[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4232 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4232
To provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2023
Ms. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on
the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Ending
Homelessness Act of 2023''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Expansion of housing choice voucher program.
Sec. 3. Entitlement program for housing choice vouchers.
Sec. 4. Repeal of ineligibility criteria.
Sec. 5. Prohibiting housing discrimination based on source of income.
Sec. 6. Funding to address unmet need.
Sec. 7. Housing Trust Fund.
Sec. 8. Technical assistance funds to help States and local
organizations align health and housing
systems.
Sec. 9. Permanent authorization of appropriations for McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act grants.
Sec. 10. Permanent extension of United States Interagency Council on
Homelessness.
Sec. 11. Eligibility of private nonprofit organizations for funding.
Sec. 12. Eligibility of faith-based organizations.
Sec. 13. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 14. Funding priority.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM.
(a) Funding.--There is appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for providing incremental voucher
assistance in accordance with this section for each of fiscal years
2024 through 2027, the amount necessary to fund--
(1) the number of incremental vouchers required to be
allocated under subsection (c);
(2) annual renewals of the vouchers allocated under
subsection (c); and
(3) administrative fees for vouchers allocated under
subsection (c).
(b) Eligible Households.--Amounts made available under subsection
(a) may be used only for providing rental housing assistance under
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)) for an eligible family who initially--
(1) has an income that does not exceed 50 percent of the
maximum income limitation for extremely low-income families
established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') pursuant to
section 3(b)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; or
(2) is an extremely low-income family that includes an
individual who is an individual who is a recipient of
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the
Social Security Act.
(c) Allocation.--
(1) Incremental vouchers.--The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall allocate 500,000 incremental vouchers
in fiscal year 2024 and 1,000,000 incremental vouchers in
increments of 500,000 in each calendar year from 2025 through
2027 under this section to public housing agencies pursuant to
section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439).
(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall, by notice in
the Federal Register, establish selection criteria under such
section 213(d) that prioritizes housing needs among families
targeted under subsection (b) and severe housing hardship, such
as experiencing homelessness, overcrowding or evictions.
(3) Rental assistance.--Vouchers allocated under this
subsection shall be vouchers for rental assistance under
section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM FOR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS.
(a) Entitlement.--During fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year
thereafter, any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) shall be entitled to such rental
assistance in accordance with this section during such period that such
family meets the requirements under subsection (c) or (d) as a
qualified family.
(b) Funding.--For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,
there is appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated the amount necessary--
(1) to provide assistance under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 in accordance with the entitlement
under subsection (a) of this section for each qualified family
in the amount determined under such section 8(o); and
(2) to provide administrative fees under such section 8(q),
as modified pursuant to subsection (i) of this section, in
connection with each voucher for assistance provided pursuant
to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) Qualified Families.--For purposes of this section, the term
``qualified family'' means the following:
(1) Fiscal year 2028.--For fiscal year 2028, a family that
meets the requirements under section 2(b) of this Act.
(2) Fiscal year 2029.--For fiscal year 2029, a family
having an income that--
(A) meets the requirements under section 2(b) of
this Act; or
(B) does not exceed 75 percent of the maximum
income limitation for extremely low-income families
established by the Secretary pursuant to section
3(b)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(3) Fiscal year 2030.--For fiscal year 2030, an extremely
low-income family.
(4) Fiscal year 2031.--For fiscal year 2031, a very low-
income family.
(5) Fiscal year 2032 and after.--For fiscal year 2032 and
each fiscal year thereafter, a low-income family.
(d) Continuing Eligibility.--A family shall meet the requirements
under this subsection as a qualifying family if the family--
(1) does not meet the requirements under subsection (c);
and
(2) was initially assisted under this section or section 2
of this Act and continues to be assisted.
(e) Repeal of Income Targeting Requirement.--Effective October 1,
2030, section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437n) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(f) Administering Agencies.--
(1) Regional consortia.--The Secretary shall encourage and
provide for public housing agencies to form regional consortia
to administer the program for rental assistance under this
section with respect to geographical areas.
(2) PHA designation.--The Secretary shall designate a
public housing agency to administer assistance under this
section in any area where no existing public housing agency has
jurisdiction or where no agency with jurisdiction is adequately
administering such assistance, subject to public comment and
after consultation with States, public housing agencies, local
governments, Indian tribes, and tribally designated housing
agencies.
(g) Use of Small Area Fair Market Rents.--Paragraph (1) of section
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1))
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subparagraph (D)''
and inserting ``subparagraphs (D) and (F)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) Use of small area fair market rents.--
Effective for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the area fair market rents used for
purposes of subparagraph (B) shall be stablished by the
Secretary for ZIP Code areas.''.
(h) Project-Basing.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (13) of section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(A)), a public housing agency
administering assistance under this section may enter into
agreements to attach such assistance to a project in accordance
with such paragraph, except that--
(A) a qualified family residing in a dwelling unit
so assisted may at any time opt to use such assistance
on a tenant-based basis for a different dwelling unit
and, upon such a move, the public housing agency shall
provide the qualified family with tenant-based rental
assistance under this section; and
(B) subparagraph (B) of such section 8(o)(13)
(relating to percentage limitation) shall not apply
with respect to assistance under this section.
(2) Percentage limitation.--For purposes of section
8(o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, all
families assisted by a public housing agency under this section
shall be counted as authorized units for the agency.
(i) Security Deposits.--
(1) Authority.--An agency administering assistance under
this section may authorize a qualified family assisted under
this section to use such assistance for security deposits and
broker and application fees relating to obtaining a dwelling
unit, except that the Secretary may establish a limitation on
the amount of such assistance used pursuant to this subsection
and for each authorized purpose under this subsection.
(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall require the return to
the Secretary of any amounts used for a security deposit with
respect to a dwelling unit upon the termination of the
residence in such unit by an assisted family.
(j) Administrative Fees.--Notwithstanding the administrative fee
with respect to tenant-based assistance in effect on October 1, 2023,
pursuant to section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(q)), the Secretary shall, by regulation, establish a new
administrative fee for such assistance, applicable to fiscal year 2024
and thereafter, that reflects local variation in the cost of
administering a well-run housing choice voucher program and which
encourages public housing agencies to expand housing choice for
assisted families and increase the rate at which families issued
vouchers use them successfully to lease housing.
(k) Prohibition of Use Under Moving to Work Program.--None of the
amounts made available by subsection (b) of this section or by section
2 of this Act may be used under, to carry out, or otherwise in
connection with the Moving to Work demonstration program authorized by
section 204 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
(Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321), as expanded by section 239 of the
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2016 (division L of Public Law 114-113; 129 Stat.
2897) or any other provision of law.
(l) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) Indian tribe; tribally designated housing agency.--The
terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribally designated housing
agency'' have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103).
(2) Low-income family; very low-income family; extremely
low-income family.--The terms ``low-income family'', ``very
low-income family'', and ``extremely low-income family'' have
the meanings given such terms in section 3(b) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(3) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing
agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF INELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
(a) United States Housing Act of 1937.--Effective October 1, 2027,
section 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (q)(1), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) Inapplicability.--This subsection shall not
apply to applicants for, or families assisted under,
the entitlement program for housing choice vouchers
under section 3 of the Ending Homelessness Act of
2023.''; and
(2) in subsection (s), by striking ``or assisted housing
program''.
(b) Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.--The
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 is amended--
(1) in section 576 (42 U.S.C. 13661)--
(A) by inserting ``covered'' before ``federally
assisted housing'' each place such term appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Definition of Covered Federally Assisted Housing.--The term
`covered federally assisted housing' has the meaning given the term
`federally assisted housing' in section 579, except that the former
term shall not include housing specified in subsection (a)(2)(B) of
such section.''; and
(2) in section 577(a) (42 U.S.C. 13662(a)), by adding after
and below paragraph (2) the following new flush material:
``This subsection shall not apply to applicants for, or families
assisted under, the entitlement program for housing choice vouchers
under section 3 of the Ending Homelessness Act of 2023.''.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SOURCE OF INCOME.
(a) In General.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 802 (42 U.S.C. 3602), by adding at the end
the following:
``(p) `Source of income' includes--
``(1) current and future use of a tenant- or project-based
housing voucher under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and any form of Federal, State,
or local housing assistance provided to a person or family or
provided to a housing owner on behalf of a person or family,
including rental vouchers, rental assistance, down payment
assistance, other homeownership assistance, assistance to cover
housing costs, and other rental and homeownership subsidies, or
guarantees or financial assistance provided through government
and nongovernment organizations, including both receipt of such
assistance and compliance with its terms thereof;
``(2) income received as a monthly benefit under title II
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as a
supplemental security income benefit under title XVI of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or as a benefit
under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et
seq.) or income provided through Federal, State, or local
governments or nongovernment organizations, or through any
public or State-supported general or disability income
assistance program or the terms of such income;
``(3) income received by court order, including spousal
support and child support;
``(4) any payment from a trust, guardian, conservator, co-
signer, or relative; and
``(5) any other source of income or funds, including
savings accounts and investments.'';
(2) in section 804 (42 U.S.C. 3604)--
(A) by inserting ``source of income,'' after
``familial status,'' each place that term appears; and
(3) in section 805 (42 U.S.C. 3605)--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``source of
income,'' after ``familial status,''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``source of
income,'' after ``handicap,'';
(4) in section 806 (42 U.S.C. 3606), by inserting ``source
of income,'' after ``familial status,'';
(5) in section 807 (42 U.S.C. 3607), by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(c) Nothing under this title shall be construed to prohibit any
entity from providing a preference for veterans or based on veteran
status in the sale or rental of a dwelling or in the provision of
services or facilities in connection therewith.'';
(6) in section 808(e)(6) (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)), by
inserting ``source of income,'' after ``handicap,''; and
(7) in section 810(f) (42 U.S.C. 3610(f)), by striking
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Ending Homelessness Act of 2023 and ending on the date that is 40
months after such date of enactment, each agency certified for purposes
of this title on the day before such date of enactment shall, for
purposes of this subsection, be considered certified under this
subsection with respect to those matters for which the agency was
certified on that date. If the Secretary determines in an individual
case that an agency has not been able to meet the certification
requirements within this 40-month period due to exceptional
circumstances, such as the infrequency of legislative sessions in that
jurisdiction, the Secretary may extend such period by not more than 6
months.''.
(b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901
of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by
inserting ``source of income (as defined in section 802),'' before ``or
national origin'' each place that term appears.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Enforcement.--There is
authorized to be appropriated for contracts, grants, and other
assistance--
(1) $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033
for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program under section 561 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C.
3616a);
(2) $47,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033
for the Fair Housing Assistance Program under the Fair Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); and
(3) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026
to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for a
carrying out national media campaign to raise public awareness
to help individuals understand their expanded rights under the
Fair Housing Act and learn how to report incidents of housing
discrimination.
SEC. 6. FUNDING TO ADDRESS UNMET NEED.
Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11360 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 491 (42 U.S.C. 11408; relating
to rural housing stability grant program) as section 441;
(2) by redesignating section 592 (42 U.S.C. 11408a;
relating to use of FMHA inventory for transitional housing for
homeless persons and for turnkey housing) as section 442; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subtitle:
``Subtitle E--Emergency Funding To Address Unmet Need
``SEC. 451. FUNDING TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS.
``(a) Direct Appropriations.--There is appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal
years 2024 through 2028, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for emergency relief grants under this section to address the
unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest
need.
``(b) Formula Grants.--
``(1) Allocation.--Amounts appropriated under subsection
(a) for a fiscal year shall be allocated among collaborative
applicants that comply with section 402, in accordance with the
funding formula established under paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
``(2) Formula.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with
the United States Interagency Council on Homeless, establish a
formula for allocating grant amounts under this section to
address the unmet needs of homeless populations in
jurisdictions with the highest need, using the best currently
available data that targets need based on key structural
determinants of homelessness in the geographic area represented
by a collaborative applicant, which shall include data
providing accurate counts of--
``(A) the poverty rate in the geographic area
represented by the collaborative applicant;
``(B) shortages of affordable housing for low-,
very low-, and extremely low-income households in the
geographic area represented by the collaborative
applicant;
``(C) the number of overcrowded housing units in
the geographic area represented by the collaborative
applicant;
``(D) the number of unsheltered homeless
individuals and the number of chronically homeless
individuals; and
``(E) any other factors that the Secretary
considers appropriate.
The formula shall provide priority to (i) collaborative
applicants for which the local governments, within the area
served by the applicant, have adopted local policies, such as
through zoning and regulation, that leverage the private
sector's participation to provide housing that is reserved and
affordable to low-, very low-, and extremely low-income
households, as defined by the Secretary, for a minimum term of
15 years, and (ii) collaborative applicants for which the local
governments have adopted policies that decriminalize
homelessness. The Secretary shall establish by regulation the
process and manner that local governments will be evaluated.
The Secretary shall ensure that local governments are not
incentivized or otherwise rewarded for eliminating or
undermining the intent of zoning regulations or other
regulations or policies that establish fair wages for laborers,
ensure health and safety of buildings for residents and the
general public, protect fair housing, establish environmental
protections, establish standards for resiliency, prevent tenant
displacement, or any other requirements that the Secretary
determines it is in the public interest to preserve.
``(3) Grants.--For each fiscal year for which amounts are
made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make a
grant to each collaborative applicant for which an amount is
allocated pursuant to application of the formula established
pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection in an amount that
is equal to the formula amount determined for such
collaborative applicant.
``(4) Timing.--The funding formula required under paragraph
(2) shall be established by regulations issued, after notice
and opportunity for public comment, not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this section.
``(c) Use of Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), a
collaborative applicant that receives a grant under this
section may use such grant amounts only for eligible activities
under section 415, 423, or 441(b).
``(2) Permanent supportive housing requirement.--
``(A) Requirement.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), each collaborative applicant that
receives a grant under this section shall use not less
than 75 percent of such grant amount for permanent
supportive housing, including capital costs, rental
subsidies, and services.
``(B) Exemption.--The Secretary shall exempt a
collaborative applicant from the applicability of the
requirement under subparagraph (A) if the applicant
demonstrates, in accordance with such standards and
procedures as the Secretary shall establish, that--
``(i) chronic homelessness has been
functionally eliminated in the geographic area
served by the applicant; or
``(ii) the permanent supportive housing
under development in the geographic area served
by the applicant is sufficient to functionally
eliminate chronic homelessness once such units
are available for occupancy.
The Secretary shall consider and make a determination
regarding each request for an exemption under this
subparagraph not later than 60 days after receipt of
such request.
``(3) Limitation on use for administrative expenses.--Not
more than 5 percent of the total amount of any grant under this
section to a collaborative applicant may be used for costs of
administration.
``(4) Housing first requirement.--The Secretary shall
ensure that each collaborative applicant that receives a grant
under this section is implementing, to the extent possible, and
will use such grant amounts in accordance with, a Housing First
model for assistance for homeless persons.
``(d) Renewal Funding.--Expiring contracts for leasing, rental
assistance, or permanent housing shall be treated, for purposes of
section 429, as expiring contracts referred to in subsection (a) of
such section.
``(e) Reporting to Congress.--
``(1) Annual reports.--Not later than the expiration of the
12-month period beginning upon the first allocation of amounts
made after the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to
subsection (b)(1), and annually thereafter, the Secretary and
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness shall
submit a report to the Committees on Financial Services and
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and
Appropriations of the Senate providing detailed information
regarding the grants made under this section during the
preceding year, the activities funded with such grant amounts,
and the impact of such activities on the communities where such
activities took place.
``(2) Collection of information by secretary.--The
Secretary shall require each collaborative applicant that
receives a grant under this section to submit such information
to the Secretary as may be necessary for the Secretary to
comply with the reporting requirement under paragraph (1).
``SEC. 452. OUTREACH FUNDING.
``(a) Direct Appropriation.--There is appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for each of fiscal years
2024 through 2028, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
the Secretary for grants under this section to provide outreach and
coordinate services for persons and households who are homeless or
formerly homeless.
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants under
this section on a competitive basis only to collaborative
applicants who comply with section 402.
``(2) Priority.--The competition for grants under this
section shall provide priority--
``(A) to collaborative applicants who submit plans
to make innovative and effective use of staff funded
with grant amounts pursuant to subsection (c);
``(B) to collaborative applicants for which the
local governments, within the area served by the
applicant, have adopted local policies, such as through
zoning and regulation, that leverage the private
sector's participation to provide housing that is
reserved and affordable to low-, very low-, and
extremely low-income households, as defined by
Secretary, for a minimum term of 15 years; and
``(C) to collaborative applicants for which the
local governments have adopted policies that
decriminalize homelessness.
The Secretary shall establish by regulation the process and
manner that local governments will be evaluated. The Secretary
shall ensure that local governments are not incentivized or
otherwise rewarded for eliminating or undermining the intent of
zoning regulations or other regulations or policies that
establish fair wages for laborers, ensure health and safety of
buildings for residents and the general public, protect fair
housing, establish environmental protections, establish
standards for resiliency, prevent tenant displacement, or any
other requirements that the Secretary determines it is in the
public interest to preserve.
``(c) Use of Grants.--A collaborative applicant that receives a
grant under this section--
``(1) may use such grant amounts only for providing case
managers, social workers, or other staff who conduct outreach
and coordinate services for persons and households who are
homeless or formerly homeless; and
``(2) shall not use grant amounts for any law enforcement
purposes.
``(d) Timing.--The Secretary shall establish the criteria for the
competition for grants under this section required under subsection (b)
by regulations issued, after notice and opportunity for public comment,
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section.''.
SEC. 7. HOUSING TRUST FUND.
(a) Funding.--
(1) Annual funding.--There is appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of
fiscal years 2024 through 2028, $1,000,000,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be credited to the
Housing Trust Fund established pursuant to section 1338 of the
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act
of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568) for use under such section.
(2) Priority for housing the homeless.--
(A) Priority.--During the first 5 fiscal years that
amounts are made available under this subsection, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure
that priority for occupancy in dwelling units described
in subparagraph (B) that become available for occupancy
shall be given to persons and households who are
homeless (as such term is defined in section 103 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302)).
(B) Covered dwelling units.--A dwelling unit
described in this subparagraph is any dwelling unit
that--
(i) is located in housing that was at any
time provided assistance with any amounts from
the Housing Trust Fund referred to paragraph
(1) that were credited to such Trust Fund by
such paragraph; or
(ii) is receiving assistance described in
paragraph (2) with amounts made available under
such paragraph.
(b) Tenant Rent Contribution.--
(1) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1338(c)(7) of
the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(c)(7)(A)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``except that not less than 75
percent'' and inserting the following: ``except that--
``(i) not less than 75 percent'';
(B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(ii) notwithstanding any other provision
of law, all rental housing dwelling units shall
be subject to legally binding commitments that
ensure that the contribution toward rent by a
family residing in the dwelling unit shall not
exceed 30 percent of the adjusted income (as
such term is defined in section 3(b) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b))) of such family; and''.
(2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall issue regulations to implement section
1338(c)(7)(A)(ii) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as added by the amendment
made by paragraph (1)(B) of this section, not later than the
expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO HELP STATES AND LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS ALIGN HEALTH AND HOUSING SYSTEMS.
(a) Funding.--There is hereby made available to the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development $20,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for providing technical assistance under section 405 of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361(b)) to
integrate and coordinate assistance provided under the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) with health care
funded by Federal programs, in collaboration with the United States
Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
(b) Use.--In allocating amounts made available by subsection (a),
the Secretary shall seek to--
(1) assist States and localities in integrating and
aligning policies and funding between Medicaid programs,
behavioral health providers, and housing providers to create
supportive housing opportunities; and
(2) engage State Medicaid program directors, Governors,
State housing and homelessness agencies, any other relevant
State offices, and any relevant local government entities, to
assist States in increasing use of their Medicaid programs to
finance supportive services for homeless persons.
(c) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section,
the Secretary shall give priority--
(1) to use for States and localities having the highest
numbers of chronically homeless persons; and
(2) to assist localities that have adopted local policies,
such as through zoning and regulation, that leverage the
private sector's participation to provide and make housing
affordable for low-, very low-, and extremely low-income
household, as defined by the Secretary, for a minimum of 15
years. The Secretary shall establish by regulation the process
and manner that local governments will be evaluated. The
Secretary shall ensure that local governments are not
incentivized or otherwise rewarded for eliminating or
undermining the intent of zoning regulations or other
regulations or policies that establish fair wages for laborers,
ensure health and safety of buildings for residents and the
general public, protect fair housing, establish environmental
protections, establish standards for resiliency, prevent tenant
displacement, or any other requirements that the Secretary
determines it is in the public interest to preserve.
SEC. 9. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT GRANTS.
Section 408 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11364) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.''.
SEC. 10. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS.
Section 209 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11319) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 11. ELIGIBILITY OF PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNDING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall provide that private nonprofit
organizations (as such term is defined in section 401 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360)) that are eligible
entities (as such term is defined in such section 401), including
faith-based such organizations that are eligible entities, shall be
eligible for assistance made available or authorized by this Act or by
the amendments made by this Act (but not including assistance under
section 452 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as added by
section 3 of this Act), and shall be eligible to be subgrantees for
entities receiving amounts made available or authorized by this Act or
by the amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 12. ELIGIBILITY OF FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in determining
eligibility for assistance made available by this Act or the amendments
made by this Act or for which appropriations are authorized by this Act
or the amendments made by this Act, the status of an entity as faith-
based or the possibility that an entity may be faith-based may not be a
basis for any discrimination against such entity in any manner or for
any purpose.
SEC. 13. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The table of sections in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act is amended--
(1) in the item relating to title II, by striking
``INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS'' and inserting ``UNITED
STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS'';
(2) by striking the item relating to section 209;
(3) in the item relating to section 491, by striking
``491'' and inserting ``441'';
(4) in the item relating to section 492, by striking
``492'' and inserting ``442''; and
(5) by inserting before the item relating to title V the
following:
``Subtitle E--Emergency Funding To Address Unmet Need
``Sec. 451. Funding to address unmet needs.
``Sec. 452. Outreach funding.''.
SEC. 14. FUNDING PRIORITY.
In selecting entities to receive amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act and amounts made available by this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide priority to
entities serving areas for which the local governments having
jurisdiction have adopted policies that decriminalize homelessness.
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