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[S. 1518 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 463
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1518

                          [Report No. 110-216]

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, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Reid, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
   Sununu, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Obama, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

                            November 1, 2007

                Reported by Mr. Dodd, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

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

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

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the United States faces a crisis of 
        individuals and families who lack basic affordable housing and 
        appropriate shelter;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) there are several Federal Government 
        programs to assist persons experiencing homelessness, including 
        programs for individuals with disabilities, veterans, children, 
        and youth;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) implementing plans to appropriately 
                discharge individuals to and from mainstream service 
                systems; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) reducing barriers to participation 
                in mainstream programs, as identified in--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a report by the Government 
                        Accountability Office entitled `Homelessness: 
                        Coordination and Evaluation of Programs Are 
                        Essential', issued February 26, 1999; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a report by the Government 
                        Accountability Office entitled `Homelessness: 
                        Barriers to Using Mainstream Programs', issued 
                        July 6, 2000;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) there are many private sector entities, 
        particularly nonprofit organizations, that have successfully 
        operated outcome-effective homeless programs;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) Federal homeless assistance should 
        supplement other public and private funding provided by 
        communities for housing and supportive services for low-income 
        households;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) the results of Federal programs targeted 
        for persons experiencing homelessness have been 
        positive.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to create a unified and performance-based 
        process for allocating and administering funds under title 
        IV;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to encourage comprehensive, collaborative 
        local planning of housing and services programs for persons 
        experiencing homelessness;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to focus the resources and efforts of the 
        public and private sectors on ending and preventing 
        homelessness;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
              HOMELESSNESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 202 (42 U.S.C. 11312)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``(16)'' and 
                        inserting ``(19)''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting after paragraph 
                        (15) the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) The Commissioner of Social Security, or the 
        designee of the Commissioner.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(17) The Attorney General of the United States, 
        or the designee of the Attorney General.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(18) The Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget, or the designee of the Director.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (c), by striking 
                ``annually'' and inserting ``2 times each year''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 203(a) (42 U.S.C. 11313(a))--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
                (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), 
                (4), (5), (8), (9), and (10), respectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by inserting after paragraph (5), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318) and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. HOUSING ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

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

         <DELETED>``Subtitle A--General Provisions'';</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this title, the following definitions shall 
apply:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Chronically homeless.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `chronically 
                homeless', used with respect to an individual or 
                family, means an individual or family who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is homeless and lives or 
                        resides in a place not meant for human 
                        habitation or in an emergency 
                        shelter;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Collaborative applicant.--The term 
        `collaborative applicant' means an entity that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) carries out the duties specified in 
                section 402;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) if the entity is a legal entity and 
                is awarded such grant, receives such grant directly 
                from the Secretary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Collaborative application.--The term 
        `collaborative application' means an application for a grant 
        under subtitle C that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) satisfies section 422; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is submitted to the Secretary by a 
                collaborative applicant.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Homeless individual with a disability.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i)(I) is expected to be long-
                        continuing or of indefinite duration;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(II) substantially impedes the 
                        individual's ability to live 
                        independently;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(III) could be improved by the 
                        provision of more suitable housing conditions; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(IV) is a physical, mental, or 
                        emotional impairment, including an impairment 
                        caused by alcohol or drug abuse;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) is the disease of acquired 
                        immunodeficiency syndrome or any condition 
                        arising from the etiologic agency for acquired 
                        immunodeficiency syndrome.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Rule.--Nothing in clause (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit 
                eligibility under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Legal entity.--The term `legal entity' 
        means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an instrumentality of State or local 
                government; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) a consortium of instrumentalities of 
                State or local governments that has constituted itself 
                as an entity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) New.--The term `new', used with respect to 
        housing, means housing for which no assistance has been 
        provided under this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the administration, maintenance, 
                repair, and security of such housing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) utilities, fuel, furnishings, and 
                equipment for such housing; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) coordination of services as needed 
                to ensure long-term housing stability.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) Outpatient health services.--The term 
        `outpatient health services' means outpatient health care 
        services, mental health services, and outpatient substance 
        abuse treatment services.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) Private nonprofit organization.--The term 
        `private nonprofit organization' means an organization--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) no part of the net earnings of which 
                inures to the benefit of any member, founder, 
                contributor, or individual;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) that has a voluntary 
                board;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) that has an accounting system, or 
                has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with 
                requirements established by the Secretary; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) that practices nondiscrimination in 
                the provision of assistance.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) Project-based.--The term `project-based', 
        used with respect to rental assistance, means assistance 
        provided pursuant to a contract that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is between--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a project sponsor; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an owner of a structure 
                        that exists as of the date the contract is 
                        entered into; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(17) Project sponsor.--The term `project 
        sponsor', used with respect to proposed eligible activities, 
        means the organization directly responsible for the proposed 
        eligible activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(18) Recipient.--Except as used in subtitle B, 
        the term `recipient' means an eligible entity who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) submits an application for a grant 
                under section 422 that is approved by the 
                Secretary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) receives the grant directly from the 
                Secretary to support approved projects described in the 
                application; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C)(i) serves as a project sponsor for 
                the projects; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) awards the funds to project 
                sponsors to carry out the projects.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(19) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(22) Supportive services.--The term `supportive 
        services' means the supportive services described in section 
        425(c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) in a particular structure or unit 
                for not more than the first year of the participation; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(25) Unified funding agency.--The term `unified 
        funding agency' means a collaborative applicant that performs 
        the duties described in section 402(f).</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 402. COLLABORATIVE APPLICANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment and Designation.--A collaborative 
applicant shall be established for a geographic area by the relevant 
parties in that geographic area to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) submit an application for amounts under this 
        subtitle; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) perform the duties specified in subsection 
        (e) and, if applicable, subsection (f).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Duties.--A collaborative applicant shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) to determine compliance with--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the program requirements 
                        under section 425; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the selection criteria 
                        described under section 427; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) to establish priorities for funding 
                projects in the geographic area involved;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) participate in the Consolidated Plan for the 
        geographic area served by the collaborative applicant; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) ensure operation of, and consistent 
        participation by, project sponsors in a community-wide homeless 
        management information system for purposes of --</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) collecting unduplicated counts of 
                individuals and families experiencing 
                homelessness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) analyzing patterns of use of 
                assistance provided under subtitles B and C for the 
                geographic area involved; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) providing information to project 
                sponsors and applicants for needs analyses and funding 
                priorities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Unified Funding.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the collaborative applicant--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) applies to undertake such 
                        collection and distribution responsibilities in 
                        an application submitted under this subtitle; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) is selected to perform such 
                        responsibilities by the Secretary; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Secretary designates the 
                collaborative applicant as the unified funding agency 
                in the geographic area, after--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a finding by the Secretary 
                        that the applicant--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) has the capacity to 
                                perform such responsibilities; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) would serve the 
                                purposes of this Act as they apply to 
                                the geographic area; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by inserting after section 403 (as 
        redesignated in paragraph (2)) the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 404. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Technical Assistance for Collaborative Applicants.--
The Secretary shall make effective technical assistance available to 
collaborative applicants--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to improve their ability to carry out the 
        duties required under subsections (e) and (f) of section 
        402;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 405. APPEALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Process.--The Secretary shall ensure that appeals 
procedure established under subsection (a) permits appeals submitted 
by--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) collaborative applicants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) entities carrying out homeless housing and 
        services projects (including emergency shelters and 
        homelessness prevention programs); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) homeless planning bodies not established as 
        collaborative applicants.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by inserting after section 406 (as 
        redesignated in paragraph (2)) the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. EMERGENCY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND SHELTER GRANTS 
              PROGRAM.</DELETED>

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

 <DELETED>``Subtitle B--Emergency Homelessness Prevention and Shelter 
                      Grants Program'';</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 412. GRANT ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 412A. AMOUNT AND ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking section 414 (42 U.S.C. 11374) and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 414. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Assistance provided under section 412 may be used for 
the following activities:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The renovation, major rehabilitation, or 
        conversion of buildings to be used as emergency 
        shelters.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Maintenance, operation, insurance, provision 
        of utilities, and provision of furnishings.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) stabilizing individuals and families 
                in their current housing; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) quickly moving such individuals and 
                families to other housing before such individuals and 
                families become homeless.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by repealing section 417 (42 U.S.C. 11377); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by redesignating section 418 as section 
        417.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</DELETED>

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

    <DELETED>``Subtitle C--Homeless Assistance Program'';</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 421. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The purposes of this subtitle are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to promote community-wide commitment to the 
        goal of ending homelessness;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to optimize self-sufficiency among 
        individuals and families experiencing homelessness.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 422. COMMUNITY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Applications.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) such information as the Secretary 
                determines necessary--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to determine compliance with 
                        the program requirements and selection criteria 
                        under this subtitle; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to establish priorities for 
                        funding projects in the geographic 
                        area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Obligation, Distribution, and Utilization of 
Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Requirements for obligation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Distribution.--A unified funding agency that 
        receives funds through a grant under this section--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall distribute the funds to 
                project sponsors (in advance of expenditures by the 
                project sponsors); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 423. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Construction of new housing units to provide 
        transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and 
        families.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Payment of operating costs for housing units 
        assisted under this subtitle.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) are effective at moving homeless 
                individuals and families immediately into housing; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may benefit individuals and families 
                who in the prior 6 months have been homeless, but are 
                currently residing in permanent housing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) In the case of a collaborative applicant 
        that is a legal entity, performance of the duties described 
        under section 402(e)(3).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Operation of, participation in, and ensuring 
        consistent participation by project sponsors in, a community-
        wide homeless management information system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Minimum Grant Terms.--The Secretary may impose 
minimum grant terms of up to 5 years for new projects providing 
permanent housing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Use Restrictions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Repayment of Assistance and Prevention of Undue 
Benefits.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 424. FLEXIBILITY INCENTIVES FOR HIGH-PERFORMING 
              COMMUNITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Designation as a High-Performing Community.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate, 
        on an annual basis, which collaborative applicants represent 
        high-performing communities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Application To Be a High-Performing Community.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Content of application.--In any application 
        submitted under paragraph (1), a collaborative applicant shall 
        include in such application--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a report showing how any money 
                received under this subtitle in the preceding year was 
                expended; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) information that such applicant can 
                meet the requirements described under subsection 
                (d).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Publication of application.--The Secretary 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) publish any report or information 
                submitted in an application under this section in the 
                geographic area represented by the collaborative 
                applicant; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Use of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) for any of the eligible activities 
                described in section 423; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) for any of the eligible activities 
                described in section 1003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Community homelessness prevention funds.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Funds used for 
                activities that are eligible under section 1003 but not 
                under section 423 shall be subject to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the matching requirements of 
                        section 1008 rather than section 430; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the other program 
                        requirements of title X rather than of this 
                        subtitle.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The mean length of episodes of homelessness 
        for that geographic area--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is less than 20 days; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) for individuals and families in 
                similar circumstances in the preceding year was at 
                least 10 percent less than in the year 
                before.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Of individuals and families--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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 </DELETED>\<DELETED>1/
                5</DELETED>\ <DELETED>within the preceding 
                year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The communities that compose the geographic 
        area have--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) actively encouraged homeless 
                individuals and families to participate in homeless 
                assistance services available in that geographic area; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'' ;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 426 (42 U.S.C. 11386)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking subsection (a) and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking subsection (b) and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Required Agreements.--The Secretary may not provide 
assistance for a proposed project under this subtitle unless the 
collaborative applicant involved agrees--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to ensure the operation of the project in 
        accordance with the provisions of this subtitle;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to monitor and report to the Secretary the 
        progress of the project;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to require certification from all project 
        sponsors that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) they will maintain the 
                confidentiality of records pertaining to any individual 
                or family provided family violence prevention or 
                treatment services through the project;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) they will provide data and reports 
                as required by the Secretary pursuant to the Act; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) if the project includes the 
                provision of permanent housing to people with 
                disabilities, the housing will be provided for not more 
                than--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) 8 such persons in a single 
                        structure or contiguous structures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) 16 such persons, but only 
                        if not more than 20 percent of the units in a 
                        structure are designated for such persons; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) to monitor and report to the Secretary the 
        provision of matching funds as required by section 430; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as 
                subsection (c);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subsection (c) (as redesignated in 
                subparagraph (C)), in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``recipient'' and inserting ``recipient or project 
                sponsor'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) by striking subsection (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), 
                and (h), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), 
                respectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) by striking subsection (i); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) by redesignating subsection (j) as 
                subsection (g);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by repealing section 429 (42 U.S.C. 
        11389);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by redesignating sections 427 and 428 (42 
        U.S.C. 11387, 11388) as sections 431 and 432, respectively; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by inserting after section 426 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 427. SELECTION CRITERIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award funds to 
recipients by a national competition between geographic areas based on 
criteria established by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Required Criteria.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The criteria established under 
        subsection (a) shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the length of time 
                        individuals and families remain 
                        homeless;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the extent to which 
                        individuals and families who leave homelessness 
                        experience additional spells of 
                        homelessness;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the thoroughness of 
                        grantees in the geographic area in reaching all 
                        homeless individuals and families;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) overall reduction in the 
                        number of homeless individuals and 
                        families;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) jobs and income growth for 
                        homeless individuals and families;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) success at reducing the 
                        number of individuals and families who become 
                        homeless; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) other accomplishments by 
                        the recipient related to reducing 
                        homelessness;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the plan of the recipient, which 
                shall describe--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) how the number of 
                        individuals and families who become homeless 
                        will be reduced in the community;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) how the length of time that 
                        individuals and families remain homeless will 
                        be reduced; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the extent to which the 
                        recipient will--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) address the needs of 
                                all relevant subpopulations, 
                                including--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(aa) individuals 
                                        with serious mental illness, 
                                        addiction disorders, HIV/AIDS 
                                        and other prevalent 
                                        disabilities;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(bb) families 
                                        with children;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(cc) 
                                        unaccompanied youth;</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(dd) veterans; 
                                        and</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(ee) other 
                                        subpopulations with a risk of 
                                        becoming homeless;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) incorporate all 
                                necessary strategies for reducing 
                                homelessness, including the 
                                interventions referred to in section 
                                428(d);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) set quantifiable 
                                performance measures;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) set timelines for 
                                completion of specific tasks;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) identify specific 
                                funding sources for planned 
                                activities;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VI) identify an 
                                individual or body responsible for 
                                overseeing implementation of specific 
                                strategies;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VIII) include 
                                interventions that will help reunify 
                                families that have been split up as a 
                                result of homelessness; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) includes evaluations 
                        obtained directly from the individuals and 
                        families served by the project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) evaluates whether the 
                        population served by the project matches the 
                        priority population for that project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) is based on objective 
                        criteria that have been publicly announced by 
                        the recipient;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) is open to proposals from 
                        entities that have not previously received 
                        funds under this subtitle; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) avoids conflicts of 
                        interest in the decision-making of the 
                        recipient;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) public benefits and services 
                        for which they are eligible, besides the 
                        services funded under this subtitle, including 
                        public schools; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the benefits and services 
                        provided by the Department of Veterans 
                        Affairs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) the extent to which the opinions and 
                views of the full range of people in the geographic 
                area are considered, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) homeless individuals and 
                        families, individuals and families at risk of 
                        homelessness, and individuals and families who 
                        have experienced homelessness;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) individuals associated with 
                        community-based organizations that serve 
                        homeless individuals and families and 
                        individuals and families at risk of 
                        homelessness;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) persons who act as 
                        advocates for the diverse subpopulations of 
                        individuals and families experiencing or at 
                        risk of homelessness;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) relatives of individuals 
                        and families experiencing or at risk of 
                        homelessness;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) local educational agency 
                        liaisons designated under section 
                        722(g)(1)(J)(ii), or their designees;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) members of the business 
                        community;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(viii) members of neighborhood 
                        advocacy organizations; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ix) members of philanthropic 
                        organizations that contribute to preventing and 
                        ending homelessness in the geographic area of 
                        the collaborative applicant; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) such other factors as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate to carry out this subtitle 
                in an effective and efficient manner.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Amount.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) was allocated to all 
                                metropolitan cities and urban counties 
                                within the geographic area represented 
                                by the collaborative applicant; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) 25 percent of the 
                                total funds available, or estimated to 
                                be available, to carry out this 
                                subtitle for any fiscal year are 
                                allocated--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(bb) to counties 
                                        that are not urban 
                                        counties.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 428. ALLOCATION AMOUNTS AND INCENTIVES FOR SPECIFIC 
              ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Minimum Allocation for Permanent Housing for 
Homeless Individuals and Families With Disabilities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Incentives for Proven Strategies.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) permanent supportive housing for 
                chronically homeless individuals and 
                families;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Incentives for Successful Implementation of Proven 
Strategies.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the matching requirements of section 
                1008 rather than section 430; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the other program requirements of 
                title X rather than of this subtitle.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 429. RENEWAL FUNDING AND TERMS OF ASSISTANCE FOR 
              PERMANENT HOUSING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) there is a demonstrated need for the 
        project; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the project complies with program 
        requirements and appropriate standards of housing quality and 
        habitability, as determined by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 430. MATCHING FUNDING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Countable Activities.--- The contributions required 
under subsection (a) may consist of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) funding for any eligible activity described 
        under section 423; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) subject to subsection (b), in-kind provision 
        of services of any eligible activity described under section 
        423.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. RURAL HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking the subtitle heading and inserting 
        the following:</DELETED>

 <DELETED>``Subtitle D--Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program''; 
                             and</DELETED>

        <DELETED>    (2) in section 491--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking the section heading and 
                inserting ``rural housing stability grant 
                program.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``rural 
                        homelessness grant program'' and inserting 
                        ``rural housing stability grant 
                        program'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``in lieu of 
                        grants under subtitle C and title X'' after 
                        ``eligible organizations''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking paragraphs (1), 
                        (2), and (3), and inserting the 
                        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) rehousing or improving the housing 
        situations of individuals and families who are homeless or in 
        the worst housing situations in the geographic area;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) stabilizing the housing of individuals and 
        families who are in imminent danger of losing housing; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) improving the ability of the lowest-income 
        residents of the community to afford stable 
        housing.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subsection (b)(1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                        (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (I), (J), 
                        and (K), respectively; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) 
                        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) construction of new housing units to 
                provide transitional or permanent housing to homeless 
                individuals and families;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) payment of operating costs for 
                housing units assisted under this title;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
                ``appropriated'' and inserting 
                ``transferred'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by 
                        striking ``appropriated'' and inserting 
                        ``transferred''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                        ``appropriated'' and inserting 
                        ``transferred'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (5), by striking 
                        ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (6)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking the 
                                period at the end, and inserting a 
                                semicolon; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) a description of the extent and nature of 
        homelessness and of the worst housing situations in the 
        community.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) by striking subsections (f) and (g) 
                and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Matching Funding.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Countable activities.--The contributions 
        required under paragraph (1) may consist of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) funding for any eligible activity 
                described under subsection (b); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), in-kind 
                provision of services of any eligible activity 
                described under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for selecting recipients of grants under subsection (a), 
including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the participation of potential beneficiaries 
        of the project in assessing the need for, and importance of, 
        the project in the community;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the degree to which the project addresses 
        the most harmful housing situations present in the 
        community;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the degree of collaboration with others in 
        the community to meet the goals described in subsection 
        (a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) the need for such funds, as determined by 
        the formula established under section 427(b)(2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) any other relevant criteria as determined by 
        the Secretary.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) in subsection (h)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by 
                        striking ``providing housing and other 
                        assistance to homeless persons'' and inserting 
                        ``meeting the goals described in subsection 
                        (a)'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by 
                        inserting ``in the worst housing situations'' 
                        after ``homelessness''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in paragraph (2), by 
                        inserting ``in the worst housing situations'' 
                        after ``homelessness'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) in subsection (k)(1), by striking 
                ``rural homelessness grant program'' and inserting 
                ``rural housing stability grant program'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) in subsection (l)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking the subsection 
                        heading and inserting ``Program Funding.--''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking paragraph (1) and 
                        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(m) Division of Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. FUNDS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND STABILIZE HOUSING 
              FOR PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND 
              FAMILIES.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``TITLE X--PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND STABILIZING HOUSING FOR 
         PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1001. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 1002. COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING 
              STABILITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Collaborative Applicant.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Applications.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) program requirements established 
                under section 1005;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the selection criteria described in 
                section 1006; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the priorities for funding projects 
                in the geographic area under this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1003. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Payment of operating costs for housing units 
        assisted under this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Supportive services for people at risk of 
        homelessness.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1004. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS FOR FUNDED PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Have incomes below 20 percent of the median 
        for the geographic area, adjusted for household size.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Have insufficient resources immediately 
        available to attain housing stability.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1005. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 1006. SELECTION CRITERIA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award funds to 
recipients by a national competition based on criteria established by 
the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Required Criteria.--The criteria established under 
subsection (a) shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the plan of the recipient, which shall 
        describe--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) how the number of individuals and 
                families who become homeless will be reduced in the 
                community; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) how the length of time that 
                individuals and families remain homeless will be 
                reduced;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) all of the criteria established under 
        section 427(b)(1)(B)(iii);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) the degree to which services are to be 
        provided by the recipient to those individuals and families 
        most at risk of homelessness; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) all of the criteria established under--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) subparagraphs (D) through (J) of 
                subsection (b)(1) of section 427; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) subsection (b)(2) of section 
                427.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1007. ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>``SEC. 1008. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Countable Activities.--- The contributions required 
under subsection (a) may consist of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) funding for any eligible activity described 
        under section 423 or section 1003; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) subject to subsection (b), in-kind provision 
        of services of any eligible activity described under section 
        423 or section 1003.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1009. REGULATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out 
this title.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1010. REPORT TO CONGRESS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 1011. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

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. General definition of homeless individual.
Sec. 4. United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Sec. 5. Housing assistance general provisions.
Sec. 6. Emergency solutions grants program.
Sec. 7. Homeless assistance program.
Sec. 8. Rural housing stability assistance.
Sec. 9. Research.
Sec. 10. Repeals and conforming amendments.
Sec. 11. Special assistant for veterans affairs in office of Secretary 
                            of Housing and Urban Development.
Sec. 12. 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. GENERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.

    Section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11302(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
        `homeless individual or homeless person' includes'' and 
        inserting ``, `homeless individual', or `homeless person' 
        includes'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``welfare hotels'' and 
                        inserting ``hotels or motels paid for by 
                        Federal, State, or local government programs 
                        for low-income individuals or by charitable 
                        organizations''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``for the mentally ill''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``, including a campground;''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) an individual or family who--
                    ``(A) has a primary nighttime residence that is 
                owned or leased by another person because the 
                individual or family lacks the resources necessary to 
                rent a decent and safe housing unit;
                    ``(B) has been notified by the owner or renter of 
                the residence described in subparagraph (A) that the 
                individual or family may stay for only a short period 
                of time;
                    ``(C) has changed primary residences--
                            ``(i) 3 or more times in the past year; or
                            ``(ii) 2 or more times in the past 21 days; 
                        and
                    ``(D) is unable to make a significant financial 
                contribution to the housing costs of the owner or 
                renter of the residence described in subparagraph (A); 
                and
            ``(4) an individual or family who--
                    ``(A) has a primary nighttime residence that is a 
                room in a hotel or motel because the individual or 
                family lacks the resources necessary to rent a decent 
                and safe housing unit;
                    ``(B) lacks the resources to pay for the hotel or 
                motel room for more than a short period of time; and
                    ``(C) has changed primary residences--
                            ``(i) 3 or more times in the past year; or
                            ``(ii) 2 or more times in the past 21 
                        days.''.

SEC. 4. 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 Executive Director of the Council shall 
report to the Chairman of the Council.'';
            (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. 5. 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 407;
            (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) At risk of homelessness.--The term `at risk of 
        homelessness' used with respect to an individual or family 
        means an individual or family who--
                    ``(A) has income below 20 percent of median income 
                for the geographic area;
                    ``(B) has insufficient resources immediately 
                available to attain housing stability; and
                    ``(C)(i) has moved frequently because of economic 
                reasons;
                    ``(ii) is living in the home of another because of 
                economic hardship;
                    ``(iii) has been notified that their right to 
                occupy their current housing or living situation will 
                be terminated;
                    ``(iv) lives in a hotel or motel;
                    ``(v) lives in severely overcrowded housing; or
                    ``(vi) otherwise lives in housing that has 
                characteristics associated with instability and an 
                increased risk of homelessness.
            ``(2) 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, a safe 
                        haven, or in an emergency shelter;
                            ``(ii) has been homeless and living or 
                        residing in a place not meant for human 
                        habitation, a safe haven, 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 (or 
                        a minor head of household if no adult is 
                        present in the 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)), post traumatic stress disorder, 
                        cognitive impairments resulting from a brain 
                        injury, or chronic physical illness or 
                        disability, including the co-occurrence of 2 or 
                        more of those conditions.
                    ``(B) Rule of construction.--A person who currently 
                lives or resides in an institutional care facility, 
                including a jail, substance abuse or mental health 
                treatment facility, hospital or other similar facility, 
                and has resided there for fewer than 90 days shall be 
                considered chronically homeless if such person met all 
                of the requirements described in subparagraph (A) prior 
                to entering that facility.
            ``(3) 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.
            ``(4) 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.
            ``(5) 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.
            ``(6) 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.
            ``(7) 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).
            ``(8) 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, post traumatic stress 
                        disorder, or brain injury;
                            ``(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).
            ``(9) 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.
            ``(10) 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)).
            ``(11) New.--The term `new', used with respect to housing, 
        means housing for which no assistance has been provided under 
        this title.
            ``(12) 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.
            ``(13) Outpatient health services.--The term `outpatient 
        health services' means outpatient health care services, mental 
        health services, and outpatient substance abuse treatment 
        services.
            ``(14) 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.
            ``(15) 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.
            ``(16) 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.
            ``(17) 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.
            ``(18) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor', used 
        with respect to proposed eligible activities, means the 
        organization directly responsible for the proposed eligible 
        activities.
            ``(19) 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.
            ``(20) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            ``(21) 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.
            ``(22) 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.
            ``(23) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means the supportive services described in section 425(c).
            ``(24) 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).
            ``(25) 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.
            ``(26) Unified funding agency.--The term `unified funding 
        agency' means a collaborative applicant that performs the 
        duties described in section 402(g).

``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 (f) and, 
        if applicable, subsection (g).
    ``(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) Appointment of Agent.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a 
        collaborative applicant may designate an agent--
                    ``(A) apply for a grant under section 422(c);
                    ``(B) receive and distribute grant funds awarded 
                under subtitle C; and
                    ``(C) perform other administrative duties.
            ``(2) Retention of duties.--Any collaborative applicant 
        that designates an agent pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
        regardless of such designation retain all of its duties and 
        responsibilities under this title.
    ``(f) 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.
    ``(g) Unified Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the duties described in 
        subsection (f), 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.
    ``(h) 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. PREVENTING INVOLUNTARY FAMILY SEPARATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of the Community Partnership to End Homelessness 
Act of 2007, and except as provided in subsection (b), any project 
sponsor receiving funds under this title to provide emergency shelter, 
transitional housing, or permanent housing to families with children 
under age 18 shall not deny admission to any family based on the age of 
any child under age 18.
    ``(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding the requirement under subsection 
(a), project sponsors of transitional housing receiving funds under 
this title may target transitional housing resources to families with 
children of a specific age only if the project sponsor--
            ``(1) receives a significant amount of funding from a 
        source that requires targeting to a specific age group;
            ``(2) operates an emergency shelter, transitional housing, 
        or permanent housing program that has a primary purpose of 
        implementing an evidence-based practice that requires that 
        shelter or housing units be targeted to families with children 
        in a specific age group; or
            ``(3) provides such assurances, as the Secretary shall by 
        regulation require, that an equivalent appropriate alternative 
        living arrangement for the whole family or household unit has 
        been secured.

``SEC. 405. 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, 
to prevent the separation of families in emergency shelter or other 
housing programs, 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 (f) and (g) 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. 406. 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 407 (as redesignated in 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

``SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary 
for fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.''.

SEC. 6. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS 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 Solutions 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 20 percent of such amount for activities described in 
section 414. The Secretary shall be required to certify that such 
allocation will not adversely affect the renewal of existing projects 
under this subtitle and subtitle C for those individuals or families 
who are homeless.
    ``(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 408 
        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.

    ``(a) In General.--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 related to 
        emergency shelter or street outreach, 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 related to emergency 
        shelter.
            ``(4) Provision of rental assistance to provide short-term 
        or medium-term housing to homeless individuals or families or 
        individuals or families at risk of homelessness. Such rental 
        assistance may include tenant-based or project-based rental 
        assistance.
            ``(5) Housing relocation or stabilization services for 
        homeless individuals or families or individuals or families at 
        risk of homelessness, including housing search, mediation or 
        outreach to property owners, legal services, credit repair, 
        providing security or utility deposits, utility payments, 
        rental assistance for a final month at a location, 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 permanent housing.
    ``(b) Maximum Allocation for Emergency Shelter Activities.--Not 
more than 60 percent of the funds provided to a grantee under this 
subtitle may be used for activities described in paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of subsection (a), except that for the first 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 
2007, a grantee may use the greater of 60 percent of the funds provided 
or the amount expended in the year of enactment of such Act for said 
activities.'';
            (5) in section 415 (42 U.S.C. 11375) by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(f) Participation in HMIS.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
recipients of funds under this subtitle ensure the consistent 
participation by emergency shelters and homelessness prevention and 
rehousing programs in any applicable community-wide homeless management 
information system.'';
            (6) by repealing section 417 (42 U.S.C. 11377); and
            (7) by redesignating section 418 as section 417.

SEC. 7. 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.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall announce, within 
                5 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.
                    ``(B) Transition.--For a period of up to 2 years 
                beginning after the date of enactment of the Community 
                Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007, the 
                Secretary shall announce, within 6 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 24 months after the 
                announcement referred to in subsection (c)(2), each 
                recipient of a grant announced under such subsection 
                seeking the obligation of funds in connection with the 
                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, obtaining approvals 
                from State or local governments, 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 date established under this paragraph shall not 
        occur before the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on 
        the date that funds are obligated for activities described 
        under paragraphs (1) or (2) of section 423(a). 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 make adjustments proportional to 
increases in the fair market rents 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.
    ``(h) Confidentiality.--
            ``(1) Victim service providers.--In the course of awarding 
        grants or implementing programs under this section, the 
        Secretary shall instruct any victim service provider that is a 
        recipient or subgrantee not to disclose for purposes of the 
        Homeless Management Information System personally identifying 
        information about any client. The Secretary may, after public 
        notice and comment, require or ask such recipients and 
        subgrantees to disclose for purposes of the Homeless Management 
        Information System non-personally identifying data that has 
        been de-identified, encrypted, or otherwise encoded. Nothing in 
        this section shall be construed to supersede any provision of 
        any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater 
        protection than this paragraph for victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
            ``(2) Definitions.--As used in this subsection:
                    ``(A) Personally identifying information or 
                personal information.--The terms `personally 
                identifying information' and `personal information' 
                means individually identifying information for or about 
                an individual including information likely to disclose 
                the location of a victim of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including--
                            ``(i) a first and last name;
                            ``(ii) a home or other physical address;
                            ``(iii) contact information (including a 
                        postal, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or 
                        telephone or facsimile number);
                            ``(iv) a social security number; and
                            ``(v) any other information, including date 
                        of birth, racial or ethnic background, or 
                        religious affiliation, that, in combination 
                        with any other non-personally identifying 
                        information would serve to identify any 
                        individual.
                    ``(B) Victim service provider.--The term `victim 
                service provider' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                organization including rape crisis centers, battered 
                women's shelters, domestic violence transitional 
                housing programs, and other programs whose primary 
                mission is to provide services to victims of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
    ``(i) Coordination With Low Income Housing Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--Assistance under this subtitle is 
        intended to facilitate the utilization of Low Income Housing 
        Credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--A building shall not be 
        treated as federally subsidized under section 42(i)(2) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a result of a loan funded from 
        grants under this subtitle.
            ``(3) Treatment of certain grants.--Funds provided pursuant 
        to paragraphs (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 423(a) shall not 
        be treated as Federal grants for the purpose of determining the 
        eligible basis of a building under section 42(d)(5)(A) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

``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. Project-based rental 
        assistance and operating cost assistance contracts carried out 
        by project sponsors receiving grants under this section may, at 
        the discretion of the applicant and the project sponsor, have 
        an initial term of 15 years, with assistance for the first 5 
        years paid with funds authorized for appropriation under this 
        Act, and assistance for the remainder of the term treated as a 
        renewal of an expiring contract as provided in section 429. 
        Project-based rental assistance may include rental assistance 
        to preserve existing permanent supportive housing for homeless 
        individuals and families.
            ``(5) Payment of operating costs for housing units assisted 
        under this subtitle or for the preservation of housing that 
        will serve homeless individuals and families and for which 
        another form of assistance is expiring or otherwise no longer 
        available.
            ``(6) Provision of supportive services to homeless 
        individuals and families, individuals or families who in the 
        prior 6 months have been homeless but are currently residing in 
        permanent housing, or individuals and families who were 
        homeless and are now residing in permanent supportive 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(f)(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(f), 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(g), 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 7 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;
                    ``(C) project-based rental assistance or operating 
                cost assistance from any Federal program or an 
                equivalent State or local program is no longer made 
                available and the project is meeting applicable 
                performance standards, provided that the portion of the 
                project that had benefitted from such assistance 
                continues to meet the tenant income and rent 
                restrictions for low-income units under section 42(g) 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
                    ``(D) 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.
    ``(e) Staff Training.--The Secretary may allow reasonable costs 
associated with staff training to be included as part of the activities 
described in subsection (a).
    ``(f) Eligibility for Permanent Housing.--Any project that receives 
assistance under subsection (a) and that provides project-based 
permanent housing for homeless individuals or families with a 
disability, including projects that meet the requirements of subsection 
(a) and subsection (d)(2)(A) of section 428 may also serve individuals 
who had previously met the requirements for such project prior to 
moving into a different permanent housing project.

``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.--Funds awarded under section 422(a) to a 
project sponsor who is located in a high-performing community may be 
used--
            ``(1) for any of the eligible activities described in 
        section 423; or
            ``(2) for any of the eligible activities described in 
        paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 414(a).
    ``(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 414(a) 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(g) 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, including performance related 
                to funds provided under section 412 (except that 
                recipients applying from geographic areas where no 
                funds have been awarded under this subtitle, or under 
                subtitles C, D, E, or F of title IV of this Act, as in 
                effect prior to the date of the enactment of the 
                Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007, 
                shall receive full credit for performance under this 
                subparagraph), 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 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;
                                    ``(II) incorporate comprehensive 
                                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; and
                                    ``(VI) identify an individual or 
                                body responsible for overseeing 
                                implementation of specific strategies;
                    ``(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) considers the full range of opinions 
                        from individuals or entities with knowledge of 
                        homelessness in the geographic area or an 
                        interest in preventing or ending homelessness 
                        in the geographic area;
                            ``(iii) is based on objective criteria that 
                        have been publicly announced by the recipient; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) is open to proposals from entities 
                        that have not previously received funds under 
                        this subtitle;
                    ``(D) 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);
                    ``(E) 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; and
                    ``(F) 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) Initial determination period.--For 
                        the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
                        enactment of the Community Partnership to End 
                        Homelessness Act of 2007, the estimated need 
                        amount under subparagraph (A) shall be 
                        determined by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Final determination period.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Upon expiration 
                                of the 2-year period set forth under 
                                clause (i), the Secretary shall develop 
                                and adopt regulations establishing a 
                                new formula for determining the 
                                estimated need amount under 
                                subparagraph (A).
                                    ``(II) Best data.--The new formula 
                                developed under subclause (I) shall use 
                                the best currently available data that 
                                targets such need amount to actual 
                                rates of homelessness and the risk of 
                                homelessness in the geographic area 
                                represented by the collaborative 
                                applicant.
                                    ``(III) Considerations.--In 
                                developing the new formula required 
                                under subclause (I), the Secretary 
                                shall give--
                                            ``(aa) significant 
                                        consideration to data providing 
                                        accurate counts of--

                                                    ``(AA) the current 
                                                number of homeless 
                                                individuals in the 
                                                geographic area 
                                                represented by the 
                                                collaborative 
                                                applicant;

                                                    ``(BB) shortages of 
                                                affordable housing in 
                                                the geographic area 
                                                represented by the 
                                                collaborative 
                                                applicant; and

                                                    ``(CC) the severe 
                                                housing problems among 
                                                extremely low-income 
                                                households in the 
                                                geographic area 
                                                represented by the 
                                                collaborative 
                                                applicant; and

                                            ``(bb) particular attention 
                                        to variables measuring--

                                                    ``(AA) shortages of 
                                                housing affordable and 
                                                available to extremely 
                                                low-income renters in 
                                                the geographic area 
                                                represented by the 
                                                collaborative 
                                                applicant;

                                                    ``(BB) the number 
                                                of extremely low-income 
                                                households in the 
                                                geographic area 
                                                represented by the 
                                                collaborative applicant 
                                                who experience severe 
                                                cost burden, live in 
                                                substandard housing, or 
                                                have crowding problems; 
                                                and

                                                    ``(CC) the poverty 
                                                rate in the geographic 
                                                area represented by the 
                                                collaborative 
                                                applicant.

                            ``(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.--Subject to 
                        the availability of appropriations, the 
                        Secretary shall 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 or a minor head of household if no 
        adult is present in the household.
            ``(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.--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 paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 414(a) for homeless 
people generally or for the relevant subpopulation.

``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 in the case of tenant-based 
assistance, successive 1-year terms, and in the case of project-based 
assistance, successive terms of up to 15 years at the discretion of the 
applicant or project sponsor and subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations, 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 from any source other than a grant awarded under this 
subtitle, 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, except that grants for leasing under 
section 423(a)(3) of this Act, as such section existed prior to the 
date of the enactment of the Community Partnership to End Homelessness 
Act of 2007, that were originally made without a match requirement 
under the terms of such prior section, shall not be subject to any 
match requirement when such grants are renewed.
    ``(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. 8. 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 10, 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'' 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) in subsection (e), by inserting ``public and'' 
                before ``private'';
                    (H) 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 
        from any source other than a grant awarded under this subtitle, 
        that shall be made available in an amount equal to not less 
        than 25 percent of the funds provided for the project or 
        activity, except that grants for leasing under section 
        423(a)(3) of this Act, as such section existed prior to the 
        date of the enactment of the Community Partnership to End 
        Homelessness Act of 2007, that were originally made without a 
        match requirement under the terms of such prior section, shall 
        not be subject to any match requirement when such grants are 
        renewed.
            ``(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.'';
                    (I) 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 
                        ``and the worst housing situations'' after 
                        ``homelessness''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and 
                        the worst housing situations'' after 
                        ``homelessness'';
                    (J) in subsection (k)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``rural 
                        homelessness grant program'' and inserting 
                        ``rural housing stability grant program''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
                                semicolon;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by 
                                striking ``rural census tract.'' and 
                                inserting ``census tract where at least 
                                75 percent of the population is rural; 
                                or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(C) any area or community, respectively, located 
                in a State that has population density of less than 30 
                persons per square mile (as reported in the most recent 
                decennial census), and of which at least 1.25 percent 
                of the total acreage of such State is under Federal 
                jurisdiction, provided that no metropolitan city (as 
                such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and 
                Community Development Act of 1974) in such State is the 
                sole beneficiary of the grant amounts awarded under 
                this section.'';
                    (K) 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 section 427(b)(2) 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 consolidate such transferred 
        amounts for grants under this section, except that the 
        Secretary shall transfer an amount not less than 5 percent of 
        the amount available under this subtitle for grants under this 
        section.''; and
                    (L) 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, 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.
            ``(2) Default if no agreement.--If no agreement is reached 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall proceed under this 
        subtitle or under subtitle C, depending on which results in the 
        largest total grant funding to the geographic area.
    ``(n) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of the enactment of the Community Partnership to End 
        Homelessness Act of 2007, the Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations governing the administration of the grant program 
        under this section, as such program was modified by section 8 
        of such Act.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--The requirement of regulations 
        under paragraph (1) shall not be construed so as to prevent the 
        Secretary from carrying out the grant program set forth under 
        this section prior to the expiration of the 18-month period 
        described under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 9. RESEARCH.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000, for each of 
fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, for research into the efficacy of 
interventions for homeless families, to be expended by the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development over the 3 years at 3 different sites to 
provide services for homeless families and evaluate the effectiveness 
of such services.

SEC. 10. 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. 11. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY 
              OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a 
        Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall be in the 
        Office of the Secretary.
            ``(2) Appointment.--The Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be 
        covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
        governing appointments in the competitive service.
            ``(3) Responsibilities.--The Special Assistant for Veterans 
        Affairs shall be responsible for--
                    ``(A) ensuring veterans have access to housing and 
                homeless assistance under each program of the 
                Department providing either such assistance;
                    ``(B) coordinating all programs and activities of 
                the Department relating to veterans;
                    ``(C) serving as a liaison for the Department with 
                the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 
                establishing and maintaining relationships with the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
                    ``(D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and 
                establishing and maintaining relationships with 
                officials of State, local, regional, and 
                nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans;
                    ``(E) providing information and advice regarding--
                            ``(i) sponsoring housing projects for 
                        veterans assisted under programs administered 
                        by the Department; or
                            ``(ii) assisting veterans in obtaining 
                        housing or homeless assistance under programs 
                        administered by the Department;
                    ``(F) preparing, on an annual basis, a report to 
                the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and of 
                Veterans Affairs on the housing needs of veterans; and'
                    ``(G) carrying out such other duties as may be 
                assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or 
                by law.''.

SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 463

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1518

                          [Report No. 110-216]

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                                 A BILL

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

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                            November 1, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment