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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6018 

To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 

Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. ROY, Mr. STEIL, and 

Mr. POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care 

program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

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 ‘‘Housing Promotes 

5 Livelihood and Ultimate Success Act of 2021’’ or the 

6 ‘‘Housing PLUS Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDS FOR 

2 GRANTEES REQUIRING WRAPAROUND SERV3 ICES OR APPLYING PRECONDITIONS. 

4 Subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home5 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 436. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTEES RE8 QUIRING WRAPAROUND SERVICES OR APPLY9 ING PRECONDITIONS. 

10 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro11 vision of law, the Secretary may not, in making amounts 

12 available under this subtitle, prohibit, limit, or restrict the 

13 award or amount of grants made with such amounts to 

14 or for eligible entities, project sponsors, or recipients— 

15 ‘‘(1) that require the provision of supportive 

16 services, such as counseling, job training, or addic17 tion treatment, for individuals served by a program, 

18 project, or activity assisted with such amounts; 

19 ‘‘(2) that require, as a condition for occupancy 

20 in a project, or assistance from a program, project, 

21 or activity, assisted with such amounts that individ22 uals meet certain prerequisites, such as sobriety or 

23 lack of drug use; or 

24 ‘‘(3) faith-based organizations. 

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1 title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that 

2 not less than 30 percent of such amounts shall be used 

3 by eligible entities, project sponsors, and recipients that 

4 provide or offer access to wraparound services. 

5 ‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the completion of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

7 submit, to the House Committee on Financial Services of 

8 the House of Representatives and Committee on Banking, 

9 Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate, for such fiscal 

10 year— 

11 ‘‘(1) a written certification that the amounts 

12 made available for carrying out this subtitle were 

13 made available in compliance with subsections (a) 

14 and (b) of this section; and 

15 ‘‘(2) a report specifying how the Notices of 

16 Funding Opportunity for such fiscal year for 

17 amounts made available for carrying out this subtitle 

18 evidence such compliance.’’. 

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