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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5254 

To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal 

of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 22, 2023 

Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 

DESAULNIER, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

A BILL 

To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move 

toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Housing for All Act of 2023’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—ADDRESSING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE 

Sec. 101. Housing Trust Fund. 

Sec. 102. Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program. 

Sec. 103. Section 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities. 

Sec. 104. HOME Investment Partnerships Program. 

Sec. 105. Technical assistance for navigating Federal and State housing funding sources. 

Sec. 106. Permanent authorization of United States Interagency Council on 

Homelessness and establishment of racial equity commission. 

TITLE II—ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS 

Sec. 201. Expansion of housing choice voucher program. 

Sec. 202. Project-based rental assistance. 

Sec. 203. Emergency solutions grant program. 

Sec. 204. Continuum of care grant program. 

Sec. 205. Program administration, training, technical assistance, and capacity 

building. 

Sec. 206. GAO report on eviction data. 

TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN 

SOLUTIONS 

Sec. 301. Safe parking program grants. 

Sec. 302. Hotel, motel, and commercial acquisitions and conversions to permanent housing. 

Sec. 303. Eviction protection grant program. 

Sec. 304. Mobile crisis intervention teams grants. 

Sec. 305. Library consortium pilot grants. 

Sec. 306. Report on inclusive transit-oriented development to enhance climate 

mitigation and disaster resiliency. 

Sec. 307. Establishing an innovation pilot within the carbon reduction program. 

Sec. 308. Making infill housing and other transportation efficiency projects eligible for RAISE grants. 

Sec. 309. Homelessness and behavioral health care coordination. 

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.—The term 

6 ‘‘at risk of homelessness’’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Home8 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360). 


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1 (2) HOMELESS; HOMELESS PERSON.—The 

2 terms ‘‘homeless’’ and ‘‘homeless person’’ have the 

3 meanings given those terms in section 103 of the 

4 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 11302). 

6 (3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBALLY DESIGNATED

7 HOUSING ENTITY.—The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and 

8 ‘‘tribally designated housing entity’’ have the mean9 ings given those terms in section 4 of the Native 

10 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina11 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 

12 (4) JUSTICE SYSTEM-INVOLVED.—The term 

13 ‘‘justice system-involved’’ includes individuals who 

14 are or have been incarcerated or held in municipal, 

15 State, or Federal jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, or 

16 other types of detention facilities, who have been 

17 held in pre-trial or post-conviction detention, who 

18 have an arrest or conviction regardless of whether 

19 they were detained or incarcerated, who have been 

20 held in immigration detention, or, with respect to 

21 youth, who are or have been held in the custody of 

22 the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Depart23 ment of Health and Human Services. 

24 (5) POPULATION AT HIGHER RISK OF HOME25 LESSNESS.— 


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

2 at higher risk of homelessness’’ means a group 

3 of individuals that is defined by a common 

4 characteristic and that has been found to expe5 rience homelessness, housing instability, or to 

6 be cost-burdened at a rate higher than that of 

7 the general public. 

8 (B) HIGHER RATE.—Information that may 

9 be used in demonstrating such a higher rate in10 cludes data generated by the Federal Govern11 ment, by State or municipal governments, by 

12 peer-reviewed research, and by organizations 

13 having expertise in working with or advocating 

14 on behalf of homeless, housing unstable, or 

15 cost-burdened groups. 

16 (C) INCLUDED POPULATIONS.—Such term 

17 shall include populations for which such higher 

18 rate has already been demonstrated, including 

19 Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native 

20 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other commu21 nities of color, individuals with disabilities, in22 cluding mental health disabilities, elderly indi23 viduals, foster and former foster youth, lesbian, 

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1 forming individuals, veterans, and such addi2 tional communities and individuals as the Sec3 retary may include after receiving public com4 ment. 

5 (6) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The term 

6 ‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Hous8 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)). 

9 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

11 TITLE I—ADDRESSING THE 

12 HOUSING SHORTAGE 

13 SEC. 101. HOUSING TRUST FUND. 

14 Section 1338(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises 

15 Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

16 4568(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Hous19 ing Trust Fund $45,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

20 years 2024 through 2033.’’. 

21 SEC. 102. SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE EL22 DERLY PROGRAM. 

23 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec24 retary for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2033— 


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1 (1) $2,500,000,000 for the supportive housing 

2 for the elderly program authorized under section 202 

3 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), 

4 which shall be used— 

5 (A) for capital advance awards in accord6 ance with section 202(c)(1) of the Housing Act 

7 of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(1)) to recipients 

8 that are eligible under that Act; 

9 (B) for section 8 project-based rental as10 sistance contracts in accordance with section 8 

11 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

12 U.S.C. 1437f), for capital advance projects; and 

13 (C) for service coordinators; 

14 (2) $15,000,000, to provide technical assistance 

15 to support State-level efforts to improve the design 

16 and delivery of voluntary supportive services for resi17 dents of any housing assisted under the Housing Act 

18 of 1959 (Public Law 101–625) and other housing 

19 supporting low-income older adults; and 

20 (3) $125,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 

21 of administration and oversight. 


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1 SEC. 103. SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE 

2 WITH DISABILITIES. 

3 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec4 retary for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2033— 

6 (1) $900,000,000 for capital advances, includ7 ing amendments to capital advance contracts, for 

8 supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 

9 authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 

10 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), 

11 for project rental assistance for supportive housing 

12 for persons with disabilities under subsection (d)(2) 

13 of such section 811 (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project as14 sistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 

15 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)), and for 

16 project rental assistance to State housing finance 

17 agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized 

18 under subsection (b)(3) of such section 811 (42 

19 U.S.C. 8013); 

20 (2) $15,000,000 for providing technical assist21 ance to support State-level efforts to integrate hous22 ing assistance and voluntary supportive services for 

23 residents of housing receiving such assistance; and 

24 (3) $87,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 

25 of administration and oversight. 


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1 SEC. 104. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

3 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 

4 year 2024, to remain available until September 30, 

5 2033— 

6 (1) $40,000,000,000, for activities and assist7 ance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Pro8 gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘HOME 

9 program’’), as authorized under title II of the Cran10 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

11 U.S. 12721 et seq.); 

12 (2) $100,000,000 to make new awards to or in13 crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 

14 providers, including for technical assistance to 

15 grantees regarding best practices for coordination of 

16 available funds provided under this section with 

17 other forms of assistance, such as with project-based 

18 rental assistance; and 

19 (3) $360,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 

20 of administration and oversight of the HOME pro21 gram and the Housing Trust Fund established 

22 under section 1338(a) of the Federal Housing En23 terprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 

24 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(a)). 

25 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding subsections 

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1 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742), eligi2 ble grantees may use not more than 15 percent of their 

3 allocations under this section for administrative and plan4 ning costs. 

5 SEC. 105. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NAVIGATING FED6 ERAL AND STATE HOUSING FUNDING 

7 SOURCES. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

9 a grant program to provide technical assistance to States 

10 relating to the understanding of the relationship between 

11 Federal and State housing funding sources and how to 

12 best use those sources to finance housing projects in the 

13 State, such as permanent supportive housing, including 

14 resources, tools, and products that— 

15 (1) provide assistance on coordinating a single 

16 application for multiple funding sources; 

17 (2) provide assistance on consolidating funding 

18 sources and implementing reporting requirements at 

19 the State level; and 

20 (3) support staff capacity within State housing 

21 finance agencies to maintain the collaborations and 

22 systems necessary to better align types of funding 

23 with need and expand access to housing stability. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

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1 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, 

2 to carry out this section. 

3 SEC. 106. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES 

4 INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 

5 AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RACIAL EQUITY 

6 COMMISSION. 

7 Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended— 

9 (1) in section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318), by strik10 ing the first sentence and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated for each fis12 cal year $10,000,000 to carry out this title.’’; and 

13 (2) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319) 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 209. RACIAL EQUITY COMMISSION. 

16 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com18 mission to be known as the Commission on Racial 

19 Equity in Housing (in this section referred to as the 

20 ‘Commission’) to support the Council with efforts to 

21 conduct research into, collect, analyze, and make 

22 publicly available data on, and provide leadership 

23 and coordination for furthering racial equity in 

24 housing, examining the impacts of structural racism 


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1 on housing and homelessness, and the effectiveness 

2 of intervention strategies to address these impacts. 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Commission shall re4 port to the Executive Director of the Council and 

5 work in partnership with employees of the Council. 

6 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

7 ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

8 composed of 14 members, who shall be— 

9 ‘‘(A) appointed by the Executive Director 

10 of the Council not later than January 1, 2024; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) fairly balanced in terms of points of 

13 view represented and background experience. 

14 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 

15 Commission shall have— 

16 ‘‘(A) proven expertise in directing, assem17 bling, or applying capital resources from a vari18 ety of sources to the successful development of 

19 affordable housing, assisted living facilities, or 

20 health care facilities; 

21 ‘‘(B) lived experience with homelessness; or 

22 ‘‘(C) demonstrated experience in— 

23 ‘‘(i) homeless services, affordable 

24 housing, or housing law; and 

25 ‘‘(ii) racial equity work. 


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1 ‘‘(3) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Executive Direc2 tor shall appoint 2 co-chairpersons of the Commis3 sion from among the members of the Commission. 

4 ‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Com5 mission shall not affect its powers and shall be filled 

6 in the manner in which the original appointment was 

7 made. 

8 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION OF PAY.—Members of the 

9 Commission shall serve without pay. 

10 ‘‘(6) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 

11 Commission shall receive travel expenses, including 

12 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 

13 sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States 

14 Code. 

15 ‘‘(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

16 the Commission shall constitute a quorum but a 

17 lesser number may hold hearings. 

18 ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet 

19 at the call of the co-chairpersons of the Commission. 

20 ‘‘(c) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 

21 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 

22 Director who shall be— 

23 ‘‘(A) appointed by the co-chairpersons of 

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1 ‘‘(B) paid at a rate not to exceed the rate 

2 of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 

3 Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 

4 States Code. 

5 ‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint 

6 personnel as appropriate subject to the provisions of 

7 title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 

8 in the competitive service, and who shall be paid in 

9 accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 

10 subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 

11 classification and General Schedule pay rates. 

12 ‘‘(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Coun13 cil may procure temporary and intermittent services 

14 to support the work of the Commission under sec15 tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at 

16 rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equiva17 lent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay pay18 able for the General Schedule. 

19 ‘‘(4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re20 quest of the Council and the Commission, the head 

21 of any Federal department or agency may detail, on 

22 a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 

23 department or agency to the Commission to assist it 

24 in carrying out its duties under this section. 

25 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) work with the Council to make rec2 ommendations, inform, and participate in efforts to 

3 conduct research into, collect, analyze, and make 

4 publicly available data on, and provide leadership 

5 and coordination for furthering racial equity in 

6 housing, examining the impacts of structural racism 

7 on housing and homelessness, and the effectiveness 

8 of intervention strategies to address these impacts; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(2) work with the Council to implement the 

11 Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Home12 lessness. 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Council shall submit to Con14 gress, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 

15 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Sec16 retary of Transportation, the Secretary of Education, the 

17 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec18 retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

19 the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 

20 Secretary of the Interior, the Chair of the Federal Re21 serve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of 

22 the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Chair of the Federal 

23 Deposit Insurance Corporation, and such other individuals 

24 as the Commission determines relevant an annual report 

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1 cial equity in housing and to disrupt processes that pre2 serve and reinforce racism and racial disparities in hous3 ing and homelessness services. 

4 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—Section 1013 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, shall not apply to the Commission. 

6 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec8 essary to carry out this section.’’. 

9 TITLE II—ADDRESSING 

10 HOMELESSNESS 

11 SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PRO12 GRAM. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 household’’ means a family who initially— 

16 (A) has an income that does not exceed 50 

17 percent of the maximum income limitation for 

18 extremely low-income families established by the 

19 Secretary pursuant to section 3(b)(2)(C) of the 

20 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

21 1437a(b)(2)(C)); or 

22 (B) is an extremely low-income family that 

23 includes an individual who is an individual who 

24 is a recipient of supplemental security income 


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1 benefits under title XVI of the Social Security 

2 Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 

3 (2) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME FAMILY; 

4 STATE.—The terms ‘‘extremely low-income family’’ 

5 and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

6 section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 

7 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 

8 (b) EXPANDED VOUCHERS.— 

9 (1) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 

10 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro11 priated, for providing incremental vouchers for rent12 al assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 

13 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in ac14 cordance with this section for each of fiscal years 

15 2024 through 2027, the amount necessary to fund— 

16 (A) the number of incremental vouchers 

17 required to be allocated under paragraph (2); 

18 (B) annual renewals of the vouchers allo19 cated under paragraph (2); and 

20 (C) administrative fees for vouchers allo21 cated under paragraph (2). 

22 (2) ALLOCATION.— 

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1 mental vouchers in increments of 500,000 in 

2 each calendar year from 2025 through 2027 

3 under this section to public housing agencies 

4 pursuant to section 213(d) of the Housing and 

5 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

6 U.S.C. 1439(d)). 

7 (B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 

8 shall, by notice in the Federal Register, estab9 lish selection criteria under section 213(d) of 

10 the Housing and Community Development Act 

11 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)) that prioritizes 

12 housing needs among eligible households and 

13 severe housing hardship, such as experiencing 

14 homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. 

15 (c) ENTITLEMENT TO VOUCHERS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 

17 is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

18 any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based 

19 rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 

20 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 

21 shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any 

22 period that the family is an eligible household. 

23 (2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 

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1 (A) to provide assistance under section 

2 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

3 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with the en4 titlement under paragraph (1) of this sub5 section for each eligible household in the 

6 amount determined under such section 8(o); 

7 and 

8 (B) to provide administrative fees under 

9 section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act 

10 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) in connection 

11 with each voucher for assistance provided pur12 suant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 

13 SEC. 202. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi15 tion to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized 

16 to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2024, 

17 to remain available until September 30, 2033— 

18 (1) $14,500,000,000 for the project-based rent19 al assistance program, as authorized under section 

20 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

21 U.S.C. 1437f(b), subject to the terms and conditions 

22 of subsection (b) of this section; 

23 (2) $40,000,000 for providing technical assist24 ance to recipients of or applicants for project-based 


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1 rental assistance or to States allocating the project2 based rental assistance; and 

3 (3) $200,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 

4 of administration and oversight. 

5 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

6 (1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 8(a) 

7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

8 U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use amounts 

9 made available under this section— 

10 (A) to provide assistance payments with 

11 respect to newly constructed housing, existing 

12 housing, or substantially rehabilitated non-hous13 ing structures for use as new multifamily hous14 ing in accordance with this section and the pro15 visions of section 8 of the United States Hous16 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and 

17 (B) for performance-based contract admin18 istrators for project-based assistance under sec19 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 

20 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for carrying out this 

21 section and section 8 of the United States 

22 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 

23 (2) PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

25 make assistance payments using amounts made 


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1 available under this section pursuant to con2 tracts with owners or prospective owners who 

3 agree to construct housing, to substantially re4 habilitate existing housing, to substantially re5 habilitate non-housing structures for use as new 

6 multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance 

7 to newly constructed housing in which some or 

8 all of the units shall be available for occupancy 

9 by very low-income families in accordance with 

10 the provisions of section 8 of the United States 

11 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), under 

12 terms determined by the Secretary. 

13 (B) PRIORITY.—In awarding contracts 

14 pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall 

15 give priority to owners or prospective owners of 

16 multifamily housing projects located or to be lo17 cated in areas of high opportunity, as defined 

18 by the Secretary, in areas experiencing eco19 nomic growth or rising housing prices to pre20 vent displacement or secure affordable housing 

21 for low-income households, or that serve people 

22 at risk of homelessness or that integrate addi23 tional units that are accessible for persons with 

24 mobility impairments and persons with hearing 


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1 or visual impairments beyond those required by 

2 applicable Federal accessibility standards. 

3 SEC. 203. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 

6 year 2024 $5,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2033, to make grants under the emergency so8 lutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title 

9 IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 

11 (b) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION FOR EMERGENCY SHEL12 TER ACTIVITIES.—A recipient of a grant using amounts 

13 appropriated under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may 

14 not use an amount of the assistance for emergency shelter 

15 activities that exceeds the greater of— 

16 (1) 40 percent of the aggregate amount of that 

17 assistance provided for the grantee for that fiscal 

18 year; or 

19 (2) the amount expended by the grantee for 

20 emergency shelter activities during fiscal year 2010. 

21 SEC. 204. CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 

22 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 

24 year 2024 $15,000,000,000, to remain available until the 

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1 tinuum of Care Program authorized under subtitle C of 

2 title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 

4 (b) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR PERMANENT HOUS5 ING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH

6 DISABILITIES.—Of amounts appropriated under sub7 section (a) for a fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall 

8 be used for permanent housing for homeless individuals 

9 with disabilities and homeless families that include such 

10 an individual who is an adult or a minor head of household 

11 if no adult is present in the household. 

12 (c) PRIORITIZATION OF CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In 

13 awarding grants using amounts appropriated under sub14 section (a), the Secretary shall prioritize funding for appli15 cants that provide documentation of coordination with cer16 tain systems serving young people and can answer ques17 tions regarding how the applicant works with child welfare 

18 organizations, the juvenile and adult justice system, and 

19 institutions of mental and physical health to ensure that 

20 participants in the programs are not released into home21 lessness. 


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1 SEC. 205. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, TECH2 NICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CAPACITY BUILD3 ING. 

4 In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 

5 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024, to re6 main available until expended— 

7 (1) $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary for the 

8 costs to the Secretary of administering and over9 seeing the implementation of this title and the pro10 grams of the Department of Housing and Urban 

11 Development generally and new awards or increasing 

12 prior awards to provide training, technical assist13 ance, and capacity building related to the programs 

14 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop15 ment; 

16 (2) $5,000,000 to the United States Inter17 agency Council on Homelessness for necessary ex18 penses in carrying out the functions of the Council 

19 pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Home20 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.); and 

21 (3) $10,000,000 to the Secretary for necessary 

22 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

23 General of the Department of Housing and Urban 

24 Development in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, 

25 United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 206. GAO REPORT ON EVICTION DATA. 

2 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

4 shall submit to Congress a report that examines— 

5 (1) with respect to eviction moratoriums during 

6 the COVID–19 pandemic— 

7 (A) how eviction moratoriums have con8 tributed to housing stability; 

9 (B) an analysis of formal and informal 

10 evictions during the periods in which the mora11 toriums were in effect; and 

12 (C) an economic analysis of how the evic13 tion moratoriums saved public funds, such as 

14 by reducing shelter costs; 

15 (2) whether women, Black, Hispanic, and other 

16 minority renters disproportionately faced eviction 

17 during the COVID–19 pandemic, and an accounting 

18 of the disproportionate risk of eviction faced by vet19 erans, children, the elderly, and individuals living 

20 with disabilities during the COVID–19 pandemic; 

21 (3) the barriers that exist to collecting the data 

22 related to paragraphs (1) and (2); 

23 (4) the barriers that exist to collecting, 

24 digitizing, and standardizing data from the begin25 ning to the end of the eviction process, such as pre26 eviction information, the renter’s race or ethnicity, 


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1 age and gender, as well as the composition of the 

2 household and landlord data; and 

3 (5) a study of the relationship between emer4 gency rental assistance distribution and eviction pat5 terns, as well as how emergency rental assistance af6 fected evictions, during the periods in which the 

7 eviction moratoriums were in effect during the 

8 COVID–19 pandemic. 

9 TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNO10 VATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN 

11 SOLUTIONS 

12 SEC. 301. SAFE PARKING PROGRAM GRANTS. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti15 ty’’ means— 

16 (A) a unit of general purpose local govern17 ment; 

18 (B) an Indian Tribe or a tribally des19 ignated housing entity; 

20 (C) a nonprofit organization that provides 

21 services to homeless persons; or 

22 (D) a collaborative applicant or other orga23 nization or entity funded under the Continuum 

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1 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 

3 (2) ESSENTIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘essential 

4 service’’ means an essential service described in sec5 tion 576.102 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula6 tions, or any successor regulation. 

7 (3) SAFE PARKING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘safe 

8 parking program’’ means a program that— 

9 (A) provides a homeless person living in a 

10 vehicle, including a motor home, with a safe 

11 place to park the vehicle overnight to facilitate 

12 a transition to more stable housing; and 

13 (B) provides permanent rehousing services 

14 and essential services. 

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 

16 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall establish a grant program to provide amounts 

18 to eligible entities for costs associated with— 

19 (1) the establishment and operation of a new 

20 safe parking program; or 

21 (2) the operation of a safe parking program in 

22 existence as of the date on which amounts are pro23 vided. 

24 (c) GRANT TERM.—The term of a grant awarded 

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1 (d) AMOUNT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year term of a 

3 grant awarded under subsection (b), the Secretary 

4 shall distribute 20 percent of the grant amounts 

5 each year. 

6 (2) CAP.—An eligible entity may not receive 

7 more than $5,000,000 in grant amounts under sub8 section (b). 

9 (e) APPLICATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

11 grant under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall 

12 submit an application to the Secretary at the time, 

13 in the manner, and containing the information that 

14 the Secretary requires, including a description of 

15 how the eligible entity will use any amounts received. 

16 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri17 ority to applications from eligible entities that serve 

18 homeless persons in underserved areas (as defined in 

19 section 81.2 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula20 tions, or any successor regulation). 

21 (f) USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in sub22 section (h), any eligible entity that is awarded a grant 

23 under subsection (b) shall use the grant amounts for costs 

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1 (1) establishing and operating a safe parking 

2 program; 

3 (2) providing permanent rehousing assistance to 

4 families using the safe parking program, such as 

5 case management services; 

6 (3) employing staff who maintain the safety 

7 and health of participants in the safe parking pro8 gram and monitor program compliance with subtitle 

9 C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As10 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), if applicable; 

11 (4) establishing and maintaining the operation 

12 of hygiene facilities and restrooms for homeless per13 sons; 

14 (5) maintaining the vehicles of homeless per15 sons using a safe parking program and providing 

16 gas for those persons to use their vehicles for activi17 ties that will help them obtain or maintain housing, 

18 including— 

19 (A) driving to work, school, or medical ap20 pointments; and 

21 (B) searching for a home; or 

22 (6) entering data and information into a home23 less management information system (as that term 

24 is used in section 402(f)(3) of the McKinney-Vento 

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1 (g) MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.—An eligible entity may 

2 use amounts provided under subsection (b) to establish or 

3 continue operating a safe parking program at multiple lo4 cations. 

5 (h) ALTERNATIVE USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible en6 tity determines that a safe parking program is no longer 

7 necessary, the eligible entity may, after approval from the 

8 Secretary, use amounts provided under subsection (b) for 

9 activities that are eligible for the use of Emergency Solu10 tions Grants Program amounts under section 415 of the 

11 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 11374). 

13 (i) REHOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERV14 ICES.—A homeless person who makes use of a safe park15 ing program established or operated using amounts 

16 awarded under subsection (b) shall not be required to ac17 cept case management or rehousing services offered as 

18 part of the program. 

19 (j) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

20 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the last day of the second fiscal year beginning 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall submit to Congress an initial report on 

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1 including, to the extent determinable, any data 

2 about— 

3 (A) the number of homeless persons living 

4 in vehicles in the geographic region over which 

5 the eligible entity has jurisdiction, or in which 

6 the eligible entity operates, during each of the 

7 7 previous years; 

8 (B) the demographics and number of 

9 homeless persons who choose to participate in a 

10 safe parking program; and 

11 (C) the number of homeless persons who 

12 choose to participate in a safe parking program 

13 and exit into permanent housing. 

14 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall submit to Congress a final report on the 

18 impact of grants awarded under subsection (b), in19 cluding, to the extent determinable, any data de20 scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para21 graph (1) of this subsection. 

22 (k) TERMINATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The Sec23 retary may not award a grant under subsection (b) after 

24 the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning after the 

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1 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $25,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 302. HOTEL, MOTEL, AND COMMERCIAL ACQUISITIONS 

6 AND CONVERSIONS TO PERMANENT HOUS7 ING. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 

10 year 2024, $500,000,000, to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2033, for— 

12 (1) projects related to the acquisition, rehabili13 tation, renovation, or conversion of transitional 

14 housing, temporary shelters, and other spaces, such 

15 as hotels, motels, government-owned properties, and 

16 commercial business spaces such as shopping malls, 

17 to address urgent safety and public health needs for 

18 individuals experiencing homelessness and housing 

19 instability, provided that the funds are used for non20 congregate shelter or creating more permanent sup21 portive housing; and 

22 (2) supportive services for individuals housed in 

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1 (A) activities listed in section 401(29) of 

2 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 11360(29)); 

4 (B) housing counseling; and 

5 (C) homeless prevention services. 

6 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au7 thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid8 ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec9 essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 

10 or activities authorized under this section, including to en11 sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com12 pleted in a timely and effective manner. 

13 SEC. 303. EVICTION PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 

16 year 2024, $800,000,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2033, for an eviction protection grant program 

18 established by the Secretary to support experienced legal 

19 service providers in providing legal assistance at no cost 

20 to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. 

21 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au22 thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid23 ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec24 essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 

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1 sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com2 pleted in a timely and effective manner. 

3 SEC. 304. MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS GRANTS. 

4 (a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 

5 may make grants to States, units of local government, 

6 public and community defender systems, and nonprofit or7 ganizations to create or expand mobile crisis intervention 

8 teams to address homelessness and reduce recidivism. 

9 (b) APPLICATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking a grant 

11 under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen12 eral an application at such time, in such manner, 

13 and containing such information as the Attorney 

14 General may reasonably require, including an assur15 ance described in paragraph (2). 

16 (2) ASSURANCE DESCRIBED.—An assurance de17 scribed in this paragraph is an assurance that— 

18 (A) the entity has in place a policy pro19 tecting employees, individuals, and communities 

20 served by the entity from discrimination under 

21 applicable civil rights laws; and 

22 (B) the policy described in subparagraph 

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1 istics of an individual, regardless of the individ2 ual’s designated sex at birth. 

3 (3) NONPROFIT EXPERTISE.—In addition to the 

4 assurance described in paragraph (2), a nonprofit 

5 organization seeking a grant under this section shall 

6 demonstrate in the application submitted under this 

7 subsection that the organization has a proven his8 tory of— 

9 (A) successful engagement with popu10 lations experiencing homelessness and housing 

11 instability, including members of a population 

12 at higher risk of homelessness; or 

13 (B) assisting communities to engage in al14 ternatives to penalizing homelessness. 

15 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 

16 under this section may use funds received under this sec17 tion for creating, supporting, expanding, or studying mo18 bile crisis intervention teams that are trained to provide 

19 stabilization services to individuals with an urgent medical 

20 or psychological need, as an alternative to a law enforce21 ment response, which teams may include healthcare pro22 fessionals, mental health professionals, addiction coun23 selors, housing referral specialists, groups serving or rep24 resenting justice system-involved or homeless individuals, 

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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $50,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act and for each of the 9 suc5 ceeding fiscal years thereafter. 

6 SEC. 305. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 

7 Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act 

8 (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 506B. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en13 tity’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) an eligible library; 

15 ‘‘(B) a library agency that is an official 

16 agency of a State or other unit of government 

17 and is charged by the law governing it with the 

18 extension and development of public library 

19 services within its jurisdiction; 

20 ‘‘(C) an eligible library consortium; or 

21 ‘‘(D) a library association that exists on a 

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1 vance the well-being of libraries and the library 

2 profession. 

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LIBRARY.—The term ‘eligible li4 brary’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) a public library; 

6 ‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school li7 brary; 

8 ‘‘(C) a library that is operated by an insti9 tution of higher education; 

10 ‘‘(D) a research library or archive that is 

11 not an integral part of an institution of higher 

12 education and that makes publicly available li13 brary services and materials that are suitable 

14 for scholarly research and not otherwise avail15 able; or 

16 ‘‘(E) a Tribal library. 

17 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM.—The 

18 term ‘eligible library consortium’ means a local, 

19 statewide, regional, interstate, or international coop20 erative association of library entities that provides 

21 for the systematic and effective coordination of the 

22 resources of eligible libraries, and information cen23 ters that work to improve the services delivered to 

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1 ‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—From amounts made avail2 able under this section for a fiscal year, the Assistant Sec3 retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligi4 ble entities to enable those eligible entities to carry out 

5 pilot programs to address the needs of homeless individ6 uals or individuals at risk of homelessness. 

7 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiv9 ing funds under this section may use such funds to 

10 provide programs or resources that address the 

11 needs of homeless individuals or individuals at risk 

12 of homelessness by— 

13 ‘‘(A) connecting them with resources to 

14 help them transition to stable, independent or 

15 supported living, through the eligible entity’s 

16 own activities or through subgrants to eligible 

17 libraries, as appropriate; 

18 ‘‘(B) providing homeless individuals or in19 dividuals at risk of homelessness with programs 

20 on issues such as health, mortgage or rental as21 sistance, and applying for government benefits; 

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1 lic health for outreach activities and connec2 tions to other relevant services. 

3 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR SUBGRANTS.—In awarding 

4 a subgrant under this section, an eligible entity 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) require eligible libraries desiring a 

7 subgrant to submit an application containing— 

8 ‘‘(i) the estimated number of homeless 

9 individuals or individuals at risk of home10 lessness that will be served under the 

11 homelessness-related programs to be fund12 ed by the subgrant; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) any other criteria established by 

14 the grantee in the application submitted 

15 under subsection (d); and 

16 ‘‘(B) give preference to eligible libraries 

17 that propose to carry out programs or develop 

18 resources that integrate existing Federal or 

19 State programs that serve homeless individuals 

20 or individuals at risk of homelessness. 

21 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 

22 grant under this section shall submit an application at 

23 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa24 tion as the Assistant Secretary may require. Each applica25 tion shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a description of the homelessness-related 

2 programs or resources that the eligible entity will 

3 support (in accordance with subsection (c)(1)) either 

4 through its own activities or through subgrants to 

5 eligible libraries; 

6 ‘‘(2) a description of how community or govern7 mental partners will be involved in the homelessness8 related programs or resources provided by the eligi9 ble entity; and 

10 ‘‘(3) in the case of projects that the eligible en11 tity intends to carry out through subgrants— 

12 ‘‘(A) a description of how the eligible enti13 ty will make subgrants, including any priorities 

14 or considerations that will be applied in making 

15 such subgrants; 

16 ‘‘(B) a description of how the eligible enti17 ty will disseminate, in a timely manner, infor18 mation regarding the subgrants, and the appli19 cation process for such subgrants; 

20 ‘‘(C) a description of the criteria that the 

21 eligible entity will require for the programs car22 ried out by subgrantees with funds awarded by 

23 that eligible entity; and 

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1 funds from that subgrant to provide programs 

2 that primarily serve homeless individuals or in3 dividuals at risk of homelessness. 

4 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 

5 the Assistant Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(1) shall consult with the Director of the Insti7 tute of Museum and Library Services and the Sec8 retary of Housing and Urban Development; and 

9 ‘‘(2) may consult with the Interagency Council 

10 on Homelessness or any other appropriate Federal 

11 agency or office to help ensure that funds are dis12 bursed and utilized effectively. 

13 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 

14 under this section for a fiscal year shall prepare and sub15 mit a report to the Assistant Secretary, in such form and 

16 containing such information, as the Assistant Secretary 

17 may reasonably require to determine the extent to which 

18 funds provided under this section have been effective in 

19 carrying out the purposes of this section. 

20 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $10,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 

23 date of enactment of this section and for each of the 9 

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1 SEC. 306. REPORT ON INCLUSIVE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DE2 VELOPMENT TO ENHANCE CLIMATE MITIGA3 TION AND DISASTER RESILIENCY. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re6 port on how to add a focus to housing programs of the 

7 Department of Housing and Urban Development on— 

8 (1) infill projects that better connect people to 

9 jobs and transit and reduce greenhouse gas emis10 sions; and 

11 (2) supporting developers and local govern12 ments constructing units on existing or underused 

13 urban land close to city amenities and transpor14 tation. 

15 SEC. 307. ESTABLISHING AN INNOVATION PILOT WITHIN 

16 THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

17 Section 175(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

20 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION PILOT.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to eligible 

25 projects under paragraphs (1) and (2), funds 

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1 may be used for innovative strategies to reduce 

2 transportation emissions, including associated 

3 infrastructure improvements that will increase 

4 the share of nonmotorized trips and improve 

5 the efficiency of existing surface transportation 

6 infrastructure to address carbon reduction. 

7 ‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days 

8 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

9 the Secretary shall provide notice and guidance 

10 for interested entities to participate in activities 

11 under subparagraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—Funds used to carry 

13 out a project under subparagraph (A) may not 

14 be used on a project that increases net capacity 

15 for vehicular travel.’’. 

16 SEC. 308. MAKING INFILL HOUSING AND OTHER TRANS17 PORTATION EFFICIENCY PROJECTS ELIGI18 BLE FOR RAISE GRANTS. 

19 Section 6702(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(H) a project or series of projects to re4 duce transportation emissions, including associ5 ated infrastructure improvements to support 

6 infill development or transit-oriented develop7 ment, and to increase nonmotorized trips, sub8 ject to the conditions that— 

9 ‘‘(i) the project or series of projects 

10 shall directly improve the efficiency of ex11 isting surface transportation infrastruc12 ture; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Federal share for the project 

14 or series of projects shall be used to fund 

15 only the elements of the project or series 

16 that provide public benefits; and’’. 

17 SEC. 309. HOMELESSNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE 

18 COORDINATION. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.—The term ‘‘behav21 ioral health’’ includes mental health and substance 

22 use. 

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1 that is eligible for a competitive grant under sub2 section (b). 

3 (3) PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.— 

4 The term ‘‘person experiencing homelessness’’ has 

5 the same meaning as the terms ‘‘homeless’’, ‘‘home6 less individual’’, and ‘‘homeless person’’, as defined 

7 in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As8 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). 

9 (4) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.—The term 

10 ‘‘substance use disorder’’ means the disorder that 

11 occurs when the recurrent use of alcohol or drugs, 

12 or both, causes clinically significant impairment, in13 cluding health problems, disability, and failure to 

14 meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home. 

15 (5) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 

16 organization’’— 

17 (A) has the meaning given the term in sec18 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

19 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 3504); 

20 and 

21 (B) includes entities that serve Native Ha22 waiians, as defined in section 338K(c) of the 

23 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254s(c))). 

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1 lished under subsection (c), shall establish a grant pro2 gram to award competitive grants to eligible entities to 

3 build or increase the capacity of the eligible entity for the 

4 better coordination of health care and homelessness serv5 ices for people— 

6 (1) experiencing homelessness and significant 

7 behavioral health issues, including substance use dis8 order; and 

9 (2) who are voluntarily seeking assistance. 

10 (c) WORKING GROUP.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es12 tablish an interagency working group to provide ad13 vice to the Secretary in carrying out the program es14 tablished under subsection (b). 

15 (2) COMPOSITION.—The working group estab16 lished under paragraph (1) shall include representa17 tives from the Department of Housing and Urban 

18 Development, the United States Interagency Council 

19 on Homelessness, the Department of Health and 

20 Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, 

21 and Bureau of Indian Affairs, to be appointed by 

22 the heads of such agencies. 

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1 of this Act, the working group established under 

2 paragraph (1) shall— 

3 (A) develop training, tools, and other tech4 nical assistance materials that simplify home5 lessness services for providers of health care 

6 and simplify health care services for providers 

7 of homelessness services by identifying the basic 

8 elements the health and homelessness sectors 

9 need to understand about the other; and 

10 (B) circulate the materials described in 

11 subparagraph (A) to interested entities, particu12 larly eligible entities that apply for grants 

13 awarded pursuant to this section. 

14 (d) CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

16 5-year grants to eligible entities, which shall be used 

17 only to build or increase capacities to coordinate 

18 health care and homelessness services. 

19 (2) PROHIBITION.—None of the proceeds from 

20 the grants awarded pursuant to this subsection may 

21 be used to pay for— 

22 (A) health care, with the exception of ef23 forts to increase the availability of Naloxone 

24 and provide training for the administration of 

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1 (B) rent. 

2 (3) AMOUNT.—The amount awarded to an eligi3 ble entity under a grant under this subsection shall 

4 not exceed $500,000. 

5 (4) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 

6 grant under this subsection, an entity shall— 

7 (A) be— 

8 (i) a governmental entity at the coun9 ty, city, regional, or locality level; 

10 (ii) an Indian Tribe, a tribally des11 ignated housing entity, a Tribal organiza12 tion, or an urban Indian organization; 

13 (iii) a public housing agency admin14 istering housing choice vouchers; or 

15 (iv) a continuum of care or nonprofit 

16 organization designated by the continuum 

17 of care; 

18 (B) be responsible for homelessness serv19 ices; 

20 (C) provide such assurances as the Sec21 retary shall require that, in carrying out activi22 ties with amounts from the grant, the entity 

23 will ensure that services are culturally com24 petent, meet the needs of the people being 

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1 tices to address those needs using a harm re2 duction approach; and 

3 (D) demonstrate how the capacity of the 

4 entity to coordinate health care and homeless5 ness services to better serve people experiencing 

6 homelessness and significant behavioral health 

7 issues, including substance use disorder, can be 

8 increased through— 

9 (i) the designation of a governmental 

10 official as a coordinator for making con11 nections between health and homelessness 

12 services and developing a strategy for 

13 using those services in a holistic way to 

14 help people experiencing homelessness and 

15 behavioral health conditions such as sub16 stance use disorder, including those with 

17 cooccurring conditions; 

18 (ii) improvements in infrastructure at 

19 the systems level; 

20 (iii) improvements in technology for 

21 voluntary remote monitoring capabilities, 

22 including internet and video, which can 

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1 tive communication requirements for per2 sons with disabilities and program access 

3 for persons with limited English pro4 ficiency; 

5 (iv) improvements in connections to 

6 health care services delivered by providers 

7 experienced in behavioral health care and 

8 people experiencing homelessness; 

9 (v) efforts to increase the availability 

10 of Naloxone and provide training for the 

11 administration of Naloxone; and 

12 (vi) any additional activities identified 

13 by the Secretary that will advance the co14 ordination of homelessness assistance, 

15 housing, and behavioral health care serv16 ices and other health care services. 

17 (5) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

18 receiving a grant under this subsection may use the 

19 grant to cover costs related to— 

20 (A) hiring system coordinators; and 

21 (B) administrative costs, including staffing 

22 costs, technology costs, and other such costs 

23 identified by the Secretary. 

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1 tribute all or a portion of the grant amounts to pri2 vate nonprofit organizations, other government enti3 ties, public housing agencies, tribally designated 

4 housing entities, or other entities as determined by 

5 the Secretary to carry out programs and activities in 

6 accordance with this section. 

7 (7) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS.— 

8 (A) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 6 

9 years after the date on which grant amounts 

10 are first received by an eligible entity under this 

11 subsection, the eligible entity shall submit to 

12 the Secretary a report on the activities carried 

13 out under the grant, which shall include, with 

14 respect to activities carried out with grant 

15 amounts in the community served— 

16 (i) measures of outcomes relating to 

17 whether people experiencing homelessness 

18 and significant behavioral health issues, in19 cluding substance use disorder, who sought 

20 help from an entity that received a grant— 

21 (I) were housed and did not ex22 perience intermittent periods of home23 lessness; 

24 (II) were voluntarily enrolled in 

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1 (III) experienced improvements 

2 in their health; 

3 (IV) obtained access to specific 

4 primary care providers; and 

5 (V) have health care plans that 

6 meet their individual needs, including 

7 access to mental health and substance 

8 use disorder treatment and recovery 

9 services; 

10 (ii) how grant funds were used; and 

11 (iii) any other matters determined ap12 propriate by the Secretary. 

13 (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

14 this paragraph may be construed to condition 

15 the receipt of future housing and other services 

16 by individuals assisted with activities and serv17 ices provided with grant amounts on the out18 comes detailed in the reports submitted under 

19 this paragraph. 

20 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029, 

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