[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7486 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7486

 To authorize additional funds for the Shelter and Services Program of 
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 29, 2024

 Ms. Caraveo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize additional funds for the Shelter and Services Program of 
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 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 ``Humanitarian Emergency Localized 
Partnerships for Interior Cities Act'' or the ``HELP for Interior 
Cities Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF SHELTER AND SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) Prioritization for Hospitals, Clinics, and Community Health 
Centers.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for 
payments under the Shelter and Services Program under this Act, not 
less than 20 percent shall be prioritized for hospitals, clinics, and 
community health centers.
    (b) Prioritization of Interior Cities.--In carrying out the 
Program, the Director shall--
            (1) assess the amount of funding provided to interior 
        cities as compared to border cities;
            (2) compile a list of interior cities that have not 
        received as much funding under the Program as border cities 
        with a similar size and population; and
            (3) prioritize consideration of providing funding 
        authorized under this Act to such interior cities.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program 
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Border city.--The term ``border city'' means a city 
        that lies along a border of the United States.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (3) Shelter and services program; program.--The term 
        ``Shelter and Services Program'' or ``Program'' means the 
        program operated by the Director to provide funds to nonfederal 
        entities that provide shelter and other eligible services to 
        migrants encountered by and released from the custody of the 
        Department of Homeland Security, as well as funding to increase 
        their temporary shelter capacity, for which funds were 
        transferred from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the 
        Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Department of 
        Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 (division F of 
        Public Law 117-328).
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