Text of US HB 6989 (2022)

I 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6989 To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Americans, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 8, 2022 Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. BASS, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Commit- tees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak- er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju- risdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To address the homelessness and housing crises, to move toward the goal of providing for a home for all Ameri- cans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4 ‘‘Housing for All Act of 2022’’. 5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 6 this Act is as follows: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6989 IH Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—ADDRESSING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE Sec. 101. Housing Trust Fund. Sec. 102. Section 202 supportive housing for the elderly program. Sec. 103. Section 811 supportive housing for people with disabilities. Sec. 104. HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Sec. 105. Technical assistance for navigating Federal and State housing fund- ing sources. Sec. 106. Permanent authorization of United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and establishment of racial equity commission. TITLE II—ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS Sec. 201. Expansion of housing choice voucher program. Sec. 202. Project-based rental assistance. Sec. 203. Emergency solutions grant program. Sec. 204. Continuum of care grant program. Sec. 205. Program administration, training, technical assistance, and capacity building. Sec. 206. GAO report on eviction data. TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS Sec. 301. Safe parking program grants. Sec. 302. Hotel, motel, and commercial acquisitions and conversions to perma- nent housing. Sec. 303. Eviction protection grant program. Sec. 304. Mobile crisis intervention teams grants. Sec. 305. Library consortium pilot grants. Sec. 306. Report on inclusive transit-oriented development to enhance climate mitigation and disaster resiliency. Sec. 307. Establishing an innovation pilot within the carbon reduction program. Sec. 308. Making infill housing and other transportation efficiency projects eli- gible for RAISE grants. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 In this Act: 2 (1) AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.—The term 3 ‘‘at risk of homelessness’’ has the meaning given the 4 term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Home- 5 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360). 6 (2) HOMELESS.—The term ‘‘homeless’’ has the 7 meaning given the term in section 103 of the 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6989 IH McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 1 U.S.C. 11302). 2 (3) JUSTICE SYSTEM-INVOLVED.—The term 3 ‘‘justice system-involved’’ includes individuals who 4 are or have been incarcerated or held in municipal, 5 State, or Federal jails, prisons, juvenile facilities, or 6 other types of detention facilities, who have been 7 held in pre-trial or post-conviction detention, who 8 have an arrest or conviction regardless of whether 9 they were detained or incarcerated, who have been 10 held in immigration detention, or, with respect to 11 youth, who are or have been held in the custody of 12 the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Depart- 13 ment of Health and Human Services. 14 (4) POPULATION AT HIGHER RISK OF HOME- 15 LESSNESS.— 16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘population 17 at higher risk of homelessness’’ means a group 18 of individuals that is defined by a common 19 characteristic and that has been found to expe- 20 rience homelessness, housing instability, or to 21 be cost-burdened at a rate higher than that of 22 the general public. 23 (B) HIGHER RATE.—Information that may 24 be used in demonstrating such a higher rate in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 6989 IH cludes data generated by the Federal Govern- 1 ment, by State or municipal governments, by 2 peer-reviewed research, and by organizations 3 having expertise in working with or advocating 4 on behalf of homeless, housing unstable, or 5 cost-burdened groups. 6 (C) INCLUDED POPULATIONS.—Such term 7 shall include populations for which such higher 8 rate has already been demonstrated, including 9 Asian, Black, Latino, Native American, Native 10 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and other commu- 11 nities of color, individuals with disabilities, in- 12 cluding mental health disabilities, elderly indi- 13 viduals, foster and former foster youth, lesbian, 14 gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individ- 15 uals, gender non-binary and gender non-con- 16 forming individuals, veterans, and such addi- 17 tional communities and individuals as the Sec- 18 retary may include after receiving public com- 19 ment. 20 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 21 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 6989 IH TITLE I—ADDRESSING THE 1 HOUSING SHORTAGE 2 SEC. 101. HOUSING TRUST FUND. 3 Section 1338(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises 4 Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 5 4568(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 7 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Hous- 8 ing Trust Fund $45,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 9 years 2022 through 2031.’’. 10 SEC. 102. SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE EL- 11 DERLY PROGRAM. 12 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec- 13 retary for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep- 14 tember 30, 2031— 15 (1) $2,500,000,000 for the supportive housing 16 for the elderly program authorized under section 202 17 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), 18 which shall be used— 19 (A) for capital advance awards in accord- 20 ance with section 202(c)(1) of the Housing Act 21 of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(1)) to recipients 22 that are eligible under that Act; 23 (B) for section 8 project-based rental as- 24 sistance contracts in accordance with subsection 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 6989 IH (b) of this section and section 8 of the United 1 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 2 for capital advance projects; and 3 (C) for service coordinators; 4 (2) $15,000,000, to provide technical assistance 5 to support State-level efforts to improve the design 6 and delivery of voluntary supportive services for resi- 7 dents of any housing assisted under the Housing Act 8 of 1959 (Public Law 101–625) and other housing 9 supporting low-income older adults; and 10 (3) $125,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 11 of administration and oversight. 12 SEC. 103. SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE 13 WITH DISABILITIES. 14 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec- 15 retary for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep- 16 tember 30, 2031— 17 (1) $900,000,000 for capital advances, includ- 18 ing amendments to capital advance contracts, for 19 supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 20 authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 21 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), 22 for project rental assistance for supportive housing 23 for persons with disabilities under subsection (d)(2) 24 of such section 811 (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 6989 IH sistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 1 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(h)), and for 2 project rental assistance to State housing finance 3 agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized 4 under subsection (b)(3) of such section 811 (42 5 U.S.C. 8013); 6 (2) $15,000,000 for providing technical assist- 7 ance to support State-level efforts to integrate hous- 8 ing assistance and voluntary supportive services for 9 residents of housing receiving such assistance; and 10 (3) $87,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 11 of administration and oversight. 12 SEC. 104. HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 14 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 15 year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 16 2031— 17 (1) $40,000,000,000, for activities and assist- 18 ance for the HOME Investment Partnerships Pro- 19 gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘HOME 20 program’’), as authorized under title II of the Cran- 21 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 22 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.); 23 (2) $100,000,000 to make new awards to or in- 24 crease prior awards to existing technical assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 6989 IH providers, including for technical assistance to 1 grantees regarding best practices for coordination of 2 available funds provided under this section with 3 other forms of assistance, such as with project-based 4 rental assistance; and 5 (3) $360,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 6 of administration and oversight of the HOME pro- 7 gram and the Housing Trust Fund established 8 under section 1338(a) of the Federal Housing En- 9 terprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 10 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568(a)). 11 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Notwithstanding subsections 12 (c) and (d)(1) of section 212 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 13 National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12742), eligi- 14 ble grantees may use not more than 15 percent of their 15 allocations under this section for administrative and plan- 16 ning costs. 17 SEC. 105. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NAVIGATING FED- 18 ERAL AND STATE HOUSING FUNDING 19 SOURCES. 20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 21 a grant program to provide technical assistance to States 22 relating to the understanding of the relationship between 23 Federal and State housing funding sources and how to 24 best use those sources to finance housing projects in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 6989 IH State, such as permanent supportive housing, including 1 resources, tools, and products that— 2 (1) provide assistance on coordinating a single 3 application for multiple funding sources; 4 (2) provide assistance on consolidating funding 5 sources and implementing reporting requirements at 6 the State level; and 7 (3) support staff capacity within State housing 8 finance agencies to maintain the collaborations and 9 systems necessary to better align types of funding 10 with need and expand access to housing stability. 11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 12 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 13 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, 14 to carry out this section. 15 SEC. 106. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES 16 INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS 17 AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RACIAL EQUITY 18 COMMISSION. 19 Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 20 Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended— 21 (1) in section 208 (42 U.S.C. 11318), by strik- 22 ing the sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘There 23 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 24 $10,000,000 to carry out this title.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 6989 IH (2) by striking section 209 (42 U.S.C. 11319) 1 and inserting the following: 2 ‘‘SEC. 209. RACIAL EQUITY COMMISSION. 3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com- 5 mission to be known as the Commission on Racial 6 Equity in Housing (in this section referred to as the 7 ‘Commission’) to support the Council with efforts to 8 conduct research into, collect, analyze, and make 9 publicly available data on, and provide leadership 10 and coordination for furthering racial equity in 11 housing, examining the impacts of structural racism 12 on housing and homelessness, and the effectiveness 13 of intervention strategies to address these impacts. 14 ‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Commission shall re- 15 port to the Executive Director of the Council and 16 work in partnership with employees of the Council. 17 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 18 ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 19 composed of 14 members, who shall be— 20 ‘‘(A) appointed by the Executive Director 21 of the Council not later than January 1, 2024; 22 and 23 ‘‘(B) fairly balanced in terms of points of 24 view represented and background experience. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 6989 IH ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 1 Commission shall have— 2 ‘‘(A) proven expertise in directing, assem- 3 bling, or applying capital resources from a vari- 4 ety of sources to the successful development of 5 affordable housing, assisted living facilities, or 6 health care facilities; 7 ‘‘(B) lived experience with homelessness; or 8 ‘‘(C) demonstrated experience in— 9 ‘‘(i) homeless services, affordable 10 housing, or housing law; and 11 ‘‘(ii) racial equity work. 12 ‘‘(3) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.—The Executive Direc- 13 tor shall appoint 2 co-chairpersons of the Commis- 14 sion from among the members of the Commission. 15 ‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Com- 16 mission shall not affect its powers and shall be filled 17 in the manner in which the original appointment was 18 made. 19 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITION OF PAY.—Members of the 20 Commission shall serve without pay. 21 ‘‘(6) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 22 Commission shall receive travel expenses, including 23 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 6989 IH sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States 1 Code. 2 ‘‘(7) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 3 the Commission shall constitute a quorum but a 4 lesser number may hold hearings. 5 ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet 6 at the call of the co-chairpersons of the Commission. 7 ‘‘(c) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 8 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall have a 9 Director who shall be— 10 ‘‘(A) appointed by the co-chairpersons of 11 the Commission; and 12 ‘‘(B) paid at a rate not to exceed the rate 13 of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive 14 Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 15 States Code. 16 ‘‘(2) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint 17 personnel as appropriate subject to the provisions of 18 title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 19 in the competitive service, and who shall be paid in 20 accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and 21 subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 22 classification and General Schedule pay rates. 23 ‘‘(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Coun- 24 cil may procure temporary and intermittent services 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 6989 IH to support the work of the Commission under sec- 1 tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at 2 rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equiva- 3 lent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay pay- 4 able for the General Schedule. 5 ‘‘(4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re- 6 quest of the Council and the Commission, the head 7 of any Federal department or agency may detail, on 8 a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 9 department or agency to the Commission to assist it 10 in carrying out its duties under this section. 11 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall— 12 ‘‘(1) work with the Council to make rec- 13 ommendations, inform, and participate in efforts to 14 conduct research into, collect, analyze, and make 15 publicly available data on, and provide leadership 16 and coordination for furthering racial equity in 17 housing, examining the impacts of structural racism 18 on housing and homelessness, and the effectiveness 19 of intervention strategies to address these impacts; 20 and 21 ‘‘(2) work with the Council to implement the 22 Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Home- 23 lessness. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 6989 IH ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Council shall submit to Con- 1 gress, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Sec- 3 retary of Transportation, the Secretary of Education, the 4 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Defense, the Sec- 5 retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 6 the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the 7 Secretary of the Interior, the Chair of the Federal Re- 8 serve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of 9 the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Chair of the Federal 10 Deposit Insurance Corporation, and such other individuals 11 as the Commission determines relevant an annual report 12 on research findings with recommendations to improve ra- 13 cial equity in housing and to disrupt processes that pre- 14 serve and reinforce racism and racial disparities in hous- 15 ing and homelessness services. 16 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advi- 17 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 18 the Commission. 19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 20 is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec- 21 essary to carry out this section.’’. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 6989 IH TITLE II—ADDRESSING 1 HOMELESSNESS 2 SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PRO- 3 GRAM. 4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.—The term ‘‘eligible 6 household’’ means a family who initially— 7 (A) has an income that does not exceed 50 8 percent of the maximum income limitation for 9 extremely low-income families established by the 10 Secretary pursuant to section 3(b)(2)(C) of the 11 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 12 1437a(b)(2)(C)); or 13 (B) is an extremely low-income family that 14 includes an individual who is an individual who 15 is a recipient of supplemental security income 16 benefits under title XVI of the Social Security 17 Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.). 18 (2) EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME FAMILY; PUBLIC 19 HOUSING AGENCY; STATE.—The terms ‘‘extremely 20 low-income family’’, ‘‘public housing agency’’, and 21 ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec- 22 tion 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 23 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 24 (b) EXPANDED VOUCHERS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 6989 IH (1) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 1 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 2 priated, for providing incremental vouchers for rent- 3 al assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 4 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in ac- 5 cordance with this section for each of fiscal years 6 2022 through 2025, the amount necessary to fund— 7 (A) the number of incremental vouchers 8 required to be allocated under paragraph (2); 9 (B) annual renewals of the vouchers allo- 10 cated under paragraph (2); and 11 (C) administrative fees for vouchers allo- 12 cated under paragraph (2). 13 (2) ALLOCATION.— 14 (A) INCREMENTAL VOUCHERS.—The Sec- 15 retary shall allocate 500,000 incremental vouch- 16 ers in fiscal year 2022 and 1,000,000 incre- 17 mental vouchers in increments of 500,000 in 18 each calendar year from 2023 through 2025 19 under this section to public housing agencies 20 pursuant to section 213(d) of the Housing and 21 Community Development Act of 1974 (42 22 U.S.C. 1439(d)). 23 (B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 24 shall, by notice in the Federal Register, estab- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 6989 IH lish selection criteria under section 213(d) of 1 the Housing and Community Development Act 2 of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)) that prioritizes 3 housing needs among eligible households and 4 severe housing hardship, such as experiencing 5 homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. 6 (c) ENTITLEMENT TO VOUCHERS.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 8 is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 9 any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based 10 rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 11 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) 12 shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any 13 period that the family is an eligible household. 14 (2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated, out of 15 any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- 16 priated, such sums as may be necessary— 17 (A) to provide assistance under section 18 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 19 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with the en- 20 titlement under paragraph (1) of this sub- 21 section for each eligible household in the 22 amount determined under such section 8(o); 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 6989 IH (B) to provide administrative fees under 1 section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act 2 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) in connection 3 with each voucher for assistance provided pur- 4 suant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. 5 SEC. 202. PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi- 7 tion to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized 8 to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, 9 to remain available until September 30, 2031— 10 (1) $14,500,000,000 for the project-based rent- 11 al assistance program, as authorized under section 12 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 13 U.S.C. 1437f(b), subject to the terms and conditions 14 of subsection (b) of this section; 15 (2) $40,000,000 for providing technical assist- 16 ance to recipients of or applicants for project-based 17 rental assistance or to States allocating the project- 18 based rental assistance; and 19 (3) $200,000,000 for the costs to the Secretary 20 of administration and oversight. 21 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 22 (1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 8(a) 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 6989 IH U.S.C. 1437f(a)), the Secretary may use amounts 1 made available under this section— 2 (A) to provide assistance payments with 3 respect to newly constructed housing, existing 4 housing, or substantially rehabilitated non-hous- 5 ing structures for use as new multifamily hous- 6 ing in accordance with this section and the pro- 7 visions of section 8 of the United States Hous- 8 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and 9 (B) for performance-based contract admin- 10 istrators for project-based assistance under sec- 11 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 12 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for carrying out this 13 section and section 8 of the United States 14 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 15 (2) PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 17 make assistance payments using amounts made 18 available under this section pursuant to con- 19 tracts with owners or prospective owners who 20 agree to construct housing, to substantially re- 21 habilitate existing housing, to substantially re- 22 habilitate non-housing structures for use as new 23 multifamily housing, or to attach the assistance 24 to newly constructed housing in which some or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 20 •HR 6989 IH all of the units shall be available for occupancy 1 by very low-income families in accordance with 2 the provisions of section 8 of the United States 3 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), under 4 terms determined by the Secretary. 5 (B) PRIORITY.—In awarding contracts 6 pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall 7 give priority to owners or prospective owners of 8 multifamily housing projects located or to be lo- 9 cated in areas of high opportunity, as defined 10 by the Secretary, in areas experiencing eco- 11 nomic growth or rising housing prices to pre- 12 vent displacement or secure affordable housing 13 for low-income households, or that serve people 14 at risk of homelessness or that integrate addi- 15 tional units that are accessible for persons with 16 mobility impairments and persons with hearing 17 or visual impairments beyond those required by 18 applicable Federal accessibility standards. 19 SEC. 203. EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM. 20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 21 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 22 year 2022 $5,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 23 tember 30, 2031, to make grants under the emergency so- 24 lutions grant program authorized under subtitle B of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 21 •HR 6989 IH IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 1 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 2 (b) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION FOR EMERGENCY SHEL- 3 TER ACTIVITIES.—A recipient of a grant using amounts 4 appropriated under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may 5 not use an amount of the assistance for emergency shelter 6 activities that exceeds the greater of— 7 (1) 40 percent of the aggregate amount of that 8 assistance provided for the grantee for that fiscal 9 year; or 10 (2) the amount expended by the grantee for 11 emergency shelter activities during fiscal year 2010. 12 SEC. 204. CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 14 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 15 year 2022 $15,000,000,000, to remain available until the 16 end of fiscal year 2031, to make grants under the con- 17 tinuum of care program authorized under subtitle C of 18 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 19 11381 et seq.). 20 (b) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR PERMANENT HOUS- 21 ING FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH 22 DISABILITIES.—Of amounts appropriated under sub- 23 section (a) for a fiscal year, not less than 50 percent shall 24 be used for permanent housing for homeless individuals 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 22 •HR 6989 IH with disabilities and homeless families that include such 1 an individual who is an adult or a minor head of household 2 if no adult is present in the household. 3 (c) PRIORITIZATION OF CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In 4 awarding grants using amounts appropriated under sub- 5 section (a), the Secretary shall prioritize funding for appli- 6 cants that provide documentation of coordination with cer- 7 tain systems serving young people and can answer ques- 8 tions regarding how the applicant works with child welfare 9 organizations, the juvenile and adult justice system, and 10 institutions of mental and physical health to ensure that 11 participants in the programs are not released into home- 12 lessness. 13 SEC. 205. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, TECH- 14 NICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CAPACITY BUILD- 15 ING. 16 In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 17 authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022, to re- 18 main available until expended— 19 (1) $1,000,000,000 to the Secretary for the 20 costs to the Secretary of administering and over- 21 seeing the implementation of this title and the pro- 22 grams of the Department of Housing and Urban 23 Development generally and new awards or increasing 24 prior awards to provide training, technical assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 23 •HR 6989 IH ance, and capacity building related to the programs 1 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- 2 ment; 3 (2) $5,000,000 to the United States Inter- 4 agency Council on Homelessness for necessary ex- 5 penses in carrying out the functions of the Council 6 pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Home- 7 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.); and 8 (3) $10,000,000 to the Secretary for necessary 9 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 10 General of the Department of Housing and Urban 11 Development in carrying out the Inspector General 12 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 13 SEC. 206. GAO REPORT ON EVICTION DATA. 14 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 15 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 16 shall submit to Congress a report that examines— 17 (1) with respect to eviction moratoriums during 18 the COVID–19 pandemic— 19 (A) how eviction moratoriums have con- 20 tributed to housing stability; 21 (B) an analysis of formal and informal 22 evictions during the periods in which the mora- 23 toriums were in effect; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 24 •HR 6989 IH (C) an economic analysis of how the evic- 1 tion moratoriums saved public funds, such as 2 by reducing shelter costs; 3 (2) whether women, Black, Hispanic, and other 4 minority renters disproportionately faced eviction 5 during the COVID–19 pandemic, and an accounting 6 of the disproportionate risk of eviction faced by vet- 7 erans, children, the elderly, and individuals living 8 with disabilities during the COVID–19 pandemic; 9 (3) the barriers that exist to collecting the data 10 related to paragraphs (1) and (2); 11 (4) the barriers that exist to collecting, 12 digitizing, and standardizing data from the begin- 13 ning to the end of the eviction process, such as pre- 14 eviction information, the renter’s race or ethnicity, 15 age and gender, as well as the composition of the 16 household and landlord data; and 17 (5) a study of the relationship between emer- 18 gency rental assistance distribution and eviction pat- 19 terns, as well as how emergency rental assistance af- 20 fected evictions, during the periods in which the 21 eviction moratoriums were in effect during the 22 COVID–19 pandemic. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 25 •HR 6989 IH TITLE III—INVESTING IN INNO- 1 VATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN 2 SOLUTIONS 3 SEC. 301. SAFE PARKING PROGRAM GRANTS. 4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 5 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- 6 ty’’ means— 7 (A) a unit of general purpose local govern- 8 ment; 9 (B) an Indian tribe or a tribally designated 10 housing entity (as those terms are defined in 11 section 4 of the Native American Housing As- 12 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 13 (25 U.S.C. 4103)); 14 (C) a nonprofit organization that provides 15 services to homeless persons; or 16 (D) a collaborative applicant or other orga- 17 nization or entity funded under the Continuum 18 of Care program under subtitle C of title IV of 19 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 20 (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 21 (2) ESSENTIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘essential 22 service’’ means an essential service described in sec- 23 tion 576.102 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula- 24 tions, or any successor regulation. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 26 •HR 6989 IH (3) HOMELESS PERSON.—The term ‘‘homeless 1 person’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 3 Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). 4 (4) SAFE PARKING PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘safe 5 parking program’’ means a program that— 6 (A) provides a homeless person living in a 7 vehicle, including a motor home, with a safe 8 place to park the vehicle overnight to facilitate 9 a transition to more stable housing; and 10 (B) provides permanent rehousing services 11 and essential services. 12 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 13 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 14 retary shall establish a grant program to provide amounts 15 to eligible entities for costs associated with— 16 (1) the establishment and operation of a new 17 safe parking program; or 18 (2) the operation of a safe parking program in 19 existence as of the date on which amounts are pro- 20 vided. 21 (c) GRANT TERM.—The term of a grant awarded 22 under subsection (b) shall be 5 years. 23 (d) AMOUNT.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 27 •HR 6989 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—During the 5-year term of a 1 grant awarded under subsection (b), the Secretary 2 shall distribute 20 percent of the grant amounts 3 each year. 4 (2) CAP.—An eligible entity may not receive 5 more than $5,000,000 in grant amounts under sub- 6 section (b). 7 (e) APPLICATIONS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 9 grant under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall 10 submit an application to the Secretary at the time, 11 in the manner, and containing the information that 12 the Secretary requires, including a description of 13 how the eligible entity will use any amounts received. 14 (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri- 15 ority to applications from eligible entities that serve 16 homeless persons in underserved areas (as defined in 17 section 81.2 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula- 18 tions, or any successor regulation). 19 (f) USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in sub- 20 section (h), any eligible entity that is awarded a grant 21 under subsection (b) shall use the grant amounts for costs 22 associated with— 23 (1) establishing and operating a safe parking 24 program; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 28 •HR 6989 IH (2) providing permanent rehousing assistance to 1 families using the safe parking program, such as 2 case management services; 3 (3) employing staff who maintain the safety 4 and health of participants in the safe parking pro- 5 gram and monitor program compliance with subtitle 6 C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As- 7 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.), if applicable; 8 (4) establishing and maintaining the operation 9 of hygiene facilities and restrooms for homeless per- 10 sons; 11 (5) maintaining the vehicles of homeless per- 12 sons using a safe parking program and providing 13 gas for those persons to use their vehicles for activi- 14 ties that will help them obtain or maintain housing, 15 including— 16 (A) driving to work, school, or medical ap- 17 pointments; and 18 (B) searching for a home; or 19 (6) entering data and information into a home- 20 less management information system (as that term 21 is used in section 402(f)(3) of the McKinney-Vento 22 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360a(f)(3))). 23 (g) MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.—An eligible entity may 24 use amounts provided under subsection (b) to establish or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 29 •HR 6989 IH continue operating a safe parking program at multiple lo- 1 cations. 2 (h) ALTERNATIVE USE OF FUNDS.—If an eligible en- 3 tity determines that a safe parking program is no longer 4 necessary, the eligible entity may, after approval from the 5 Secretary, use amounts provided under subsection (b) for 6 activities that are eligible for the use of Emergency Solu- 7 tions Grants Program amounts under section 415 of the 8 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 9 11374). 10 (i) REHOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERV- 11 ICES.—A homeless person who makes use of a safe park- 12 ing program established or operated using amounts 13 awarded under subsection (b) shall not be required to ac- 14 cept case management or rehousing services offered as 15 part of the program. 16 (j) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 17 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 18 after the last day of the second fiscal year beginning 19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 20 retary shall submit to Congress an initial report on 21 the impact of grants awarded under subsection (b), 22 including, to the extent determinable, any data 23 about— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 30 •HR 6989 IH (A) the number of homeless persons living 1 in vehicles in the geographic region over which 2 the eligible entity has jurisdiction, or in which 3 the eligible entity operates, during each of the 4 7 previous years; 5 (B) the demographics and number of 6 homeless persons who choose to participate in a 7 safe parking program; and 8 (C) the number of homeless persons who 9 choose to participate in a safe parking program 10 and exit into permanent housing. 11 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 12 after the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning 13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 14 retary shall submit to Congress a final report on the 15 impact of grants awarded under subsection (b), in- 16 cluding, to the extent determinable, any data de- 17 scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para- 18 graph (1) of this subsection. 19 (k) TERMINATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The Sec- 20 retary may not award a grant under subsection (b) after 21 the last day of the fifth fiscal year beginning after the 22 date of enactment of this Act. 23 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 31 •HR 6989 IH $25,000,000 for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning 1 after the date of enactment of this Act. 2 SEC. 302. HOTEL, MOTEL, AND COMMERCIAL ACQUISITIONS 3 AND CONVERSIONS TO PERMANENT HOUS- 4 ING. 5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 6 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 7 year 2022, $500,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 8 tember 30, 2031, for— 9 (1) projects related to the acquisition, rehabili- 10 tation, renovation, or conversion of transitional 11 housing, temporary shelters, and other spaces, such 12 as hotels, motels, government-owned properties, and 13 commercial business spaces such as shopping malls, 14 to address urgent safety and public health needs for 15 individuals experiencing homelessness and housing 16 instability, provided that the funds are used for non- 17 congregate shelter or creating more permanent sup- 18 portive housing; and 19 (2) supportive services for individuals housed in 20 the spaces described in paragraph (1), including— 21 (A) activities listed in section 401(29) of 22 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 23 (42 U.S.C. 11360(29)); 24 (B) housing counseling; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 32 •HR 6989 IH (C) homeless prevention services. 1 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au- 2 thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid- 3 ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec- 4 essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 5 or activities authorized under this section, including to en- 6 sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com- 7 pleted in a timely and effective manner. 8 SEC. 303. EVICTION PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM. 9 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 10 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 11 year 2022, $800,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 12 tember 30, 2031, for an eviction protection grant program 13 established by the Secretary to support experienced legal 14 service providers in providing legal assistance at no cost 15 to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. 16 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall have au- 17 thority to issue such regulations or other notices, guid- 18 ance, forms, instructions, and publications as may be nec- 19 essary or appropriate to carry out the programs, projects, 20 or activities authorized under this section, including to en- 21 sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com- 22 pleted in a timely and effective manner. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 33 •HR 6989 IH SEC. 304. MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS GRANTS. 1 (a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 2 may make grants to States, units of local government, 3 public and community defender systems, and nonprofit or- 4 ganizations to create or expand mobile crisis intervention 5 teams to address homelessness and reduce recidivism. 6 (b) APPLICATION.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking a grant 8 under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen- 9 eral an application at such time, in such manner, 10 and containing such information as the Attorney 11 General may reasonably require, including an assur- 12 ance described in paragraph (2). 13 (2) ASSURANCE DESCRIBED.—An assurance de- 14 scribed in this paragraph is an assurance that— 15 (A) the entity has in place a policy pro- 16 tecting employees, individuals, and communities 17 served by the entity from discrimination under 18 applicable civil rights laws; and 19 (B) the policy described in subparagraph 20 (A) includes protection from discrimination on 21 the basis of gender-related identity, appearance, 22 mannerisms, or other gender-related character- 23 istics of an individual, regardless of the individ- 24 ual’s designated sex at birth. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 34 •HR 6989 IH (3) NONPROFIT EXPERTISE.—In addition to the 1 assurance described in paragraph (2), a nonprofit 2 organization seeking a grant under this section shall 3 demonstrate in the application submitted under this 4 subsection that the organization has a proven his- 5 tory of— 6 (A) successful engagement with popu- 7 lations experiencing homelessness and housing 8 instability, including members of a population 9 at higher risk of homelessness; or 10 (B) assisting communities to engage in al- 11 ternatives to penalizing homelessness. 12 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 13 under this section may use funds received under this sec- 14 tion for creating, supporting, expanding, or studying mo- 15 bile crisis intervention teams that are trained to provide 16 stabilization services to individuals with an urgent medical 17 or psychological need, as an alternative to a law enforce- 18 ment response, which teams may include healthcare pro- 19 fessionals, mental health professionals, addiction coun- 20 selors, housing referral specialists, groups serving or rep- 21 resenting justice system-involved or homeless individuals, 22 and other related resource providers. 23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 35 •HR 6989 IH $50,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 1 date of enactment of this Act and for each of the 9 suc- 2 ceeding fiscal years thereafter. 3 SEC. 305. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 4 Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act 5 (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the 6 end the following: 7 ‘‘SEC. 506B. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en- 10 tity’ means— 11 ‘‘(A) an eligible library; 12 ‘‘(B) a library agency that is an official 13 agency of a State or other unit of government 14 and is charged by the law governing it with the 15 extension and development of public library 16 services within its jurisdiction; 17 ‘‘(C) an eligible library consortium; or 18 ‘‘(D) a library association that exists on a 19 permanent basis, serves libraries or library pro- 20 fessionals on a national, regional, State, or local 21 level, and engages in activities designed to ad- 22 vance the well-being of libraries and the library 23 profession. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 36 •HR 6989 IH ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LIBRARY.—The term ‘eligible li- 1 brary’ means— 2 ‘‘(A) a public library; 3 ‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school li- 4 brary; 5 ‘‘(C) a library that is operated by an insti- 6 tution of higher education; 7 ‘‘(D) a research library or archive that is 8 not an integral part of an institution of higher 9 education and that makes publicly available li- 10 brary services and materials that are suitable 11 for scholarly research and not otherwise avail- 12 able; or 13 ‘‘(E) a Tribal library. 14 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LIBRARY CONSORTIUM.—The 15 term ‘eligible library consortium’ means a local, 16 statewide, regional, interstate, or international coop- 17 erative association of library entities that provides 18 for the systematic and effective coordination of the 19 resources of eligible libraries, and information cen- 20 ters that work to improve the services delivered to 21 the clientele of these libraries. 22 ‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—From amounts made avail- 23 able under this section for a fiscal year, the Assistant Sec- 24 retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 37 •HR 6989 IH ble entities to enable those eligible entities to carry out 1 pilot programs to address the needs of homeless individ- 2 uals or individuals at risk of homelessness. 3 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiv- 5 ing funds under this section may use such funds to 6 provide programs or resources that address the 7 needs of homeless individuals or individuals at risk 8 of homelessness by— 9 ‘‘(A) connecting them with resources to 10 help them transition to stable, independent or 11 supported living, through the eligible entity’s 12 own activities or through subgrants to eligible 13 libraries, as appropriate; 14 ‘‘(B) providing homeless individuals or in- 15 dividuals at risk of homelessness with programs 16 on issues such as health, mortgage or rental as- 17 sistance, and applying for government benefits; 18 or 19 ‘‘(C) partnering with other community or- 20 ganizations or the locality’s department of pub- 21 lic health for outreach activities and connec- 22 tions to other relevant services. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 38 •HR 6989 IH ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR SUBGRANTS.—In awarding 1 a subgrant under this section, an eligible entity 2 shall— 3 ‘‘(A) require eligible libraries desiring a 4 subgrant to submit an application containing— 5 ‘‘(i) the estimated number of homeless 6 individuals or individuals at risk of home- 7 lessness that will be served under the 8 homelessness-related programs to be fund- 9 ed by the subgrant; and 10 ‘‘(ii) any other criteria established by 11 the grantee in the application submitted 12 under subsection (d); and 13 ‘‘(B) give preference to eligible libraries 14 that propose to carry out programs or develop 15 resources that integrate existing Federal or 16 State programs that serve homeless individuals 17 or individuals at risk of homelessness. 18 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 19 grant under this section shall submit an application at 20 such time, in such manner, and containing such informa- 21 tion as the Assistant Secretary may require. Each applica- 22 tion shall include— 23 ‘‘(1) a description of the homelessness-related 24 programs or resources that the eligible entity will 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 39 •HR 6989 IH support (in accordance with subsection (c)(1)) either 1 through its own activities or through subgrants to 2 eligible libraries; 3 ‘‘(2) a description of how community or govern- 4 mental partners will be involved in the homelessness- 5 related programs or resources provided by the eligi- 6 ble entity; and 7 ‘‘(3) in the case of projects that the eligible en- 8 tity intends to carry out through subgrants— 9 ‘‘(A) a description of how the eligible enti- 10 ty will make subgrants, including any priorities 11 or considerations that will be applied in making 12 such subgrants; 13 ‘‘(B) a description of how the eligible enti- 14 ty will disseminate, in a timely manner, infor- 15 mation regarding the subgrants, and the appli- 16 cation process for such subgrants; 17 ‘‘(C) a description of the criteria that the 18 eligible entity will require for the programs car- 19 ried out by subgrantees with funds awarded by 20 that eligible entity; and 21 ‘‘(D) an assurance that each eligible li- 22 brary that receives a subgrant will use the 23 funds from that subgrant to provide programs 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 40 •HR 6989 IH that primarily serve homeless individuals or in- 1 dividuals at risk of homelessness. 2 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 3 the Assistant Secretary— 4 ‘‘(1) shall consult with the Director of the Insti- 5 tute of Museum and Library Services and the Sec- 6 retary of Housing and Urban Development; and 7 ‘‘(2) may consult with the Interagency Council 8 on Homelessness or any other appropriate Federal 9 agency or office to help ensure that funds are dis- 10 bursed and utilized effectively. 11 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 12 under this section for a fiscal year shall prepare and sub- 13 mit a report to the Assistant Secretary, in such form and 14 containing such information, as the Assistant Secretary 15 may reasonably require to determine the extent to which 16 funds provided under this section have been effective in 17 carrying out the purposes of this section. 18 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 19 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 20 $10,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 21 date of enactment of this section and for each of the 9 22 succeeding fiscal years thereafter.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 41 •HR 6989 IH SEC. 306. REPORT ON INCLUSIVE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DE- 1 VELOPMENT TO ENHANCE CLIMATE MITIGA- 2 TION AND DISASTER RESILIENCY. 3 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 4 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re- 5 port on how to add a focus to housing programs of the 6 Department of Housing and Urban Development on— 7 (1) infill projects that better connect people to 8 jobs and transit and reduce greenhouse gas emis- 9 sions; and 10 (2) supporting developers and local govern- 11 ments constructing units on existing or underused 12 urban land close to city amenities and transpor- 13 tation. 14 SEC. 307. ESTABLISHING AN INNOVATION PILOT WITHIN 15 THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM. 16 Section 175(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 17 amended— 18 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 19 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 20 inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 22 ‘‘(3) INNOVATION PILOT.— 23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to eligible 24 projects under paragraphs (1) and (2), funds 25 apportioned to a State under section 104(b)(7) 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 42 •HR 6989 IH may be used for innovative strategies to reduce 1 transportation emissions, including associated 2 infrastructure improvements that will increase 3 the share of nonmotorized trips and improve 4 the efficiency of existing surface transportation 5 infrastructure to address carbon reduction. 6 ‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days 7 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 8 the Secretary shall provide notice and guidance 9 for interested entities to participate in activities 10 under subparagraph (A). 11 ‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—Funds used to carry 12 out a project under subparagraph (A) may not 13 be used on a project that increases net capacity 14 for vehicular travel.’’. 15 SEC. 308. MAKING INFILL HOUSING AND OTHER TRANS- 16 PORTATION EFFICIENCY PROJECTS ELIGI- 17 BLE FOR RAISE GRANTS. 18 Section 6702(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 19 is amended— 20 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 21 the end; 22 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub- 23 paragraph (I); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 43 •HR 6989 IH (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘(H) a project or series of projects to re- 3 duce transportation emissions, including associ- 4 ated infrastructure improvements to support 5 infill development or transit-oriented develop- 6 ment, and to increase nonmotorized trips, sub- 7 ject to the conditions that— 8 ‘‘(i) the project or series of projects 9 shall directly improve the efficiency of ex- 10 isting surface transportation infrastruc- 11 ture; and 12 ‘‘(ii) the Federal share for the project 13 or series of projects shall be used to fund 14 only the elements of the project or series 15 that provide public benefits; and’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Mar 10, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6989.IH H6989 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS