[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 63 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1137]
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  SA 72. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 870, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States 
Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM REORGANIZATION.

       (a) Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.--
       (1) In general.--Section 301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Members.--
       ``(1) In general.--The National Board shall consist of--
       ``(A) the Director;
       ``(B) 2 members appointed by the Director in accordance 
     with paragraph (2);
       ``(C) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security;
       ``(D) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development;
       ``(E) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture; 
     and
       ``(F) 1 member appointed by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       ``(2) Application for membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--In appointing the members described in 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Director shall select from applications 
     of individuals seeking to serve as a member on the National 
     Board.
       ``(B) Criteria.--In selecting applications of individuals 
     under subparagraph (A), the Director shall select the 2 most 
     qualified individuals who--
       ``(i) have not less than 10 years of experience working on 
     public policy relating to housing and homelessness; and
       ``(ii) are not from the same geographic region of the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Conflicts of interest.--An individual may not serve 
     as a member of the National Board if, during the 5-year 
     period preceding the first day of service on the National 
     Board, the individual was an employee of an organization, or 
     an affiliate of an organization, that, during the preceding 5 
     fiscal years, received funding under this title.
       ``(4) Revolving door.--During the 2-year period following 
     the final day of service of an individual as a member of the 
     National Board, the individual may not serve as an employee 
     of an organization, or an affiliate of an organization, that, 
     during a fiscal year during which the individual served as a 
     member of the National Board, received funding under this 
     title.
       ``(5) Term limit.--An individual may not serve as a member 
     of the National Board for a period of more than 2 years.''; 
     and
       (B) by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Current national board members.--With respect to an 
     individual serving as a member of the Emergency Food and 
     Shelter Program National Board established under section 301 
     of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11331) as of the date of enactment of this Act, for the 
     purpose of section 301(b)(5) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act of that Act, as amended by this Act, the 
     individual shall be deemed to have begun service on the Board 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Local Boards.--Section 302 of the McKinney-Vento 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11332) is amended by 
     striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each locality designated by the National 
     Board shall constitute a local board for the purpose of 
     determining how program funds allotted to the locality will 
     be distributed. The local board shall consist, to the extent 
     practicable, of--
       ``(A) agencies of State and local governments that serve 
     functions similar to the functions of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Office of 
     Management and Budget;
       ``(B) the mayor or other appropriate heads of government; 
     and
       ``(C) representatives of nonprofit organizations that aid 
     individuals and families who are experiencing, or are at risk 
     of experiencing, hunger or homelessness.
       ``(2) Program funds for reservations.--Each local board 
     administering program funds for a locality within which is 
     located a reservation (as such term is defined in section 3 
     of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452), or a 
     portion thereof, shall include a board member who is a member 
     of an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in section 102(a) 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5302(a)). The chairperson of the local board shall be 
     elected by a majority of the members of the local board. 
     Local boards are encouraged to expand participation of other 
     private nonprofit organizations on the local board.''.
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