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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2777
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System from including any information storage 
capability on the currency of the United States or imposing any fee 
or penalty on any person for the holding by such person of currency 
of the United States, including Federal reserve notes, for any period 
of time. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from includ-
ing any information storage capability on the currency 
of the United States or imposing any fee or penalty 
on any person for the holding by such person of currency 
of the United States, including Federal reserve notes, 
for any period of time.
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 ‘‘Currency ‘Carry Tax’ 
Prohibition Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. CERTAIN CURRENCY PROVISIONS PROHIBITED. 
(a) UNITED STATES CURRENCY NOTES.—Section 
5115 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION STORAGE CAPABILITY PROHIB-
ITED.—The Secretary may not include any information 
storage capability on United States currency notes. 
‘‘(d) HOLDING FEE PROHIBITED.—The Secretary 
may not impose any fee or penalty on any person for the 
holding by such person of any United States currency note 
for any period of time.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES.—
(1) INFORMATION STORAGE CAPABILITY PRO-
HIBITED.—The 8th undesignated paragraph of sec-
tion 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Board may not include any information storage ca-
pability on any Federal reserve note.’’. 
(2) HOLDING FEE PROHIBITED.—The 1st un-
designated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal 
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 411) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Board
may not impose any fee or penalty on any person for 
the holding by such person of any Federal reserve 
note for any period of time or in connection with a 
redemption under the preceding sentence.’’.
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2778
To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the 
Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Federal Reserve Board 
Abolition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ABOLISHED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective at the end of the 1-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and each Federal reserve bank are hereby abolished. 
(b) REPEAL OF FEDERAL RESERVE ACT.—Effective 
at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Reserve Act is here-
by repealed. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF AFFAIRS.—
(1) MANAGEMENT
DURING
DISSOLUTION
PE-
RIOD.—During the 1-year period referred to in sub-
section (a), the Chairman of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System—
(A) shall, for the sole purpose of winding 
up the affairs of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal re-
serve banks—
(i) manage the employees of the 
Board and each such bank and provide for 
the payment of compensation and benefits 
of any such employee which accrue before 
the position of such employee is abolished; 
and 
(ii) manage the assets and liabilities 
of the Board and each such bank until 
such assets and liabilities are liquidated or
assumed by the Secretary of the Treasury 
in accordance with this subsection; and 
(B) may take such other action as may be 
necessary, subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, to wind up the affairs 
of the Board and the Federal reserve banks. 
(2) LIQUIDATION OF ASSETS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall liquidate 
all assets of the Board and the Federal reserve 
banks in an orderly manner so as to achieve as 
expeditious a liquidation as may be practical 
while maximizing the return to the Treasury. 
(B) TRANSFER TO TREASURY.—After sat-
isfying all claims against the Board and any 
Federal reserve bank which are accepted by the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget and redeeming the stock of such banks, 
the net proceeds of the liquidation under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury and deposited in the 
General Fund of the Treasury. 
(3) ASSUMPTION
OF
LIABILITIES.—All out-
standing liabilities of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve
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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2779
To repeal section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To repeal section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
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 ‘‘Honest Money Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LEGAL TENDER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5103 of title 31, United 
States Code, (relating to legal tender) is hereby repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
5103 and inserting the following new item:
‘‘5103. [Reserved]’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2786
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, 
New York, as the ‘‘James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. 
HOUGHTON, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MCHUGH, 
Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. NADLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
QUINN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. REYNOLDS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SWEENEY, 
Mr. TOWNS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WALSH, and Mr. WEINER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in the Bronx, New York, as the ‘‘James J. Peters De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL CENTER, BRONX, NEW YORK. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in the Bronx, New York, shall after the date of the enact-
assignment, a civilian law enforcement officer from the 
agency concerned shall accompany the member. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to—
‘‘(A) authorize a member assigned under sub-
section (a) to conduct a search, seizure, or other 
similar law enforcement activity or to make an ar-
rest; and 
‘‘(B) supersede section 1385 of title 18 (popu-
larly known as the ‘Posse Comitatus Act’). 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT
OF ONGOING JOINT TASK 
FORCES.—(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
establish ongoing joint task forces if the Secretary of 
Homeland Security determines that the joint task force, 
and the assignment of members to the joint task force, 
is necessary to respond to a threat to national security 
posed by the entry into the United States of terrorists, 
drug traffickers, or illegal aliens. 
‘‘(2) If established, the joint task force shall fully 
comply with the standards as set forth in this section. 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall provide to the Governor of the 
State in which members are to be deployed pursuant to 
an assignment under subsection (a) and to local govern-
ments in the deployment area notification of the deploy-
ment of the members to assist the Department of Home-
land Security under this section and the types of tasks 
to be performed by the members. 
‘‘(g) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.—Section 377 
of this title shall apply in the case of members assigned 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No assignment 
may be made or continued under subsection (a) after Sep-
tember 30, 2005.’’. 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAM.—The 
training program required by subsection (b) of section 
374a of title 10, United States Code, shall be established 
as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 374 the following new 
item:
‘‘374a. Assignment of members to assist border patrol and control.’’.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2780
To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUNSET OF BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS 
ACT. 
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 
et seq.) is hereby repealed 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall with-
draw the United States from the International Monetary 
Fund, and shall negotiate an agreement on the method
of settling accounts with the International Monetary 
Fund. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON ALTERNATIVES. 
On the date that is 2 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report on alternative ways of 
addressing the problems that the International Monetary 
Fund is designed to address, including reliance on the op-
eration of private capital markets, merging the Inter-
national Monetary Fund with the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, and establishing an in-
stitution to address such problems in a different manner 
than the International Monetary Fund has addressed such 
problems.
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(II) any pending actions that
may affect the ability of the Calfed
Bay-Delta Program to achieve those
targets and requirements;
(iii) water use efficiency;
(iv) ecosystem restoration;
(v) watershed management;
(vi) levee system integrity;
(vii) water transfers;
(viii) water conveyance;
(ix) water supply reliability (including
new firm yield), including progress in
achieving the water supply targets described
in section 2.2.4 of the Record of Decision
and any pending actions that may affect
the ability of the Calfed Bay-Delta Program
to achieve those targets; and
(x) the uses and assets of the environ-
mental water account described in section
2.2.7 of the Record of Decision;
(E) Program goals, current schedules, and
relevant financing agreements, including funding
levels necessary to achieve completion of the fea-
sibility studies and environmental documenta-
tion for the surface storage projects identified in
I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2781
To provide greater health care freedom for seniors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.
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 ‘‘Seniors Citizen’s Free-
dom of Choice’’. 
SEC. 2. NO ELIGIBILITY CONDITION BASED ON REFUSAL TO 
PARTICIPATE IN A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. 
No persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits 
under Social Security shall be denied such benefits be-
cause of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part 
of the Medicare program.
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ment of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘James 
J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen-
ter’’. Any reference to such medical center in any law, reg-
ulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2784
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals 
who have attained age 50 and who are unemployed to receive distribu-
tions from qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent 
additional tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PLATTS (for himself and Mr. PAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow cer-
tain individuals who have attained age 50 and who are 
unemployed to receive distributions from qualified retire-
ment plans without incurring a 10 percent additional 
tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NO ADDITIONAL TAX ON DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 
QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS TO CERTAIN 
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 50 
AND WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to subsection 
not to apply to certain distributions) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE 50 AND WHO 
ARE UNEMPLOYED.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Distributions to 
an individual after separation from em-
ployment if—
‘‘(I) as of the date of such dis-
tribution, such individual has attained 
age 50, 
‘‘(II) such individual has received 
unemployment compensation for 12 
consecutive weeks under any Federal 
or State unemployment compensation 
law by reason of such separation, and 
‘‘(III) such distribution is made 
during any taxable year during which 
such unemployment compensation is 
paid or any succeeding taxable year.
‘‘(ii) REEMPLOYMENT AND SELF-EM-
PLOYMENT.—Rules similar to the rules of 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (D) 
shall apply for purposes of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to distributions made after De-
cember 31, 2002.
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I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2785
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an enhanced 
deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness 
for heritage homes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2003
Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, and Mr. WOLF) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest 
on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes.
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 ‘‘Heritage Homes Tax 
Incentive Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED RESI-
DENCE INTEREST ON ACQUISITION INDEBT-
EDNESS FOR HERITAGE HOMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 163 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disallow-
ance of deduction for personal interest) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) HERITAGE HOME.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of quali-
fied residence interest which is paid or accrued 
on acquisition indebtedness incurred with re-
spect to the heritage home of the taxpayer, the 
deduction under subsection (a) shall be 125 
percent of the amount otherwise allowable by 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) HERITAGE HOME.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A), the term ‘heritage home’ 
means the principal residence of the taxpayer—
‘‘(i) the construction of which was 
substantially completed at least 50 years 
before the beginning of the taxable year, 
‘‘(ii) which is a certified historical 
structure 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
47(c)(3)(A)),
‘‘(iii) which is located in a registered 
historical district (as defined in section 
47(c)(3)(B)), or 
‘‘(iv) which is located on land which 
was platted for residential purposes at 
least 50 years prior to the beginning of the 
taxable year.’’. 
(b) DEDUCTION ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT TAX-
PAYER ITEMIZES DEDUCTIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 
62 of such Code (defining adjusted gross income) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (18) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST ON AC-
QUISITION INDEBTEDNESS FOR HERITAGE HOMES.—
The deduction under section 163 for qualified resi-
dence interest on acquisition indebtedness with re-
spect to the heritage home of the taxpayer. Terms 
used in the preceding sentence have the meanings 
given such terms by section 163.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(G) Chapter 85 of such title (relating to un-
employment compensation). 
(H) Chapter 87 of such title (relating to life 
insurance). 
(I) Chapter 89 of such title (relating to 
health insurance). 
(J) Chapter 90 of such title (relating to 
long-term care insurance). 
(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
RETIREMENT
BENEFITS 
LAWS.—The retirement benefits program referred to 
in subsection (a) shall permit the employees of the 
Corporation to be eligible, unless the CEO determines 
otherwise, for benefits under—
(A) subchapter III of chapter 83 and chap-
ter 84 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
retirement benefits); or 
(B) chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) (relating 
to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
System). 
(c) APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, the CEO may, without re-
gard to any civil service or Foreign Service law or regula-
tion, appoint and terminate employees as may be necessary 
to enable the Corporation to perform its duties.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,205,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $678,672,000; of which $17,403,000 shall
be available for 106 supervisory deputy marshal positions
for courthouse security; of which not to exceed $6,000
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be avail-
able for development, implementation, maintenance and
support, and training for an automated prisoner informa-
tion system and shall remain available until expended; of
which $2,000,000 shall be available for the costs of court-
house security equipment, including furnishings, reloca-
tions, and telephone systems and cabling, and shall remain
available until expended; and of which not to exceed
$1,371,000 is for constructing United States Marshals
Service prisoner-holding space in United States Court-
houses and Federal buildings: Provided, That, in addition
to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to
the United States Marshals Service, not to exceed 4,240
positions and 4,074 full-time equivalent workyears shall
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The 
report of the Commission shall describe the results 
of its review (as described in subsection (c)(2)), shall 
make such recommendations for fundamental reform 
and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 as the Commission considers appropriate, and 
shall describe the expected impact of such rec-
ommendations on the economy and progressivity and 
general administrability of the tax laws. 
(2) TERMINATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and 
all the authorities of this section, shall termi-
nate on the date which is 90 days after the date 
on which the report is required to be submitted 
under paragraph (1). 
(B) CONCLUDING ACTIVITIES.—The Com-
mission may use the 90-day period referred to 
in subparagraph (A) for the purposes of con-
cluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its 
report and disseminating that report. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for the activities of the Commission. Until such 
time as funds are specifically appropriated for such activi-
ties, $2,000,000 shall be available from fiscal year 2004 
funds appropriated to the Treasury Department, ‘‘Depart-
mental Offices’’ account, for the activities of the Commis-
sion, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5. TIMING OF IMPLEMENTATION. 
In order to ensure an easy transition and effective 
implementation, the Congress hereby declares that any 
new Federal tax system shall be approved by Congress in 
its final form no later than July 4, 2007. If a new Federal 
tax system is not so approved by July 4, 2007, then Con-
gress shall be required to vote to reauthorize the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(a)(1)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(and, in the case of cash re-
muneration paid for service as a member of a uni-
formed service (other than payments described in 
paragraph (2)(H)), without regard to the limitations 
contained in section 209(d))’’ before the semicolon. 
(2) CERTAIN HOUSING PAYMENTS TREATED AS 
IN-KIND
SUPPORT
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
1612(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)(2)) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (F); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) payments to or on behalf of a mem-
ber of a uniformed service for housing of the 
member (and his or her dependents, if any) on 
a facility of a uniformed service, including pay-
ments provided under section 403 of title 37, 
United States Code, for housing that is ac-
quired or constructed under subchapter IV of 
chapter 169 of title 10 of such Code, or any re-
lated provision of law, and any such payments
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uals and families experiencing home-
lessness; and 
‘‘(VI) needed supportive services; 
‘‘(iii) prioritize the projects for which 
the collaborative applicant seeks funding 
according to the unmet needs in the fiscal 
year in which the applicant submits the ap-
plication as described in clause (ii); 
‘‘(iv) identify funds from private and 
public sources, other than funds received 
under subtitle B and this subtitle, that the 
State, units of general local government, 
recipients, project sponsors, and others will 
use for homelessness prevention, emer-
gency shelter, supportive services, transi-
tional housing, permanent housing, and 
permanent supportive housing that will be 
integrated with the assistance provided 
under subtitle B and this subtitle; 
‘‘(v) identify funds provided by the 
State and units of general local govern-
ment under programs targeted for persons 
experiencing homelessness, and other pro-
grams for which persons experiencing 
homelessness are eligible, including pro-