I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2011 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Davis of Kentucky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program.

1.

Minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program

Section 524 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc–24) is amended to read as follows:

524.

Determination of amount of allotment

(a)

Determination under formula

Subject to subsection (b), the allotment required in section 521 for a State for a fiscal year is the product of— (1)an amount equal to the amount appropriated under section 535 for the fiscal year; and (2)a percentage equal to the quotient of— (A)an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the State involved, as indicated by the most recent data collected by the Bureau of the Census; and (B)an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the United States, as indicated by the sum of the respective amounts determined for the States under subparagraph (A). (b)

Minimum allotment

(1)

In general

Subject to paragraph (2), the allotment for a State under section 521 for a fiscal year shall, at a minimum, be the greater of— (A)the amount the State received under section 521 in fiscal year 2010; and (B)$750,000 for each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and $100,000 for each of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (2)

Condition

If the funds appropriated in any fiscal year under section 535 are insufficient to ensure that States receive a minimum allotment in accordance with paragraph (1), then— (A)no State shall receive less than the amount they received in fiscal year 2010; and (B)any funds remaining after amounts are provided under subparagraph (A) shall be used to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B), to the maximum extent possible.

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2.

Authorization of appropriations

(a)

In general

Subsection (a) of section 535 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc–35) is amended by striking $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003 and inserting $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016. (b)

Conforming amendment

Section 521 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc–21) is amended by striking fiscal years 1991 through 1994 and inserting fiscal years 2012 through 2016.