119 HR 4457 IH: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-16
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025
. (b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—Supported alternatives to penalization of persons experiencing homelessness
Sec. 101. Grant authorization.
Sec. 102. Application.
Sec. 103. Use of funds.
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.
Title II—Investing in infrastructure to address basic human needs
Sec. 201. CDBG Plus program.
Sec. 202. Library pilot grants.
Sec. 203. Use of unutilized and underutilized public buildings and real property to assist the homeless.
Title III—Investing in community stability and well-being
Sec. 301. Treatment of revenue generated.
Sec. 302. Emergency solutions grant program.
Sec. 303. Continuum of care grant program.
Sec. 304. Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency food and shelter grant program.
Sec. 305. Requirements.
Sec. 306. GAO study of requirements regarding participation and involvement of homeless individuals.
Title IV—Access to voting
Sec. 401. Study of factors adversely affecting ability of homeless and housing-unstable individuals to vote.
Sec. 402. Grants to facilitate voting by homeless and housing-unstable individuals.
Title V—United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Sec. 501. Permanent authorization.
Sec. 502. Functions.
Sec. 503. Advisory board.
Sec. 504. Director.
Sec. 505. Conforming amendment.
Title VI—Revenue related to housing speculation and displacement
Sec. 601. Amendments to the tax code.
2.For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1)The term at risk of homelessness
means, with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family—
(A)has an annual income that is less than 30 percent of median family income for the area, as determined by the Secretary; (B)does not have sufficient resources or support networks, including family, friends, faith-based organizations, and other social networks, immediately available to prevent the individual or family from moving to an emergency shelter or other place described in paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection; and
(C)
(i)has moved because of economic hardship two or more times during the 60 days immediately preceding the application for homelessness prevention assistance under this Act; (ii)is living in the home of another because of economic hardship;
(iii)has been notified in writing that their right to occupy their current housing or living situation will be terminated within 21 days of the date of application for assistance under this Act; (iv)lives in a hotel or motel and the cost of the hotel or motel stay is not paid by charitable organizations or by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals;
(v)lives in a single-room occupancy or efficiency apartment unit in which there reside more than two persons, or lives in a larger housing unit in which there reside more than 1.5 people per room, as defined by the United States Census Bureau; (vi)is exiting a publicly funded institution, or system of care, including health-care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and correction programs and institutions; or
(vii)otherwise lives in housing that has characteristics associated with instability and an increased risk of homelessness, including those characteristics identified in the approved consolidated plan for the applicable jurisdiction. (2)The term cost-burdened
means, with respect to an individual or family, that the individual or family—
(A)spends more than 22 percent of their income on rent, or other housing-related costs, including property taxes, utility bills, and mortgage payments, or both; or (B)otherwise compromises other basic needs in order to pay for housing.
(3)Governmental unit; municipalityThe terms governmental unit
and municipality
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 31, United States Code. (4)The term homeless
means, with respect to an individual or family—
(A)an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; (B)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;
(C)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); (D)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; and
(E)an individual or family who 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. (5)The term Housing First
means, with respect to addressing homelessness, an approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent and affordable housing opportunities and appropriate services without preconditions and low or no barriers to entry, including barriers relating to sobriety, treatment, work requirements, and service participation requirements.
(6)
(A)The term housing-unstable
means, with respect to an individual or family that the individual or family— (i)lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(ii)shares housing with other persons due to loss of housing or economic hardship; (iii)lives in hotels or motels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to lack of alternative arrangements;
(iv)is awaiting foster care placement; (v)lives in substandard housing;
(vi)is a child of migrant worker; (vii)has moved more than three times in the past year due to economic instability;
(viii)would be unable to pay for housing if their income decreased by $100 or more or if they experienced a financial hardship; (ix)is paying for housing or shelter with labor or sex;
(x)has housing that is dependent on their employer; (xi)is exiting from incarceration (including pre-trial and pre-conviction detention; immigration detention; and juvenile detention) or who will be exiting from incarceration (including conditional release on bail or parole) in the next six months, or, with respect to youth, who is or has been held in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(xii)has an income that does not exceed 50 percent of median income for the area in which they reside; (xiii)has a primary income that is fixed and derived solely from Federal or State benefits; or
(xiv)is a survivor of domestic violence or trafficking residing with a perpetrator of domestic violence or trafficking. (B)Such term includes an individual or family who is—
(i)at risk of homelessness, as such term in defined in this subsection; (ii)not consistently or safely housed, including individuals and families at imminent risk of eviction, who are couch-hopping, have had to move into the dwelling unit of another individual or family; or
(iii)homeless in a rural area. (7)The term justice system-involved
includes persons who are or have been incarcerated or held in municipal, State, or Federal jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, or other types of detention facilities, who have been held in pre-trial or post-conviction detention, who have an arrest or conviction regardless of whether they were detained or incarcerated, who have been held in immigration detention, or, with respect to youth, who are or have been held in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(8)The term penalize homelessness
means to impose, by a governmental unit, criminal or civil penalties on persons who are homeless or housing unstable in a manner that is related to those persons’ engagement in necessary human activities, including sleeping, resting, and eating. (9)Permanent supportive housingThe term permanent supportive housing
means housing that provides—
(A)indefinite leasing or rental assistance; and (B)non-mandatory, culturally competent supportive services to assist persons to achieve housing stability and maintain their health and well-being.
(10)Population at higher risk of homelessness
(A)The term population at higher risk of homelessness
means a group of persons that is defined by a common characteristic and that has been found to experience homelessness, housing instability, or to be cost-burdened at a rate higher than that of the general public. (B)Information that may be used in demonstrating such a higher rate includes data generated by the Federal Government, by State or municipal governments, by peer-reviewed research, and by organizations having expertise in working with or advocating on behalf of homeless, housing unstable, or cost-burdened groups.
(C)Such term shall include populations for which such higher rate has already been demonstrated, including Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other communities of color; persons with disabilities, including mental health disabilities, elderly persons, foster and former foster youth; LGBTQ persons, gender non-binary and gender non-conforming persons, justice system-involved persons, and veterans. <enum>I</enum><header>Supported alternatives to penalization of persons experiencing homelessness</header> <section id="H8D20AE67868B47FDBD98D4DE00483097"><enum>101.</enum><header>Grant authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, public and community defender systems, and nonprofit organizations to create or expand alternatives to penalizing homelessness.</text></section>
<section id="H87D092A3B3354DDEB9B5374B27F2026B"><enum>102.</enum><header>Application</header>
<subsection id="HAC373AD401234AB0B7A9C27A81B0F582"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity seeking a grant under this title shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including an assurance described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H661FAEEEE75E4BE3B6CE791CB4624832"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assurance described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assurance described in this subsection is an assurance that the entity has in place a policy protecting employees, persons, and communities served by the entity from discrimination under applicable civil rights laws, and that such policy includes protection from discrimination on the basis of gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD9BF3A9CE0684155824FCDAE8AECBB36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nonprofit expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the assurance described in subsection (b), a nonprofit organization seeking a grant under this title shall demonstrate in its application that it has a proven history of—</text> <paragraph id="HCDBD21FD227844CABC0FFE5B888ED843"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">successful engagement with populations experiencing homelessness and housing instability, including members of a population at higher risk of homelessness; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA040184843694EA5866DFACAA0784CF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assisting communities to engage in alternatives to penalizing homelessness.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE4EA8632631844239EE2527BE79AB7E6"><enum>103.</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">An entity that receives a grant under this title may use funds received under this title for any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H62F15F16B7884CB1B95E004961B04194"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creating or expanding a diversion program, including a law enforcement assisted diversion program, which program includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H37B2D2D1E35D46DB8FBCEC5E37F98841"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a focus on reducing racial disparity in law enforcement and prosecution;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BC288DB137746BDBE70C3FBBC6A10A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reliance on harm-reduction principles;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D0C67E5D65B4CE9B78E0348FCD9F4B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaboration with community-based, trauma-informed organizations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAF7E05866964CCFA718D1993C4F13BF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of pre-arrest diversion programs that are designed in consultation persons experiencing homelessness and housing instability, populations at higher risk of homelessness, and community based health and service providers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44E93C1692B94A979B70173B60FB6342"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a primary focus on providing diversion services to persons and communities that are homeless or at risk of homelessness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H397CBCE18EC0487B89F9A14B08D02125"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Providing technical support to jurisdictions that are working to reduce the extent to which the laws or policies in that jurisdiction penalize homelessness, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H5A1DF9EC8C484FA7AFF39C433EB41916"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting the jurisdiction in creating procedures, programs, and infrastructure to safeguard the personal property of persons experiencing homelessness or housing instability, in consultation with persons and organizations representing such persons;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E02FD79BC044859B1F18BF259A7FE32"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing protocols for pre-booking diversion for offenses in cases where the incident is related to homelessness or housing instability, a mental health condition, or addiction; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H01837DB4F8F04C089D9632E5D6673799"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying statutes, regulations, and policies that penalize homeless and housing unstable persons, and identifying, pursuing, and implementing alternatives that promote Housing First, permanent supportive housing, and the health, safety and self-determination of such persons.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BF16D28BBC04115BD42F607CE4646D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Creating, supporting, expanding, or studying mobile crisis intervention teams that are trained to provide stabilization services to persons with an urgent medical or psychological need, as an alternative to a law enforcement response, which teams may include healthcare professionals, mental health professionals, addiction counselors, housing referral specialists, groups serving or representing justice system-involved or housing unstable persons, and other related resource providers.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H99A089122E0D460384851B3FAC0DF572"><enum>104.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $100,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter.</text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Investing in infrastructure to address basic human needs</header>
<section id="H685F88C139124ED2AF92F60C08921760"><enum>201.</enum><header>CDBG Plus program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11360">42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2F0AD7852C0E4B7E82FDBE9056775181" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subtitle id="HD2499BC78D15470AB395CB389A1BD999"><enum>E</enum><header>Community Development Block Grant Plus Program</header> <section id="HC87A84ABF85D43D19EC6D342648AFD5D"><enum>496.</enum><header>CDBG Plus program</header> <subsection id="HBD1340A4608F49E1881A43056BD395C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a Community Development Block Grant Plus Program under this section (in this section referred to as the <quote>CDBG Plus Program</quote>) to provide assistance to units of general local government and States for activities to benefit homeless, housing unstable, or cost-burdened households, as such terms are defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H85D5A21E5F4345F88CE7FF23A94516CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>The CDBG Plus Program shall be carried out in the same manner and subject to the same requirements and limitations applicable to the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>), except to the extent otherwise provided—</text> <paragraph id="H47615179EF1247E5A64C1C2EDEF7BF3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by this section; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50E705DEA2B54BD697C2ACACF7F6318A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by the Secretary, to account for differences between—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C4B2EA7630A4BEA892E34E2D18F4414"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the primary objectives of such block grant program and the CDBG Plus Program (as provided in subsection (c) of this section); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DAE3EC7779A43FA881CE9FDF0E3C475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the primary benefit requirement of such block grant program under section 101(c) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301(c)</external-xref>) and the primary benefit requirement of the CDBG Plus Program (as provided in subsection (d) of this section).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H17C5A2FCCAB74E389EC7763CCD324BEE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Primary objective</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The primary objective of this section and of the CDBG Plus Program of each grantee under the program shall be to reduce and end homelessness and housing instability and to reduce and prevent housing-related cost-burdens, with priority given to providing housing for low-income and extremely low-income households and for members of a population at higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F9AE59F0C9E4568BEC87EE32A3FF9DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Primary benefit requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the primary objective under subsection (c), all of the Federal assistance provided to States and units of general local government under the CDBG Plus Program shall be used for the support of activities that benefit homeless, housing unstable, or cost-burdened households.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H706C98CF89A940C5A448C6AB552C1EA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program differences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>), the CDBG Plus Program shall be subject to the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="H426FB5AA2557439BBB0B273D42FE6F3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Notwithstanding section 105 of such title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5305">42 U.S.C. 5305</external-xref>), activities assisted under the CDBG Plus Program may include only the following activities:</text> <subparagraph id="H72AEF123071C4948B6398884CBAFC494"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects that improve compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12101">42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.</external-xref>), projects that address other barriers to full community participation, integration, and access as identified by directly impacted persons with disabilities who experience homelessness or housing instability, and projects directed to the removal of material and architectural barriers which restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly persons and persons with disabilities, and projects that assist elderly persons to age in place.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8E8C135F7C74F1B8B1C22456347716C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition of real property (including air rights, water rights, and other interests therein), that—</text> <clause id="HE875A5F5114046788D90A7AF4DE2D6E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is appropriate for rehabilitation, conservation, or construction of permanent affordable housing or transitional housing; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HC4416606F813481F87861B79479A41DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is being acquired by or on behalf of a group of persons who are homeless, housing unstable, or at risk of homelessness to provide housing, land, or self-determination to that group of persons.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7AF9866579B4F65A690D3DC66CF2FB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The provision of public services that increase stability and housing access for persons experiencing homelessness or housing instability, including services associated with permanent supportive housing, housing search and placement support, and legal services.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB50CF92AB984498DBB4FCAA1F611BFE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Activities necessary to develop, implement, or evaluate a comprehensive plan to end homelessness and housing instability.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9A96E44DAD4748C0B1208E9C4C1996D7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The rehabilitation, development, or construction of dignified and humane housing that is permanently affordable to persons earning 30 percent or less of the median income for the area in which the housing is located, including the construction and maintenance of public housing units and the creation of new forms of housing, such as tiny homes.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2E3F4DA2F9B43BC956B081D554D93D2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or conversion of transitional housing, temporary shelters, and other spaces, such as hotels, motels, government-owned properties, and commercial business spaces, to address urgent safety and public health needs for persons experiencing homelessness and housing instability, except that no funds shall be granted to any projects by government units or municipalities that penalize homelessness or force or coerce persons to utilize those spaces.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7292FE30A7E84D3CB6D3DFE2EBEDE87A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>All necessary activities to create, maintain, and offer to the public the types of infrastructure necessary to address basic human needs, including public bathrooms, water fountains, and places to sit and rest.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D2B61801559402EB587ED15A770EB23"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects that ensure access to specialized medical respite housing and associated services and supports for persons experiencing homelessness or housing instability who are sick, injured, or who have been discharged from hospitals, nursing facilities, or similar facilities.</text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the construction of new affordable housing in accordance with this paragraph is specifically permitted as an eligible activity of the CDBG Plus Program.</continuation-text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC0D8F2019AA54A838563ACBB9A420C57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Formula distribution</header> <subparagraph id="H4E002235A2434F1A89E4627863200105"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of existing regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Until the regulations required under subparagraph (B) take effect, amounts made available for assistance under this title shall be allocated pursuant to the formula established under section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5306">42 U.S.C. 5306</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31B37483A50F41C18EE9B985C9F6E32D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New formula</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 Secretary shall issue regulations that establish a formula for allocation of amounts made available for assistance under this title that utilizes factors that more directly correlate to need of grantees for such amounts to address homelessness, housing instability, and cost-burdened households.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D83F8749E804433A7BF9FD0C80ED1EF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Citizen participation plan</header><text>In addition to citizen participation requirements under section 104(a) of such title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5304">42 U.S.C. 5304(a)</external-xref>), the citizenship participation process of each grantee under the CDBG Plus Program shall solicit the active participation of homeless, housing unstable, and cost-burdened households in directing the use of assistance provided under the Program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA2AFF4DCA994600B048138C8CF7D06A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Non-displacement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 104(d) of such title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5304">42 U.S.C. 5304(d)</external-xref>), each grantee under the CDBG Plus Program shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H55281DE1497948E8AC69A566EE51638E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certify that the activities funded with assistance provided under the program will not displace low- and moderate-income people; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6A2E79280A94B30A5DE3D53575500E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary to inform residents of grantee community of a phone number for the Department of Housing and Urban Development which may be used to inform the Department of any such activities that may be causing the displacement of low- and moderate-income residents.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D73C0ED16ED4CBB84D239D28A036FEE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Expedited assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for expedited funding under the CDBG Plus program for any grantee that demonstrates that Federal property is available in the jurisdiction of the grantee that could be used to address homelessness and associated needs or housing instability but for the infrastructure needs that could be addressed through funds provided under the CDBG Plus Program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94CFE24A14D64E43A5E865E136DE013F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Housing-first</header><text>In allocating amounts for grants under the CDBG Plus Program, the Secretary shall prioritize affordable housing creation, permanent supportive housing, and supportive services utilizing a Housing First model, and other infrastructure to address basic human needs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37934EB9C4E94FFCA632A8A9E133D503"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Sustainability, resilience, and water and energy efficiency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 10 percent of all amounts made available for assistance pursuant to this section shall be used only for eligible activities relating to sustainability, resilience, water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s discretion, other strategies to enhance the environmental sustainability and climate resilience of production, design, and construction of structures funded under the program under this section. Eligible activities shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E39675EDA434C5EB12A9637679FFB61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction that utilizes local, natural materials developed using sustainable methods that produce few or no carbon emissions; or other sustainable materials;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71DCFB1C3A8048779D8042DB4F4FA91F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>use of sustainable appliances made in the United States, including all-electric appliances, and use of appliance, materials, and procedures that bring the structure into compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense certification for efficient water use and Energy Star certification for energy-efficient appliances;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA788206250744809D4A7DC810E2574C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction or retrofit to build highly energy-efficient structures that produce on-site, or procure, enough carbon-free renewable energy to meet total energy consumption annually;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H25D695A61F034F8285FB2D7FFA9BA262"><enum>(D)</enum><text>use of renewable energy, which shall include—</text>
<clause id="HBFAC2ADF9F6D4151A95D8FE946F11363"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utility-, community-, and small-scale photovoltaic and thermal solar energy;</text></clause> <clause id="H34E11A89AF6C4A80B49129705C384287"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>utility- and small-scale wind energy;</text></clause>
<clause id="H09612D22C9DB4CEC9DB151D63DDDBD7A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>geothermal energy;</text></clause> <clause id="H75BEEF30F18E41EA81BECA1F961D9B66"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>microturbine hydroelectricity;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF9F974887B4044D1861570E02771277B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>energy efficiency;</text></clause> <clause id="H575A5692AB4C443AA66412BF1B9B67C8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>building electrification;</text></clause>
<clause id="H997C7DD6A6964EA2921BD29462AE33B6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>energy storage;</text></clause> <clause id="H0E3AD7D01CB64A7AB80A6A9F8FBCC3BF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>microgrids; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H62BE3D57836D4C4295036D5A488FF76C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>modern distribution grid infrastructure; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H637072E1AB19443D89B6B57EF5840C44"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction, retrofit, alternations, or repair that brings the structure into compliance with an Environmental Protection Agency or sustainable construction industry-recognized standard, including the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, International Green Construction Code, ASHRAE 189.1, National Green Building Standard, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, and Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23DDEBD0F2194997AFCE6D09E976CC90"><enum>(8)</enum><header>No penalization of homelessness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In allocating amounts for grants under the program under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applicants with a dedicated commitment to reducing and ending the penalization of homelessness and applicants that can demonstrate compliance with Center for Disease Control standards on appropriate responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 for persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCA01A8C3E77E418C92B0B3CF2441227F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to affect or alter the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF6CDF41F49684F00B99A632EC5B844BD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated for assistance under the CDBG Plus Program under this section, for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter, an amount equal to the difference between $6,000,000,000 and the amount credited for such use for such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(3) of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H55E12562F14B47949115CCA2605D4916"><enum>202.</enum><header>Library pilot grants</header> <subsection id="H8BCDBCE8F4E847E39266D14E3B1D78C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts made available under subsection (g) for a fiscal year, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (in this section referred to as the <quote>Institute</quote>) shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable municipal, county, and State library administrative agencies to award subgrants to public libraries, school libraries, and public law school libraries for carrying out pilot programs to address the needs of homeless and housing-unstable persons.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H524D440F125F4A5B9716ED4FF53E77FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot programs</header><text>Each pilot program assisted with amounts from a subgrant under this section shall allow a library system or systems to create or expand projects or services that primarily address the needs of homeless and housing-unstable persons. Preference shall be given to funding proposals that integrate with existing Federal or State programs that serve homeless persons, housing-unstable individuals, and cost-burdened households.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H73FF21384C3A4926BF8F711696987E45"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized agency</header><text>The Institute shall disburse funding made available to carry out this section. The Institute may consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Interagency Council on Homelessness, or any other appropriate agency to ensure that funds are disbursed and utilized appropriately.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB6D8601CE2C04BDAABEC83F5E575E858"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, a municipal, county, or State library administrative agency shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Institute may require. Each application shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H903AA966D80E4D2E847521697154EEFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of how the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will award subgrants described in subsection (e), including any priorities or considerations that will be applied in making such awards, with an emphasis toward supporting programs addressing the needs of homeless persons;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H140C20447A6F438FB46681710A2B214C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of how the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will disseminate, in a timely manner, information regarding the subgrants described in subsection (e) and the application process for such subgrants;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2456556ED11A4D76A806AF38B73BDAD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the criteria that the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency will require for the programs; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18F02C832709463E8C4515FD9369E4CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assurance from the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency that each eligible library that receives a subgrant will provide programs that primarily serve persons who are homeless or housing-unstable.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC827D01E5162401394E9B1F4CEF64CE2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Subgrants</header> <paragraph id="H3618BD1A078043B3879B874F93EA5D29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each municipal, county, or State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section may use such grant amounts to provide subgrants, on a competitive basis, to a public library, school library, or public law school libraries to enable such libraries to provide programs that address the need of homeless persons.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3509B49CC1FF4E609AD4E15285243F83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible for a subgrant under this subsection, a public library, school library, or public law school library shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency may require. Each application shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="HC65314A4936C4970B58D8D6E93737A93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the homelessness-related programs that the eligible local library administrative agency will provide at each library to be assisted; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4F2356F5B8B440BB1F469644F98039E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how community or governmental partners will be involved in the homelessness-related programs of the library.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AD39218D132420AA9C335A5FA655173"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for awards</header><text>A municipal, county, or State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section shall award subgrants based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6382E6D61FE40599163586AA99D5C52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed number of libraries and the estimated number of homeless persons that will be served under the homelessness-related programs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE4CEF94961140158E9E600A6F352C50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other criteria established by the municipal, county, or State library administrative agency in the application submitted under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H271ACB4E1E7B4824B0448BFC847EBE96"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State library administrative agency receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit a report for such fiscal year to the Institute regarding the progress made in achieving the purposes of the grant.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H50FA1E1480BF4E37A7F4DCE456CE6E25"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H249E2E1539FF4F3A98973225B58A98DF"><enum>203.</enum><header>Use of unutilized and underutilized public buildings and real property to assist the homeless</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11411">42 U.S.C. 11411</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD81714E941ED48DFAFBF050DF6B0E683"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H535BFC3715084237B66137D2C8878D25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), strike <quote>30</quote> and insert <quote>365</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCA1380356F0142818E07102EABC1151A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), strike <quote>30-day</quote> and insert <quote>365-day</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H019B7CB8AE444B41AF149516F50DD6B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(A), strike <quote>75</quote> and insert <quote>365</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFA8A01631D6427EAC58EC8C03E287EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9A39B5987BEF4548B7875AC0270E53B2" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7451397EEFBA4BDC9D929032C1BAE1DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In the case of a representative of the homeless who has received a grant under a CDBG Plus Program under section 496 of this Act, such representative shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, be considered eligible for conveyance of any real or personal property requested under the authority of this section or section 502 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11412">42 U.S.C. 11412</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10EF3F09D4E84E5F97074C7CC25DA2F5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A request by such a representative shall be expedited and shall not be subject to the review processes under such sections. It shall be the burden of the Secretary to present any reasons why the grantee should not receive the requested property, and absent extraordinary circumstances, including danger to the grantee or potential harmful environmental impact that would be impossible to mitigate, the representative of the homeless shall be presumed to qualify for the property requested.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H013FFB33CBF74E09A4997C4240A9DFC7" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conveyances of properties pursuant to this section shall be made deed, and not by lease, unless explicitly requested otherwise by the representative of the homeless.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5703EB4BB734C4E898E694C0A2C4576" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary shall identify and implement a process by which such grant recipients and applicants shall be—</text>
<clause id="HA964480396E94D5D83BF9E9507FAC628"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regularly notified of their eligibility status under this paragraph;</text></clause> <clause id="H57B63B4ED0054681BDA04A50CCBBC117"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notified of all lists of available properties;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC06DFE698C4B4A5290F9F81A7D1DBBA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presumed to be eligible for transfers of property;</text></clause> <clause id="H085353D1777240E7BBC997E74F85F9D8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>prioritized and expedited for transfers of property;</text></clause>
<clause id="H937949DE381D4368999C64374BBCFF2C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>permitted to appeal to the Secretary for reconsideration;</text></clause> <clause id="H118D34A0D7CA429CB9552118ACFC58B5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>expedited access to properties; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1D248D042A494F39B4771C2FEC2DC6A3"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>conveyed properties pursuant to subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <enum>III</enum><header>Investing in community stability and well-being</header> <section id="H7270B4F825764AAE91403BC277E72926"><enum>301.</enum><header>Treatment of revenue generated</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the amount of revenues accruing to the general fund of the Treasury by reason of the enactment of title VI of this Act and shall credit an amount equal to such revenues to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H0B9EFBA493C54EB5BBDC11707C2BEEE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall credit 40 percent of such revenues for assistance under the emergency solutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11371">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B0EBF775DC240A3BDF747E68309237F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall credit 40 percent of such revenues for assistance under the continuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11381">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97CA6AFA11B449EDA8959D7E38734FFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall credit 20 percent of such revenues for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant Plus Program, authorized under section 496 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (as added by section 201 of this Act).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HBAB36F3DEF924F458B0AE2B3DFAF3AFC"><enum>302.</enum><header>Emergency solutions grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter, to make grants under the emergency solutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11371">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</external-xref>), an amount equal to the difference between $10,000,000,000 and the amount credited for such use for such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(1) of this Act.</text></section>
<section id="H811A4DC1752B441FA54AC0581B4E99C4"><enum>303.</enum><header>Continuum of care grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter, to make grants under the continuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11381">42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.</external-xref>), an amount equal to the difference between $10,000,000,000 and the amount credited for such use for such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(2) of this Act.</text></section> <section id="H39464A613CD14EA4BC4645FEF1884BB9"><enum>304.</enum><header>Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency food and shelter grant program</header> <subsection id="H6E6810960ECF416CA5B4BB576B8EC4D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated, for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter, $1,000,000,000 for emergency food and shelter grants under subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11341">42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H106D716559344060A8115DBD278E073E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Board membership</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11331">42 U.S.C. 11331(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4308F4F83922446787AB2715DDB7A84C"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>6 members</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 8 members</quote>;</text>
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<paragraph id="HDD582B0648254DE4A94A7C39C391F95D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the third sentence by striking <quote>Each such member</quote> and inserting <quote>Four members</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16BD6864070640D4927E437D33B4F633"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after and below paragraph (6) the following flush matter:</text>
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<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">At least 4 members shall be appointed from among individuals nominated by national organizations identified by the Director, in consultation with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, that represent a population at higher risk of homelessness (as such term is defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>).</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H28545C89BAAE410494CE255D747CC4EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 313 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11343">42 U.S.C. 11343(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCEE8BAC18732401A884DAB901AD57BFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>hygiene,</quote> after <quote>food,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E08FD1F02AE47288D4CD95E4C3DA39E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEC66B7BAE0F4D61AAAC5D43BF51B19A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA6CD1E32D3FC43CB80EA378ECFDDD639"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct rehabilitation of existing shelter or feeding facilities to ensure such facilities are safe, sanitary, and in compliance with local building codes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H507D272C22944C30BA611BB7D3F5A381"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide flexible and appropriate access to temporary shelter;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H902846808B024C92ADD2D560E69BD3D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to build and maintain new forms of safe and sanitary shelters, including tiny homes; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H565208CD531A46A88972591FB79638D3"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide supports, including shelter, transitional housing, and specialized medical respite shelter and associated services to homeless or housing-unstable (as such term is defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>) elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and persons who are or have been sick or injured, and to persons are who are being discharged or who have recently been discharged from hospitals, nursing facilities or similar facilities</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E9AEB0F3C5B47198AAB70BF9D910B24"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution of amounts</header><text>Paragraph (2) of section 316(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11346">42 U.S.C. 11346(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, which shall provide for consideration of regional variation in housing costs and costs of living, rates of homelessness and housing instability, and income inequality</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H62752A51C06646D380C4BBF0CB347E80"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appropriate non-Discrimination policy</header> <paragraph id="H428AAB604E8C40EC9A891899E26584DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National and local boards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11331">42 U.S.C. 11331</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H191B746D674C48898784E9949289923D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Appropriate non-Discrimination policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Board shall—</text> <paragraph id="H6E751728DB554A0F9DAEA6A3E8414428"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at all times having in effect a policy that prohibits discrimination against persons in all classes provided protection against discrimination under Federal law and explicitly prohibits discrimination based on the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0F1DD68BEEE454FAF397F264E8BB064"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require each local board designated pursuant to section 302 to have in effect a policy described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CE3733835B1461EAB0619098D8889E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Service providers</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 316 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11346">42 U.S.C. 11346(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D5C03321274485080F75AF575063F23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEC39C34407D4B85B09EAB43BD530674"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F08C09C7E8143009F42CD7EA6999266"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H27D91ED774374AA8B8C3A66230F4FC52" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H456A3FC44E2644E7BB32FC67AB676D3F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidelines requiring each private nonprofit organization and local government carrying out a local emergency food and shelter program with amounts provided under this subtitle to have in effect, with respect to such program, a policy described in section 301(f)(1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7EDEF77606844433A41ACFBB9B46322B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>GAO study of allocation formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify and analyze the methods in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for determining the amount and distribution of assistance under the Emergency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11341">42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.</external-xref>) to determine whether such current methods adequately address the needs of homeless persons and the communities that serve them. Not later than the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the findings of such study and making recommendations as to how the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board should revise such methods to more adequately and accurately meet such needs.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H42936DE7FBF2439B98AD1AB03A65924C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>GAO study of compliance with participation requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify and analyze the extent to which recipient service providers under the Emergency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11341">42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.</external-xref>) comply with the provisions of the guidelines for such Program required under paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 316(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11346">42 U.S.C. 11346(a)</external-xref>; relating to involvement and participation of homeless individuals). Not later than the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the findings of such study, including identifying any barriers to compliance and the level of compliance and recommending models for compliance (including specific models used by such recipient service providers) and suggested support methods to assist recipients to comply.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HD523636FAA26420B95DD8A680C74A0AA"><enum>305.</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subsection id="H4ACE947726C44489952AEF49FA26B551"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on matching funds requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any grant made using amounts made available by this Act to any recipient that is a governmental unit, non-Federal supplemental or matching funding shall not be required for such grant if such recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text> <paragraph id="H5F480C4CA8164C94AB61773C5BEBDF9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance using such grant amounts will be provided in accordance with a Housing First strategy for addressing homelessness in the area in which the assistance is used;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D9CBBD2AFD44C5DB94C81D42C0BEE8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient has created and implemented a formal plan to cease to penalize homelessness;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EEA6B69D3C14503B7D6326BC45AD792"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recipient has established a formal plan to identify and address structural and implicit bias in implementation of programs funded under this Act that specifically addresses potential bias towards members of groups identified a population at higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in section 2 of this Act;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0218CEBA10F4366BA80CCD81EAABA62"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the recipient has established a formal plan to facilitate issuance and replacement of personal identification documents issued by the recipient for persons who are homeless or housing-unstable;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB137CBC4C6F34991BBC5C0E1AED79471"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the case of any recipient that administers elections, the recipient has established a plan to ensure that persons who are homeless or housing-unstable are not prevented from voting due to irregular or non-existent addresses or other similar barriers; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H108CE48E8FCA4EF6836FB387EC1AD9FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the recipient has procedures in effect for interacting with the property of homeless persons that—</text> <subparagraph id="HA503C5D051A74CEBB553E484F8459F0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require a minimum of three days prior notice shall be given before property is moved or disposed of;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1F617EC69294A7FA8BBB86293CE3997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide a plan that safeguards any item that is not clearly trash for a minimum of 30 days; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD1454512A2A14770BB68C16357DE7FA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow persons experiencing homelessness to easily retrieve their possessions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H29F456A340724099B322C6469CD23F6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for ongoing efforts</header><text>Assistance made available under this Act may not be provided to any governmental unit unless such unit demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that such entity has in effect, or is actively working toward implementing, policies, regulations, or other requirements sufficient to ensure the following within the jurisdiction of such entity:</text> <paragraph id="H55B87329CD7143A08C69FE766A03E2C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any law that imposes a criminal punishment on a person or groups of persons who are homeless, or who has no other place to go, for sleeping outside or on public property is not being enforced.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H010971E524F943A395ED76A08743B014">
<enum>(2)</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective procedures are in effect for interacting with the property of homeless persons that comply with due process protections of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4DCA4BBB5B3F4165B9498359C5DBCC7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Non-Governmental entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance made available under this Act may not be provided to any entity that is not a governmental unit unless such entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text> <paragraph id="HB92803A84F294F81AA5CB5924DD4D840"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such entity has in effect, or is actively working toward implementing, a procedure that provides for regular community participation, comment, feedback, and guidance on the activities and performance in serving homeless, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened individuals and households; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE59EA0B68C3547F390CF26ADAD52112C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any entity that in any fiscal year receives more than $1,000,000 from amounts made available under this Act, all personnel carrying out activities assisted with amounts made available under this Act whose responsibilities involve regular contact with homeless, housing-unstable, or cost-burdened individuals or households, or who have management positions overseeing personnel in regular contact with homeless, housing-unstable, or cost-burdened individuals or households, are adequately trained regarding harm reduction, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, implicit bias, cultural competency, and disability rights.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA7301A53ACA44C94BE4DD450734E2C82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>All entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance made available under this Act may not be provided to any entity, whether a governmental unit or a non-governmental entity, unless such entity demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such entity has in effect a written non-discrimination policy that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CF6DCB0046C4842810943402D885231"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prohibits discrimination against persons in all classes provided protection against discrimination under Federal law; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CEFC9FFEA5C4F38A19571651FFBDB4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">explicitly prohibits discrimination based on the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H2758157EB4E54E6693823EE3CF251E51"><enum>306.</enum><header>GAO study of requirements regarding participation and involvement of homeless individuals</header>
<subsection id="HFCD62C0C190744F7A6CE1D1D8487F833"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify and analyze the extent to which—</text> <paragraph id="H4950D10573304890815DAEC36F341869"><enum>(1)</enum><text>recipient service providers under the Emergency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11341">42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.</external-xref>) comply with the provisions of the guidelines for such Program required under paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 316(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11346">42 U.S.C. 11346(a)</external-xref>; relating to involvement and participation of homeless individuals); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8D6D08B350E4ADDBEFA434539A8A2F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recipients under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11371">42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.</external-xref>) comply with the requirements under section 416(d) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11375">42 U.S.C. 11375(d)</external-xref>; relating to participation of homeless individuals).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD82CFDF3C3E343E98A5694A3580037D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the expiration of the 36-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the findings of such study, including identifying the level of such compliance and any barriers to compliance with such requirements, and recommending models for compliance (including any effective specific models used by such recipients) and suggested support methods to assist recipients to comply.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Access to voting</header>
<section id="H1AE3DE20FECD430C8F6CD8B8AB4A870A"><enum>401.</enum><header>Study of factors adversely affecting ability of homeless and housing-unstable individuals to vote</header>
<subsection id="HB15176221FB54072AFEA69E6283E9FBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall conduct a study identifying and analyzing on a State-by-State basis the factors which adversely affect the ability of individuals who are homeless or who are housing-unstable to vote in elections for public office, including the implementation of the REAL ID Act, State laws requiring voters to provide ID as a condition of voting, and the penalization of homelessness.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2BF17C08FBF4477E9830F6467608202B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress and make available to the public a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), and shall include in the report recommendations to address the factors identified in the study.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H28D0125F462E4DF0A52CD2E96877422E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State defined</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>State</quote> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H08CD9779816B4E5A83FAE5AEDB365643"><enum>402.</enum><header>Grants to facilitate voting by homeless and housing-unstable individuals</header> <subsection id="HB02882D1B9084965A7B7ED55018DD223"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Election Assistance Commission shall carry out a program under which the Commission shall make grants to eligible nonprofit corporations and eligible units of local government for carrying out programs and activities which will facilitate voting in elections for public office by individuals who are homeless or who are housing-unstable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB4FA1876761A449AB0AB338FB48286E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>A nonprofit corporation or a unit of local government is eligible to receive a grant under the program established under this section if the corporation or unit submits to the Election Assistance Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing—</text> <paragraph id="HFDD9664D12CD4215A80EAEBD48B39D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a nonprofit corporation, a certification that the corporation has in effect a non-discrimination policy that prohibits discrimination against persons in all classes provided protection against discrimination under Federal law and that further protects against discrimination on the basis of the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60E9F14038804E55AF842AA88707D69B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such information and assurances as the Commission may require.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC3C367DCF0CB44B7A76730BE6D80715B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priorities in selection of nonprofit corporations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting among eligible nonprofit corporations for receiving grants under the program established under this section, the Commission shall give priority to corporations which meet any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H01EE7B5171664EB597069618346369B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A proven history of working with homeless, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93EC33FB47EE4FCEA156416C500063E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A proven history of successfully encouraging civic participation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9085DE4B88384BCE93F9891153823CD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A proven history of participation by homeless, housing-unstable, and cost-burdened households in the leadership and decision-making power of the corporation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57995D1434E14905801C0312CBA855BA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A proven history of successful engagement with a population at higher risk of homelessness, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC405C15A474A474DAF40EEF99EB2A63F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>LGBTQ persons;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFAAA7382BB64E7B89E2D75D52570570"><enum>(B)</enum><text>foster youth and former foster youth;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4EC23C5D0E994622AC8AC8283B748EB9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other communities of color;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63694FF205F749A3A44BBBEBCCE37060"><enum>(D)</enum><text>low-income older adults;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2239DA8D23A34E828EE09B2ED309AC37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>persons with disabilities, including mental health disabilities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB97BDC568AFB4CFBBE1B1C1D7AE87BC0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>justice-system-involved persons; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4834655D4EA4868BBA72519D4D0A6A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>immigrant communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDCA0B75196914D38A51A54D87F8CC60B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonprofit corporation defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>nonprofit corporation</quote> means a corporation described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H85C48BDA07A84E308328F4E442F40931"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter.</text></subsection></section> <enum>V</enum><header>United States Interagency Council on Homelessness</header> <section id="HB0754C4E84DF44C3A1AB02B18FE9E6B2"><enum>501.</enum><header>Permanent authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11311">42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A5BABA6CECF44D0839CFDAB7BF659E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 208 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11318">42 U.S.C. 11318</external-xref>), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: <quote>There is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year $10,000,000 to carry out this title.</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA93B93F400DF40599299D0E2AFEDD684"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking section 209 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11319">42 U.S.C. 11319</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H121DD42B90E843D5A933B3C12774813E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 207 and 208 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11317">42 U.S.C. 11317</external-xref>, 11318) as sections 208 and 209, respectively.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HF7A0F3FAEE954CD6B41E69A1D6380A18"><enum>502.</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11313">42 U.S.C. 11313</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB152FE94B99D42D987074064B5669DF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2549BE36160F4A20825D7938D9B722EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H986C07EBBD4F4C9696D8DFCA4A29FE24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA340B40E0DAD433F963B7EAC71AE0CA7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD418905DD85A446391C6AD8222BE7693"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rely on evidence-based practices;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C035465F144B9885C03475866F3A95"><enum>(15)</enum><text>identify and promote successful practices, including the Housing First strategy and the permanent supportive housing model; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB1559AE634741DC8262836E231731C1"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize addressing disparities faced by members of a population at higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>, including by issuing reports and making recommendations to agencies.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H60E77905CFC0455688039FC08EB6DAEB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DEA3669B46D41CEB4DE7689196B1B44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H07574B2F6C5040FA8C24963D10330890"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1AD7934A2488423AB324C00731AF940D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8E6312ACAD134933A1DB2883F862B7C9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H9BE2605F61A643628965115E4F9DFB6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make formal reports and recommendations to Federal agencies, which shall include comments on how proposed regulatory changes would impact persons experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or who are cost-burdened.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC83568578521411C8103999BECF80F54"><enum>503.</enum><header>Advisory board</header>
<subsection id="H7FEBA2B5332E491E8990EBB7D1C0706B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 206 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11316">42 U.S.C. 11316</external-xref>) the following new section:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6AD0974EECD9468FA78B4A1B019213BD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="H2F6895CFE77E492DB575F4D2ED92FCCB"><enum>207.</enum><header>Advisory board</header> <subsection id="H0F19464C30E54E1E8E1B0EBA822FDF4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established an advisory board for the Council.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H49BBCD9D360F4EF2AF73B5B0FB91ADCE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H92BA8C743F1F4A88A8C217FDB0D2C806"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The advisory board shall be composed of not less than 20 individuals, selected by the Executive Director of the Council from nominees proposed pursuant to paragraph (2), as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="HDFB8E294F9C34745B6D9D89C126FB173"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not less than 10 members shall be individuals who are homeless or experiencing housing instability, or were so during the 5 calendar years preceding appointment to the advisory board or who have been so in the last 5 calendar years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B4D41156A9D4A51951EB1C743D3F3A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 8 members shall be individuals who are members of, or advocate on behalf of, or both, a population at higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in section 2 of the <short-title>Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2025</short-title>, including such transgender and gender non-conforming persons, Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color, youth in or formerly in the foster care system, and justice-system involved youth and adults.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE73924F0B4A94A6495A54437EF34EFD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nomination</header><text>Nominees for members of the advisory board shall be proposed by any grantee or subgrantee under this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27EF3367CC6A46D78549818089CFB0A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon selection of members of the advisory board, the Executive Director of the Council shall submit a report to the Congress identifying the members selected and demonstration compliance with the provisions of this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAF5B50426314220929E5944677DB337"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Members of the advisory board shall serve terms of 2 years.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B73E98DAF9F4F22AA67A972A95FA421"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The advisory board shall review the work of the Council, make recommendations regarding how the Council can most effectively pursue the goal of ending homelessness, and raise specific points of concern with members of the Council who represent Federal agencies.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB745098B5C32446FB015F7B3DDC5677F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The advisory board shall meet in person not less often than twice each year.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H114A110AC3134FCCB623450C8F124141"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Council meetings</header><text>The Council shall meet regularly not less often than once a year with the advisory board and shall provide timely written responses to recommendations, proposals, and concerns issued by the advisory board.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCC02C1B70F674B338A68986834BABB52" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The position of Chairman of the advisory board shall be filled by an individual who is a current or former member of the advisory board, is nominated by at least two members of the advisory board, and is confirmed by a vote of not less than 75 percent of the members of the advisory board.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCF0CBF8CB2F340189DF880A3C83534DB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the advisory board shall receive compensation for their participation including a participation stipend in an amount determined by the Council and travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEEE2B7D45BFC404A90046628562D3D84"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agencies implementing this Act shall construe this Act in a manner that facilitates and encourage the full participation of advisory board members and shall consider the barriers faced by persons experiencing homelessness and shall endeavor to overcome such barriers to participation.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF61AA70B97A4C699278247A8EF9518D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Representation of chairman on council</header><text>Section 202(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11312">42 U.S.C. 11312(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H71A903398E8B4CE192571480D19A09BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (22) as paragraph (21); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H275AC12FDD8F4E8A8FFD3E5E7AFCBBB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF2D137B1172F435E977C6BCDA2600C2C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H8CD69DD70C994073815F6818111E5DF3"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chairman of the advisory board established by section 207.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8CE8AF0F29BD4310952C634B4143C757"><enum>504.</enum><header>Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 204 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11314">42 U.S.C. 11314(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H4A01B16AAC9241E9914855FEF3E6F8DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text>.—The Council shall appoint an Executive Director, who shall be</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H999F102B219145819FEE7FB2D5A4D182"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="HF8BC5BE8FCD5428FB09C84AE779FE66F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The chief executive officer of the Council shall be the Executive Director, who shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) and</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD368807985FB4E4E83591D0C5A1B6C9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA5C2AC0D76AE42F48C92BE06B62E22C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process for appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy in the position of Executive Director shall be filled by an individual nominated and appointed to such position by the Council, except that the Council may not appoint any nominee who is not confirmed by approval of 75 percent of the aggregate of all members of the Council and the advisory board under section 207 pursuant to an election in which each such member’s vote is given identical weight. If the Council is unable to agree on an Executive Director, the chairperson of the advisory council shall act as interim Executive Director.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2737B2101A404FF0A5F2031C34983FD1"><enum>505.</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11301">42 U.S.C. 11301</external-xref> note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<enum>VI</enum><header>Revenue related to housing speculation and displacement</header>
<section id="HC1E1D709B1A04FA7862694FF38CFE106" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Amendments to the tax code</header>
<subsection id="HC563F64ABB014C68926AA857D89A827C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9F86B684142C4888BF7B8379C2454786" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <chapter id="H16FA2A83AAA24760911EC5B0DAD9C366"><enum>50B</enum><header>Real property-related taxes</header> <toc container-level="quoted-block-container" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" lowest-level="section" idref="H9F86B684142C4888BF7B8379C2454786" regeneration="yes-regeneration" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded"> <toc-entry idref="H7395675E53A747BC933E2E62C26A3B92" level="section">Sec. 5000E–1. Luxury real property transfers.</toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H705D6B906A5E4D5FA7DD0D75112DFB4F" level="section">Sec. 5000E–2. Real property secrecy transfer tax.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section" bold="off">Sec. 5000E–3. Mass landlord rental tax.</toc-entry></toc> <section id="H7395675E53A747BC933E2E62C26A3B92"><enum>5000E–1.</enum><header>Luxury real property transfers</header> <subsection id="H5863EE8551D54894986638ED595CE5D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby imposed on the sale or exchange of real property a tax equal to 5 percent of the amount realized from such sale or exchange.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8FA58B62735F42F780DEA5F99A3954B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The tax imposed by this section shall not apply to a sale or exchange of property unless the amount realized from such sale or exchange (or from a series of related sales or exchanges of which such property is a part) is at least $10,000,000.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H102AF8F70EDA4034B8BA2B9F6D44C433"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Liability for tax</header> <paragraph id="HBF7852F5D47A4BCC8800E1EA2424B60E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The tax imposed by this section shall be paid <fraction>½</fraction> by the transferor and <fraction>½</fraction> by the transferee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA58E10C306874A228013602101CFB873"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subparagraph id="H550EABE507594F3BAA1CE7259184EBD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Property transferred to tax-exempt</header><text>In the case of property transferred to a tax exempt entity, or a State or local government (or political subdivision thereof), the tax imposed by this section shall be zero.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAD0394589E24A24A5669E1DA2C3FCDC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Property transferred by tax-exempt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of property transferred by a tax-exempt entity, or a State or local government (or political subdivision thereof), the tax imposed by this section shall be paid by the transferee.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3EF02E6A5A3D49EAB7ED63758FE8CB8A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tax exempt entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term <quote>tax-exempt entity</quote> means any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter unless such property is used predominantly in an unrelated trade or business the income of which is subject to tax under section 511.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDBA1C6AE0DFA440C9068D9BE755F97A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent avoidance of the purposes of this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H705D6B906A5E4D5FA7DD0D75112DFB4F"><enum>5000E–2.</enum><header>Real property secrecy transfer tax</header>
<subsection id="H5851CB52D7B64FF9B8540465EC4635B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a sale or exchange of real property to or from an applicable anonymous entity, there is hereby imposed on such transfer a tax equal to $10 for each $100 realized on such sale or exchange.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC4B8D9CB1B0C4765A2DFBD7B8450AF98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicable anonymous taxpayer</header> <paragraph id="H78A9856D4BDE4D399B97B417EED24992"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>applicable anonymous entity</quote> means any entity or trust the beneficial owners of which are not available by freely accessible public records.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8352EAEA3869459CB042749AF04DECA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Beneficial owner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>beneficial owner</quote> means, with respect to any entity, an individual who has any ownership interest in the entity and—</text> <subparagraph id="HF041B0AB4C2244AF96A2A1E7DF6373DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercises control over the entity,</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C12678FEF684276B99205EA38829A9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>owns equity interest in such entity, or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E5B09880D9E4523A652DC488D47E99C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives substantial economic benefits from such entity (other than in connection with employment).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H528C46C7C0084EDDAD0B2C325519EB26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for entities registered in global legal identifier program</header>
<subparagraph id="H51885F59639A42D4B19BF4698284983A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any entity that participates in the legal entity identifier program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB852494763964DE089A56E9182266F64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Controlled groups</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, subparagraph (A) shall only apply if each such person so treated participates in the legal entity identifier program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD48F4BC2A8034D01927D7228BA33EB66"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Liability for tax</header>
<paragraph id="HDAD8787054AB467799A657B1425A7824"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each applicable anonymous entity who transfers or receives property in a sale or exchange to which this section applies shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of the tax imposed by this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76BB57D690D14912A94D4596075C74FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members of controlled group</header><text>If such an applicable anonymous entity is a member of a controlled group, each member of such controlled group shall be jointly and severally liable for such payment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE8902AC6DB0748368FD7828D0BE835A2"><enum>5000E–3.</enum><header>Mass landlord rental tax</header>
<subsection id="H3474F39E38CA4643ACF4134A4183392F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a covered landlord, there is hereby imposed on the rental of a dwelling unit a tax equal to 1 percent of the amount of the rent paid for such dwelling unit.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7528D9694FDA442E9ED3B32EEDC8A92B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered landlord</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <quote>covered landlord</quote> means any person that owns—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD885EB9CC2841D29723D784965391A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>more than 1,000 dwelling units held for rent within a single metropolitan statistical area,</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09292D02F16444BC9F12E531040F1629"><enum>(2)</enum><text>more than 2,000 dwelling units held for rent, or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3ECE3CA046A543438946032CAFE9A6B8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 500 dwelling units held for rent in at least 3 different States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD156E399E42E48AEA1B5A5782E534C1B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions</header> <paragraph id="HAC5DE105564C4CD8B82100C9497D05CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (a) shall not apply to any dwelling unit subject to a rent control, just cause, or source of income discrimination law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H179B11488163490891BEFB00BDD48AF8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rent control law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H452F6FF0A646484EBD68614566E581B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>rent control law</quote> means any State or local law which restricts the amount by which a lessor may increase rental payments for a dwelling unit and allows an affirmative defense to eviction or private right of enforcement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83DFADBBE12742979192BCC0F790A7F8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum amount level of rent control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A law shall not be treated as a rent control law with respect to any dwelling unit for purposes of this paragraph unless the lessor of such dwelling unit may not, when the lease with respect to such unit expires, increase monthly rent by an amount greater than the percentage increase, if any, over the preceding 12 months in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers or 3 percent of the average monthly amount paid for the same unit for each month that the unit was occupied during the previous 12-month period, whichever is greater.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8A7C8CBC09A401FA1A96EBAF2CA0114"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Just cause law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>just cause law</quote> means any State or local law which at least restricts a lessor from evicting lessee by limiting evictions to instances in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEA35DBC3A054282B15FBCE55972922B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the tenant has—</text> <clause id="HF49F1ACF285D43B485261A7DEDA78877"><enum>(i)</enum><text>failed to pay rent for 2 or more consecutive months despite clear and timely notice,</text></clause>
<clause id="HFB8A09C5EEB148F39C48583B1F35F5CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>caused substantial destruction to the rental property,</text></clause> <clause id="H81D978CE2A1D497AB5CA681223BAA512"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>caused significant danger to other tenants, or</text></clause>
<clause id="HC2ECD42E0EB44D3488F079867EBC2543"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>significantly and repeatedly violated an explicit lease term and failed to cure the violation after being given notice requesting that the lease term violation be cured, or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H398F59AE976345469A0214CE72562177"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the landlord seeks to occupy the unit for use as a primary residence, or seeks the availability of the unit for occupancy by an immediate relative as a primary residence.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H396D4F043B61400C87ABCE3899CE98CF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Source of income discrimination law</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A4F349C0D8444B3BDAEED80C7CE2904"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>source of income discrimination law</quote> means a State or local law which places restrictions on a lessor from rejecting lessee applicants, or to evicting an existing lessee, due to the lessee’s source of income.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC3687740C5AF44639A7CC7FA978BEE0F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Source of income</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), source of income includes the following:</text>
<clause id="HC577835EEEB84ABEA8D73A5032495C76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A housing voucher under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>) and any form of Federal, State, or local housing assistance provided to a family or provided to a housing owner on behalf of a family, including rental vouchers, rental assistance, and rental subsidies from nongovernmental organizations.</text></clause> <clause id="H95600699CE884565A5A01B4F0C084EC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Any income received during a taxable year as Social Security benefits, as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/86">section 86(d)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or as supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1381">42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause>
<clause id="H72EF1F17434B40CCA46818EA523C81B3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Any income received by court order, including spousal support and child support.</text></clause> <clause id="H1B8230CDBD98468B9006EE4FE154E9E2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Any payment from a trust, guardian, or conservator.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD9A02A5623EA4EF0B13041E241F6F647"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Any other lawful source of income.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HFD67C5D49F754088BF0993EB2EB2996D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Aggregation rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one person for purposes of applying subsection (b).</text></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HAE00EB47A20642AFA91B128795364FDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 2025.</text></subsection></section>