and Environmental Design, International Green 
Construction Code, ASHRAE 189.1, National 
Green Building Standard, Green Globes, Living 
Building Challenge, and Building Research Es-
tablishment Environmental Assessment Method 
(BREEAM). 
‘‘(8) NO PENALIZATION OF HOMELESSNESS.— 
In allocating amounts for grants under the program 
under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize ap-
plicants with a dedicated commitment to reducing 
and ending the penalization of homelessness and ap-
plicants that can demonstrate compliance with Cen-
ter for Disease Control standards on appropriate re-
sponses to the coronavirus disease 2019 for persons 
experiencing unsheltered homelessness. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect or alter 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.). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for assistance under the 
CDBG Plus Program under this section, for the first fiscal 
year commencing after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and for each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years 
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thereafter, an amount equal to the difference between 
$6,000,000,000 and the amount credited for such use for 
such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(3) of the Housing 
Is a Human Right Act of 2021.’’. 
SEC. 202. LIBRARY PILOT GRANTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts made available 
under subsection (g) for a fiscal year, the Institute of Mu-
seum and Library Services (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Institute’’) shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to enable municipal, county, and State library ad-
ministrative agencies to award subgrants to public librar-
ies, school libraries, and public law school libraries for car-
rying out pilot programs to address the needs of homeless 
and housing-unstable persons. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAMS.—Each pilot program assisted 
with amounts from a subgrant under this section shall 
allow a library system or systems to create or expand 
projects or services that primarily address the needs of 
homeless and housing-unstable persons. Preference shall 
be given to funding proposals that integrate with existing 
Federal or State programs that serve homeless persons, 
housing-unstable individuals, and cost-burdened house-
holds. 
(c) AUTHORIZED AGENCY.—The Institute shall dis-
burse funding made available to carry out this section. 
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The Institute may consult with the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, the Interagency Council on 
Homelessness, or any other appropriate agency to ensure 
that funds are disbursed and utilized appropriately. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a municipal, county, or State library adminis-
trative agency shall submit an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Institute may require. Each application shall include— 
(1) a description of how the municipal, county, 
or State library administrative agency will award 
subgrants described in subsection (e), including any 
priorities or considerations that will be applied in 
making such awards, with an emphasis toward sup-
porting programs addressing the needs of homeless 
persons; 
(2) a description of how the municipal, county, 
or State library administrative agency will dissemi-
nate, in a timely manner, information regarding the 
subgrants described in subsection (e) and the appli-
cation process for such subgrants; 
(3) a description of the criteria that the munic-
ipal, county, or State library administrative agency 
will require for the programs; and 
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(4) an assurance from the municipal, county, or 
State library administrative agency that each eligible 
library that receives a subgrant will provide pro-
grams that primarily serve persons who are homeless 
or housing-unstable. 
(e) SUBGRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each municipal, county, or 
State library administrative agency receiving a grant 
under this section may use such grant amounts to 
provide subgrants, on a competitive basis, to a pub-
lic library, school library, or public law school librar-
ies to enable such libraries to provide programs that 
address the need of homeless persons. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
subgrant under this subsection, a public library, 
school library, or public law school library shall sub-
mit an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the municipal, 
county, or State library administrative agency may 
require. Each application shall include— 
(A) a description of the homelessness-re-
lated programs that the eligible local library ad-
ministrative agency will provide at each library 
to be assisted; and 
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(B) a description of how community or 
governmental partners will be involved in the 
homelessness-related programs of the library. 
(3) CRITERIA
FOR
AWARDS.—A municipal, 
county, or State library administrative agency re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall award sub-
grants based on— 
(A) the proposed number of libraries and 
the estimated number of homeless persons that 
will be served under the homelessness-related 
programs; and 
(B) any other criteria established by the 
municipal, county, or State library administra-
tive agency in the application submitted under 
subsection (d). 
(f) REPORTS.—Each State library administrative 
agency receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal 
year shall submit a report for such fiscal year to the Insti-
tute regarding the progress made in achieving the pur-
poses of the grant. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for the first fiscal year commencing after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and for each of the next 
nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter. 
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SEC. 203. USE OF UNUTILIZED AND UNDERUTILIZED PUB-
LIC BUILDINGS AND REAL PROPERTY TO AS-
SIST THE HOMELESS. 
Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘30’’ and in-
sert ‘‘365’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘30-day’’ and 
insert ‘‘365-day’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A), strike ‘‘75’’ and in-
sert ‘‘365’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) In the case of a representative of the home-
less who has received a grant under a CDBG Plus Pro-
gram under section 496 of this Act, such representative 
shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, be 
considered eligible for conveyance of any real or personal 
property requested under the authority of this section or 
section 502 (42 U.S.C. 11412). 
‘‘(B) A request by such a representative shall be ex-
pedited and shall not be subject to the review processes 
under such sections. It shall be the burden of the Sec-
retary to present any reasons why the grantee should not 
receive the requested property, and absent extraordinary 
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circumstances, including danger to the grantee or poten-
tial harmful environmental impact that would be impos-
sible to mitigate, the representative of the homeless shall 
be presumed to qualify for the property requested. 
‘‘(C) Conveyances of properties pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be made deed, and not by lease, unless explicitly 
requested otherwise by the representative of the homeless. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall identify and implement a 
process by which such grant recipients and applicants 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) regularly notified of their eligibility status 
under this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) notified of all lists of available properties; 
‘‘(iii) presumed to be eligible for transfers of 
property; 
‘‘(iv) prioritized and expedited for transfers of 
property; 
‘‘(v) permitted to appeal to the Secretary for re-
consideration; 
‘‘(vi) expedited access to properties; and 
‘‘(vii) conveyed properties pursuant to subpara-
graph (C).’’. 
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TITLE III—INVESTING IN COM-
MUNITY 
STABILITY 
AND 
WELL-BEING 
SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF REVENUE GENERATED. 
For each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall determine the amount of revenues accruing to the 
general fund of the Treasury by reason of the enactment 
of title VI of this Act and shall credit an amount equal 
to such revenues to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development as follows: 
(1) The Secretary shall credit 40 percent of 
such revenues for assistance under the emergency 
solutions grant program authorized under subtitle B 
of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 
(2) The Secretary shall credit 40 percent of 
such revenues for assistance under the continuum of 
care program authorized under subtitle C of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 
(3) The Secretary shall credit 20 percent of 
such revenues for assistance under the Community 
Development Block Grant Plus Program, authorized 
under section 496 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (as added by section 201 of this Act). 
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SEC. 302. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, for the first 
fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and each of the next nine succeeding fiscal 
years thereafter, to make grants under the emergency so-
lutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title 
IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11371 et seq.), an amount equal to the difference 
between $10,000,000,000 and the amount credited for 
such use for such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(1) 
of this Act. 
SEC. 303. CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, for the first 
fiscal year commencing after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and each of the next nine succeeding fiscal 
years thereafter, to make grants under the continuum of 
care program authorized under subtitle C of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.), an amount equal to the difference between 
$10,000,000,000 and the amount credited for such use for 
such fiscal year pursuant to section 301(2) of this Act. 
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SEC. 304. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated, for the first fiscal year com-
mencing after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
each of the next nine succeeding fiscal years thereafter, 
$1,000,000,000 for emergency food and shelter grants 
under subtitle B of title III of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.). 
(b) NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP.—Subsection 
(b) of section 301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘6 mem-
bers’’ and inserting ‘‘ at least 8 members’’; 
(2) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘Each 
such member’’ and inserting ‘‘Four members’’; and 
(3) by inserting after and below paragraph (6) 
the following flush matter: 
‘‘At least 4 members shall be appointed from among indi-
viduals nominated by national organizations identified by 
the Director, in consultation with the United States Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness, that represent a popu-
lation at higher risk of homelessness (as such term is de-
fined in section 2 of the Housing Is a Human Right Act 
of 2021).’’. 
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(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (a) of section 
313 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11343(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘hygiene,’’ 
after ‘‘food,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) to conduct rehabilitation of existing shelter 
or feeding facilities to ensure such facilities are safe, 
sanitary, and in compliance with local building 
codes; 
‘‘(4) to provide flexible and appropriate access 
to temporary shelter; 
‘‘(5) to build and maintain new forms of safe 
and sanitary shelters, including tiny homes; and 
‘‘(6) to provide supports, including shelter, 
transitional housing, and specialized medical respite 
shelter and associated services to homeless or hous-
ing-unstable (as such term is defined in section 2 of 
the Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021) elderly 
persons, persons with disabilities, and persons who 
are or have been sick or injured, and to persons are 
who are being discharged or who have recently been 
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discharged from hospitals, nursing facilities or simi-
lar facilities’’. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 316(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11346(a)(2)) is amended by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, which shall provide 
for consideration of regional variation in housing costs and 
costs of living, rates of homelessness and housing insta-
bility, and income inequality’’. 
(e) APPROPRIATE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY.— 
(1) NATIONAL
AND
LOCAL
BOARDS.—Section 
301 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11331) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY.— 
The National Board shall— 
‘‘(1) at all times having in effect a policy that 
prohibits discrimination against persons in all class-
es provided protection against discrimination under 
Federal law and explicitly prohibits discrimination 
based on the gender-related identity, appearance, 
mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics 
of an individual, regardless of the individual’s des-
ignated sex at birth; and 
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‘‘(2) require each local board designated pursu-
ant to section 302 to have in effect a policy de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’. 
(2) SERVICE
PROVIDERS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 316 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11346(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) guidelines requiring each private nonprofit 
organization and local government carrying out a 
local emergency food and shelter program with 
amounts provided under this subtitle to have in ef-
fect, with respect to such program, a policy de-
scribed in section 301(f)(1).’’. 
(f) GAO STUDY OF ALLOCATION FORMULA.—The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study to identify and analyze the methods in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act for determining the 
amount and distribution of assistance under the Emer-
gency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency under subtitle B of title 
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III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11341 et seq.) to determine whether such current 
methods adequately address the needs of homeless persons 
and the communities that serve them. Not later than the 
expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit a report to the Congress detailing the findings of 
such study and making recommendations as to how the 
Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board 
should revise such methods to more adequately and accu-
rately meet such needs. 
(g) GAO STUDY OF COMPLIANCE WITH PARTICIPA-
TION REQUIREMENTS.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to identify and ana-
lyze the extent to which recipient service providers under 
the Emergency Food and Shelter Grants Program of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency under subtitle B 
of title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11341 et seq.) comply with the provisions 
of the guidelines for such Program required under para-
graphs (5) and (6) of section 316(a) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 11346(a); relating to involvement and participation 
of homeless individuals). Not later than the expiration of 
the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
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a report to the Congress detailing the findings of such 
study, including identifying any barriers to compliance 
and the level of compliance and recommending models for 
compliance (including specific models used by such recipi-
ent service providers) and suggested support methods to 
assist recipients to comply. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
the case of any grant made using amounts made available 
by this Act to any recipient that is a governmental unit, 
non-Federal supplemental or matching funding shall not 
be required for such grant if such recipient demonstrates 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— 
(1) assistance using such grant amounts will be 
provided in accordance with a Housing First strat-
egy for addressing homelessness in the area in which 
the assistance is used; 
(2) the recipient has created and implemented 
a formal plan to cease to penalize homelessness; 
(3) the recipient has established a formal plan 
to identify and address structural and implicit bias 
in implementation of programs funded under this 
Act that specifically addresses potential bias towards 
members of groups identified a population at higher 
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risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2 of this Act; 
(4) the recipient has established a formal plan 
to facilitate issuance and replacement of personal 
identification documents issued by the recipient for 
persons who are homeless or housing-unstable; 
(5) in the case of any recipient that administers 
elections, the recipient has established a plan to en-
sure that persons who are homeless or housing-un-
stable are not prevented from voting due to irregular 
or non-existent addresses or other similar barriers; 
and 
(6) the recipient has procedures in effect for 
interacting with the property of homeless persons 
that— 
(A) require a minimum of three days prior 
notice shall be given before property is moved 
or disposed of; 
(B) provide a plan that safeguards any 
item that is not clearly trash for a minimum of 
30 days; and 
(C) allow persons experiencing homeless-
ness to easily retrieve their possessions. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR ONGOING EFFORTS.—Assist-
ance made available under this Act may not be provided 
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SEC. 602. FUNCTIONS. 
Section 203 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (13), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(14) rely on evidence-based practices; 
‘‘(15) identify and promote successful practices, 
including the Housing First strategy and the perma-
nent supportive housing model; and 
‘‘(16) prioritize addressing disparities faced by 
members of a population at higher risk of homeless-
ness, as such term is defined in section 2 of the 
Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021, including 
by issuing reports and making recommendations to 
agencies.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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