I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2141 
To reform the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2009 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. HARE, Mr. SIRES, 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. CLARKE, and Ms. 
FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To reform the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interagency Council 
on Homelessness Reform Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. MISSION. 
Section 201 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following ‘‘whose mission 
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shall be to coordinate the Federal response to homeless-
ness and to create a national partnership at every level 
of government and with the private sector to reduce and 
end homelessness in the Nation while maximizing the ef-
fectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to 
the end of homelessness’’. 
SEC. 3. MEMBERS. 
Subsection (a) of section 202 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (19); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(16) The Commissioner of Social Security, or 
the designee of the Commissioner. 
‘‘(17) The Attorney General of the United 
States, or the designee of the Attorney General. 
‘‘(18) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, or the designee of the Director.’’. 
SEC. 4. MEETINGS. 
Subsection (c) of section 202 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312(c)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘annually’’ and inserting ‘‘four times each 
year, and the rotation of the positions of Chairperson and 
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Vice Chairperson required under subsection (b) shall occur 
at the first meeting of each year’’. 
SEC. 5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 
(a) SENATE CONFIRMATION.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 204 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11314(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Council shall appoint an 
Executive Director’’ and inserting ‘‘The President 
shall appoint an Executive Director, with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, who shall serve at the 
pleasure of the President, and’’; 
(2) by striking the last sentence. 
(b) REPORTING TO DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC POLICY 
COUNCIL.—Section 202 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11312) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Executive Director of 
the Council shall report to the Director of Domestic Policy 
Council.’’. 
SEC. 6. DUTIES. 
Section 203 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313) is amended—— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(1) not later than the expiration of the 12- 
month period beginning upon the date of the enact-
ment of the Interagency Council on Homelessness 
Reform Act of 2009, develop, make available for 
public comment, and submit to the President and to 
the Congress a national plan to end homelessness for 
all Americans, setting forth actions to accomplish 
such goal, and update such plan every 2 years;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by in-
serting before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and ensure that related programs and 
activities to assist homeless individuals of Fed-
eral agencies are coordinated with each other’’; 
and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so 
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, the following: 
‘‘(6) develop constructive alternatives to crim-
inalizing homelessness and eliminate laws and poli-
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