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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 161 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to 

provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. HASTINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant 

program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and 

families, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Services for Ending 

5 Long-Term Homelessness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) Nationally, on any given night, there are 

2 approximately 83,000 people who are experiencing 

3 chronic homelessness. Chronically homeless people 

4 often live in shelters or on the streets for years at 

5 a time, experience repeated episodes of homelessness 

6 without achieving housing stability, or cycle between 

7 homelessness, jails, mental health facilities, and hos8 pitals. 

9 (2) In 2003, the New Freedom Commission on 

10 Mental Health recommended the development and 

11 implementation of a comprehensive plan designed to 

12 facilitate access to 150,000 units of permanent sup13 portive housing for consumers and families who are 

14 chronically homeless. The Commission found that af15 fordable housing alone is insufficient for many peo16 ple with severe mental illness, and that flexible, mo17 bile, individualized support services are also nec18 essary to support and sustain consumers in their 

19 housing. 

20 (3) The United States Interagency Council on 

21 Homelessness (USICH), originally authorized by 

22 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) and reauthorized by 

24 the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid 

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1 vision B of Public Law 111–22), is responsible for 

2 coordinating the Federal response to homelessness in 

3 cooperation with the Secretaries and senior leaders 

4 of the 19 Federal member agencies. Since the 

5 USICH’s implementation of ‘‘Opening Doors: Fed6 eral Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homeless7 ness’’, chronic homelessness in the United States 

8 has been reduced by 22 percent, including a 13 per9 cent reduction in unsheltered chronic homelessness. 

10 (4) Research indicates that permanent sup11 portive housing is a cost-effective solution to chronic 

12 homelessness that leads to improved residential sta13 bility and reduction in psychiatric symptoms. Stud14 ies have also shown that supportive housing is asso15 ciated with significant reductions in costs for emer16 gency room visits, hospitalizations, shelters, sobering 

17 centers, jails, and other public services used by peo18 ple experiencing homelessness. 

19 (5) By implementing permanent supportive 

20 housing, communities are making progress toward 

21 ending chronic homelessness. 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE 

2 AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINIS3 TRATION. 

4 Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 290aa(d)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (18), by striking the period 

9 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(19) collaborate with Federal departments and 

12 programs that are part of the United States Inter13 agency Council on Homelessness, particularly the 

14 Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

15 the Department of Labor, and the Department of 

16 Veterans Affairs, and with other agencies within the 

17 Department of Health and Human Services, particu18 larly the Health Resources and Services Administra19 tion, the Administration for Children and Families, 

20 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 

21 to design national strategies for providing services in 

22 supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic 

23 homelessness and to implement programs that ad24 dress chronic homelessness.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR SERVICES FOR CHRONICALLY HOME2 LESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SUP3 PORTIVE HOUSING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Public Health Serv5 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.), as amended by sub6 section (b), is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘PART K—GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO END 

8 CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS 

9 ‘‘SEC. 597. GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO END CHRONIC HOME10 LESSNESS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

12 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make 

13 grants to entities described in paragraph (2) for the 

14 purpose of carrying out projects to provide the serv15 ices described in subsection (d) to chronically home16 less individuals and families in permanent supportive 

17 housing. 

18 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of 

19 paragraph (1), an entity described in this paragraph 

20 is— 

21 ‘‘(A) a State or political subdivision of a 

22 State, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or 

23 a public or nonprofit private entity, including a 

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1 portant to individuals and families who are 

2 chronically homeless; or 

3 ‘‘(B) a consortium composed of entities de4 scribed in subparagraph (A), which consortium 

5 includes a public or nonprofit private entity 

6 that serves as the lead applicant and has re7 sponsibility for fiscal management, project man8 agement, and coordinating the activities of the 

9 consortium. 

10 ‘‘(b) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under sub11 section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 

12 demonstrating that the applicants— 

13 ‘‘(1) target the services described in subsection 

14 (d) and related funds to individuals or families 

15 who— 

16 ‘‘(A) have been homeless for longer periods 

17 of time or have experienced more episodes of 

18 homelessness than are required to be individ19 uals or families who are chronically homeless; 

20 ‘‘(B) have high rates of utilization of emer21 gency public systems of care; or 

22 ‘‘(C) have a history of interactions with 

23 law enforcement and the criminal justice sys24 tem; 


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1 ‘‘(2) have greater funding commitments from 

2 State or local government agencies responsible for 

3 overseeing mental health treatment, substance use 

4 disorder treatment, medical care, and employment 

5 (including commitments to provide Federal funds in 

6 accordance with subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii)); 

7 ‘‘(3) will provide for an increase in the number 

8 of units of permanent supportive housing that would 

9 serve chronically homeless individuals and families in 

10 the community as a result of an award of a grant 

11 under subsection (a); and 

12 ‘‘(4) have demonstrated experience providing 

13 services to address the mental health and substance 

14 use disorder problems of chronically homeless indi15 viduals and families living in permanent supportive 

16 housing settings. 

17 ‘‘(c) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 

18 shall ensure that consideration is given to geographic dis19 tribution (such as urban and rural areas) in the awarding 

20 of grants under subsection (a). 

21 ‘‘(d) SERVICES.—The services referred to in sub22 section (a) are the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) Services provided by the grantee or by 

24 qualified subcontractors that promote recovery and 


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1 self-sufficiency and address barriers to housing sta2 bility, including the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Mental health services, including 

4 treatment and recovery support services. 

5 ‘‘(B) Substance use disorder treatment and 

6 recovery support services, including counseling, 

7 treatment planning, recovery coaching, and re8 lapse prevention. 

9 ‘‘(C) Integrated, coordinated treatment 

10 and recovery support services for co-occurring 

11 disorders. 

12 ‘‘(D) Health education, including referrals 

13 for medical and dental care. 

14 ‘‘(E) Services designed to help individuals 

15 and families make progress toward self-suffi16 ciency and recovery, including benefits advo17 cacy, money management, life-skills training, 

18 self-help programs, and engagement and moti19 vational interventions. 

20 ‘‘(F) Parental skills and family support. 

21 ‘‘(G) Case management. 

22 ‘‘(H) Other supportive services that pro23 mote an end to chronic homelessness. 

24 ‘‘(I) Coordination or partnership with 

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1 fits to maximize the availability of services and 

2 resources to meet the needs of chronically 

3 homeless individuals and families living in sup4 portive housing using cost-effective approaches 

5 that avoid duplication. 

6 ‘‘(J) Data collection and measuring per7 formance outcomes as specified in subsection 

8 (k). 

9 ‘‘(2) Services, as described in paragraph (1), 

10 that are delivered to individuals and families who 

11 are chronically homeless and who are scheduled to 

12 become residents of permanent supportive housing 

13 within 90 days pending the location or development 

14 of an appropriate unit of housing. 

15 ‘‘(3) For individuals and families who are oth16 erwise eligible, and who have voluntarily chosen to 

17 seek other housing opportunities after a period of 

18 tenancy in supportive housing, services, as described 

19 in paragraph (1), that are delivered, for a period of 

20 90 days after exiting permanent supportive housing 

21 or until the individuals have transitioned to com22 prehensive services adequate to meet their current 

23 needs, provided that the purpose of the services is to 

24 support the individuals in their choice to transition 


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1 into housing that is responsive to their individual 

2 needs and preferences. 

3 ‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A condition for the receipt 

5 of a grant under subsection (a) is that, with respect 

6 to the cost of the project to be carried out by an ap7 plicant pursuant to such subsection, the applicant 

8 agrees as follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant pursu10 ant to subsection (j)(1)(A), the applicant will, 

11 in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), 

12 make available contributions toward such costs 

13 in an amount that is not less than $1 for each 

14 $3 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 

15 ‘‘(B) In the case of a renewal grant pursu16 ant to subsection (j)(1)(B), the applicant will, 

17 in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), 

18 make available contributions toward such costs 

19 in an amount that is not less than $1 for each 

20 $1 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 

21 ‘‘(2) SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTION.—For pur22 poses of paragraph (1), contributions made by an 

23 applicant are in accordance with this paragraph if 

24 made as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The contribution is made from funds 

2 of the applicant or from donations from public 

3 or private entities. 

4 ‘‘(B) Of the contribution— 

5 ‘‘(i) not less than 80 percent is from 

6 non-Federal funds; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) not more than 20 percent is from 

8 Federal funds provided under programs 

9 that— 

10 ‘‘(I) are not expressly directed at 

11 services for homeless individuals, but 

12 whose purposes are broad enough to 

13 include the provision of a service or 

14 services described in subsection (d) as 

15 authorized expenditures under such 

16 program; and 

17 ‘‘(II) do not prohibit Federal 

18 funds under the program from being 

19 used to provide a contribution that is 

20 required as a condition for obtaining 

21 Federal funds. 

22 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB23 UTED.—Contributions required in paragraph (1) 

24 may be in cash or in-kind equipment or services. 

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1 services assisted or subsidized to any significant ex2 tent by the Federal Government, may not be in3 cluded in determining the amount of non-Federal 

4 contributions required in paragraph (2)(B)(i). 

5 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A condition for 

6 the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the ap7 plicant involved agrees that not more than 10 percent of 

8 the grant will be expended for administrative expenses 

9 with respect to the grant. Expenses for data collection and 

10 measuring performance outcomes as specified in sub11 section (k) shall not be considered as administrative ex12 penses subject to the limitation in this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(g) CERTAIN USES OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 

14 other provisions of this section, a grantee under subsection 

15 (a) may expend not more than 20 percent of the grant 

16 to provide the services described in subsection (d) to home17 less individuals or families who are not chronically home18 less individuals or families. 

19 ‘‘(h) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—A grant may be 

20 made under subsection (a) only if an application for the 

21 grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 

22 is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains 

23 such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec24 retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 


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1 ‘‘(i) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A condition for the 

2 receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the appli3 cant involved demonstrate the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) The applicant and all direct providers of 

5 services have the experience, infrastructure, and ex6 pertise needed to ensure the quality and effective7 ness of services, which may be demonstrated by any 

8 of the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) Compliance with all local, city, coun10 ty, or State requirements for licensing, accredi11 tation, or certification (if any) which are appli12 cable to the proposed project. 

13 ‘‘(B) A minimum of 2 years experience 

14 providing comparable services that do not re15 quire licensing, accreditation, or certification. 

16 ‘‘(C) Certification as a Medicaid service 

17 provider, including health care for the homeless 

18 programs and community health centers. 

19 ‘‘(D) An executed agreement with a rel20 evant State or local government agency that 

21 will provide oversight over the mental health, 

22 substance use disorder, or other services that 

23 will be delivered by the project. 

24 ‘‘(2) There is a mechanism for determining 

25 whether residents of permanent supportive housing 


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1 are chronically homeless individuals or families. 

2 Such a mechanism may rely on local data systems 

3 or records of shelter admission. If there are no 

4 sources of data regarding the duration or number of 

5 homeless episodes, or if such data are unreliable for 

6 the purposes of this subsection, an applicant must 

7 demonstrate that the project will implement appro8 priate procedures, taking into consideration the ca9 pacity of local homeless service providers to docu10 ment episodes of homelessness and the challenges of 

11 engaging individuals and families who have been 

12 chronically homeless, to verify that an individual or 

13 family is chronically homeless. 

14 ‘‘(3) The applicant participates in a local, re15 gional, or Statewide homeless management informa16 tion system. 

17 ‘‘(j) DURATION OF INITIAL AND RENEWAL GRANTS; 

18 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RENEWAL

19 GRANTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

21 and (3), the period during which payments are made 

22 to a grantee under subsection (a) shall be in accord23 ance with the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant, the 

25 period of payments shall be 5 years. 


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1 ‘‘(B) In the case of a subsequent grant (re2 ferred to in this subsection as a ‘renewal 

3 grant’), the period of payments shall not be 

4 more than 5 years. 

5 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL APPROVAL; AVAILABILITY OF AP6 PROPRIATIONS; NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The provision 

7 of payments under an initial or renewal grant is sub8 ject to annual approval by the Secretary of the pay9 ments and to the availability of appropriations for 

10 the fiscal year involved to make the payments. This 

11 subsection may not be construed as establishing a 

12 limitation on the number of grants under subsection 

13 (a) that may be made to an entity. 

14 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RE15 NEWAL GRANTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM STAND17 ARDS.—A renewal grant may be made by the 

18 Secretary only if the Secretary determines that 

19 the applicant involved has, in the project car20 ried out with the grant, maintained compliance 

21 with minimum standards for quality and suc22 cessful outcomes for housing retention, as de23 termined by the Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 

25 a renewal grant under this subsection for an 


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1 applicant shall not exceed an amount equal to 

2 75 percent of the amount of Federal funds pro3 vided to the applicant in the final year of the 

4 initial grant period. 

5 ‘‘(k) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND RE6 PORTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, as a 

8 condition of the receipt of grants under subsection 

9 (a), require grantees to provide data regarding the 

10 performance outcomes of the projects carried out 

11 under the grants. Consistent with the requirements 

12 and procedures established by the Secretary, each 

13 grantee shall measure and report specific perform14 ance outcomes related to the long-term goals of in15 creasing stability within the community for individ16 uals and families who have been chronically home17 less, and decreasing the recurrence of periods of 

18 homelessness. 

19 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The perform20 ance outcomes described under paragraph (1) shall 

21 include, with respect to individuals and families who 

22 have been chronically homeless— 

23 ‘‘(A) improvements in housing stability; 

24 ‘‘(B) improvements in employment and 

25 education; 


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1 ‘‘(C) reductions in problems related to sub2 stance use disorders; 

3 ‘‘(D) reductions in problems related to 

4 mental health disorders; and 

5 ‘‘(E) other areas as the Secretary deter6 mines appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND CONSISTENCY WITH

8 OTHER HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) PROCEDURES.—In establishing stra10 tegic performance outcomes and reporting re11 quirements under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

12 shall develop and implement procedures that 

13 minimize the costs and burdens to grantees and 

14 program participants, and that are practical, 

15 streamlined, and designed for consistency with 

16 the requirements of the homeless assistance 

17 programs administered by the Secretary of 

18 Housing and Urban Development. 

19 ‘‘(B) APPLICANT COORDINATION.—Appli20 cants under this section shall coordinate with 

21 community stakeholders, including participants 

22 in the local homeless management information 

23 system, concerning the development of systems 

24 to measure performance outcomes and with the 


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1 Secretary for assistance with data collection 

2 and measurements activities. 

3 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—A grantee shall submit an an4 nual report to the Secretary that— 

5 ‘‘(A) identifies the grantee’s progress to6 ward achieving its strategic performance out7 comes; and 

8 ‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted 

9 by the grantee to increase the participation, 

10 housing stability, and other improvements in 

11 outcomes for individuals and families who have 

12 been chronically homeless. 

13 ‘‘(l) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

14 Secretary, directly or through awards of grants or con15 tracts to public or nonprofit private entities, shall provide 

16 training and technical assistance regarding the planning, 

17 development, and provision of services in projects under 

18 subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(m) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

20 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Serv21 ices for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, and bienni22 ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appro23 priate committees of Congress a report on projects under 

24 subsection (a) that— 


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1 ‘‘(1) includes a summary of information re2 ceived by the Secretary under subsection (k); 

3 ‘‘(2) describes how the services provided under 

4 each such project are coordinated with State and 

5 local social service programs and homelessness as6 sistance programs, and services provided by the De7 partment of Veterans Affairs and other relevant 

8 Federal agencies; and 

9 ‘‘(3) includes an evaluation of the manner in 

10 which funds are used under such projects, and the 

11 effectiveness of such projects in ending long-term 

12 homelessness and improving outcomes for individuals 

13 with mental illness or substance use disorder prob14 lems. 

15 ‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

16 ‘‘(1) CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘chronically 

18 homeless’, used with respect to an individual or 

19 family, means an individual or family who— 

20 ‘‘(i) is homeless; 

21 ‘‘(ii) has been homeless continuously 

22 for at least 1 year or has been homeless on 

23 at least 4 separate occasions in the last 3 

24 years; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) has an adult head of household 

2 (or a minor head of household if no adult 

3 is present in the household) with a 

4 diagnosable substance use disorder, a seri5 ous mental illness, a developmental dis6 ability (as defined in section 102 of the 

7 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 

8 Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

9 15002)), post traumatic stress disorder, a 

10 cognitive impairment resulting from a 

11 brain injury, or a chronic physical illness 

12 or disability or the co-occurrence of 2 or 

13 more chronic physical illnesses or disabil14 ities. 

15 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An indi16 vidual shall be considered to be chronically 

17 homeless if such individual— 

18 ‘‘(i) resides in an institutional care fa19 cility, including a jail, substance use dis20 order or mental health treatment facility, 

21 hospital, or other similar facility; 

22 ‘‘(ii) has resided in a facility described 

23 in clause (i) for fewer than 90 days; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) met all of the requirements de2 scribed in subparagraph (A) prior to enter3 ing that facility. 

4 ‘‘(2) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ means 

5 living or residing in a place not meant for human 

6 habitation, in a safe haven, or in an emergency 

7 homeless shelter. 

8 ‘‘(3) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘permanent 

10 supportive housing’ means permanent, afford11 able housing with flexible support services that 

12 are available and designed to help the tenants 

13 stay housed and build the necessary skills to 

14 live as independently as possible. Such term 

15 does not include housing that is time-limited. 

16 Supportive housing offers residents assistance 

17 in reaching their full potential, which may in18 clude opportunities to secure other housing that 

19 meets their needs and preferences, based on in20 dividual choice instead of the requirements of 

21 time-limited transitional programs. Under this 

22 section, permanent affordable housing includes 

23 permanent housing funded or assisted through 

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1 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 

2 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

3 ‘‘(B) AFFORDABLE.—For purposes of sub4 paragraph (A), the term ‘affordable’ means 

5 within the financial means of individuals who 

6 are extremely low income, as defined by the 

7 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

8 ‘‘(4) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES.— 

9 The term ‘substance use disorder’, used with respect 

10 to services, has the meaning given the term ‘sub11 stance abuse services’ in section 330(h)(5). 

12 ‘‘(o) FUNDING.— 

13 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 

15 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

16 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

17 2023. 

18 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR TRAINING AND TECH19 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount appropriated 

20 under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

21 may reserve not more than 3 percent for carrying 

22 out subsection (l).’’. 

23 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH

24 SERVICE ACT.—Title V of the Public Health Service Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by— 


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1 (1) redesignating part G, as added by section 

2 144 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 

3 2000 (H.R. 5662, as enacted by section 1(a)(7) of 

4 Public Law 106–554), as part J; and 

5 (2) redesignating sections 581 through 584, as 

6 added by section 144 of such Act, as sections 596 

7 through 596C, respectively. 

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