[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3117

     To establish a program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to make grants to States and continua of care to carry out 
conversions of structures for use as emergency shelters and housing for 
         homeless persons and families, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2023

  Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. Mullin) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish a program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to make grants to States and continua of care to carry out 
conversions of structures for use as emergency shelters and housing for 
         homeless persons and families, 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 ``Hotel to Housing Conversion Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CONVERTING STRUCTURES FOR USE AS EMERGENCY SHELTERS 
              AND HOUSING FOR HOMELESS PERSONS AND FAMILIES.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall carry out a program under this section to make grants to States 
and continua of care for distribution to units of local government and 
private nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out conversions 
of structures for use as emergency, temporary, and transitional housing 
and emergency shelters for homeless persons and families.
    (b) Use of Grant Amounts.--Amounts from a grant under this section 
shall be used only in connection with the conversion of hotels, motels, 
or vacant, blighted, or unused residential properties for use as 
housing or shelter as provided in subsection (a), including for--
            (1) the acquisition (by purchase or lease), rehabilitation, 
        renovation, or other conversion of such structures;
            (2) operating costs in connection with use of such 
        structures as housing or shelters; and
            (3) providing supportive services, as such term is defined 
        in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 11360), homelessness prevention services, and 
        housing counseling services in connection with the converted 
        housing or shelter.
    (c) Application; Selection.--The Secretary shall provide for States 
and continua of care to apply for grants under this section and shall 
select States and continua of care to receive such grants based on a 
competition that takes into account--
            (1) the level of housing instability in the jurisdiction of 
        the applicant and the need--
                    (A) for emergency, transitional, or permanent 
                housing or emergency shelters for homeless persons and 
                families;
                    (B) to address safety and public health needs of 
                such persons and families; and
                    (C) for supportive services for such persons and 
                families; and
            (2) the effectiveness of the proposed method of 
        distribution of grant amounts to units of local government and 
        private nonprofit organizations in addressing such needs.
    (d) Reports.--The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant 
under this section to submit a report to the Secretary, upon the 
expiration of the 12-month period beginning upon the award of such 
grant, detailing how grant amounts were used and describing the effect 
of such use on the level of homelessness in the jurisdiction of the 
recipient.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Continuum of care.--The term ``continuum of care'' 
        means a collaborative applicant established and operating for a 
        geographic area for purposes of the Continuum of Care Program 
        under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.).
            (2) Emergency housing.--The term ``emergency housing'' 
        means housing that is provided on a short-term and temporary 
        basis to address emergency situations. Such term does not 
        include transitional or permanent housing, as such terms are 
        defined in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).
            (3) Emergency shelter; private nonprofit organization; 
        state.--The terms ``emergency shelter'', ``private nonprofit 
        organization'', and ``State'' have the meanings given such 
        terms in section 321 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 11351).
            (4) Homeless.--The term ``homeless'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (6) Permanent housing; transitional housing.--The terms 
        ``permanent housing'' and ``transitional housing'' have the 
        meanings given such term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $750,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
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