(as provided in subsection (c) of this section); 
and 
‘‘(B) the primary benefit requirement of 
such block grant program under section 101(c) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5301(c)) and the pri-
mary benefit requirement of the CDBG Plus 
Program (as provided in subsection (d) of this 
section). 
‘‘(c) PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.—The primary objective of 
this section and of the CDBG Plus Program of each 
grantee under the program shall be to reduce and end 
homelessness and housing instability and to reduce and 
prevent housing-related cost-burdens, with priority given 
to providing housing for low-income and extremely low- 
income households and for members of a population at 
higher risk of homelessness, as such term is defined in 
section 2 of the Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2023. 
‘‘(d) PRIMARY BENEFIT REQUIREMENT.—Consistent 
with the primary objective under subsection (c), all of the 
Federal assistance provided to States and units of general 
local government under the CDBG Plus Program shall be 
used for the support of activities that benefit homeless, 
housing unstable, or cost-burdened households. 
‘‘(e) 
PROGRAM
DIFFERENCES.—Notwithstanding 
any provision of title I of the Housing and Community 
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Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the 
CDBG Plus Program shall be subject to the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
ACTIVITIES.—Notwithstanding 
section 105 of such title (42 U.S.C. 5305), activities 
assisted under the CDBG Plus Program may include 
only the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Projects that improve compliance 
with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), projects that 
address other barriers to full community par-
ticipation, integration, and access as identified 
by directly impacted persons with disabilities 
who experience homelessness or housing insta-
bility, and projects directed to the removal of 
material and architectural barriers which re-
strict the mobility and accessibility of elderly 
persons and persons with disabilities, and 
projects that assist elderly persons to age in 
place. 
‘‘(B) The acquisition of real property (in-
cluding air rights, water rights, and other inter-
ests therein), that— 
‘‘(i) is appropriate for rehabilitation, 
conservation, or construction of permanent 
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affordable housing or transitional housing; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is being acquired by or on behalf 
of a group of persons who are homeless, 
housing unstable, or at risk of homeless-
ness to provide housing, land, or self-deter-
mination to that group of persons. 
‘‘(C) The provision of public services that 
increase stability and housing access for per-
sons experiencing homelessness or housing in-
stability, including services associated with per-
manent supportive housing, housing search and 
placement support, and legal services. 
‘‘(D) Activities necessary to develop, imple-
ment, or evaluate a comprehensive plan to end 
homelessness and housing instability. 
‘‘(E) The rehabilitation, development, or 
construction of dignified and humane housing 
that is permanently affordable to persons earn-
ing 30 percent or less of the median income for 
the area in which the housing is located, includ-
ing the construction and maintenance of public 
housing units and the creation of new forms of 
housing, such as tiny homes. 
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‘‘(F) The acquisition, rehabilitation, ren-
ovation, or conversion of transitional housing, 
temporary shelters, and other spaces, such as 
hotels, motels, government-owned properties, 
and commercial business spaces, to address ur-
gent safety and public health needs for persons 
experiencing homelessness and housing insta-
bility, except that no funds shall be granted to 
any projects by government units or municipali-
ties that penalize homelessness or force or co-
erce persons to utilize those spaces. 
‘‘(G) All necessary activities to create, 
maintain, and offer to the public the types of 
infrastructure 
necessary 
to 
address 
basic 
human needs, including public bathrooms, 
water fountains, and places to sit and rest. 
‘‘(H) Projects that ensure access to spe-
cialized medical respite housing and associated 
services and supports for persons experiencing 
homelessness or housing instability who are 
sick, injured, or who have been discharged from 
hospitals, nursing facilities, or similar facilities. 
Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974, the 
construction of new affordable housing in accordance 
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with this paragraph is specifically permitted as an 
eligible activity of the CDBG Plus Program. 
‘‘(2) FORMULA DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) USE OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.— 
Until the regulations required under subpara-
graph (B) take effect, amounts made available 
for assistance under this title shall be allocated 
pursuant to the formula established under sec-
tion 106 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(B) NEW FORMULA.—Not later than the 
expiration of the 12-month period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue regulations that establish a 
formula for allocation of amounts made avail-
able for assistance under this title that utilizes 
factors that more directly correlate to need of 
grantees for such amounts to address homeless-
ness, housing instability, and cost-burdened 
households. 
‘‘(3) CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN.—In addi-
tion to citizen participation requirements under sec-
tion 104(a) of such title (42 U.S.C. 5304(a)), the 
citizenship participation process of each grantee 
under the CDBG Plus Program shall solicit the ac-
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tive participation of homeless, housing unstable, and 
cost-burdened households in directing the use of as-
sistance provided under the Program. 
‘‘(4) 
NON-DISPLACEMENT.—Notwithstanding 
section 104(d) of such title (42 U.S.C. 5304(d)), 
each grantee under the CDBG Plus Program shall— 
‘‘(A) certify that the activities funded with 
assistance provided under the program will not 
displace low- and moderate-income people; and 
‘‘(B) take such actions as the Secretary 
considers necessary to inform residents of 
grantee community of a phone number for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment which may be used to inform the Depart-
ment of any such activities that may be causing 
the displacement of low- and moderate-income 
residents. 
‘‘(5) EXPEDITED ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide for expedited funding under the CDBG 
Plus program for any grantee that demonstrates 
that Federal property is available in the jurisdiction 
of the grantee that could be used to address home-
lessness and associated needs or housing instability 
but for the infrastructure needs that could be ad-
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dressed through funds provided under the CDBG 
Plus Program. 
‘‘(6) HOUSING-FIRST.—In allocating amounts 
for grants under the CDBG Plus Program, the Sec-
retary shall prioritize affordable housing creation, 
permanent supportive housing, and supportive serv-
ices utilizing a Housing First model, and other in-
frastructure to address basic human needs. 
‘‘(7) 
SUSTAINABILITY, 
RESILIENCE, 
AND 
WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—Not less than 
10 percent of all amounts made available for assist-
ance pursuant to this section shall be used only for 
eligible activities relating to sustainability, resilience, 
water and energy efficiency and, at the Secretary’s 
discretion, other strategies to enhance the environ-
mental sustainability and climate resilience of pro-
duction, design, and construction of structures fund-
ed under the program under this section. Eligible ac-
tivities shall include— 
‘‘(A) construction that utilizes local, nat-
ural materials developed using sustainable 
methods that produce few or no carbon emis-
sions; or other sustainable materials; 
‘‘(B) use of sustainable appliances made in 
the United States, including all-electric appli-
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ances, and use of appliance, materials, and pro-
cedures that bring the structure into compli-
ance with the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy’s WaterSense certification for efficient water 
use and Energy Star certification for energy-ef-
ficient appliances; 
‘‘(C) construction or retrofit to build high-
ly energy-efficient structures that produce on- 
site, or procure, enough carbon-free renewable 
energy to meet total energy consumption annu-
ally; 
‘‘(D) use of renewable energy, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(i) utility-, community-, and small- 
scale photovoltaic and thermal solar en-
ergy; 
‘‘(ii) utility- and small-scale wind en-
ergy; 
‘‘(iii) geothermal energy; 
‘‘(iv) microturbine hydroelectricity; 
‘‘(v) energy efficiency; 
‘‘(vi) building electrification; 
‘‘(vii) energy storage; 
‘‘(viii) microgrids; and 
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‘‘(ix) modern distribution grid infra-
structure; and 
‘‘(E) construction, retrofit, alternations, or 
repair that brings the structure into compliance 
with an Environmental Protection Agency or 
sustainable 
construction 
industry-recognized 
standard, including the Leadership in Energy 
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 
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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 
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 2023.’’. 
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 
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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. 
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-
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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 
(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, 
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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 
(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-
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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. 
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 
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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 
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; 
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‘‘(v) permitted to appeal to the Secretary for re-
consideration; 
‘‘(vi) expedited access to properties; and 
‘‘(vii) conveyed properties pursuant to subpara-
graph (C).’’. 
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.). 
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(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). 
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 
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