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Executive Summary of The Ending Homelessness Act of 2016
1. THE ENDING HOMELESSNESS ACT OF 2016
- Ranking Member Maxine Waters -
Homelessness in many parts of America has reached crisis proportions. The results of the 2015 point-in-time
(PIT) count reported by HUD showed that progress towards the national goals to end homelessness has virtually
stalled in the absence of new funding. The 2015 PIT results also show that homelessness in the country’s largest
metropolitan areas is increasing, not decreasing. It is clear that we need a surge of new resources in order to
continue to make any significant progress towards the national goals to end homelessness.
The Ending Homelessness Act of 2016 is designed to do just that. This is a bold piece of legislation that lays out
a comprehensive plan to ensure that every homeless person in America has a safe, decent, and affordable place
to call home. The bill would appropriate $13.27 billion in mandatory funding over 5 years to several different
programs and initiatives, which is designed to act as emergency relief funding above and beyond the annual
appropriated amounts. All in all, this bill is expected to provide an estimated 405,000-410,000 units of housing
for the homeless. But this bill goes beyond just housing the homeless, it would implement a holistic strategy
that would provide funding for outreach and case management to ensure that homeless people are effectively
connected to the services that they need, as well as technical assistance to help states and local jurisdictions better
align their healthcare and housing strategies. It would also permanently authorize the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to ensure that the progress we
achieve is sustained for years to come. Further details on how the funding would be targeted are outlined below:
$5 billion over five years for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants
This funding is estimated to provide an additional 85,000 new permanent supportive housing units,
which should effectively eliminate chronic homelessness across America.
A revised funding formula would ensure that funding is distributed more accurately to communities
based on need.
Grantees would be required to use 75 percent of their allocation for permanent supportive housing
for chronically homeless people until the grantee can show that they have functionally ended chronic
homelessness.
$2.5 billion over five years for new Special Purpose Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
This funding is estimated to provide an additional 295,000 – 300,000 housing vouchers, and would
give preference to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless on an ongoing basis.
This also includes increased administrative fees (up to 10 percent) to public housing agencies to
ensure that there is sufficient capacity help place homeless households.
$1.05 billion in mandatory annual appropriations for the National Housing Trust Fund (permanent)
In the first 5 years, this funding is estimated to create 25,000 new rental units that are affordable to
extremely low income households.
Tenants living in these units would not pay more than 30 percent of their adjusted gross income.
$500 million over five years for outreach funding
This funding would be provided on a competitive basis to jurisdictions to provide case management
and social services for homeless or formerly homeless persons.
$20 million for HUD’s Healthcare and Housing (H2) Systems Integration Initiative (one-year)
This funding would expand the H2 initiative, which provides technical assistance to help state and
local governments coordinate their healthcare and housing initiatives.
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THE ENDING HOMELESSNESS ACT OF 2016
- Ranking Member Maxine Waters -
SECTION-BY-SECTION
Section 1: Title.
Section 2: Congressional Findings.
Section 3: Emergency Relief Funding.
Homeless Assistance Funding
Appropriation of Funds. Appropriates $1 billion annually, not otherwise appropriated for each of the fiscal years
2017 through 2021, for emergency relief grants to address the unmet needs of homeless populations, particularly
in jurisdictions with the highest need. Instructs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) Secretary, in consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)to establish a
formula for allocating the grant amounts that takes into account the following factors: (A) poverty rates; (B)
shortages of affordable and available housing for low, very low, and extremely low income households; (C) the
number of overcrowded housing units; (D) the numbers of unsheltered homeless individuals and chronically
homeless individuals; and (E) any other factors determined appropriate. Requires that the formula be devised
swiftly and that the distribution of grant funding be within 30 days after establishment of the formula.
Targeting Chronic Homelessness. Requires that no less than 75 percent of the funding be used to create new
permanent supportive housing (PSH), including capital costs, rental subsidies, and services. Allows the HUD
Secretary to waive this requirement if the applicant can demonstrate that they have functionally ended chronic
homelessness in their community, or that the PSH currently under development is sufficient to functionally end
chronic homelessness once such units are available for occupancy.
Administrative Costs. Allows for no more than five percent of the total amount of the grant to be used for
administrative costs.
Promoting Housing First. Directs the HUD Secretary to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that grantees are
using a Housing First approach.
Ensuring Long-term Effectiveness. Provides that expiring contracts for leasing, rental assistance, or permanent
housing funded by this section are eligible for contract renewals funded through the annual appropriations
process.
Reporting. Requires the HUD Secretary and USICH to provide reports to Congress on the design and
implementation of the grant program as well as semiannual reports on progress being made, including
description of the activities funded with the grant amounts. Allows the HUD Secretary to collect any
information necessary to comply with the reporting requirements.
Special Purpose Vouchers
Appropriation of Funds. Appropriates $500 million annually, not otherwise appropriated for each of the fiscal
years 2017 through 2021, for incremental assistance for rental assistance for persons and households who are
homeless. Annual appropriations provided under this section shall fund new incremental vouchers.
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Targeting of Assistance. Incremental vouchers funded by this section shall be provided based on geographic
need for such assistance by homeless persons and households as determined by the Secretary. Requires that the
incremental vouchers remain targeted to homeless persons and households upon turn-over.
Administrative Costs and Outreach. Allows for no more than 10 percent of the total amount of the grant to be
used for administrative costs pursuant to § 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that the
Secretary shall establish policies and procedures to provide such fees to the extent necessary to assist homeless
persons and families on whose behalf rental assistance is provided to find and maintain suitable housing.
Ensuring Long-term Effectiveness. Provides for the renewal of contracts funded by this section through the
annual appropriations process.
Flexibility in Administration. Allows the Secretary to waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision
of statute or regulations related to the screening of applicants for assistance, admission of applicants, and
selection of tenants in order to ensure that homeless persons or households can obtain housing. HUD shall
ensure that housing authorities that receive vouchers funded through this section take all reasonable steps to
avoid subsequent homelessness for residents.
Outreach Funding
Appropriation of Funds. Appropriates $100 million annually, not otherwise appropriated for each of the fiscal
years 2017 through 2021, for grants to provide outreach and coordinate services for homeless persons and
households. Directs the HUD Secretary to make the grants on a competitive basis and shall give priority to
applicants who submit plans to make innovative and effective use of staff funded with the grant amounts.
Requires that the criteria for the competition be devised swiftly and that the distribution of grant funding be
within 30 days after establishment of the criteria.
Section 4: Housing Trust Fund.
Appropriation of Funds. Appropriates $1 billion annually, beginning in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year
thereafter, for the Housing Trust Fund (HTF). Appropriates $50 million annually, beginning in fiscal year 2017
and each fiscal year after, for incremental project-based assistance to be used in conjunction with grant funds
awarded for the HTF by this section.
Ensuring Affordable Rents. Limits the tenant rent contribution to 30 percent of adjusted income as defined by
section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Directs the HUD Secretary to issue revised regulations
within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
Section 5: Technical Assistance Funds to Help States and Local Organizations Align Health and
Housing Systems.
Appropriation of Funds. Appropriates $20 million to provide technical assistance (TA) funding for HUD, in
collaboration with USICH and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, to expand
its Healthcare and Housing (H2) Initiative to provide state- and local-level technical assistance in integrating and
aligning policies and funding between Medicaid programs, behavioral health providers, and housing providers to
creative supportive housing opportunities. Priority of TA support shall be for states and localities that have the
highest numbers of chronically homeless persons.
Coordination. Directs HUD to engage state Medicaid directors, governors, state housing and homelessness
agencies, and any other relevant offices to assist states in increasing use of their Medicaid programs to finance
supportive services for the homeless.
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Section 6: Permanent Authorization of Appropriations for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Grants.
Provides for a permanent authorization of appropriations for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance grants.
Section 7: Permanent Extension of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Provides for a permanent extension of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness by repealing the current
sunset date.
5. .....................................................................
(Original Signature of Member)
114TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. ll
To provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on llllllllllllll
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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Homelessness4
Act of 2016’’.5
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.6
The Congress finds that—7
(1) although the United States has experienced8
a reduction in veteran homelessness after a surge of9
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new Federal funding targeted to homeless veterans1
starting in fiscal year 2008, major progress towards2
the national goals for ending homelessness in our3
Nation has virtually stalled in the absence of in-4
creased funding;5
(2) according to the Department of Housing6
and Urban Development’s 2015 point-in-time count,7
there were 564,708 people experiencing homeless-8
ness in the United States on any given night, includ-9
ing 83,170 chronically homeless individuals;10
(3) between 2014 and 2015, homelessness11
among major city Continuum of Care programs,12
which account for 48 percent of all homeless people13
in the U.S., increased by 3 percent;14
(4) homelessness in many major cities has15
reached crisis proportions and some cities have de-16
clared that homelessness has reached a state of17
emergency; and18
(5) the Federal Government must renew its19
commitment to the national goals to end homeless-20
ness.21
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING.22
Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance23
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq) is amended—24
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(1) by redesignating section 491 (42 U.S.C.1
11408; relating to rural housing stability grant pro-2
gram) as section 441;3
(2) by redesignating section 592 (42 U.S.C.4
11408a; relating to use of FMHA inventory for5
transitional housing for homeless persons and for6
turnkey housing) as section 442; and7
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-8
title:9
‘‘Subtitle E—5-Year Path to End10
Homelessness11
‘‘SEC. 451. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING.12
‘‘(a) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—There is appro-13
priated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise14
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021,15
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for16
emergency relief grants under this section to address the17
unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with18
the highest need.19
‘‘(b) FORMULA GRANTS.—20
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—Amounts appropriated21
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be allo-22
cated among collaborative applicants that comply23
with section 402, in accordance with the funding for-24
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mula established under paragraph (2) of this sub-1
section.2
‘‘(2) FORMULA.—The Secretary shall, in con-3
sultation with the United States Interagency Council4
on Homeless, establish a formula for allocating5
grant amounts under this section to address the6
unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions7
with the highest need, using the best currently avail-8
able data that targets need based on key structural9
determinants of homelessness in the geographic area10
represented by a collaborative applicant, which shall11
include data providing accurate counts of—12
‘‘(A) the poverty rate in the geographic13
area represented by the collaborative applicant;14
‘‘(B) shortages of affordable housing for15
low-, very low-, and extremely low-income16
households in the geographic area represented17
by the collaborative applicant;18
‘‘(C) the number of overcrowded housing19
units in the geographic area represented by the20
collaborative applicant;21
‘‘(D) the number of unsheltered homeless22
individuals and the number of chronically home-23
less individuals; and24
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‘‘(E) any other factors that the Secretary1
considers appropriate.2
‘‘(3) GRANTS.—For each fiscal year for which3
amounts are made available under subsection (a),4
the Secretary shall make a grant to each collabo-5
rative applicant for which an amount is allocated6
pursuant to application of the formula established7
pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection in an8
amount that is equal to the formula amount deter-9
mined for such collaborative applicant.10
‘‘(4) TIMING.—11
‘‘(A) FORMULA TO BE DEVISED SWIFT-12
LY.—The funding formula required under para-13
graph (2) shall be established not later than 6014
days after the date of enactment of this section.15
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION.—Amounts appro-16
priated or otherwise made available under this17
section shall be distributed according to the18
funding formula established pursuant to para-19
graph (2) not later than 30 days after the es-20
tablishment of such formula.21
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS.—22
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2)23
through (4), a collaborative applicant that receives a24
grant under this section may use such grant25
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amounts only for eligible activities under section1
415, 423, or 441(b).2
‘‘(2) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RE-3
QUIREMENT.—4
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided5
in subparagraph (B), each collaborative appli-6
cant that receives a grant under this section7
shall use not less than 75 percent of such grant8
amount for permanent supportive housing, in-9
cluding capital costs, rental subsidies, and serv-10
ices.11
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary shall12
exempt a collaborative applicant from the appli-13
cability of the requirement under subparagraph14
(A) if the applicant demonstrates, in accordance15
with such standards and procedures as the Sec-16
retary shall establish, that—17
‘‘(i) chronic homelessness has been18
functionally eliminated in the geographic19
area served by the applicant; or20
‘‘(ii) the permanent supportive hous-21
ing under development in the geographic22
area served by the applicant is sufficient to23
functionally eliminate chronic homelessness24
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once such units are available for occu-1
pancy.2
The Secretary shall consider and make a deter-3
mination regarding each request for an exemp-4
tion under this subparagraph not later than 605
days after receipt of such request.6
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE7
EXPENSES.—Not more than 5 percent of the total8
amount of any grant under this section to a collabo-9
rative applicant may be used for costs of administra-10
tion.11
‘‘(4) HOUSING FIRST REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-12
retary shall ensure that each collaborative applicant13
that receives a grant under this section is imple-14
menting, to the extent possible, and will use such15
grant amounts in accordance with, a Housing First16
model for assistance for homeless persons.17
‘‘(d) RENEWAL FUNDING.—Expiring contracts for18
leasing, rental assistance, or permanent housing shall be19
treated, for purposes of section 429, as expiring contracts20
referred to in subsection (a) of such section.21
‘‘(e) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—22
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than Sep-23
tember 1, 2016, the Secretary and the United States24
Interagency Council on Homelessness shall submit a25
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report to the Committees on Financial Services and1
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and2
the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban3
Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate describing4
the design and implementation of the grant program5
under this section, which shall include the formula6
required by subsection (b)(2).7
‘‘(2) SEMIANNUAL STATUS REPORTS.—8
‘‘(A) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Sec-9
retary and the United States Interagency Coun-10
cil on Homelessness shall submit reports to the11
Committees specified in paragraph (1) semi-12
annually describing the operation of the grant13
program under this section during the pre-14
ceding 6 months, including identification of the15
grants made and a description of the activities16
funded with grant amounts.17
‘‘(B) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION BY18
SECRETARY.— The Secretary shall require each19
collaborative applicant that receives a grant20
under this section to submit such information21
to the Secretary as may be necessary for the22
Secretary to comply with the reporting require-23
ment under subparagraph (A).24
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‘‘SEC. 452. SPECIAL PURPOSE VOUCHERS.1
‘‘(a) DIRECT APPROPRIATION.—There is appro-2
priated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise3
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021,4
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, which5
shall be used as follows:6
‘‘(1) RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided7
in paragraph (2), such amount shall be used for in-8
cremental assistance for rental assistance under sec-9
tion 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 193710
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for persons and households11
who are homeless (as such term is defined in section12
103 (42 U.S.C. 11302)), which assistance shall be in13
addition to such assistance provided pursuant to re-14
newal of expiring contracts for such assistance.15
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.—The Secretary16
may use not more than 10 percent of such amounts17
provided for each fiscal year for administrative fees18
under 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of19
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)). The Secretary shall es-20
tablish policies and procedures to provide such fees21
to the extent necessary to assist homeless persons22
and families on whose behalf rental assistance is23
provided to find and maintain suitable housing.24
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall make assist-25
ance provided under this section available to public hous-26
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ing agencies based on geographical need for such assist-1
ance by homeless persons and households, as identified by2
the Secretary, public housing agency administrative per-3
formance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary.4
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Assistance made available5
under this section shall continue to remain available only6
for homeless persons and households upon turn-over.7
‘‘(d) RENEWAL FUNDING.—Renewal of expiring con-8
tracts for rental assistance provided under subsection (a)9
and for administrative fees under such subsection shall,10
to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, be funded11
under the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance ac-12
count.13
‘‘(e) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Upon a finding by the14
Secretary that a waiver or alternative requirement pursu-15
ant to this subsection is necessary to ensure that homeless16
persons and households can obtain housing using rental17
assistance made available under this section, the Secretary18
may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any19
provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary20
administers in connection with the use of funds made21
available under this section (except for requirements re-22
lated to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,23
and the environment) that relates to screening of appli-24
cants for assistance, admission of applicants, and selection25
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of tenants. The Secretary shall require public housing1
agencies receiving rental assistance funding made avail-2
able under this section to take all reasonable actions to3
help assisted persons and families avoid subsequent home-4
lessness.5
‘‘SEC. 453. OUTREACH FUNDING.6
‘‘(a) DIRECT APPROPRIATION.—There is appro-7
priated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise8
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021,9
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to the10
Secretary for grants under this section to provide outreach11
and coordinate services for persons and households who12
are homeless or formerly homeless.13
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—14
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make15
grants under this section on a competitive basis only16
to collaborative applicants who comply with section17
402.18
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The competition for grants19
under this section shall provide priority to collabo-20
rative applicants who submit plans to make innova-21
tive and effective use of staff funded with grant22
amounts pursuant to subsection (c).23
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS.—A collaborative applicant24
that receives a grant under this section may use such25
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grant amounts only for providing case managers, social1
workers, or other staff who conduct outreach and coordi-2
nate services for persons and households who are homeless3
or formerly homeless.4
‘‘(d) TIMING.—5
‘‘(1) CRITERIA TO BE ESTABLISHED SWIFT-6
LY.—The Secretary shall establish the criteria for7
the competition for grants under this section re-8
quired under subsection (b) not later than 60 days9
after the date of enactment of this section.10
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—Amounts appropriated or11
otherwise made available under this section shall be12
distributed according to the competition established13
by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) not later14
than 30 days after the establishment of such cri-15
teria.’’.16
SEC. 4. HOUSING TRUST FUND.17
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out18
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,19
for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter,20
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which21
shall be credited to the Housing Trust Fund established22
pursuant to section 1338 of the Federal Housing Enter-23
prises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (1224
U.S.C. 4568) for use under such section.25
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(b) RENTAL ASSISTANCE.—There is appropriated,1
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-2
priated, for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year there-3
after, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for4
incremental project-based voucher assistance or project-5
based rental assistance, to be allocated to States pursuant6
to the formula established under section 1338 of the Fed-7
eral Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness8
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568), to be used solely in con-9
junction with grant funds awarded under such section10
1338.11
(c) TENANT RENT CONTRIBUTION.—12
(1) LIMITATION.—Subparagraph (A) of section13
1338(c)(7) of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-14
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (1215
U.S.C. 4568(c)(7)(A)) is amended—16
(A) by striking ‘‘except that not less than17
75 percent’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘except18
that—19
‘‘(i) not less than 75 percent’’;20
(B) by adding at the end the following new21
clause:22
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding any other provi-23
sion of law, all rental housing dwelling24
units shall be subject to legally binding25
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commitments that ensure that the con-1
tribution toward rent by a family residing2
in the dwelling unit shall not exceed 303
percent of the adjusted income (as such4
term is defined in section 3(b) of the5
United States Housing Act of 1937 (426
U.S.C. 1437a(b))) of such family; and’’.7
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Housing8
and Urban Development shall issue regulations to9
implement section 1338(c)(7)(A)(ii) of the Federal10
Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Sound-11
ness Act of 1992, as added by the amendment made12
by paragraph (1)(B) of this section, not later than13
the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the14
date of the enactment of this Act.15
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO HELP STATES16
AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ALIGN HEALTH17
AND HOUSING SYSTEMS.18
(a) FUNDING.—There is hereby made available to the19
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development20
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for pro-21
viding technical assistance under section 405 of the22
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.23
11361(b)) in connection with expanding the Healthcare24
and Housing (H2) Systems Integration Initiative of the25
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in collabo-1
ration with the United States Interagency Council on2
Homelessness and the Secretary of Health and Human3
Services.4
(b) USE.—In expanding the Initiative referred to in5
subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to—6
(1) assist States and localities in integrating7
and aligning policies and funding between Medicaid8
programs, behavioral health providers, and housing9
providers to create supportive housing opportunities;10
and11
(2) engages State Medicaid program directors,12
Governors, State housing and homelessness agencies,13
any other relevant State offices, and any relevant14
local government entities, to assist States in increas-15
ing use of their Medicaid programs to finance sup-16
portive services for homeless persons.17
(c) PRIORITY.—In using amounts made available18
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to use19
for States and localities having the highest numbers of20
chronically homeless persons.21
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SEC. 6. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS1
FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSIST-2
ANCE ACT GRANTS.3
Section 408 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-4
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11364) is amended to read as follows:5
‘‘SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.6
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out7
this title such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal8
year.’’.9
SEC. 7. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES10
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.11
Section 209 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-12
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is hereby repealed.13
SEC. 8. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.14
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided by this15
Act, and the amendments made by this Act, are des-16
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section17
4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (218
U.S.C. 933(g)).19
(b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, this20
Act and the amendments made by this Act are designated21
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a)22
of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent reso-23
lution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.24
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