing short-
        term or medium-term housing to people at risk of homelessness, 
        or providing supportive services to people at risk of 
        homelessness.
            ``(2) Provision of rental assistance to provide short-term 
        or medium-term housing to people at risk of homelessness. The 
        rental assistance may include tenant-based or project-based 
        rental assistance.
            ``(3) Payment of operating costs for housing units assisted 
        under this title.
            ``(4) Supportive services for people at risk of 
        homelessness.
            ``(5) Housing relocation or stabilization services, 
        including housing search, mediation or outreach to property 
        owners, legal services, credit repair, providing security or 
        utility deposits, rental assistance for a final month at a 
        location, assistance with moving costs, or other activities 
        that are effective at stabilizing individuals and families in 
        their current housing or quickly moving them to other housing.
            ``(6) In the case of a collaborative applicant that is a 
        legal entity payment of administrative costs related to meeting 
        the requirements of section 1002(c), for which the 
        collaborative applicant may use not more than 3 percent of the 
        total funds made available in the geographic area under this 
        subtitle.
            ``(7) In the case of a collaborative applicant that is a 
        unified funding agency, as such term is defined under section 
        402, payment of administrative costs related to meeting the 
        requirements of serving as such an agency, for which the 
        collaborative applicant may use not more than 3 percent of the 
        total funds made available in the geographic area under this 
        title.

``SEC. 1004. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS FOR FUNDED PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this title, 
`individuals and families at risk of homelessness' means individuals 
and families who meet all of the following criteria:
            ``(1) Have incomes below 20 percent of the median for the 
        geographic area, adjusted for household size.
            ``(2) Have moved frequently due to economic reasons, are 
        living in the home of another due to economic hardship, have 
        been notified that their right to occupy their current housing 
        or living situation will be terminated, live in severely 
        overcrowded housing, or otherwise live in housing that has 
        characteristics associated with instability and increased risk 
        of homelessness as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Have insufficient resources immediately available to 
        attain housing stability.
    ``(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary my waive any of the criteria 
described in subsection (a) in a geographic area upon a finding that 
all individuals and families who meet such criteria in the geographic 
area will be served under this title, and that individuals and families 
in the geographic area who do not meet the criteria described in 
subsection (a) remain at risk of homelessness.

``SEC. 1005. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``The program requirements set forth under section 426 shall apply 
to projects funded under this title.

``SEC. 1006. SELECTION CRITERIA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award funds to recipients by 
a national competition based on criteria established by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Required Criteria.--The criteria established under subsection 
(a) shall include--
            ``(1) the previous performance of the recipient regarding 
        stabilizing housing and preventing homelessness, measured by 
        criteria that shall be announced by the Secretary, that shall 
        take into account barriers faced by individuals and families at 
        risk of homelessness;
            ``(2) the plan of the recipient, which shall describe--
                    ``(A) how the number of individuals and families 
                who become homeless will be reduced in the community; 
                and
                    ``(B) how the length of time that individuals and 
                families remain homeless will be reduced;
            ``(3) all of the criteria established under section 
        427(b)(1)(B)(iii);
            ``(4) the methodology used by the recipient to determine 
        the priority for funding local projects under section 
        1002(d)(1), including use of the same methodology used in 
        section 427(b)(1)(C);
            ``(5) the degree to which services are to be provided by 
        the recipient to those individuals and families most at risk of 
        homelessness; and
            ``(6) all of the criteria established under--
                    ``(A) subparagraphs (D) through (J) of subsection 
                (b)(1) of section 427; and
                    ``(B) subsection (b)(2) of section 427.

``SEC. 1007. ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    ``The Secretary may make grants under this title to States, local 
governments, or nonprofit corporations.

``SEC. 1008. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--A collaborative applicant in a geographic area 
in which funds are awarded under this title shall specify contributions 
that shall be made available in that geographic area, in an amount 
equal to not less than 25 percent of the Federal funds provided under 
the grant, except that when services are provided to individuals and 
families who are or were within the past 2 years residents of 
institutions or systems of care funded, in whole or in part, by State 
or local government, including prison, jail, child welfare, and 
hospitals (including mental hospitals), for periods exceeding 2 years, 
then the collaborative applicant shall specify contributions that shall 
be made available in an amount equal to not less than 60 percent of the 
Federal funds provided under the grant.
    ``(b) Limitations on In-Kind Match.--The cash value of services 
provided to the residents or clients of a recipient of a grant under 
this title by an entity other than the recipient may count toward the 
contributions in subsection (a) only when documented by a memorandum of 
understanding between the recipient and the other entity that such 
services will be provided.
    ``(c) Countable Activities.--- The contributions required under 
subsection (a) may consist of--
            ``(1) funding for any eligible activity described under 
        section 423 or section 1003; and
            ``(2) subject to subsection (b), in-kind provision of 
        services of any eligible activity described under section 423 
        or section 1003.

``SEC. 1009. REGULATIONS.

    ``The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
title.

``SEC. 1010. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007, the Secretary 
shall report to Congress on the accomplishments of the program in this 
title.

``SEC. 1011. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.''.

SEC. 9. REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repeals.--Subtitles D, E, and F of title IV of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11391 et seq., 11401 et seq., 
and 11403 et seq.) are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subtitle G of title IV of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11408 et seq.) is amended by 
redesignating subtitle G as subtitle D.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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