urgent medical or psychological need, as an alter-
native to a law enforcement response, which teams 
may include healthcare professionals, mental health 
professionals, addiction counselors, housing referral 
specialists, groups serving or representing justice 
system-involved or housing unstable persons, and 
other related resource providers. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $100,000,000 for the first fiscal year com-
mencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter. 
TITLE II—INVESTING IN INFRA-
STRUCTURE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
BASIC HUMAN NEEDS 
SEC. 201. CDBG PLUS PROGRAM. 
Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Community Develop-
ment Block Grant Plus Program 
‘‘SEC. 496. CDBG PLUS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall carry out a Community Develop-
ment Block Grant Plus Program under this section (in 
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this section referred to as the ‘CDBG Plus Program’) to 
provide assistance to units of general local government 
and States for activities to benefit homeless, housing un-
stable, or cost-burdened households, as such terms are de-
fined in section 2 of the Housing Is a Human Right Act 
of 2021. 
‘‘(b) STRUCTURE.—The CDBG Plus Program shall 
be carried out in the same manner and subject to the same 
requirements and limitations applicable to the community 
development block grant program under title I of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), except to the extent otherwise pro-
vided— 
‘‘(1) by this section; or 
‘‘(2) by the Secretary, to account for differences 
between— 
‘‘(A) the primary objectives of such block 
grant program and the CDBG Plus Program 
(as provided in subsection (c) of this section); 
and 
‘‘(B) the primary benefit requirement of 
such block grant program under section 101(c) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5301(c)) and the pri-
mary benefit requirement of the CDBG Plus 
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Program (as provided in subsection (d) of this 
section). 
‘‘(c) PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.—The primary objective of 
this section and of the CDBG Plus Program of each 
grantee under the program shall be to reduce and end 
homelessness and housing instability and to reduce and 
prevent housing-related cost-burdens, with priority given 
to providing housing for low-income and extremely low- 
income households and for members of a population at 
higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in 
section 2 of the Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021. 
‘‘(d) PRIMARY BENEFIT REQUIREMENT.—Consistent 
with the primary objective under subsection (c), all of the 
Federal assistance provided to States and units of general 
local government under the CDBG Plus Program shall be 
used for the support of activities that benefit homeless, 
housing unstable, or cost-burdened households. 
‘‘(e) 
PROGRAM
DIFFERENCES.—Notwithstanding 
any provision of title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the 
CDBG Plus Program shall be subject to the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
section 105 of such title (42 U.S.C. 5305), activities 
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assisted under the CDBG Plus Program may include 
only the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Projects that improve compliance 
with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), projects that 
address other barriers to full community par-
ticipation, integration, and access as identified 
by directly impacted persons with disabilities 
who experience homelessness or housing insta-
bility, and projects directed to the removal of 
material and architectural barriers which re-
strict the mobility and accessibility of elderly 
persons and persons with disabilities, and 
projects that assist elderly persons to age in 
place. 
‘‘(B) The acquisition of real property (in-
cluding air rights, water rights, and other inter-
ests therein), that— 
‘‘(i) is appropriate for rehabilitation, 
conservation, or construction of permanent 
affordable housing or transitional housing; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is being acquired by or on behalf 
of a group of persons who are homeless, 
housing unstable, or at risk of homeless-
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ness to provide housing, land, or self-deter-
mination to that group of persons. 
‘‘(C) The provision of public services that 
increase stability and housing access for per-
sons experiencing homelessness or housing in-
stability, including services associated with per-
manent supportive housing, housing search and 
placement support, and legal services. 
‘‘(D) Activities necessary to develop, imple-
ment, or evaluate a comprehensive plan to end 
homelessness and housing instability. 
‘‘(E) The rehabilitation, development, or 
construction of dignified and humane housing 
that is permanently affordable to persons earn-
ing 30 percent or less of the median income for 
the area in which the housing is located, includ-
ing the construction and maintenance of public 
housing units and the creation of new forms of 
housing, such as tiny homes. 
‘‘(F) The acquisition, rehabilitation, ren-
ovation, or conversion of transitional housing, 
temporary shelters, and other spaces, such as 
hotels, motels, government-owned properties, 
and commercial business spaces, to address ur-
gent safety and public health needs for persons 
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experiencing homelessness and housing insta-
bility, except that no funds shall be granted to 
any projects by government units or municipali-
ties that penalize homelessness or force or co-
erce persons to utilize those spaces. 
‘‘(G) All necessary activities to create, 
maintain, and offer to the public the types of 
infrastructure 
necessary 
to 
address 
basic 
human needs, including public bathrooms, 
water fountains, and places to sit and rest. 
‘‘(H) Projects that ensure access to spe-
cialized medical respite housing and associated 
services and supports for persons experiencing 
homelessness or housing instability who are 
sick, injured, or who have been discharged from 
hospitals, nursing facilities, or similar facilities. 
Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974, the 
construction of new affordable housing in accordance 
with this paragraph is specifically permitted as an 
eligible activity of the CDBG Plus Program. 
‘‘(2) FORMULA DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) USE OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.— 
Until the regulations required under subpara-
graph (B) take effect, amounts made available 
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for assistance under this title shall be allocated 
pursuant to the formula established under sec-
tion 106 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(B) NEW FORMULA.—Not later than the 
expiration of the 12-month period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations that establish a 
formula for allocation of amounts made avail-
able for assistance under this title that utilizes 
factors that more directly correlate to need of 
grantees for such amounts to address homeless-
ness, housing instability, and cost-burdened 
households. 
‘‘(3) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.—In addi-
tion to citizen participation requirements under sec-
tion 104(a) of such title (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)), the 
citizenship participation process of each grantee 
under the CDBG Plus Program shall solicit the ac-
tive participation of homeless, housing unstable, and 
cost-burdened households in directing the use of as-
sistance provided under the Program. 
‘‘(4) 
NON-DISPLACEMENT.—Notwithstanding 
section 104(d) of such title (42 U.S.C. 5304(d)), 
each grantee under the CDBG Plus Program shall— 
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‘‘(A) certify that the activities funded with 
assistance provided under the program will not 
displace low- and moderate-income people; and 
‘‘(B) take such actions as the Secretary 
considers necessary to inform residents of 
grantee community of a phone number for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment which may be used to inform the Depart-
ment of any such activities that may be causing 
the displacement of low- and moderate-income 
residents. 
‘‘(5) EXPEDITED ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide for expedited funding under the CDBG 
Plus program for any grantee that demonstrates 
that Federal property is available in the jurisdiction 
of the grantee that could be used to address home-
lessness and associated needs or housing instability 
but for the infrastructure needs that could be ad-
dressed through funds provided under the CDBG 
Plus Program. 
‘‘(6) HOUSING-FIRST.—In allocating amounts 
for grants under the CDBG Plus Program, the Sec-
retary shall prioritize affordable housing creation, 
permanent supportive housing, and supportive serv-
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ices utilizing a Housing First model, and other in-
frastructure to address basic human needs. 
‘‘(7) 
SUSTAINABILITY, 
RESILIENCE, 
AND 
WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less than 
10 percent of all amounts made available for assist-
ance pursuant to this section shall be used only for 
eligible activities relating to sustainability, resilience, 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s 
discretion, other strategies to enhance the environ-
mental sustainability and climate resilience of pro-
duction, design, and construction of structures fund-
ed under the program under this section. Eligible ac-
tivities shall include— 
‘‘(A) construction that utilizes local, nat-
ural materials developed using sustainable 
methods that produce few or no carbon emis-
sions; or other sustainable materials; 
‘‘(B) use of sustainable appliances made in 
the United States, including all-electric appli-
ances, and use of appliance, materials, and pro-
cedures that bring the structure into compli-
ance with the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy’s WaterSense certification for efficient water 
use and Energy Star certification for energy-ef-
ficient appliances; 
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‘‘(C) construction or retrofit to build high-
ly energy-efficient structures that produce on- 
site, or procure, enough carbon-free renewable 
energy to meet total energy consumption annu-
ally; 
‘‘(D) use of renewable energy, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) utility-, community-, and small- 
scale photovoltaic and thermal solar en-
ergy; 
‘‘(ii) utility- and small-scale wind en-
ergy; 
‘‘(iii) geothermal energy; 
‘‘(iv) microturbine hydroelectricity; 
‘‘(v) energy efficiency; 
‘‘(vi) building electrification; 
‘‘(vii) energy storage; 
‘‘(viii) microgrids; and 
‘‘(ix) modern distribution grid infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(E) construction, retrofit, alternations, or 
repair that brings the structure into compliance 
with an Environmental Protection Agency or 
sustainable 
construction 
industry-recognized 
standard, including the Leadership in Energy 
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‘‘(B) SOURCE OF INCOME.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), source of income includes 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A housing voucher under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and any form of 
Federal, State, or local housing assistance 
provided to a family or provided to a hous-
ing owner on behalf of a family, including 
rental vouchers, rental assistance, and 
rental subsidies from nongovernmental or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(ii) Any income received during a 
taxable year as Social Security benefits, as 
defined in section 86(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, or as supplemental 
security income benefits under title XVI of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(iii) Any income received by court 
order, including spousal support and child 
support. 
‘‘(iv) Any payment from a trust, 
guardian, or conservator. 
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