cial equity in housing and to disrupt processes that pre-
serve and reinforce racism and racial disparities in hous-
ing and homelessness services. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—Section 1013 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the Commission. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
TITLE II—ADDRESSING 
HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 
household’’ means a family who initially— 
(A) has an income that does not exceed 50 
percent of the maximum income limitation for 
extremely low-income families established by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 3(b)(2)(C) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(2)(C)); or 
(B) is an extremely low-income family that 
includes an individual who is an individual who 
is a recipient of supplemental security income 
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benefits under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 
(2) 
EXTREMELY
LOW-INCOME
FAMILY; 
STATE.—The terms ‘‘extremely low-income family’’ 
and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(b) EXPANDED VOUCHERS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for providing incremental vouchers for rent-
al assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in ac-
cordance with this section for each of fiscal years 
2025 through 2028, the amount necessary to fund— 
(A) the number of incremental vouchers 
required to be allocated under paragraph (2); 
(B) annual renewals of the vouchers allo-
cated under paragraph (2); and 
(C) administrative fees for vouchers allo-
cated under paragraph (2). 
(2) ALLOCATION.— 
(A) INCREMENTAL VOUCHERS.—The Sec-
retary shall allocate 500,000 incremental vouch-
ers in fiscal year 2025 and 1,000,000 incre-
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mental vouchers in increments of 500,000 in 
each calendar year from 2026 through 2028 
under this section to public housing agencies 
pursuant to section 213(d) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 1439(d)). 
(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall, by notice in the Federal Register, estab-
lish selection criteria under section 213(d) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)) that prioritizes 
housing needs among eligible households and 
severe housing hardship, such as experiencing 
homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. 
(c) ENTITLEMENT TO VOUCHERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based 
rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 
shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any 
period that the family is an eligible household. 
(2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as may be necessary— 
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(A) to provide assistance under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with the en-
titlement under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section for each eligible household in the 
amount determined under such section 8(o); 
and 
(B) to provide administrative fees under 
section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) in connection 
with each voucher for assistance provided pur-
suant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 
SEC. 202. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2025, 
to remain available until September 30, 2034— 
(1) $14,500,000,000 for the project-based rent-
al assistance program, as authorized under section 
8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(b)), subject to the terms and condi-
tions of subsection (b) of this section; 
(2) $40,000,000 for providing technical assist-
ance to recipients of or applicants for project-based 
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rental assistance or to States allocating the project- 
based rental assistance; and 
(3) $200,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 
of administration and oversight. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 8(a) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use amounts 
made available under this section— 
(A) to provide assistance payments with 
respect to newly constructed housing, existing 
housing, or substantially rehabilitated non-hous-
ing structures for use as new multifamily hous-
ing in accordance with this section and the pro-
visions of section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and 
(B) for performance-based contract admin-
istrators for project-based assistance under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for carrying out this 
section and section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
(2) PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
make assistance payments using amounts made 
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available under this section pursuant to con-
tracts with owners or prospective owners who 
agree to construct housing, to substantially re-
habilitate existing housing, to substantially re-
habilitate non-housing structures for use as new 
multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance 
to newly constructed housing in which some or 
all of the units shall be available for occupancy 
by very low-income families in accordance with 
the provisions of section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), under 
terms determined by the Secretary. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding contracts 
pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall 
give priority to owners or prospective owners of 
multifamily housing projects located or to be lo-
cated in areas of high opportunity, as defined 
by the Secretary, in areas experiencing eco-
nomic growth or rising housing prices to pre-
vent displacement or secure affordable housing 
for low-income households, or that serve people 
at risk of homelessness or that integrate addi-
tional units that are accessible for persons with 
mobility impairments and persons with hearing 
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tinuum of Care Program authorized under subtitle C of 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 
(b) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR PERMANENT HOUS-
ING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH 
DISABILITIES.—Of amounts appropriated under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall 
be used for permanent housing for homeless individuals 
with disabilities and homeless families that include such 
an individual who is an adult or a minor head of household 
if no adult is present in the household. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION OF CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In 
awarding grants using amounts appropriated under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall prioritize funding for appli-
cants that provide documentation of coordination with cer-
tain systems serving young people and can answer ques-
tions regarding how the applicant works with child welfare 
organizations, the juvenile and adult justice system, and 
institutions of mental and physical health to ensure that 
participants in the programs are not released into home-
lessness. 
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SEC. 205. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CAPACITY BUILD-
ING. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025, to re-
main available until expended— 
(1) $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary for the 
costs to the Secretary of administering and over-
seeing the implementation of this title and the pro-
grams of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development generally and new awards or increasing 
prior awards to provide training, technical assist-
ance, and capacity building related to the programs 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment; 
(2) $5,000,000 to the United States Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness for necessary ex-
penses in carrying out the functions of the Council 
pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.); and 
(3) $10,000,000 to the Secretary for necessary 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 206. GAO REPORT ON EVICTION DATA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report that examines— 
(1) with respect to eviction moratoriums during 
the COVID–19 pandemic— 
(A) how eviction moratoriums have con-
tributed to housing stability; 
(B) an analysis of formal and informal 
evictions during the periods in which the mora-
toriums were in effect; and 
(C) an economic analysis of how the evic-
tion moratoriums saved public funds, such as 
by reducing shelter costs; 
(2) whether women, Black, Hispanic, and other 
minority renters disproportionately faced eviction 
during the COVID–19 pandemic, and an accounting 
of the disproportionate risk of eviction faced by vet-
erans, children, the elderly, and individuals living 
with disabilities during the COVID–19 pandemic; 
(3) the barriers that exist to collecting the data 
related to paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(4) the barriers that exist to collecting, 
digitizing, and standardizing data from the begin-
ning to the end of the eviction process, such as pre- 
eviction information, the renter’s race or ethnicity, 
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age and gender, as well as the composition of the 
household and landlord data; and 
(5) a study of the relationship between emer-
gency rental assistance distribution and eviction pat-
terns, as well as how emergency rental assistance af-
fected evictions, during the periods in which the 
eviction moratoriums were in effect during the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNO-
VATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN 
SOLUTIONS 
SEC. 301. SAFE PARKING PROGRAM GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a unit of general purpose local govern-
ment; 
(B) an Indian Tribe or a tribally des-
ignated housing entity; 
(C) a nonprofit organization that provides 
services to homeless persons; or 
(D) a collaborative applicant or other orga-
nization or entity funded under the Continuum 
of Care Program under subtitle C of title IV of 
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the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 
(2) ESSENTIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘essential 
service’’ means an essential service described in sec-
tion 576.102 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation. 
(3) SAFE PARKING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘safe 
parking program’’ means a program that— 
(A) provides a homeless person living in a 
vehicle, including a motor home, with a safe 
place to park the vehicle overnight to facilitate 
a transition to more stable housing; and 
(B) provides permanent rehousing services 
and essential services. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a grant program to provide amounts 
to eligible entities for costs associated with— 
(1) the establishment and operation of a new 
safe parking program; or 
(2) the operation of a safe parking program in 
existence as of the date on which amounts are pro-
vided. 
(c) GRANT TERM.—The term of a grant awarded 
under subsection (b) shall be 5 years. 
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