[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 39 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1338]
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SA 271. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. AMENDMENTS TO THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
ACT.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 103--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (5)(A)--
(I) by striking ``are sharing'' and all that follows
through ``charitable organizations,'';
(II) by striking ``14 days'' each place that term appears
and inserting ``30 days'';
(III) in clause (i), by inserting ``or'' after the
semicolon;
(IV) by striking clause (ii); and
(V) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and
(ii) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
``(6) unaccompanied youth and homeless families with
children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal
statutes who--
``(A) are certified as homeless by the director or designee
of a director of a program funded under any other Federal
statute; or
``(B) have been certified by a director or designee of a
director of a program funded under this Act or a director or
designee of a director of a public housing agency as lacking
a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, which
shall include--
``(i) temporarily sharing the housing of another person due
to loss of housing, economic hardship, or other similar
reason; or
``(ii) living in a room in a motel or hotel.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Other Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `other Federal statute' has the meaning
given that term in section 401; and
``(2) the term `public housing agency' means an agency
described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)).'';
(2) in section 401--
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) by striking clause (iv); and
(ii) by redesignating clauses (v), (vi), and (vii) as
clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by striking ``Federal statute other than this
subtitle'' and inserting ``other Federal statute''; and
(ii) by inserting ``of'' before ``this Act'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (33) as
paragraphs (15) through (34), respectively; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
``(14) Other federal statute.--The term `other Federal
statute' includes--
``(A) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et
seq.);
``(B) the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
``(C) subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.);
``(D) section 330(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254b(h));
``(E) section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786);
``(F) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.); and
``(G) subtitle B of title VII of this Act.'';
(3) by inserting after section 408 the following:
``SEC. 409. AVAILABILITY OF HMIS REPORT.
``(a) In General.--The information provided to the
Secretary under section 402(f)(3) shall be made publically
available on the Internet website of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development in aggregate, non-personally
identifying reports.
``(b) Required Data.--Each report made publically available
under subsection (a) shall be updated on at least an annual
basis and shall include--
``(1) a cumulative count of the number of individuals and
families experiencing homelessness;
``(2) a cumulative assessment of the patterns of assistance
provided under subtitles B and C of this title for the each
geographic area involved; and
``(3) a count of the number of individuals and families
experiencing homelessness that are documented through the
HMIS by each collaborative applicant.'';
(4) in section 422--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Restriction.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretary may not consider or prioritize the specific
homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant
if the applicant demonstrates that the project--
``(A) would meet the priorities identified in the plan
submitted under section 427(b)(1)(B); and
``(B) is cost-effective in meeting the overall goals and
objectives identified in that plan.''; and
(B) by striking subsection (j);
(5) in section 424(d), by striking paragraph (5);
(6) in section 427(b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) in clause (vi), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(II) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(III) by striking clause (viii);
(ii) in subparagraph (B)--
(I) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(II) in clause (iv)(VI), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(III) by striking clause (v);
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(iv) by striking subparagraph (F); and
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F);
and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(7) by amending section 433 to read as follows:
``SEC. 433. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
an annual report, which shall--
``(1) summarize the activities carried out under this
subtitle and set forth the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the
activities; and
``(2) include, for the year preceding the date on which the
report is submitted--
``(A) data required to be made publically available in the
report under section 409; and
``(B) data on programs funded under any other Federal
statute.
``(b) Timing.--A report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted not later than 4 months after the end of each
fiscal year.''.
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