SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF COVERED SERVICE COORDINATOR 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 671 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13631) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) 
PROHIBITION
ON
ADDITIONAL
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, if a covered federally assisted hous-
ing project is eligible to receive amounts under this 
title to employ or retain a service coordinator, the 
Secretary may not subject such covered federally as-
sisted housing project to any additional requirements 
in exchange for such amounts. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) may be construed to prohibit the Sec-
retary from requiring reasonable reporting, moni-
toring, or compliance activities necessary for pro-
gram administration.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE CO-
ORDINATORS.—Subtitle E of title VI of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13631 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 678. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING FOR SERVICE COORDINATOR TRAIN-
ING.—An owner of a federally assisted housing project 
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shall, each year, reserve not less than $2,500 of amounts 
received to carry out a covered service coordinator pro-
gram for use by a service coordinator to access training 
in areas described in section 802(d)(4) of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8011(d)(4)). 
‘‘(b) SERVICE COORDINATOR TRAINING REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT.—A service coordinator operating pursu-
ant to a covered service coordinator program shall, on an 
annual basis, submit to the Secretary information, as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary, with respect to 
training completed by the service coordinator in the pre-
ceding year. 
‘‘(c) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary may not 
require an applicant for a grant under a covered service 
coordinator program to use all of the amounts available 
to the applicant prior to submitting an application for 
such grant. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the 
operation of covered service coordinator programs and the 
continuation of existing congregate service grants for resi-
dents of federally assisted housing projects $225,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
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‘‘(e) COVERED SERVICE COORDINATOR PROGRAM 
DEFINED.—The term ‘covered service coordinator pro-
gram’ means the service coordinator programs established 
pursuant to— 
‘‘(1) this subtitle; 
‘‘(2) section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011); 
‘‘(3) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q); and 
‘‘(4) section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).’’. 
(c) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Section 202(g)(3) of 
the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(g)(3)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including with respect to the cal-
culation of initial rents’’ after ‘‘eligible cost under sub-
section (c)(2)’’. 
(d) SERVICE COORDINATOR GRANT PROGRAM.— 
Title II of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 202b the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 202c. SERVICE COORDINATOR GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
and administer a competitive grant program to award 
grants to eligible applicants to employ or retain 1 or more 
service coordinators to assist residents residing housing 
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assisted under section 202 in accessing supportive services 
that promote housing stability, health, and aging in place. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Service coordinators fund-
ed under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with project owners, tenants, serv-
ice providers, and others to assess resident needs; 
‘‘(2) coordinate or manage the provision of sup-
portive services; 
‘‘(3) facilitate tenant education and access to 
programs that improve resident well-being; 
‘‘(4) meet minimum training and experience re-
quirements as set by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(5) carry out other functions as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS.—Amounts 
provided under this section may be used to cover— 
‘‘(1) salaries and fringe benefits for service co-
ordinators; 
‘‘(2) training and continuing education for serv-
ice coordinators; and 
‘‘(3) administrative costs directly related to the 
coordination of supportive services. 
‘‘(d) GRANT TERMS.—Grants shall be awarded for a 
term of 3years, subject to the availability of appropria-
tions. 
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‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants, the Secretary 
shall give priority to owners or operators of a properties 
assisted under Section 202— 
‘‘(1) that serve elderly or disabled residents; or 
‘‘(2) are located in persistent poverty counties 
or underserved rural areas. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM
GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall 
issue program guidance, including selection criteria and 
allowable uses of funds, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible applicant’ means an owner or oper-
ator of a property assisted under Section 202 that is in 
good standing with the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. 
‘‘(h) NO REQUIREMENT TO ACCEPT SERVICES.—No 
resident may be required to accept any service provided 
through the employment of a service coordinator.’’. 
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 455(m)(3)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘public service as a service coordinator,’’ after 
‘‘school-based services,’’. 
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