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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3272 

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

place in permanent supportive housing, and provide supportive services, 

to individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance 

use disorders and are chronically homeless or at risk of becoming chronically homeless, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 13, 2019 

Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. GOMEZ) 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 place in permanent supportive housing, and 

provide supportive services, to individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders and are chronically homeless or at risk of becoming chronically homeless, 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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) Point-in-time data collected by the Depart4 ment of Housing and Urban Development in 2018 

5 found that, nationally, on any given night, there are 

6 approximately 96,913 people who are experiencing 

7 chronic homelessness. Chronically homeless people 

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

9 a time, experience repeated episodes of homelessness 

10 without achieving housing stability, or cycle between 

11 homelessness, jails, mental health facilities, and hos12 pitals. 

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

14 Mental Health recommended the development and 

15 implementation of a comprehensive plan designed to 

16 facilitate access to 150,000 units of permanent sup17 portive housing for consumers and families who are 

18 chronically homeless. The Commission found that af19 fordable housing alone is insufficient for many peo20 ple with severe mental illness, and that flexible, mo21 bile, individualized support services are also nec22 essary to support and sustain consumers in their 

23 housing. 

24 (3) The United States Interagency Council on 

25 Homelessness (USICH), originally authorized by 

26 title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 


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

2 the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid 

3 Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 (di4 vision B of Public Law 111–22), is responsible for 

5 coordinating the Federal response to homelessness in 

6 cooperation with the Secretaries and senior leaders 

7 of the 19 Federal member agencies. Since the 

8 USICH’s implementation of ‘‘Opening Doors: Fed9 eral Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homeless10 ness’’, chronic homelessness in the United States 

11 has been reduced by 18 percent. 

12 (4) Research indicates that permanent sup13 portive housing is a cost-effective solution to chronic 

14 homelessness that leads to improved residential sta15 bility and reduction in psychiatric symptoms. Stud16 ies have also shown that supportive housing is asso17 ciated with significant reductions in costs for emer18 gency room visits, hospitalizations, shelters, sobering 

19 centers, jails, and other public services used by peo20 ple experiencing homelessness. 

21 (5) By implementing permanent supportive 

22 housing, communities are making progress toward 

23 ending chronic homelessness. 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MENTAL 

2 HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE. 

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

4 U.S.C. 290aa(d)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period 

8 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(26) collaborate with Federal departments and 

11 programs that are part of the United States Inter12 agency Council on Homelessness, particularly the 

13 Department of Housing and Urban Development, 

14 the Department of Labor, and the Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs, and with other agencies within the 

16 Department of Health and Human Services, particu17 larly the Health Resources and Services Administra18 tion, the Administration for Children and Families, 

19 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 

20 to design national strategies for providing services in 

21 supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic 

22 homelessness and to implement programs that ad23 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 further amended by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘PART L—GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO END 

9 CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS 

10 ‘‘SEC. 598. GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO END CHRONIC HOME11 LESSNESS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

14 grants to entities described in paragraph (2) for 

15 projects— 

16 ‘‘(A) to place in permanent supportive 

17 housing— 

18 ‘‘(i) individuals who have physical or 

19 mental health conditions or substance use 

20 disorders and are chronically homeless or 

21 at risk of becoming chronically homeless; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(ii) their families; and 

24 ‘‘(B) to provide the supportive services de25 scribed in subsection (d) to such individuals and 

26 their families. 


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

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

3 is— 

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

5 State, an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or 

6 a public or nonprofit private entity, including a 

7 community-based provider of homelessness serv8 ices, health care, housing, or other services im9 portant to individuals and families who are 

10 chronically homeless; or 

11 ‘‘(B) a consortium composed of entities de12 scribed in subparagraph (A), which consortium 

13 includes a public or nonprofit private entity 

14 that serves as the lead applicant and has re15 sponsibility for fiscal management, project man16 agement, and coordinating the activities of the 

17 consortium. 

18 ‘‘(b) PRIORITIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN SELECTING GRANTEES.—In making 

20 grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 

21 priority to applicants demonstrating that the appli22 cants— 

23 ‘‘(A) prioritize the services described in 

24 subsection (d) and related funds to individuals 

25 or families who— 


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1 ‘‘(i) have been homeless for longer pe2 riods of time or have experienced more epi3 sodes of homelessness than are required to 

4 be individuals or families who are chron5 ically homeless; 

6 ‘‘(ii) have high rates of utilization of 

7 emergency public systems of care; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) have a history of interactions 

9 with law enforcement and the criminal jus10 tice system; 

11 ‘‘(B) have greater funding commitments 

12 from State or local government agencies respon13 sible for overseeing mental health treatment, 

14 substance use disorder treatment, medical care, 

15 and employment (including commitments to 

16 provide Federal funds in accordance with sub17 section (e)(2)(B)(ii)); 

18 ‘‘(C) will provide for an increase in the 

19 number of units of permanent supportive hous20 ing that would serve chronically homeless indi21 viduals and families in the community as a re22 sult of an award of a grant under subsection 

23 (a); and 

24 ‘‘(D) have demonstrated experience pro25 viding services to address the mental health and 


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1 substance use disorder problems of chronically 

2 homeless individuals and families living in per3 manent supportive housing settings. 

4 ‘‘(2) IN PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—A 

5 condition for the receipt of a grant under subsection 

6 (a) is that the applicant agrees that, in using the 

7 grant to place individuals and their families in per8 manent supportive housing, and to provide sup9 portive services described in subsection (d), the ap10 plicant will give priority to individuals and families 

11 described in subsection (a)(1) who, at the time of 

12 their placement in permanent supportive housing, 

13 are chronically homeless. 

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

15 shall ensure that consideration is given to geographic dis16 tribution (such as urban and rural areas) in the awarding 

17 of grants under subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(d) SERVICES.—The services referred to in sub19 section (a) are the following: 

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

21 qualified subcontractors that promote recovery and 

22 self-sufficiency and address barriers to housing sta23 bility, including the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) Mental health services, including 

25 treatment and recovery support services. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Substance use disorder treatment and 

2 recovery support services, including counseling, 

3 treatment planning, recovery coaching, peer 

4 support, and relapse prevention. 

5 ‘‘(C) Integrated, coordinated treatment 

6 and recovery support services for co-occurring 

7 disorders. 

8 ‘‘(D) Health education, including referrals 

9 for medical and dental care. 

10 ‘‘(E) Services designed to help individuals 

11 and families make progress toward self-suffi12 ciency and recovery, including benefits advo13 cacy, money management, life-skills training, 

14 self-help programs, and engagement and moti15 vational interventions. 

16 ‘‘(F) Services designed to help individuals 

17 obtain employment. 

18 ‘‘(G) Parental skills and family support. 

19 ‘‘(H) Case management. 

20 ‘‘(I) Other supportive services that pro21 mote an end to chronic homelessness. 

22 ‘‘(J) Coordination or partnership with 

23 other agencies, programs, or mainstream bene24 fits to maximize the availability of services and 

25 resources to meet the needs of chronically 


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1 homeless individuals and families living in sup2 portive housing using cost-effective approaches 

3 that avoid duplication. 

4 ‘‘(K) Data collection and measuring per5 formance outcomes as specified in subsection 

6 (k). 

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

8 that are delivered to individuals and families who 

9 are chronically homeless and who are scheduled to 

10 become residents of permanent supportive housing 

11 within 90 days pending the location or development 

12 of an appropriate unit of housing. 

13 ‘‘(3) For individuals and families who are oth14 erwise eligible, and who have voluntarily chosen to 

15 seek other housing opportunities after a period of 

16 tenancy in supportive housing, services, as described 

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

18 90 days after exiting permanent supportive housing 

19 or until the individuals have transitioned to com20 prehensive services adequate to meet their current 

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

22 support the individuals in their choice to transition 

23 into housing that is responsive to their individual 

24 needs and preferences. 

25 ‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 


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

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

3 to the cost of the project to be carried out by an ap4 plicant pursuant to such subsection, the applicant 

5 agrees as follows: 

6 ‘‘(A) In the case of the initial grant pursu7 ant to subsection (j)(1)(A), the applicant will, 

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

9 make available contributions toward such costs 

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

11 $4 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 

12 ‘‘(B) In the case of a renewal grant pursu13 ant to subsection (j)(1)(B), the applicant will, 

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

15 make available contributions toward such costs 

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

17 $2 of Federal funds provided in the grant. 

18 ‘‘(2) SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTION.—For pur19 poses of paragraph (1), contributions made by an 

20 applicant are in accordance with this paragraph if 

21 made as follows: 

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

23 of the applicant or from donations from public 

24 or private entities. 

25 ‘‘(B) Of the contribution— 


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

2 non-Federal funds; and 

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

4 Federal funds provided under programs 

5 that— 

6 ‘‘(I) are not expressly directed at 

7 services for homeless individuals, but 

8 whose purposes are broad enough to 

9 include the provision of a service or 

10 services described in subsection (d) as 

11 authorized expenditures under such 

12 program; and 

13 ‘‘(II) do not prohibit Federal 

14 funds under the program from being 

15 used to provide a contribution that is 

16 required as a condition for obtaining 

17 Federal funds. 

18 ‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB19 UTED.—Contributions required in paragraph (1) 

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

21 Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or 

22 services assisted or subsidized to any significant ex23 tent by the Federal Government, may not be in24 cluded in determining the amount of non-Federal 

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


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

2 the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the ap3 plicant involved agrees that not more than 10 percent of 

4 the grant will be expended for administrative expenses 

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

6 measuring performance outcomes as specified in sub7 section (k) shall not be considered as administrative ex8 penses subject to the limitation in this subsection. 

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

10 other provisions of this section, a grantee under subsection 

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

12 to provide supportive services as described in subsection 

13 (a)(1)(B). 

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

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

16 grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application 

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

18 such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec19 retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. 

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

21 receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the appli22 cant involved demonstrate the following: 

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

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1 ness of services, which may be demonstrated by any 

2 of the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Compliance with all local, city, coun4 ty, or State requirements for licensing, accredi5 tation, or certification (if any) which are appli6 cable to the proposed project. 

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

8 providing comparable services that do not re9 quire licensing, accreditation, or certification. 

10 ‘‘(C) Certification as a Medicaid service 

11 provider, including health care for the homeless 

12 programs and community health centers. 

13 ‘‘(D) An executed agreement with a rel14 evant State or local government agency that 

15 will provide oversight over the mental health, 

16 substance use disorder, or other services that 

17 will be delivered by the project. 

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

19 whether residents of permanent supportive housing 

20 are, at the time of being placed in such housing, 

21 chronically homeless or at risk of becoming chron22 ically homeless. Such a mechanism may rely on local 

23 data systems or records of shelter admission. If 

24 there are no sources of data regarding the duration 

25 or number of homeless episodes, or if such data are 


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1 unreliable for the purposes of this subsection, an ap2 plicant must demonstrate that the project will imple3 ment appropriate procedures, taking into consider4 ation the capacity of local homeless service providers 

5 to document episodes of homelessness and the chal6 lenges of engaging individuals and families who have 

7 been chronically homeless, to verify that an indi8 vidual or family is chronically homeless or at risk of 

9 becoming chronically homeless. 

10 ‘‘(3) The applicant participates in a local, re11 gional, or Statewide homeless management informa12 tion system. 

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

14 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RENEWAL

15 GRANTS.— 

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

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

18 to a grantee under subsection (a) shall be in accord19 ance with the following: 

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

21 period of payments shall be 5 years. 

22 ‘‘(B) In the case of a subsequent grant (re23 ferred to in this subsection as a ‘renewal 

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

25 more than 5 years. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL APPROVAL; AVAILABILITY OF AP2 PROPRIATIONS; NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The provision 

3 of payments under an initial or renewal grant is sub4 ject to annual approval by the Secretary of the pay5 ments and to the availability of appropriations for 

6 the fiscal year involved to make the payments. This 

7 subsection may not be construed as establishing a 

8 limitation on the number of grants under subsection 

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

10 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING RE11 NEWAL GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM STAND13 ARDS.—A renewal grant may be made by the 

14 Secretary only if the Secretary determines that 

15 the applicant involved has, in the project car16 ried out with the grant, maintained compliance 

17 with minimum standards for quality and suc18 cessful outcomes for housing retention, as de19 termined by the Secretary. 

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

21 a renewal grant under this subsection for an 

22 applicant shall not exceed an amount equal to 

23 75 percent of the amount of Federal funds pro24 vided to the applicant in the final year of the 

25 initial grant period. 


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1 ‘‘(k) STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES AND RE2 PORTS.— 

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

4 condition of the receipt of grants under subsection 

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

6 performance outcomes of the projects carried out 

7 under the grants. Consistent with the requirements 

8 and procedures established by the Secretary, each 

9 grantee shall measure and report specific perform10 ance outcomes related to the long-term goals of in11 creasing stability within the community for individ12 uals and families who have been chronically home13 less, and decreasing the recurrence of periods of 

14 homelessness. 

15 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES.—The perform16 ance outcomes described under paragraph (1) shall 

17 include, with respect to individuals and families who 

18 have been chronically homeless— 

19 ‘‘(A) improvements in housing stability; 

20 ‘‘(B) improvements in employment and 

21 education; 

22 ‘‘(C) reductions in problems related to sub23 stance use disorders; 

24 ‘‘(D) reductions in problems related to 

25 mental health disorders; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) other areas as the Secretary deter2 mines appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION AND CONSISTENCY WITH

4 OTHER HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) PROCEDURES.—In establishing stra6 tegic performance outcomes and reporting re7 quirements under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

8 shall develop and implement procedures that 

9 minimize the costs and burdens to grantees and 

10 program participants, and that are practical, 

11 streamlined, and designed for consistency with 

12 the requirements of the homeless assistance 

13 programs administered by the Secretary of 

14 Housing and Urban Development. 

15 ‘‘(B) APPLICANT COORDINATION.—Appli16 cants under this section shall coordinate with 

17 community stakeholders, including participants 

18 in the local homeless management information 

19 system, concerning the development of systems 

20 to measure performance outcomes and with the 

21 Secretary for assistance with data collection 

22 and measurements activities. 

23 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—A grantee shall submit an an24 nual report to the Secretary that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) identifies the grantee’s progress to2 ward achieving its strategic performance out3 comes; and 

4 ‘‘(B) describes other activities conducted 

5 by the grantee to increase the participation, 

6 housing stability, and other improvements in 

7 outcomes for individuals and families who have 

8 been chronically homeless. 

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

10 Secretary, directly or through awards of grants or con11 tracts to public or nonprofit private entities, shall provide 

12 training and technical assistance regarding the planning, 

13 development, and provision of services in projects under 

14 subsection (a). 

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

16 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Serv17 ices for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act, and bienni18 ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appro19 priate committees of Congress a report on projects under 

20 subsection (a) that— 

21 ‘‘(1) includes a summary of information re22 ceived by the Secretary under subsection (k); 

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

24 each such project are coordinated with State and 

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1 sistance programs, and services provided by the De2 partment of Veterans Affairs and other relevant 

3 Federal agencies; and 

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

5 which funds are used under such projects, and the 

6 effectiveness of such projects in ending long-term 

7 homelessness and improving outcomes for individuals 

8 with mental illness or substance use disorder prob9 lems. 

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

11 ‘‘(1) CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.— 

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

13 homeless’, used with respect to an individual or 

14 family, means an individual or family who— 

15 ‘‘(i) is homeless; 

16 ‘‘(ii) has been homeless continuously 

17 for at least 1 year or has been homeless on 

18 at least 4 separate occasions, totaling 12 

19 months in one year in the last 3 years; and 

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

21 (or a minor head of household if no adult 

22 is present in the household) with a 

23 diagnosable substance use disorder, a seri24 ous mental illness, a developmental dis25 ability (as defined in section 102 of the 


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1 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 

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

3 15002)), post traumatic stress disorder, a 

4 cognitive impairment resulting from a 

5 brain injury, or a chronic physical illness 

6 or disability or the co-occurrence of 2 or 

7 more chronic physical illnesses or disabil8 ities. 

9 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—An indi10 vidual shall be considered to be chronically 

11 homeless if such individual— 

12 ‘‘(i) resides in an institutional care fa13 cility, including a jail, substance use dis14 order or mental health treatment facility, 

15 hospital, or other similar facility; 

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

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

18 ‘‘(iii) met all of the requirements de19 scribed in subparagraph (A) prior to enter20 ing that facility. 

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

22 living or residing in a place not meant for human 

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

24 homeless shelter. 

25 ‘‘(3) PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.— 


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

2 supportive housing’ means permanent, afford3 able housing with flexible support services that 

4 are available and designed to help the tenants 

5 stay housed and build the necessary skills to 

6 live as independently as possible. Such term 

7 does not include housing that is time-limited. 

8 Supportive housing offers residents assistance 

9 in reaching their full potential, which may in10 clude opportunities to secure other housing that 

11 meets their needs and preferences, based on in12 dividual choice instead of the requirements of 

13 time-limited transitional programs. Under this 

14 section, permanent affordable housing includes 

15 permanent housing funded or assisted through 

16 title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As17 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) and sec18 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 

19 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

20 ‘‘(B) AFFORDABLE.—For purposes of sub21 paragraph (A), the term ‘affordable’ means 

22 within the financial means of individuals who 

23 are extremely low income, as defined by the 

24 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 


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

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

3 to services, has the meaning given the term ‘sub4 stance abuse services’ in section 330(h)(5). 

5 ‘‘(o) FUNDING.— 

6 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 

8 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

9 be necessary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 

10 2025. 

11 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR TRAINING AND TECH12 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the amount appropriated 

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

14 may reserve not more than 3 percent for carrying 

15 out subsection (l).’’. 

16 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH

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

18 (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by— 

19 (1) redesignating the second part G (42 U.S.C. 

20 290kk et seq.), as added by section 144 of the Com21 munity Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, as part J; 

22 (2) redesignating sections 581, 582, 583, and 

23 584 (42 U.S.C. 290kk, 290kk–1, 290kk–2, 290kk– 

24 3), as added by such section 144, as sections 596, 

25 596A, 596B, and 596C, respectively; and 


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1 (3) redesignating the second section 550 (42 

2 U.S.C. 290ee–10), as added by section 8214 of the 

3 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, as 

4 section 553 and moving such section 553, as so re5 designated, so it follows section 552. 

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