[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4177
To authorize supplemental funding for supportive housing for the
elderly, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 2, 2020
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Sinema, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr.
Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize supplemental funding for supportive housing for the
elderly, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Housing Assistance for
Older Adults Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $1,202,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 for assistance for
supportive housing for the elderly, of which--
(1) $845,000,000 shall be for rental assistance under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) or
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f), as appropriate, and for hiring additional staff and for
services and costs, including acquiring personal protective
equipment, to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the public
health emergency relating to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic for--
(A) projects for which assistance is provided under
a project rental assistance contract under section
202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q(c)(2));
(B) projects for which a direct loan under section
202 of such Act was made and for which assistance is
provided under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and
(C) projects for which project-based assistance is
provided under such section 8 in which more than 80
percent of tenants are 62 years of age or older;
(2) $50,000,000 shall be for installation of, and service
fees for, wireless internet services in projects and individual
units described in paragraph (1);
(3) $7,000,000 shall be for a 1-year extension of the
Supportive Services Demonstration of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development authorized under the heading ``housing
for the elderly'' under the heading ``Housing Programs'' under
the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'' in
title II of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 618);
and
(4) $300,000,000 shall be for grants under section 676 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13632) for costs of providing service coordinators for purposes
of coordinating services to prevent, prepare for, or respond to
the public health emergency relating to Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19).
(b) Eligibility of Supportive Housing for Persons With
Disabilities.--For purposes of subsection (a), section 676(a) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13632(a))
shall be applied by substituting ``(G), and (H)'' for ``and (G)''.
(c) Service Coordinators.--
(1) Hiring.--
(A) In general.--In the hiring of staff using
amounts made available pursuant to this section for
costs of providing service coordinators, grantees shall
consider and hire, at all levels of employment and to
the greatest extent possible, a diverse staff,
including by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability
status.
(B) Report.--Not later 120 days after the date on
which the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the
President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.)
relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic terminates, each grantee described in
subparagraph (A) shall submit to the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development a report describing
compliance with that subparagraph.
(2) One-time grants.--Grants made using amounts made
available pursuant to subsection (a) for costs of providing
service coordinators shall not be renewable.
(3) One-year availability.--Any amounts made available
pursuant to this section for costs of providing service
coordinators that are allocated for a grantee and remain
unexpended upon the expiration of the 12-month period beginning
upon such allocation shall be recaptured by the Secretary.
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