1.Short title and table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Homeless Emergency Assistance
and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definition of homelessness.
Sec. 4. United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness.
TITLE I—Housing Assistance General Provisions
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Community homeless assistance planning
boards.
Sec. 103. General provisions.
Sec. 104. Protection of personally identifying information by
victim service providers.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Sec. 201. Grant assistance.
Sec. 202. Eligible activities.
Sec. 203. Participation in Homeless Management Information
System.
Sec. 204. Administrative provision.
Sec. 205. GAO study of administrative fees.
TITLE III—Continuum of Care Program
Sec. 301. Continuum of care.
Sec. 302. Eligible activities.
Sec. 303. High performing communities.
Sec. 304. Program requirements.
Sec. 305. Selection criteria, allocation amounts, and
funding.
Sec. 306. Research.
TITLE IV—Rural housing stability assistance program
Sec. 401. Rural housing stability assistance.
Sec. 402. GAO study of homelessness and homeless assistance in
rural areas.
TITLE V—Repeals and Conforming Amendments
Sec. 501. Repeals.
Sec. 502. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 503. Effective date.
Sec. 504. Regulations.
Sec. 505. Amendment to table of contents.
2.
(a)The
Congress finds that—
(1)a lack of affordable housing and limited
scale of housing assistance programs are the primary causes of homelessness;
and
(2)homelessness
affects all types of communities in the United States, including rural, urban,
and suburban areas.
(b)The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to consolidate the
separate homeless assistance programs carried out under title IV of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (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;
(2)to codify in
Federal law the continuum of care planning process as a required and integral
local function necessary to generate the local strategies for ending
homelessness; and
(3)to establish a Federal goal of ensuring
that individuals and families who become homeless return to permanent housing
within 30 days.
3.Definition of
homelessness
(a)Section 103 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d); and
(2)by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
(a)For purposes of this Act, the terms
homeless
, homeless individual
, and
homeless person
means—
(1)an individual or
family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(2)an individual or
family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not
designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human
beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station,
airport, or camping ground;
(3)an individual or
family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated
to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for
by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or
by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional
housing);
(4)an individual who
resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting
an institution where he or she temporarily resided;
(5)an individual or
family who—
(A)will imminently lose their housing,
including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing
with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or
local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable
organizations, as evidenced by—
(i)a
court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or
family that they must leave within 14 days;
(ii)the individual or
family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel
and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14
days; or
(iii)credible evidence indicating that the owner
or renter of the housing will not allow the individual or family to stay for
more than 14 days, and any oral statement from an individual or family seeking
homeless assistance that is found to be credible shall be considered credible
evidence for purposes of this clause;
(B)has no subsequent
residence identified; and
(C)lacks the
resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing;
and
(6)unaccompanied
youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under
other Federal statutes who—
(A)have experienced a
long term period without living independently in permanent housing,
(B)have experienced
persistent instability as measured by frequent moves over such period,
and
(C)can be expected to
continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic
disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance
addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a
child or youth with a disability, or multiple barriers to employment.
(b)Domestic
violence and other dangerous or life-threatening conditionsNotwithstanding any other provision of this
section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any individual or family
who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in
the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the
health and safety of children are jeopardized, and who have no other residence
and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent
housing.
.
(b)Not later than the expiration of the
6-month period beginning upon the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that provide
sufficient guidance to recipients of funds under title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act to allow uniform and consistent implementation of the
requirements of section 103 of such Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this
section. This subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c)Clarification of
effect on other lawsThis
section and the amendments made by this section to section 103 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) may not be construed
to affect, alter, limit, annul, or supersede any other provision of Federal law
providing a definition of homeless
, homeless
individual
, or homeless person
for purposes other than
such Act, except to the extent that such provision refers to such section 103
or the definition provided in such section 103.
4.United States
Interagency Council on Homelessness
(a)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 inserting before the period at the end the following
whose mission shall be to coordinate the Federal response to
homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government
and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while
maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the
end of homelessness
;
(2)in section 202 (42
U.S.C. 11312)—
(A)in subsection
(a)—
(i)by
redesignating paragraph (16) as paragraph (22); 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.
(19)The Director of
the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, or the designee of the
Director.
(20)The Director of
USA FreedomCorps, or the designee of the
Director.
;
(B)in subsection (c),
by striking annually
and inserting four times each year,
and the rotation of the positions of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson required
under subsection (b) shall occur at the first meeting of each year
;
and
(C)by adding at the
end the following:
(e)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), (9), (10), and (11), respectively;
(B)by inserting
before paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), the
following:
(1)not later than 12
months after the date of the enactment of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to
Housing Act of 2009, develop, make available for public comment,
and submit to the President and to Congress a National Strategic Plan to End
Homelessness, and shall update such plan
annually;
;
(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
;
(D)by inserting after
paragraph (5), as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
(6)encourage the
creation of State Interagency Councils on Homelessness and the formulation of
jurisdictional 10-year plans to end homelessness at State, city, and county
levels;
(7)annually obtain from Federal agencies their
identification of consumer-oriented entitlement and other resources for which
persons experiencing homelessness may be eligible and the agencies’
identification of improvements to ensure access; 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 reports entitled
Homelessness: Coordination and Evaluation of Programs Are
Essential
, issued February 26, 1999, and Homelessness: Barriers
to Using Mainstream Programs
, issued July 6, 2000;
(8)conduct research
and evaluation related to its functions as defined in this section;
(9)develop joint
Federal agency and other initiatives to fulfill the goals of the
agency;
;
(E)in paragraph (10),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking and
at the
end;
(F)in paragraph (11), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
and
(G)by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
(12)develop constructive alternatives to
criminalizing homelessness and eliminate laws and policies that prohibit
sleeping, feeding, sitting, resting, or lying in public spaces when there are
no suitable alternatives, result in the destruction of a homeless person’s
property without due process, or are selectively enforced against homeless
persons; and
(13)not later than the expiration of the
6-month period beginning upon completion of the study requested in a letter to
the Acting Comptroller General from the Chair and Ranking Member of the House
Financial Services Committee and several other members regarding various
definitions of homelessness in Federal statutes, convene a meeting of
representatives of all Federal agencies and committees of the House of
Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction over any Federal program to
assist homeless individuals or families, local and State governments, academic
researchers who specialize in homelessness, nonprofit housing and service
providers that receive funding under any Federal program to assist homeless
individuals or families, organizations advocating on behalf of such nonprofit
providers and homeless persons receiving housing or services under any such
Federal program, and homeless persons receiving housing or services under any
such Federal program, at which meeting such representatives shall discuss all
issues relevant to whether the definitions of homeless
under
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act, as amended by section 3 of the Homeless Emergency Assistance
and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009, should be modified by the
Congress, including whether there is a compelling need for a uniform definition
of homelessness under Federal law, the extent to which the differences in such
definitions create barriers for individuals to accessing services and to
collaboration between agencies, and the relative availability, and barriers to
access by persons defined as homeless, of mainstream programs identified by the
Government Accountability Office in the two reports identified in paragraph (7)
of this subsection; and shall submit transcripts of such meeting, and any
majority and dissenting recommendations from such meetings, to each committee
of the House of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction over any
Federal program to assist homeless individuals or families not later than the
expiration of the 60-day period beginning upon conclusion of such
meeting.
;
(4)in section
203(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 11313(b))—
(A)by striking
Federal
and inserting national
; and
(B)by striking
; and
and inserting and pay for expenses of attendance at
meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the
appropriation is made;
;
(5)in section 205(d)
(42 U.S.C. 11315(d)), by striking property.
and inserting
property, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal
year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Council.
; and
(6)by striking
section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318) and inserting the following:
208.Authorization
of appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011. Any amounts
appropriated to carry out this title shall remain available until
expended.
.
(b)The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on,
and shall apply beginning on, the date of the enactment of this Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>Housing Assistance
General Provisions</header>
<section id="H6BCE05A3294C46298DB1453BB346BAE2"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D6CCA91126844CAA1144F99B9F2BB80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subtitle heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H929A6AD5B71549B7A5BCCFFE8F25C616" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="HFA0BDB3FDE054F39B1318A5C25ABAB64"><enum>A</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0029B0FD96846CE817A6612D3C5E5B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 401 and 402 (42 U.S.C. 11361, 11362) as sections 403 and 406,
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28374BF814C2438EA96670D11E8DAADC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before section 403 (as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section) the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H091FFDEB168B4FB1803066C3711236B7" style="OLC">
<section id="H44970640AC584907BADA5B50A7330645"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HA4F8FDCE1A6D47309921B9CA6F1018B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>At risk of
homelessness</header><text>The term <quote>at risk of homelessness</quote>
means, with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or
family—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7743DE9D5E1E45B9AC5E194961BD37CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has income below
30 percent of median income for the geographic area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ACDE54108DF40C8A407E481CE670773"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has insufficient
resources immediately available to attain housing stability; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA6477261CD945E6BDA4665406549EB4"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE0435DF4EFE14464BF3ABB967FE15C9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has moved frequently
because of economic reasons;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE86FFE6527664E1AA7D707EF613C5E33" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is living in the home of another
because of economic hardship;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CBE51E1EE564D768ECAB3BF50E437A7" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has been notified that their
right to occupy their current housing or living situation will be
terminated;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF8E3637F7794EB2BAB75FA6B61EE22D" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>lives in a hotel or motel;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E46BA94F0F245A4BDD5FBA07F5A8BDC" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>lives in severely overcrowded
housing;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46C244FE1867465E83CFF86386BA6382" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>is exiting an institution;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E5F87D6CB884232B50B91D9271B1D6C" indent="up1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>otherwise lives in housing that
has characteristics associated with instability and an increased risk of
homelessness.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Such term
includes all families with children and youth defined as homeless under other
Federal statutes.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF9BEC45FAE24D24ABD345F2735CCA15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chronically
homeless</header>
<subparagraph id="H5181DE19D80541C39004B489EBF295D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <quote>chronically homeless</quote> means, with
respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family—</text>
<clause id="HF8BF2B3C2E8A41F1853C598470067649"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
homeless and lives or resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe
haven, or in an emergency shelter;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2879EC1AF5F14DCFAB6A6CA3C18B39B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="H4255C9EBB7414C23AA810AEE2D95C416"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA631A761A234EEC98F7E540CF92BFFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H914988A6B8A243878C5AE69D7DDA3AB7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Collaborative
applicant</header><text>The term <quote>collaborative applicant</quote> means
an entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H678A3BA4C9BC4106B3AE0945C236FE0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carries out the
duties specified in section 402;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E3B0D21E7F743B78FC8A7DD61440C18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5F4458B38D4467D8205C913D3741CF4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the entity is a
legal entity and is awarded such grant, receives such grant directly from the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H249A5877666D4BDA8BE82CF0537116DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Collaborative
application</header><text>The term <quote>collaborative application</quote>
means an application for a grant under subtitle C that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DB0E1FF10ED497C98C86822AE93C332"><enum>(A)</enum><text>satisfies section
422; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB847C8907ECB450CA0FC6DD4332C0701"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is submitted to
the Secretary by a collaborative applicant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4DF0DD6331458E8A9381EF1F4D9158"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consolidated
plan</header><text>The term <term>Consolidated Plan</term> means a
comprehensive housing affordability strategy and community development plan
required in part 91 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5BA02DAFECA4016AD5ECF74C5EB2545"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> 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 directly
receive grant amounts under such subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFEB9609549A4474A6E57F9ED77D9535"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Families with
children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal
statutes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal
statutes</quote> means any children or youth that are defined as
<quote>homeless</quote> under any Federal statute other than this subtitle, but
are not defined as homeless under section 103, and shall also include the
parent, parents, or guardian of such children or youth under subtitle B of
title VII this Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE7E6A2043F34AAD931D26CA33A64862"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Geographic
area</header><text>The term <term>geographic area</term> 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 <act-name parsable-cite="HCDA">Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 5306).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H705FE1A759B8437EB9D56437B1BFF6A3"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Homeless
individual with a disability</header>
<subparagraph id="H78510B8AA29D481A91809C7F8ED105EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>homeless individual with a
disability</term> means an individual who is homeless, as defined in section
103, and has a disability that—</text>
<clause id="H998B9A54FA79476786E1E63309C042E4"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF2FB0989A08D42FC962D2AE6710D56CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is expected to be
long-continuing or of indefinite duration;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD858508B74F44169BBABE61943E382ED" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>substantially impedes the individual’s
ability to live independently;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H20EBD43D7D6D4F46A973EF79DD21E68E" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>could be improved by the provision of
more suitable housing conditions; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4958BC95BBA54059A5A46A802D16D2C3" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is a physical, mental, or emotional
impairment, including an impairment caused by alcohol or drug abuse, post
traumatic stress disorder, or brain injury;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H11DD7F9144954310B034D7FECF98E948"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a
developmental disability, as defined in section 102 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="DDA">Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act</act-name> of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF47A34621E64EFDB73C137B4ABB22A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is the disease
of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any condition arising from the
etiologic agency for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ACD65B8F99547CF9E0376AF77302A61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>Nothing
in clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be construed to limit eligibility
under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BE109376E244817AA4E597E48C89B5C"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Legal
entity</header><text>The term <quote>legal entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5BB48B9BE7AC4DF1A1742EDCB44DF387"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE056D3142C734A2F8FEAC8BFFDF4854D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an instrumentality
of State or local government; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABEAD136067F4ADB8FC08CBE7AF05BEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a consortium of
instrumentalities of State or local governments that has constituted itself as
an entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H223B36AD8AF04C1AABE097C76A0D03C9"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Metropolitan
city; urban county; nonentitlement area</header><text>The terms
<term>metropolitan city</term>, <term>urban county</term>, and
<term>nonentitlement area</term> have the meanings given such terms in section
102(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HCDA">Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77A874CDE18C42DEB5C2C30BEF543981"><enum>(12)</enum><header>New</header><text>The
term <term>new</term> means, with respect to housing, that no assistance has
been provided under this title for the housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H632CDA71FEBF4EDBBD80F5F1FE832C4F"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Operating
Costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>operating costs</quote> means expenses incurred by a project sponsor
operating transitional housing or permanent housing under this title with
respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FDD3D0762B14506888C487DB63DBAD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
administration, maintenance, repair, and security of such housing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F3B3FF2B1E48D5A0656ED42B6BF244"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilities, fuel,
furnishings, and equipment for such housing; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2418E1F70434E7082B0E3CFC63B29DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordination of
services as needed to ensure long-term housing stability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36D977A4AC9A40939BE0B9EE7C4C85DC"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Outpatient
health services</header><text>The term <term>outpatient health services</term>
means outpatient health care services, mental health services, and outpatient
substance abuse services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D37E5009A684E318CCBD1CE429A0782"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Permanent
housing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>permanent housing</term> means community-based housing without a
designated length of stay, and includes both permanent supportive housing and
permanent housing without supportive services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45A8382B982B4FFFAD9D6C2576BCAA50"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Personally
identifying information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>personally identifying information</term> 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74DAC80C99234438ABD63E20141EDCC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a first and last
name;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA355B1D1592A4FA59120A7ACA526C44A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a home or other
physical address;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76FA5F5DCABD42DD9E63A710CA463181"><enum>(C)</enum><text>contact
information (including a postal, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or
telephone or facsimile number);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9C59BAF255048E496680C6A19AAD093"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a social security
number; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E1F8DFB7212472C96ED47F131D4BB2A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82AD0CEB2BB443AB8BD5E6868E69C7F5"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Private
nonprofit organization</header><text>The term <term>private nonprofit
organization</term> means an organization—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F614D6E0F114CF2A6070A9C802F6063"><enum>(A)</enum><text>no part of the net
earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or
individual;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59394EF0AFE443958A47E10B5C81D8F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that has a
voluntary board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D92BAD2728D4A94919F705BC115BF6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that has an
accounting system, or has designated a fiscal agent in accordance with
requirements established by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC347E8D3D3344BF69052BA21452F898E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that practices
nondiscrimination in the provision of assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H559787AFC9D74757ACE0299424FBA217"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The
term <term>project</term> means, with respect to activities carried out under
subtitle C, eligible activities described in section 423(a), undertaken
pursuant to a specific endeavor, such as serving a particular population or
providing a particular resource.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC853B03CF42942EAB69FA329A2BE8B80"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Project-based</header><text>The
term <term>project-based</term> means, with respect to rental assistance, that
the assistance is provided pursuant to a contract that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E8A88D3A17841F19C61E6E53374677F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is between—</text>
<clause id="HB16C2294087D44D4AB6AFC664FEF87DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recipient or a
project sponsor; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3141D153CEB942FA8991A9D31D55BC63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an owner of a
structure that exists as of the date the contract is entered into; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70FCB81D0F9348AEB3C7C9E049EA393A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCF101651FBA49A69613979BAA47C329"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Project
sponsor</header><text>The term <term>project sponsor</term> means, with respect
to proposed eligible activities, the organization directly responsible for
carrying out the proposed eligible activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA88ABF7CDF804E0984D379194F2EEFB6"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Recipient</header><text>Except
as used in subtitle B, the term <term>recipient</term> means an eligible entity
who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF83766E42FFD45D4B8BFB921002E873B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submits an
application for a grant under section 422 that is approved by the
Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H640FDCC2E6DB4E0784F683E8C812CC68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives the grant
directly from the Secretary to support approved projects described in the
application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H486E8EB4A1D04147BAFCC8EB6F5E9282"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H364C31AEAC4446CAA508C8E79E6E8BCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serves as a project
sponsor for the projects; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1939537C720B46DCAE33A3F3B65E5E64" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>awards the funds to project
sponsors to carry out the projects.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8A7BF00EBA044272B00D8320661A6BFE"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23C3EF1DDE5B4DB58B0010F15361061E"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Serious mental
illness</header><text>The term <term>serious mental illness</term> means a
severe and persistent mental illness or emotional impairment that seriously
limits a person’s ability to live independently.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H630F6B5092B04FE3934310DD2A3C98AA"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Solo
applicant</header><text>The term <term>solo applicant</term> means an entity
that is an eligible entity, directly submits an application for a grant under
subtitle C to the Secretary, and, if awarded such grant, receives such grant
directly from the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B87FD9FBBDD473FB29E0EC8275BE1E1"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Sponsor-based</header><text>The
term <quote>sponsor-based</quote> means, with respect to rental assistance,
that the assistance is provided pursuant to a contract that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A3A6559480F40A296F56D40CBE35333"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is between—</text>
<clause id="H3CB722B8387443B183ED276209FA3FFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recipient or a
project sponsor; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB92016965D374F579DA041AAE992C436"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an independent
entity that—</text>
<subclause id="H991D16D9BCAD48828F62380A7605B2CA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a private
organization; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0C9F562447A840B58D15145C1D19EFD0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owns or leases
dwelling units; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4941B8D098864D0AA7784EF888141E87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides that
rental assistance payments shall be made to the independent entity and that
eligible persons shall occupy such assisted units.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H177D974664AA4D41BA22B0986C1DD95C"><enum>(26)</enum><header>State</header><text>Except
as used in subtitle B, the term <term>State</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A3BC17B4B824CC988EA86D3D8B0E9CB"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>The term <term>supportive services</term> means services
that address the special needs of people served by a project, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC4A360F6EB44F0887E1AD78EA6ABCEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the establishment
and operation of a child care services program for families experiencing
homelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C966F4EE8A64A4B8AD2BF5001F51CD1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
and operation of an employment assistance program, including providing job
training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03F9218520324EBFB8435735118122C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the provision of
outpatient health services, food, and case management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD58EA082A1345D685D5DE60325FBB1A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the provision of
assistance in obtaining permanent housing, employment counseling, and
nutritional counseling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCCE12E171EB457085C6D820068C1C93"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the provision of
outreach services, advocacy, life skills training, and housing search and
counseling services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CDCD21F85BB499EAED3D1CFDA904F63"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of mental health services,
trauma counseling, and victim services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96D45BA8B35B414B8DF2744255F3433E"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the provision of
assistance in obtaining other Federal, State, and local assistance available
for residents of supportive housing (including mental health benefits,
employment counseling, and medical assistance, but not including major medical
equipment);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9530555304404A7DA939C87E10E5126F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the provision of
legal services for purposes including requesting reconsiderations and appeals
of veterans and public benefit claim denials and resolving outstanding warrants
that interfere with an individual’s ability to obtain and retain
housing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05A8711CE8EE4141A9D68C9FC758C134"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the provision
of—</text>
<clause id="H327F4084AAA142B18E8466104492FE9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation
services that facilitate an individual’s ability to obtain and maintain
employment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4953A8C037EB44919911E03D0DB95CAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>health care;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2CE5393B56C47559069976B58A65AC9"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other supportive services necessary to
obtain and maintain housing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA0EE27042DF5424690C1E9FC5C55DE58"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Tenant-based</header><text>The
term <term>tenant-based</term> means, with respect to rental assistance,
assistance that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H30D80537C71242EBB1221EB503B4CCBD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H615FBFA999584B2BAB9E4504C8BF1940"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
a particular structure or unit for not more than the first year of the
participation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6A5BA85621C24AB18B933AAE3AEBDD1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>within a
particular geographic area for the full period of the participation, or the
period remaining after the period referred to in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34AC10AFE7324FAABD6273FD03C77CF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides that a person may receive such
assistance and move to another structure, unit, or geographic area if the
person has complied with all other obligations of the program and has moved out
of the assisted dwelling unit in order to protect the health or safety of an
individual who is or has been the victim of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, and who reasonably believed he or she was
imminently threatened by harm from further violence if he or she remained in
the assisted dwelling unit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HACB3E88D43A34F89839ADBC70E19D775"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Transitional
housing</header><text>The term <term>transitional housing</term> 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H593003230CCC430BA0FC70B54B51A882"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Unified funding
agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>unified funding agency</quote> means a collaborative applicant that
performs the duties described in section 402(g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16974D5A3CA74CF593B26042EA57B9EE"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Underserved
populations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>underserved populations</term> includes populations underserved because
of geographic location, underserved racial and ethnic populations, populations
underserved because of special needs (such as language barriers, disabilities,
alienage status, or age), and any other population determined to be underserved
by the Secretary, as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF0C0D021E934C3B9FA7A18D52CE137F"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Victim service
provider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>victim service provider</term> means a private nonprofit organization
whose primary mission is to provide services to victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Such term includes rape crisis
centers, battered women’s shelters, domestic violence transitional housing
programs, and other programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E8C7740F9FE4B12906176777099A7D2"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Victim
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>victim services</term> means services that assist domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including services
offered by rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters, and other
organizations, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF4D23D8E6F62477A811686F8F0394B1C"><enum>102.</enum><header>Community
homeless assistance planning boards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 401 (as added by section 101(3) of this Act) the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA478D8B528F24D8C830B36F42D5CF049" style="OLC">
<section id="H0CC87BC3A8A745329F5E9ECC3A34A8DA"><enum>402.</enum><header>Collaborative
applicants</header>
<subsection id="H4B62AE53F4BC43BA9574C5FD00BED1D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and designation</header><text>A collaborative applicant shall be established
for a geographic area by the relevant parties in that geographic area
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H02FA7284BD29416D86C8B26C8DB484EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit an
application for amounts under this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9D4FA4D7D21468CB9AD1D9D73B9F6A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>perform the duties
specified in subsection (f) and, if applicable, subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H85F7A38C20D240438A182A31351B211E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>No requirement
To be a legal entity</header><text>An entity may be established to serve as a
collaborative applicant under this section without being a legal entity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD40F58935EF74C0287F4E8F7A7F187CB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remedial
action</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HACE596EBD34549048FC8B0508E6D87AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6D8D4C468C3843BEA01AE23522792B5F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appointment of
agent</header>
<paragraph id="HA18834B62D6C4BD7842A10A60EE0D0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a collaborative applicant may
designate an agent to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AD820D48BE04BD0B7DC57049412586C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply for a grant
under section 422(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94988EF1457E4EF7A5AD914617722AB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receive and
distribute grant funds awarded under subtitle C; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8D4AE31275C4D90ABA33AF663A45E70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform other
administrative duties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B6C64C445540068211E0C3F2632A01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of
duties</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E8CE4FA9FE848518B718C37D56408D1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>A
collaborative applicant shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H275BE1291B3445828400F3BD219AB3DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5E2AA5A86144B698F86524E37F8CF14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine
compliance with—</text>
<clause id="H0C76D295AFE043848D0FE34F1C2F57C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the program
requirements under section 426; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H72A3FBE0482C41418A99959DEA3CEF95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the selection
criteria described under section 427; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F5531A1E80C444796C1091CCB0CF7BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish
priorities for funding projects in the geographic area involved;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB91331AA47F649BC910EBEA2527A4A0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>participate in the
Consolidated Plan for the geographic area served by the collaborative
applicant; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDE5E39D850E4DE8861AFCFC4BF88283"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure operation
of, and consistent participation by, project sponsors in a community-wide
homeless management information system (in this subsection referred to as
<quote>HMIS</quote>) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD174012D26E442E49FF273E981AE01E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collects
unduplicated counts of individuals and families experiencing
homelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H916ACA703EDB488CB1BA2ADEB3804B80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>analyzes patterns
of use of assistance provided under subtitles B and C for the geographic area
involved;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBC553232EA44CFB852B2FFAD93832C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides
information to project sponsors and applicants for needs analyses and funding
priorities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE8A16104DA9421E8073A34D69ACAEB6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is developed in
accordance with standards established by the Secretary, including standards
that provide for—</text>
<clause id="H33334AC47D3B42299585D901333468F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encryption of data
collected for purposes of HMIS;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4B1BD3909C7C45FEB50FCE7C0568D5F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>documentation,
including keeping an accurate accounting, proper usage, and disclosure, of HMIS
data;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9AE33F08B6E340AFA066EC06AF7204D8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>access to HMIS
data by staff, contractors, law enforcement, and academic researchers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C8BD0405DF34E4CA44B273FB5795CD6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rights of persons
receiving services under this title;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFA6E5EAF4A2041EFBA8C53AEEC71339C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>criminal and civil
penalties for unlawful disclosure of data; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H172693E08F4E4CAFA7049D1E06CD82CB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>such other
standards as may be determined necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H956E86BDA52B445FA48D4B5331C1F4DA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Unified
funding</header>
<paragraph id="H21F667C349E84E34B83336871F7BA253"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA089DFABE17A4BCE81090F126E010840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the collaborative
applicant—</text>
<clause id="H5FD2F1950F264909BA63BED409957D87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>applies to
undertake such collection and distribution responsibilities in an application
submitted under this subtitle; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H94C24488A9C4443A9B49187A2988FDB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is selected to
perform such responsibilities by the Secretary; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BED10C07A47472ABDBD9352CB555137"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
designates the collaborative applicant as the unified funding agency in the
geographic area, after—</text>
<clause id="H81B69BBBF0BD4DB9A261EAC8D23779D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
finding by the Secretary that the applicant—</text>
<subclause id="H0D61382F6A2F49A6AF1B1BBE39365381"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has the capacity
to perform such responsibilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6BB2BAF0FBF14B1B811A20C999CC85CC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>would serve the
purposes of this Act as they apply to the geographic area; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H1F72A8C4C9CE426DB2109D77EA365187"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA75C01AEBF9475394FCA000CD8CB7D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required actions
by a unified funding agency</header><text>A collaborative applicant that is
either selected or designated as a unified funding agency for a geographic area
under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50CE472783F441198551B35D3CB2E732"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB1D507F2CBF4F4886F76DF561E3A720"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H862FB713E4054E50ACEB9FB74EB2B306"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conflict of
interest</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H4224298904574384831141EC64B3373E"><enum>103.</enum><header>General
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 403 (as so redesignated by section 101(2) of this Act)
the following new sections:</text>
<quoted-block id="H09151A79E89E45408AE330754ABF5BC4" style="OLC">
<section id="H74C306BE8A174CB1A4FE6440D8BAD56A"><enum>404.</enum><header>Preventing
involuntary family separation</header>
<subsection id="H65D0A180C097461F9EB9D8B35CBE61B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After the expiration of the 2-year period that begins
upon the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to
Housing Act of 2009</short-title>, 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA91F23BD75842CE83D4F950CD399D8C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HE444B8E3B42A4E47A2BD8196CC89AA14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>operates a
transitional housing program that has a primary purpose of implementing an
evidence-based practice that requires that housing units be targeted to
families with children in a specific age group; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEE456E3B9E0421A8C7EB245EAD035D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides such
assurances, as the Secretary shall require, that an equivalent appropriate
alternative living arrangement for the whole family or household unit has been
secured.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA25DADB452D94C59BD74DFDD13DD63FB"><enum>405.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="HEDD083BA5EA741A4BFE54239B32FB303"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary shall make available technical assistance
to private nonprofit organizations and other nongovernmental entities, States,
metropolitan cities, urban counties, and counties that are not urban counties,
to implement effective planning processes for preventing and ending
homelessness, to improve their capacity to prepare collaborative applications,
to prevent the separation of families in emergency shelter or other housing
programs, and to adopt and provide best practices in housing and services for
persons experiencing homeless.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9348F55CD6E145AE91DFFB3F9DA8CF8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The
Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds made available for
any fiscal year for carrying out subtitles B and C, to provide technical
assistance under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H874A5D41D28E436297DEE4BADD4EA585"><enum>104.</enum><header>Protection of
personally identifying information by victim service providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), as amended by the preceding
provisions of this title, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E6438641FD445AF8B7C641687AD4930" style="OLC">
<section id="H74572464F466455895125C982D57A0D1"><enum>407.</enum><header>Protection of
personally identifying information by victim service providers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the course of awarding grants or
implementing programs under this title, 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 any 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 information 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
subsection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or
stalking.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H09C6B992C271461F9D31DC2B2F643563"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), as
amended by the preceding provisions of this title, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6EEE2394E05E4551BEE0212237909AD0" style="OLC">
<section id="H4ADE6E93350D49FD8D13B57853A86EF1"><enum>408.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $2,200,000,000 for fiscal
year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2011.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Emergency
Solutions Grants Program</header>
<section id="H0F20806FE8A747F7B6235C645FD48C98"><enum>201.</enum><header>Grant
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title
IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA41A5F1510054DA58AA23F0BFFE9655C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subtitle heading and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81F282F43034D779220185664B7CC1B" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H74B4356A29D04944B45F88078780A79D"><enum>B</enum><header>Emergency
Solutions Grants
Program</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E272C6BC2AB4703BE732B31551A8808"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 417 (42 U.S.C. 11377);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FD9C9041C914770A367CB0110450C4A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 413 through 416 (42 U.S.C. 11373–6) as sections 414 through 417,
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B1CBDD40FDC48A7BD9802785F83E22C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
section 412 (42 U.S.C. 11372) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9AFC5D9F0E2453F8498F2897E3B4E99" style="OLC">
<section id="HA75B1C976AAA44C78F2EFDA7A584CB0F"><enum>412.</enum><header>Grant
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
make grants to States and local governments (and to private nonprofit
organizations providing assistance to persons experiencing homelessness or at
risk of homelessness, in the case of grants made with reallocated amounts) for
the purpose of carrying out activities described in section 415.</text>
</section><section id="HC58598F13CD44F3A91E025EA04E43FC5"><enum>413.</enum><header>Amount and
allocation of assistance</header>
<subsection id="HB14AF79B5AC746C48F177FC798E36F95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 415. 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83F8AE06C20D42D58E50709CD78D0750"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>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 415, in consultation with the collaborative
applicants.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8BDD2FBB8F243FF94611A5BCC1AF42F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 414(b)
(42 U.S.C. 11373(b)), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section, by
striking <quote>amounts appropriated</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>for any</quote> and inserting <quote>amounts appropriated under section
408 and made available to carry out this subtitle for any</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HEC3A1AA798444FF6BA570832C1898776"><enum>202.</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act is amended by striking section 415 (42 U.S.C. 11374),
as so redesignated by section 201(3) of this Act, and inserting the following
new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD188C3F6343D45FAA43416F460A6D19C" style="OLC">
<section id="H7DDEEF30526C461AAEFD9402085E2C01"><enum>415.</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header>
<subsection id="HFDA5DEACEF544E1E85F20249DD88631D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided
under section 412 may be used for the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HC640521F2A9145F6ACE7394F311C2309"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The renovation,
major rehabilitation, or conversion of buildings to be used as emergency
shelters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H671E51BF80344B46BCE0C69C85671E06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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, substance abuse services, victim services, or mental health
services, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF52282994F274243829B737BD0BC2006"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such essential
services have not been provided by the local government during any part of the
immediately preceding 12-month period or the Secretary determines that the
local government is in a severe financial deficit; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABA356707C184978AC1FC32A9F1BF186"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use of
assistance under this subtitle would complement the provision of those
essential services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H04EDE84988804A5F9670B1BACEA5EE00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Maintenance,
operation, insurance, provision of utilities, and provision of furnishings
related to emergency shelter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H388A7CBFA37B46DE93837654FCFF1260"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F9DC5A970FA423BBF4301CBD9273217"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C75F69FA89A46D7AFC21A3389A27F05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>stabilizing
individuals and families in their current housing; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17CD96BCFA3F4862BE98665ECAFB3651"><enum>(B)</enum><text>quickly moving
such individuals and families to other permanent housing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H366342C4554C43CB80585842978B9D04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum
allocation for emergency shelter activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grantee of assistance provided under
section 412 for any fiscal year may not use an amount of such assistance for
activities described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) that
exceeds the greater of—</text>
<paragraph id="H47D22C89F6FE47979EC74EA7BEC3223B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>60 percent of the
aggregate amount of such assistance provided for the grantee for such fiscal
year; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE674C41F106040A880E3CBED26C29264"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount
expended by such grantee for such activities during fiscal year most recently
completed before the effective date under section 503 of the
<short-title>Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid
Transition to Housing Act of
2009</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF3D0B7BB9E48F5BA882E2691C05523"><enum>203.</enum><header>Participation
in Homeless Management Information System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 416 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11375), as so redesignated by section 201(3) of this
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7512E0EB351430BBAA89C2D0B97160B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H01DCEBD910A94FADA7A7A41DC4512604"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Participation in
HMIS</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD23DF7B54161499F953E239DF652C283"><enum>204.</enum><header>Administrative
provision</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 418 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11378) is amended by striking
<quote>5 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>7.5 percent</quote>.</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H557C8F2498A74171BF9C23594C2FCBFA"><enum>205.</enum><header>GAO study of
administrative fees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89521D28E15C490BB11E1A06B3B8CF20"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to examine the appropriate
administrative costs for administering the program authorized under subtitle B
of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et
seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBFC6C75E4AD41C8BCD6EEE0FDD05392"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report on the findings
of the study required under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Continuum of
Care Program</header>
<section id="HCDC41F0148404E71AF367B5268E1E2B0"><enum>301.</enum><header>Continuum of
care</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H42EB79D99B9D496AB09DF1C0B2A8F272"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subtitle heading for subtitle C of title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3265734DD46E4909B9C9FBEA04BC4642" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="HBB8A18935C254123AAD831FDC3B04835"><enum>C</enum><header>Continuum of Care
Program</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7A620174EBB4AD18C96C36374837924"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
sections 421 and 422 (42 U.S.C. 11381 and 11382) and inserting the following
new sections:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7BAA0BFAC8D6445E81442EA7B87B7856" style="OLC">
<section id="H1800B173F8274723875C366FEA8BA565"><enum>421.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text>
<paragraph id="H136646B4D9EC4A72A9A3711FAF84AD1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote
community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H486DBDF3D5F44277A045EC55BCFEF41A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H898F4F1D9536409A92BDD1FB5B0DAFF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote access
to, and effective utilization of, mainstream programs described in section
203(a)(7) and programs funded with State or local resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF4E5AF7B8E540C7877E40B6847C5A54"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to optimize
self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing
homelessness.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD0075A20639C496B8841124C8DD3AB98"><enum>422.</enum><header>Continuum of
care applications and grants</header>
<subsection id="HF6740591FAF34A3ABC60B9A3A36433B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A06CF1FB3514D55B36D3798ADB9A214"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification of
Funding Availability</header><text>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 the enactment of the appropriate
Act making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development
for such fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8D5B67A188F648E69FB7ED6370BDF796"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="H01D9CC3559384AECB45D71D59AF0B1C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission to
the secretary</header><text>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 such information as the Secretary
determines necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H606B485C1675436EB5A6B4C007BA1B23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine
compliance with the program requirements and selection criteria under this
subtitle; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B1441B7520247F4833325DFEE3D65A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish
priorities for funding projects in the geographic area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE43B80D037FF40BAA1A8627374131B77"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Announcement of
awards</header>
<subparagraph id="H9CF0A8CCBDD64AA582930B3C5E0A31C1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AC957790E1D435C84B549B5AAC020CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>For
a period of up to 2 years beginning after the effective date under section 503
of the <short-title>Homeless Emergency Assistance and
Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>, 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBDA97660C824C6894888639566CCD48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Obligation,
distribution, and utilization of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H8AD1CE44F7B94225A838E31BD0527C8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for
obligation</header>
<subparagraph id="H63E5DCC9E72F42A28618893287F46787"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the announcement referred
to in subsection (c)(2), each recipient or project sponsor shall meet all
requirements for the obligation of those funds, including site control,
matching funds, and environmental review requirements, except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A87F9CD05A0421DB0467A9B7982F1DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Acquisition,
rehabilitation, or construction</header><text>Not later than 24 months after
the announcement referred to in subsection (c)(2), each recipient or project
sponsor seeking the obligation of funds for acquisition of housing,
rehabilitation of housing, or construction of new housing for a grant announced
under subsection (c)(2) shall meet all requirements for the obligation of those
funds, including site control, matching funds, and environmental review
requirements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB74457BF25474FE9A4021F90C9538979"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>At
the discretion of the Secretary, and in compelling circumstances, the Secretary
may extend the date by which a recipient or project sponsor shall 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8D82225B4625422AB907AF2A267EDDD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obligation</header><text>Not
later than 45 days after a recipient or project sponsor meets the requirements
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall obligate the funds for the
grant involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB94CD3D7E9124059834C5F97338DD183"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>A
recipient that receives funds through such a grant—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE37CA30911B4604BD36233019D01F65"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall distribute
the funds to project sponsors (in advance of expenditures by the project
sponsors); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEE9FC7583814000AD6555C9D0DE3B06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5309A2BB57364F1BB02E8E5363037194"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Expenditure of
funds</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF457BAEA82374A148E323FC4021F8DDB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Renewal funding
for unsuccessful applicants</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H73E96BD13AD74675BEEA418DDE616842"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Considerations
in determining renewal funding</header><text>When providing renewal funding for
leasing, operating costs, or rental assistance for permanent housing, the
Secretary shall make adjustments proportional to increases in the fair market
rents in the geographic area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3831DBC27DA340E4A7D286C04F246368"><enum>(g)</enum><header>More than 1
application for a geographic area</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB0D8CAAC900249DB9F688364FDCF85F8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Appeals</header>
<paragraph id="H6204F850201F4766B809902FB71136A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a timely appeal procedure
for grant amounts awarded or denied under this subtitle pursuant to a
collaborative application or solo application for funding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H030863B10EEE488DBDDC2F76361F6F18"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that the procedure permits appeals submitted by entities
carrying out homeless housing and services projects (including emergency
shelters and homelessness prevention programs), and all other applicants under
this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F06548EC9EA44D792155405F7A877DB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Solo
Applicants</header><text>A solo applicant may submit an application to the
Secretary for a grant under subsection (a) and be awarded such grant on the
same basis as such grants are awarded to other applicants based on the criteria
described in section 427, but only if the Secretary determines that the solo
applicant has attempted to participate in the continuum of care process but was
not permitted to participate in a reasonable manner. The Secretary may award
such grants directly to such applicants in a manner determined to be
appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBBB411BB82594CE4A3ED2CF217E802CE"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Flexibility To
serve persons defined as homeless under other Federal laws</header>
<paragraph id="H9D44F17B5DE44532A0C5272AF00CB9EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A collaborative
applicant may use not more than 10 percent of funds awarded under this subtitle
(continuum of care funding) for any of the types of eligible activities
specified in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 423(a) to serve families
with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes, or
homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under section
103(a)(6), but only if the applicant demonstrates that the use of such funds is
of an equal or greater priority or is equally or more cost effective in meeting
the overall goals and objectives of the plan submitted under section
427(b)(1)(B), especially with respect to children and unaccompanied
youth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H872153ED23874DE1BAC5664AD26A555C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 10 percent limitation under paragraph
(1) shall not apply to collaborative applicants in which the rate of
homelessness, as calculated in the most recent point in time count, is less
than one-tenth of 1 percent of total population.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB0555462FF047B1998E4CC7160435B1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of certain populations</header>
<subparagraph id="H168BAB4A0FF9487C8C0C07040B5A27F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 103(a) and subject to
subparagraph (B), funds awarded under this subtitle may be used for eligible
activities to serve unaccompanied youth and homeless families and children
defined as homeless under section 103(a)(6) only pursuant to paragraph (1) of
this subsection and such families and children shall not otherwise be
considered as homeless for purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12B3E26AF50E4316932580CFA2A10173"><enum>(B)</enum><header>At risk of
homelessness</header><text>Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to prevent any
unaccompanied youth and homeless families and children defined as homeless
under section 103(a)(6) from qualifying for, and being treated for purposes of
this subtitle as, at risk of homelessness or from eligibility for any projects,
activities, or services carried out using amounts provided under this subtitle
for which individuals or families that are at risk of homelessness are
eligible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H12A8905A42644E53B9C3264A37645ECB"><enum>302.</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act is amended by striking section 423 (42 U.S.C. 11383)
and inserting the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1508A1E67AD249F7B4C8033DB9FAA8C8" style="OLC">
<section id="H6F3B19881B7A40B8A7CBBF3106BCD5F5"><enum>423.</enum><header>Eligible
activities</header>
<subsection id="H07DFC450F0334D4CA0CCB13C35252FE9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Grants awarded under section 422 to qualified applicants
shall be used to carry out projects that serve homeless individuals or families
that consist of one or more of the following eligible activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HC4C559A89CB3418087251236762A0F4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of
new housing units to provide transitional or permanent housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H395BBFBB7B734C09BADB0D0A1CA66FEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Acquisition or
rehabilitation of a structure to provide transitional or permanent housing,
other than emergency shelter, or to provide supportive services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC93C8E13FC144CFAE465D6D6DA6D867"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Leasing of
property, or portions of property, not owned by the recipient or project
sponsor involved, for use in providing transitional or permanent housing, or
providing supportive services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAF972F84D674DE1B3835B33076A9626"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Provision of
rental assistance to provide transitional or permanent housing to eligible
persons. The rental assistance may include tenant-based, project-based, or
sponsor-based rental assistance. Project-based rental assistance, sponsor-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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3800D75BC12F4CB4BAFBEE8DBC8EEEA6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29AF27E1CDF3497E838377A73F0BFFE4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Supportive
services for individuals and families who are currently homeless, who have been
homeless in the prior six months but are currently residing in permanent
housing, or who were previously homeless and are currently residing in
permanent supportive housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18A1C71D94AC45FBAE507CCBF37B3F7F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1EB24B3C9B184C5AAA4EAC1688E0A7AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are effective at
moving homeless individuals and families immediately into housing; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30C1A37228EF443790397BA103D1778C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may benefit
individuals and families who in the prior 6 months have been homeless, but are
currently residing in permanent housing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99FD318F1B0A46DB95BEEBBE995780E3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In the case of a
collaborative applicant that is a legal entity, performance of the duties
described under section 402(f)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E1FB612A7164E51A1AE6BB408401192"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Operation of,
participation in, and ensuring consistent participation by project sponsors in,
a community-wide homeless management information system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC33AAB298C684F8CAF14408E94D6D28A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48C8E745F51944CAA6259432619C3669"><enum>(11)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEAA274DF6BF471AB0828B6A18F1B3EE"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Payment of
administrative costs to project sponsors, for which each project sponsor may
use not more than 10 percent of the total funds made available to that project
sponsor through this subtitle for such costs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A4D27D4A5554EB0B452F1E60AF74EFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum Grant
Terms</header><text>The Secretary may impose minimum grant terms of up to 5
years for new projects providing permanent housing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H20111669AE174AC69A65D7AEBB866115"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use
Restrictions</header>
<paragraph id="H3C822A800E174B598D97CF960B6B0483"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquisition,
rehabilitation, and new construction</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H851D69B62619419CBA541980B73958C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
activities</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H325C28E927A449DA985CF54CEF8857F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conversion</header><text>If
the recipient or project sponsor carrying out a project that provides
transitional or permanent housing submits a request to the Secretary to carry
out instead a project for the direct benefit of low-income persons, and the
Secretary determines that the initial project is no longer needed to provide
transitional or permanent housing, the Secretary may approve the project
described in the request and authorize the recipient or project sponsor to
carry out that project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10FA41FCFDC6414987A9C7E17E60DF9F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repayment of
Assistance and Prevention of Undue Benefits</header>
<paragraph id="HEE24D86EA4054FB98B5874B0E48CB0BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If
a recipient or project sponsor 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H81801FF03ECA4FC1A51F8F9B52AD78AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>earlier than 10
years after operation of the project begins, the Secretary shall require the
recipient or project sponsor to repay 100 percent of the assistance; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0443ABDA14264ED690B49E961554290C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not earlier than
10 years, but earlier than 15 years, after operation of the project begins, the
Secretary shall require the recipient or project sponsor 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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB10BFF3199434CA9A2218B5FBE20A58C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prevention of
undue benefits</header><text>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 project sponsor who received the assistance shall
comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to prevent
the recipient or project sponsor from unduly benefitting from such sale or
disposition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F4322BE00964EB3B86519DCEAFE0ABB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
recipient or project sponsor shall not be required to make the repayments, and
comply with the terms and conditions, required under paragraph (1) or (2)
if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEDA88EA5E99548B19C9E03002D6C151E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H549D703E75294523A7A2AA29F1A46FFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all of the
proceeds of the sale or disposition are used to provide transitional or
permanent housing meeting the requirements of this subtitle;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC25F446FF93B4983ABABBB6D5D580AAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FD2145F457145ABA7FFE21534056C9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CF89C70CFB04211A4F4CCEAFED77F2F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Staff
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
allow reasonable costs associated with staff training to be included as part of
the activities described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H47D6E7C315424FF595542484DFC7CEB2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligibility for
permanent housing</header><text>Any project that receives assistance under
subsection (a) and that provides project-based or sponsor-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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB2C374EC88E245F8B86CF79BD8B14A2E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration
of rental assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of permanent housing rental
assistance shall be administered by a State, unit of general local government,
or public housing
agency.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H97404A8573714BF59119534FE098E67B"><enum>303.</enum><header>High performing
communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act is amended by striking section 424 (42 U.S.C. 11384)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HECB6D38A8535486F9325F4600B16D562" style="OLC">
<section id="H98C181004E1E43458FD35FD9378268A5"><enum>424.</enum><header>Incentives for
high-performing communities</header>
<subsection id="H62D40EA02D5E4E48A9CF614E428E35B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation as a
High-Performing Community</header>
<paragraph id="H0806B506DA634C3BA26174294BB71BC5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall designate, on an annual basis, which
collaborative applicants represent high-performing communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H251080A1D1744203BE28E744966986A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B52F5D4DC2B4079892310B2C9803480"><enum>(3)</enum><header>2-year phase
in</header><text>In each of the first 2 years after the effective date under
section 503 of the <short-title>Homeless Emergency
Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>, the
Secretary shall designate not more than 10 collaborative applicants as
high-performing communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9814D24F10943DEB77E6A7BA2091664"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Excess of
qualified applicants</header><text>If, 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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14708BDC450D40C494EF7313DBD10711"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Time limit on
designation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H15A220CA76A84366AF2C0A86E163D7F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="H88E5531188E4404C961E0B994D3CA793"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2092CA6E18E94F69B3F4FBC4B2F21C55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content of
application</header><text>In any application submitted under paragraph (1), a
collaborative applicant shall include in such application—</text>
<subparagraph id="H12168B11429045EBA3F7D717F994E50E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report showing
how any money received under this subtitle in the preceding year was expended;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5E4BE008C5B41EF8AEE50917B18ADCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>information that
such applicant can meet the requirements described under subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7715C96AAF17466A87B98C69F3C450C2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of
application</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF10BFA55773443FE8C62B3E371004185"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish any report
or information submitted in an application under this section in the geographic
area represented by the collaborative applicant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA19D356223144DD5BB36652896BC4D99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9921221C89741CDBABC9537AEC65D35"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds awarded under section 422(a) to a project sponsor who
is located in a high-performing community may be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HA751CAA537E343858DA70C7B4C85A489"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for any of the
eligible activities described in section 423; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H630D1464A3CD421CAFB874B71188597B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for any of the
eligible activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section
415(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9257291B9D04E4A94B2D8E4D067682B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of
high-performing community</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>high-performing community</quote> means a geographic area that
demonstrates through reliable data that all five of the following requirements
are met for that geographic area:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB15439446C346E8B14A8D15FEC694BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term of
homelessness</header><text>The mean length of episodes of homelessness for that
geographic area—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20BD68BEA3B947D2ABAA16D7231F4F63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is less than 20
days; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD35D5DE36B554CC281F12AF66E6A7329"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for individuals
and families in similar circumstances in the preceding year was at least 10
percent less than in the year before.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EE6D045965F438686EFDBB7AF30BD6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Families leaving
homelessness</header><text>Of individuals and families—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB43E6198949B4E18B7CBD62A6019CFCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>who leave
homelessness, fewer than 5 percent of such individuals and families become
homeless again at any time within the next 2 years; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H539B20C47B6B45A288450D198B2B181A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 20 percent from the preceding year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38BD1137C56C4DCB9D7F73ECBFC3EE3B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Community
action</header><text>The communities that compose the geographic area
have—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20DADAB19B2E41978561FC904EAAF0C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively
encouraged homeless individuals and families to participate in homeless
assistance services available in that geographic area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4640D39ABF14DC9ADE5FB0CD92178B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99B27F38F1B1421F932FBB5157AEEFA2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effectiveness of
previous activities</header><text>If recipients in the geographic area have
used funding awarded under section 422(a) for eligible activities described
under section 415(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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4DE5CCE0D9D4674AC73E6FD2FA880DF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Flexibility to
serve persons defined as homeless under other Federal laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to collaborative applicants
exercising the authority under section 422(j) to serve homeless families with
children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes,
effectiveness in achieving the goals and outcomes identified in subsection
427(b)(1)(F) according to such standards as the Secretary shall
promulgate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCC81A5415474E7BB30608DD32497A22"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperation
among entities</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H881BAEEBA78B49998DBF14A21CFCEE73"><enum>304.</enum><header>Program
requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 426 of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H87C0EC4DD74E4725884ED53AF99C6B20"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB2F9F8350D34A1F9AA5FFB648BBB05B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA19E9F21D1214B079932084FD2EAF932"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Site
control</header><text>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 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD79B28E68C814571B4472A98D7C3F826"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
agreements</header><text>The Secretary may not provide assistance for a
proposed project under this subtitle unless the collaborative applicant
involved agrees—</text>
<paragraph id="HDF99686F42DC48919FDB6F962791DFF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure the
operation of the project in accordance with the provisions of this
subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7525DA0CBB8D45ADB03E1D143D527164"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to monitor and
report to the Secretary the progress of the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F06FAA82F234ACE94379459C65A9074"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCBFED1B9E704A678BBDF832DFF249DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to require
certification from all project sponsors that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H20FC5B70221340F491CFD5388B08F950"><enum>(A)</enum><text>they will maintain
the confidentiality of records pertaining to any individual or family provided
family violence prevention or treatment services through the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20BE8DAAB19846FFB3E995DFB80F46B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF058ACF4917340FC922AD6A5D4B04940"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7DE70DB79874D56A82DE79D01D99AAD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of programs that provide
housing or services to families, they will designate a staff person to be
responsible for ensuring that children being served in the program are enrolled
in school and connected to appropriate services in the community, including
early childhood programs such as Head Start, part C of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, and programs authorized under subtitle B of title
VII of this Act(42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H673692E5B2044F8384FD1A3EF6105669"><enum>(E)</enum><text>they will provide
data and reports as required by the Secretary pursuant to the Act;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91C6DD36AC37488F9AD5E4BFB3253347"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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)(11), 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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H349B68449ABE47AE8BDECC7414A5C257"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to monitor and
report to the Secretary the provision of matching funds as required by section
430;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAFF8BC29787499A99220401E3C711E2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to take the educational needs of children
into account when families are placed in emergency or transitional shelter and
will, to the maximum extent practicable, place families with children as close
as possible to their school of origin so as not to disrupt such children's
education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H292D0951770548DFA6544183FC2D2B8D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to comply with
such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish to carry out
this subtitle in an effective and efficient
manner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7087759DB2CF4D57B2B4A3F1C7FC406B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as
subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC46987D81C534FFEACA881062D371318"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence of subsection (c) (as
so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection), by striking
<quote>recipient</quote> and inserting <quote>recipient or project
sponsor</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB91917BBD67D408EB896E0A91508816C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68FF3FCF52004EC3B815024EF6BF52B8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f), (g), and (h), as subsections (d), (e), and (f),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D3F2C8290E74F35945DFC8F5ADB3949"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (e) (as so redesignated by paragraph (5) of this
section), by striking <quote>recipient</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>recipient or project sponsor</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H503A2C753FA34C7E8D1B7750A93F45D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F7BFD343BB84BD4B3E0FCC3580BDA4D"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (j) as subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4B5076C8C5F048F9BED103C909958014"><enum>305.</enum><header>Selection
criteria, allocation amounts, and funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5D5296033CE7492EBCECB90326010776"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by repealing
section 429 (42 U.S.C. 11389); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DE564420B7D4FD1B6941F8C95EC0EA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 427 and 428 (42 U.S.C. 11387, 11388) as sections 432 and 433,
respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5864BC19A1B74C2FA976B10AE97FE431"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
section 426 the following new sections:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBFF453CB056D4A43A878B8B43F88CEEB" style="OLC">
<section id="H88B218225BB94175BD360AFEC1AD2420"><enum>427.</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<subsection id="H4772F2E955994060A4D900FA3FB52E03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall award funds to recipients through a
national competition between geographic areas based on criteria established by
the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5BDF3EE3BDCA43B3BF7AC9B9288AD80B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
criteria</header>
<paragraph id="H44F6CFBF0D7D447AA94BADAB9A9F61E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria
established under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0992C3F3AA3A4261AB5BBF4DEDF6A166"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 <short-title>Homeless
Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>,
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—</text>
<clause id="HE8E46C4625394F219BC34FFEE4E806CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the length of time
individuals and families remain homeless;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1410135CDA344E4484F950E32C7CA3F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to
which individuals and families who leave homelessness experience additional
spells of homelessness;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E330F30570C4C1BB294543D3FBEB6A1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the thoroughness
of grantees in the geographic area in reaching homeless individuals and
families;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCDDDA9874724FE5AEFBA52E1721BA36"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>overall reduction
in the number of homeless individuals and families;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D935EB8266946B683D5DB085E1491EC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>jobs and income
growth for homeless individuals and families;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1448925057ED4C0A9DD935F3C2A9F816"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>success at
reducing the number of individuals and families who become homeless;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF85EC656F028496185B9996411D16A2D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>other
accomplishments by the recipient related to reducing homelessness; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC93D1D5DE3EA4E7B88C5253D569CAAE5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for collaborative applicants that have
exercised the authority under section 422(j) to serve families with children
and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes, success in
achieving the goals and outcomes identified in section 427(b)(1)(F);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H474B7B9C892A48E8A8D2AD596C0D58AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the plan of the
recipient, which shall describe—</text>
<clause id="H0141D6B790F54513BC69D7B35322DD96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>how the number of
individuals and families who become homeless will be reduced in the
community;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD37A79655EF7472B9F02D1FA54B0D30B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the length of
time that individuals and families remain homeless will be reduced;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCFE66B6ED0064C6AB962E44C2C93D0BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the recipient will collaborate with
local education authorities to assist in the identification of individuals and
families who become or remain homeless and are informed of their eligibility
for services under subtitle B of title VII of this Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 et
seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="H146A4F20331D496D98C9ABBF44337553"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the extent to
which the recipient will—</text>
<subclause id="HBA8EDBE84E384A5A933CF7C93E6CB522"><enum>(I)</enum><text>address the needs
of all relevant subpopulations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3A194F66DF014D7F84B9FB3D3100F9A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>incorporate
comprehensive strategies for reducing homelessness, including the interventions
referred to in section 428(d);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9416F83A07F240EABDE348DB060B81B6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>set quantifiable
performance measures;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0AE421B1B0D64A81A884D3CD584AEB78"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>set timelines for
completion of specific tasks;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H15B3459664164B4DB8D91793BED734FE"><enum>(V)</enum><text>identify specific
funding sources for planned activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA17308F2BA354B1DB45E6E3B98F68AB2"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>identify an
individual or body responsible for overseeing implementation of specific
strategies; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA4A1C948E9744AE4911294AD87A34A8A"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the recipient proposes to exercise
authority to use funds under section 422(j), and if so, how the recipient will
achieve the goals and outcomes identified in section 427(b)(1)(F);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7170CCA1B5C54310BEFF2538EA47A546"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text>
<clause id="H41793A0C729D42C08A0C63497B1BCD1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H21EA7825900041A0B9E5F7DB0A285F37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C1B91F2B0014837AB98C96651D23E9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is based on
objective criteria that have been publicly announced by the recipient;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD5DCF1E549424D129F5E98C4D50884EA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is open to
proposals from entities that have not previously received funds under this
subtitle;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CD46F22ACB9486DB78D4D253758F7A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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 two reports described in section 203(a)(7);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H175CF85A7F2344CA9CA83EE52CF242FE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DC7498878134CE09D530E61883583BC"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for collaborative applicants exercising the
authority under section 422(j) to serve homeless families with children and
youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes, program goals and
outcomes, which shall include—</text>
<clause id="HE44C4BD593E249848AF3E063DA5E77B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preventing homelessness among the subset of
such families with children and youth who are at highest risk of becoming
homeless, as such term is defined for purposes of this title; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H86487364E59D4F61BE83613467A1F599"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>achieving
independent living in permanent housing among such families with children and
youth, especially those who have a history of doubled-up and other temporary
housing situations or are living in a temporary housing situation due to lack
of available and appropriate emergency shelter, through the provision of
eligible assistance that directly contributes to achieving such results
including assistance to address chronic disabilities, chronic physical health
or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic
violence or childhood abuse, or multiple barriers to employment; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC125E72A278B456C96D48625681826D3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>such other factors
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this subtitle in an
effective and efficient manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC4352CDA93E54671A96AE7DECFF74324"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
criteria</header><text>In addition to the criteria required under paragraph
(1), the criteria established under paragraph (1) shall also include the need
within the geographic area for homeless services, determined as follows and
under the following conditions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC98EB0ED5698403494C3DB568B3EF5EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The
Secretary shall inform each collaborative applicant, at a time concurrent with
the release of the notice of funding availability for the grants, of the pro
rata estimated grant amount under this subtitle for the geographic area
represented by the collaborative applicant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFC382612EA44185B2E5E35A83E2317B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header>
<clause id="H3F01BE2956A642A09A235A8DDEBEFA83"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such estimated grant amounts shall be
determined by a formula, which shall be developed by the Secretary, by
regulation, not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning upon
the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Homeless
Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>,
that is based upon factors that are appropriate to allocate funds to meet the
goals and objectives of this subtitle.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7CF35BF62F94F6DA33E83FC7C18F041"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Combinations or
consortia</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="H156453AA748C4E1AB19E70F24776238F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Authority of
Secretary</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59B66472ED9940A9A9D4CCE371FE5C2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Homelessness
counts</header><text>The Secretary shall not require that communities conduct
an actual count of homeless people other than those described in paragraphs (1)
through (4) of section 103(a) of this Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB52502FC360042A6ADA946F2D8FBE513"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>The
Secretary may adjust the formula described in subsection (b)(2) as
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="H103D87FAD71044A99027C33461D7C860"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that
each collaborative applicant has sufficient funding to renew all qualified
projects for at least one year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52866968369D4BF38F351CB8DE61DBA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that
collaborative applicants are not discouraged from replacing renewal projects
with new projects that the collaborative applicant determines will better be
able to meet the purposes of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA23562D417BA43D38EF85F455FB809E9"><enum>428.</enum><header>Allocation of
amounts and incentives for specific eligible activities</header>
<subsection id="HF5B95421B52647299A24D671F526885F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Minimum
allocation for permanent housing for homeless individuals and families with
disabilities</header>
<paragraph id="H6F0D91D026B34A3C83890A56E8BD7EDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, 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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC22632B1B7A7440D9D8B71F59C42E081"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AB4C708A5E4471BB44D13B6A9F132CE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37101E0588224EFDBEBC949E293F727D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Suspension</header><text>The
requirement established in paragraph (1) shall be suspended for any year in
which funding available for grants under this subtitle after making the
allocation established in paragraph (1) would not be sufficient to renew for 1
year all existing grants that would otherwise be fully funded under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C6A591A7440438597D8C46751B96BA2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0A5148070FE48189B0AB75895FCA052"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Set-aside for
permanent housing for homeless families with children</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58A8D1769FB2466B9AAED6D62B3827AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of
Amounts for Permanent or Transitional Housing</header><text>Nothing in this Act
may 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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4C46D4BCDDA846BBBBE71A2F4480C54A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentives for
proven strategies</header>
<paragraph id="HA564DC72949548669943A7A8C7BA35F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, reducing homelessness for a specific subpopulation, or
achieving homeless prevention and independent living goals as set forth in
section 427(b)(1)(F).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC87C45901DF54C48BA4BA5E781292012"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DFD18A70AEE4BD1A41F05C8BE551CDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permanent
supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C6A7BA72FCC499F90CCA3BC0B9AA4B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C83BC25D31F40209C789A219EB5480A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, reducing
homelessness for a specific subpopulation, or achieving homeless prevention and
independent living goals as set forth in section 427(b)(1)(F).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4190D5FB4804B66B0E1372AAFAF5728"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Balance of
incentives for proven strategies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, in providing
bonuses or incentives for proven strategies, the Secretary shall seek to
maintain a balance among strategies targeting homeless individuals, families,
and other subpopulations. The Secretary shall not implement bonuses or
incentives that specifically discourage collaborative applicants from
exercising their flexibility to serve families with children and youth defined
as homeless under other Federal statutes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6595373F366441BB53AB541E4A01EBF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Incentives for
successful implementation of proven strategies</header><text>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 415(a) for homeless people generally or for
the relevant subpopulation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H17634F4C09AB431F8494AABEDA5603E3"><enum>429.</enum><header>Renewal funding
and terms of assistance for permanent housing</header>
<subsection id="H00DEDE71DA4C43E48DDBA1723400EB91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Renewal of expiring contracts for leasing, rental
assistance, or operating costs for permanent housing contracts may be funded
either—</text>
<paragraph id="H09F87F62316C48A5BA8A72951B0E12C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under the
appropriations account for this title; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0217CD8DB1434FD1A0521ED4FA246487"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the section 8
project-based rental assistance account.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22044E6DCBCE4B5A9D3471B8A09D0F29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Renewals</header><text>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
effective date of the <short-title>Homeless Emergency
Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>). 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—</text>
<paragraph id="HB49FAF8F484841E58DCBD2C5953F43DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there is a
demonstrated need for the project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAECD828FCB24D5AB846096ED92B0F19"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project
complies with program requirements and appropriate standards of housing quality
and habitability, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB538EDD698484DBB9B3CFDCA9EFCBAB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3C1CE3FDAB074B74B8ACAC1B4E9D3A63"><enum>430.</enum><header>Matching
funding</header>
<subsection id="H7777B7EB2B92436D9612375E2EECFD64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, including renewal funding of projects assisted under subtitles
C, D, and F of this title as in effect before the effective date under section
503 of the <short-title>Homeless Emergency Assistance and
Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009</short-title>, 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 shall not be subject to any match requirement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H12E4E4C5B3524DFABA3E4DFFD6658F41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
in-kind match</header><text>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.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H72A89DA46EDC40DDB71EB62D35DFE348"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Countable
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The contributions
required under subsection (a) may consist of—</text>
<paragraph id="H081CB752909B4D23A88C6A183B326AC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funding for any
eligible activity described under section 423; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC3CE36B7A016496F8DC69D14D1E4E5DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to
subsection (b), in-kind provision of services of any eligible activity
described under section 423.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAF45D8BA9B4F42A488CF21A2A7CD86AD"><enum>431.</enum><header>Appeal
procedure</header>
<subsection id="H8242079540374B98880130A913FFC51B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>With respect to funding under this subtitle, if
certification of consistency with the consolidated plan pursuant to section 403
is withheld from an applicant who has submitted an application for that
certification, such applicant may appeal such decision to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6336F6E0BD52476CBE982A7B4C9FA00A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a procedure to process the appeals described in
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA425291DD68344E5ACF2B6B5D6B29B7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not
later than 45 days after the date of receipt of an appeal described in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine if certification was unreasonably
withheld. If such certification was unreasonably withheld, the Secretary shall
review such application and determine if such applicant shall receive funding
under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD62E0FC80DA84F58893C45BAFCD798A8"><enum>306.</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated
$8,000,000, for each of fiscal years 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 2 years at 3 different
sites to provide services for homeless families and evaluate the effectiveness
of such services.</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Rural housing
stability assistance program</header>
<section id="H96B6270E795D4BA7A83A886D06E45258"><enum>401.</enum><header>Rural housing
stability assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle
G of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11408 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H76EDA24177FB4AF2B9C3B1971ADCEBE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
subtitle heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H026A8F2D1C014098B461F202151A1171">
<subtitle id="HE126E01B105340578E909275C173A9A1"><enum>G</enum><header>Rural housing
stability assistance
program</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">and</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H93BE2915BAE84A59AF0BC50A83359964"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
491—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC559A84A35C94F708E5B088F5E9010A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Rural housing stability grant
program</header-in-text>.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FC9092112424F41B86224AE3306CDA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="H42F643CEA59E4DF4B49788B5CBE0F706"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>rural homelessness grant program</quote> and inserting
<quote>rural housing stability grant program</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H95C354C45F2E41D886D8A676EFAEF9A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>in lieu of grants under subtitle C</quote> after
<quote>eligible organizations</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5444D459BC4C44D1BF5EB0C16D0A9FB4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD92979D0742C4250A591BA0124DE45B0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H83AAD97CD25849A39AE18A127738EDC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rehousing or
improving the housing situations of individuals and families who are homeless
or in the worst housing situations in the geographic area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B01F087F01B428DAE926C3247E77A7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>stabilizing the
housing of individuals and families who are in imminent danger of losing
housing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E1823B2C217430898E9E2310BE593D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving the
ability of the lowest-income residents of the community to afford stable
housing.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74C472CF1C2F46389E5E8D3D8CDF075C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1)—</text>
<clause id="HBE19FCCBCF714FB78CE9E54090EFFDB4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (I), (J), and
(K), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD55E9F6FB18044F9BD275F8E14535FC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC3A5F3D4B03403089F9EB7F296443D6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H74FF0FAD31D8417195015677D04E2CE2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>construction of
new housing units to provide transitional or permanent housing to homeless
individuals and families and individuals and families at risk of
homelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0CF4BBA1A244B909B252D95942E948E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and individuals and families at risk of homelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06D182FA83E942B8866F6F6312C02C94"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and individuals and families at risk of homelessness, or providing
supportive services to such homeless and at-risk individuals and
families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC75CC563060344C8AD7C41D5B0096947"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provision of rental assistance to provide
transitional or permanent housing to homeless individuals and families and
individuals and families at risk of homelessness, such rental assistance may
include tenant-based or project-based rental assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB68204E128C4C09A037333502CDF9B8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>payment of
operating costs for housing units assisted under this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H123EDC03617440CBAD1FAD753C3E109F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), by striking <quote>appropriated</quote> and inserting
<quote>transferred</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFB41345A3084AE5B5862F8A2B1518F6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="H70CAA59DD7C24FC2B2DF6F7D1DF5DC2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>appropriated</quote> and inserting
<quote>transferred</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE141872AA1284B46A55D4AFCCFC44669"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3), by striking <quote>appropriated</quote> and inserting
<quote>transferred</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13724656B1624EF284CFD576E7FA021F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<clause id="H356D938E9A09445AA2F30F54CBC69C8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a
semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H77D1DEF5093B4062AFDB3A0F969BFDA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6)—</text>
<subclause id="H067F948A7D4D4D928DE86F86CE2CEC46"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>an agreement</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>families</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>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</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H20B64F1827504768B02FAAB8C2757DB6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end, and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H496806EA02DB44FD844CA0B0593AE05F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB87A761C64ED48128319EF2AE427A55A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H50F3D3D92AAE4B9597C7BA163DCC4740"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F5B9116D6BE4F5DB1E010DA0DD73D2E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>a description of
the extent and nature of homelessness and of the worst housing situations in
the
community.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09998664EF4A4346A88A6DCB196F8A9D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3666A4394DB04B8C8E285E1C4E1EBA8E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H793D72C288AE4DA2AFD20E257B7ED883"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Matching
funding</header>
<paragraph id="H4F3774A403C348D09C84FB6EC02336AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 the geographic area in an amount equal to not
less than 25 percent of the funds provided for the project or activity, except
that grants for leasing shall not be subject to any match requirement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A9D18E3FC6E4348A4CB4DB64DDC408B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations on
in-kind match</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75040A603C8144F78B265FB728A2C409"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Countable
activities</header><text>The contributions required under paragraph (1) may
consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB40ABC4C0A6E4DCF8D38B84512E9B391"><enum>(A)</enum><text>funding for any
eligible activity described under subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF001A453610D4A4C8D5FF66316BC6B14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to
paragraph (2), in-kind provision of services of any eligible activity described
under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA69A2A7500A44633B133B9ABCF9314C6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish criteria for selecting
recipients of grants under subsection (a), including—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E5026B01551481DBEEB7F90F58196BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the participation
of potential beneficiaries of the project in assessing the need for, and
importance of, the project in the community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6372B40CC1954D8695D881435F78E7E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the degree to
which the project addresses the most harmful housing situations present in the
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CBEF058AEFF424CACC508FDF3DCE71B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the degree of
collaboration with others in the community to meet the goals described in
subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77DAE5997EA24EDEB3B3E3B32062A09C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the performance of
the organization in improving housing situations, taking account of the
severity of barriers of individuals and families served by the
organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEE111F0412B4159BF3F690A14D0BE9B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47BE2C3E8B724C7E98C25078AABE425A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the need for such
funds, as determined by the formula established under section 427(b)(2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H820D81866FBA4AFFA3A6A85871A709C7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other relevant
criteria as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4737A7059D214EA8BD78F2DEE087F86A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<clause id="H164B0DEC58DC4615960EFF6843205DCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>The</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 18 months after funding
is first made available pursuant to the amendments made by title IV of the
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009,
the</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H09D702C6B0B644F5AC017EB51AD12BC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>providing housing and other assistance to
homeless persons</quote> and inserting <quote>meeting the goals described in
subsection (a)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDF4C574246AE4187885042DC7F2FC383"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>address homelessness in rural
areas</quote> and inserting <quote>meet the goals described in subsection (a)
in rural areas</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE29F1ECED7CD4C18815E8135DD176751"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="HFE9A4137E5FE41998D71A8C3A94D506C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The</quote> and
inserting <quote>Not later than 24 months after funding is first made available
pursuant to the amendment made by title IV of the Homeless Emergency Assistance
and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009, the</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H59B9C95036C4406FA22387D52F361438"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>, not later than 18 months after the date on which the Secretary first
makes grants under the program,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H347A8CD723844D06B5FB1650B36C761B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>prevent and respond to homelessness</quote> and inserting <quote>meet
the goals described in subsection (a)</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88F0851295164BCFBFF21625E38E6F36"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subsection
(k)—</text>
<clause id="H15C5B554584F4C9F81A9811DB82C9595"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>rural homelessness grant program</quote> and
inserting <quote>rural housing stability grant program</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E1E98EDC3E34034977C0E3DEAD61944"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="H3BDD6C796AAA4C4CAF76BEAF0C92E14C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7C630729B9EB40AF801AC4882B717A31"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>rural census tract.</quote> and inserting
<quote>county where at least 75 percent of the population is rural; or</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H15DE34AD73D94B84A3916A41F84329DA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74F476D6EE2A480DAC0236B013B6D8D8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H45A84BAF33E0457DBFC592C4B4BC8D9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1137D2C264884C71B21A9BE52298F0BA"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)—</text>
<clause id="HB8A0AF7D3E604F42A9C0D41E174EDEFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking the subsection heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program funding</header-in-text>.—</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8F60F8FB464442CAB3B10837B5EF280"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB169929F4A9A440195D8102CA6C9283A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8A5B1B03EA0F4AB4A3F7D65B26B492F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 subtitle C for grants under this
section. Any amounts so transferred and not used for grants under this section
due to an insufficient number of applications shall be transferred to be used
for grants under subtitle C.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38AAF8A2F9554EB0B916B952AD69E45E"><enum>(K)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H957B8BC965824FE895B254C900DC43CD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE3C32131983E420AB9C7018476AEB506"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Determination of
funding source</header><text>For any fiscal year, in addition to funds awarded
under subtitle B, funds under this title to be used in a city or county shall
only be awarded under either subtitle C or subtitle
D.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H89BB4B52569442178E98FBA1574DE6FC"><enum>402.</enum><header>GAO study of
homelessness and homeless assistance in rural areas</header>
<subsection id="HA2E017E3AE9E4D8D96C06488DE2B5E46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the
expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to
examine homelessness and homeless assistance in rural areas and rural
communities and submit a report to the Congress on the findings and conclusion
of the study. The report shall contain the following matters:</text>
<paragraph id="H7CC24CDA72924209B84054F63D4095C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
general description of homelessness, including the range of living situations
among homeless individuals and homeless families, in rural areas and rural
communities of the United States, including tribal lands and colonias.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCACB657C22F452C9330125FF60A72CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An estimate of the
incidence and prevalence of homelessness among individuals and families in
rural areas and rural communities of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21BA8781900941A5BB6F4ED6316B721B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An estimate of the
number of individuals and families from rural areas and rural communities who
migrate annually to non-rural areas and non-rural communities for homeless
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H504C26043F934F71AE144AEC71BB56E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
description of barriers that individuals and families in and from rural areas
and rural communities encounter when seeking to access homeless assistance
programs, and recommendations for removing such barriers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F8F54FCEA8742E4B5CB4B0C4F2DDA78"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
comparison of the rate of homelessness among individuals and families in and
from rural areas and rural communities compared to the rate of homelessness
among individuals and families in and from non-rural areas and non-rural
communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H04658D676A534A86B1A7AF587ED1AB1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A
general description of homeless assistance for individuals and families in
rural areas and rural communities of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1EDB3643D9B479BB427BAED9EE69C5B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A
description of barriers that homeless assistance providers serving rural areas
and rural communities encounter when seeking to access Federal homeless
assistance programs, and recommendations for removing such barriers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5DA45BCA8D54C9287551ABC8A72E33E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>An assessment of
the type and amount of Federal homeless assistance funds awarded to
organizations serving rural areas and rural communities and a determination as
to whether such amount is proportional to the distribution of homeless
individuals and families in and from rural areas and rural communities compared
to homeless individuals and families in non-rural areas and non-rural
communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC47370943DEF4E3C8DAD26E44F0C62F0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>An assessment of
the current roles of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Department of Agriculture, and other Federal departments and agencies in
administering homeless assistance programs in rural areas and rural communities
and recommendations for distributing Federal responsibilities, including
homeless assistance program administration and grantmaking, among the
departments and agencies so that service organizations in rural areas and rural
communities are most effectively reached and supported.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA88FAFD4A3D847C898AE0D7726FD72CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition of
supporting information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
carrying out the study under this section, the Comptroller General shall seek
to obtain views from the following persons:</text>
<paragraph id="HA7A8D4E039D54E3AB0AA55902F7A2693"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B80F425237644F1BF19EDD54F34B1DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H477CBE7980CE4161B482328470998302"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H521951E5F4D845209B449E4992E9C873"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE7BBE71A9664BA9AB928F789FB67BE6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Labor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE820057821D14FF6BE329F2ED5D61D6E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8CB63E8FEC74DC3B3AA8187C9C34253"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Executive
Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H944304D3D743413A838A360362B244FE"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Project sponsors
and recipients of homeless assistance grants serving rural areas and rural
communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53B6C377EC944F58B7CAFE2B07414EC0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Individuals and
families in or from rural areas and rural communities who have sought or are
seeking Federal homeless assistance services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H147D92C675494A558CA0A81DE6F714BB"><enum>(10)</enum><text>National advocacy
organizations concerned with homelessness, rural housing, and rural community
development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87BDB04DCB2A420CB13221AD606DFEA8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Repeals and
Conforming Amendments</header>
<section id="H60B1EDCFCB1546D98F08947FDE943EEA"><enum>501.</enum><header>Repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 hereby repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H7003624899C04792B50A3EC2CF5A1ED2"><enum>502.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subsection id="HEC404AFF6E08489296E3E921B87C643D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consolidated
Plan</header><text>Section 403(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(as so redesignated by section 101(2) of this Act), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H66A29A614A8D40A5A682B532522B1B54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>current housing affordability strategy</quote> and inserting
<quote>consolidated plan</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE4AC842F2ED491A8CFDDDD3CD20EC7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the comma the following: <quote>(referred to in such section as a
<quote>comprehensive housing affordability strategy</quote>)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H25C8F1A3798B49DD9E9C1D2B82950C66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Persons
Experiencing Homelessness</header><text>Section 103 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302), as amended by the preceding
provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF30F1774C5E94B2B99E51FBF6D9EB04D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA0A914B20E294013B70D5C9225A077D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Persons
Experiencing Homelessness</header><text>Any references in this Act to homeless
individuals (including homeless persons) or homeless groups (including homeless
persons) shall be considered to include, and to refer to, individuals
experiencing homelessness or groups experiencing homelessness,
respectively.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4A34C4AF0C614059A1DF265F29246E98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural Housing
Stability Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is amended by redesignating
subtitle G (42 U.S.C. 11408 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of
this Act, as subtitle D.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE7B42695CF0B4E3FA63E8E013875522B"><enum>503.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as specifically
provided otherwise in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall take effect on, and shall apply beginning on—</text>
<paragraph id="H17F2FC68DBE847989B4B60825E12A728"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the expiration of
the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97BAD4E592AB4C74BE449479F8CE6494"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the expiration of
the 3-month period beginning upon publication by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development of final regulations pursuant to section 504,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">whichever
occurs first.</continuation-text></section><section id="HB4E16F7387844DDD9AFF79F01DA59AF7"><enum>504.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection id="HC9DC38E99564411A8773A4ACC3A2033B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate
regulations governing the operation of the programs that are created or
modified by this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66FB733665994B8C8B80B9F81524B984"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1FF7BE18953B44F9A7F998F984536F15"><enum>505.</enum><header>Amendment to
table of contents</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table of
contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the item relating to the heading for
title IV and all that follows through the item relating to section 492 and
inserting the following new items:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="title">TITLE IV—HOUSING ASSISTANCE</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle A—General Provisions</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 401. Definitions. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 402. Collaborative
applicants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 403. Housing affordability
strategy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 404. Preventing involuntary family
separation.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 405. Technical
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 406. Discharge coordination
policy.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 407. Protection of personally
identifying information by victim service providers.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 408. Authorization of
appropriations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle B—Emergency Solutions Grants
Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 411. Definitions. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 412. Grant assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 413. Amount and allocation of
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 414. Allocation and distribution of
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 415. Eligible activities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 416. Responsibilities of
recipients.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 417. Administrative
provisions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 418. Administrative
costs.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle C—Continuum of Care
Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 421. Purposes.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 422. Continuum of care applications
and grants.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 423. Eligible activities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 424. Incentives for high-performing
communities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 425. Supportive services.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 426. Program
requirements.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 427. Selection criteria.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 428. Allocation of amounts and
incentives for specific eligible activities. </toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 429. Renewal funding and terms of
assistance for permanent housing.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 430. Matching funding.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 431. Appeal procedure.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 432. Regulations.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 433. Reports to Congress.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">Subtitle D—Rural Housing Stability
Assistance Program</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 491. Rural housing stability
assistance.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 492. Use of FHMA inventory for
transitional housing for homeless persons and for turnkey
housing.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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