[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6293 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6293

   To require issuance of guidance by the United States Interagency 
  Council on Homelessness regarding protecting the homeless from the 
      Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2020

  Mr. Zeldin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require issuance of guidance by the United States Interagency 
  Council on Homelessness regarding protecting the homeless from the 
      Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Interagency Council on Homelessness 
Coronavirus Guidance Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. GUIDANCE FROM UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
              HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) In General.--Each member of the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
section 202(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11312(a)) shall, not later than the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, issue public 
guidance to stakeholders and other affected parties on best practices 
for preparing for, preventing, containing, and responding to the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including specifically for 
vulnerable homeless populations.
    (b) Definition of Homelessness.--Guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) by a member of the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness shall be based on the definition of homelessness used by 
the agency or office represented by such member.
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