(d) AMOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year term of a 
grant awarded under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall distribute 20 percent of the grant amounts 
each year. 
(2) CAP.—An eligible entity may not receive 
more than $5,000,000 in grant amounts under sub-
section (b). 
(e) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at the time, 
in the manner, and containing the information that 
the Secretary requires, including a description of 
how the eligible entity will use any amounts received. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
ority to applications from eligible entities that serve 
homeless persons in underserved areas (as defined in 
section 81.2 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation). 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (h), any eligible entity that is awarded a grant 
under subsection (b) shall use the grant amounts for costs 
associated with— 
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(1) establishing and operating a safe parking 
program; 
(2) providing permanent rehousing assistance to 
families using the safe parking program, such as 
case management services; 
(3) employing staff who maintain the safety 
and health of participants in the safe parking pro-
gram and monitor program compliance with subtitle 
C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), if applicable; 
(4) establishing and maintaining the operation 
of hygiene facilities and restrooms for homeless per-
sons; 
(5) maintaining the vehicles of homeless per-
sons using a safe parking program and providing 
gas for those persons to use their vehicles for activi-
ties that will help them obtain or maintain housing, 
including— 
(A) driving to work, school, or medical ap-
pointments; and 
(B) searching for a home; or 
(6) entering data and information into a home-
less management information system (as that term 
is used in section 402(f)(3) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360a(f)(3))). 
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(g) MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.—An eligible entity may 
use amounts provided under subsection (b) to establish or 
continue operating a safe parking program at multiple lo-
cations. 
(h) ALTERNATIVE USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible en-
tity determines that a safe parking program is no longer 
necessary, the eligible entity may, after approval from the 
Secretary, use amounts provided under subsection (b) for 
activities that are eligible for the use of Emergency Solu-
tions Grants Program amounts under section 415 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11374). 
(i) REHOUSING
AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERV-
ICES.—A homeless person who makes use of a safe park-
ing program established or operated using amounts 
awarded under subsection (b) shall not be required to ac-
cept case management or rehousing services offered as 
part of the program. 
(j) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the last day of the second fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress an initial report on 
the impact of grants awarded under subsection (b), 
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including, to the extent determinable, any data 
about— 
(A) the number of homeless persons living 
in vehicles in the geographic region over which 
the eligible entity has jurisdiction, or in which 
the eligible entity operates, during each of the 
7 previous years; 
(B) the demographics and number of 
homeless persons who choose to participate in a 
safe parking program; and 
(C) the number of homeless persons who 
choose to participate in a safe parking program 
and exit into permanent housing. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a final report on the 
impact of grants awarded under subsection (b), in-
cluding, to the extent determinable, any data de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
(k) TERMINATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary may not award a grant under subsection (b) after 
the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 302. HOTEL, MOTEL, AND COMMERCIAL ACQUISITIONS 
AND CONVERSIONS TO PERMANENT HOUS-
ING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2025, $500,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2033, for— 
(1) projects related to the acquisition, rehabili-
tation, renovation, or conversion of transitional 
housing, temporary shelters, and other spaces, such 
as hotels, motels, government-owned properties, and 
commercial business spaces such as shopping malls, 
to address urgent safety and public health needs for 
individuals experiencing homelessness and housing 
instability, provided that the funds are used for non- 
congregate shelter or creating more permanent sup-
portive housing; and 
(2) supportive services for individuals housed in 
the spaces described in paragraph (1), including— 
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