,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bfec ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bd1 #bjad ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mr4 ,begich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the definition of homeless person under the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act to include certain homeless children and youth1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,homeless ,children and ,youth ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,amendments to the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act ,the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajc-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#e77;,a7-- 7,i7 by striking are sharing and all that follows through charitable organizations12 7,,ii7 by striking #ad days each place that term appears and inserting #cj days2 7,,iii7 in clause 7i71 by inserting or after the semicolon2 7,,iv7 by striking clause 7ii72 and 7,v7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 7ii72 and 7ii7 by amending paragraph 7#f7 to read as follows3 7#f7 unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other ,federal statutes who-- 7,a7 are certified as homeless by the director or designee of a director of a program funded under any other ,federal statute2 or 7,b7 have been certified by a director or designee of a director of a program funded under this ,act or a director or designee of a director of a public housing agency as lacking a fixed1 regular1 and adequate nighttime residence1 which shall include-- 7i7 temporarily sharing the housing of another person due to loss of housing1 economic hardship1 or other similar reason2 or 7ii7 living in a room in a motel or hotel4 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,other definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term other ,federal statute has the meaning given that term in section #dja2 and 7#b7 the term public housing agency means an agency described in section #c7;b77#f7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77#f774 2 7#b7 in section #dja-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,c7-- 7i7 by striking clause 7iv72 and 7ii7 by redesignating clauses 7v71 7vi71 and 7vii7 as clauses 7iv71 7v71 and 7vi72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7i7 by striking ,federal statute other than this subtitle and inserting other ,federal statute2 and 7ii7 by inserting of before this ,act2 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#cc7 as paragraphs 7#ae7 through 7#cd71 respectively2 and 7,d7 by adding after paragraph 7#ac7 the following3 7#ad7 ,other ,federal statute ,the term other ,federal statute includes-- 7,a7 the ,runaway and ,homeless ,youth ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #egja et seq472 7,b7 the ,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ihca et seq472 7,c7 subtitle ,n of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adjdc;e et seq472 7,d7 section #ccj7;h7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b7h772 7,e7 section #ag of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aghf72 7,f7 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq472 and 7,g7 subtitle ,b of title ,,vii of this ,act4 2 7#c7 by inserting after section #djh the following3 #dji4 ,availability of ,,hmis report 7a7 ,in general ,the information provided to the ,secretary under section #djb7;f77#c7 shall be made publically available on the ,internet website of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development in aggregate1 non-personally identifying reports4 7b7 ,required data ,each report made publically available under subsection 7a7 shall be updated on at least an annual basis and shall include-- 7#a7 a cumulative count of the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness2 7#b7 a cumulative assessment of the patterns of assistance provided under subtitles ,b and ,c for the each geographic area involved2 and 7#c7 a count of the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness that are documented through the ,,hmis by each collaborative applicant4 2 7#d7 in section #dbb-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking ,the ,secretary and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,restriction ,in awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may not consider or prioritize the specific homeless populations intended to be served by the applicant if the applicant demonstrates that the project-- 7,a7 would meet the priorities identified in the plan submitted under section #dbg7;b77#a77;,b72 and 7,b7 is cost-effective in meeting the overall goals and objectives identified in that plan4 2 and 7,b7 by striking subsection 7j72 7#e7 in section #dbd7;d71 by striking paragraph 7#e72 7#f7 in section #dbg7;b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7vi71 by adding and at the end2 7,,ii7 in clause 7vii71 by striking and at the end2 and 7,,iii7 by striking clause 7viii72 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in clause 7iii71 by adding and at the end2 7,,ii7 in clause 7iv77,,vi71 by striking and at the end2 and 7,,iii7 by striking clause 7v72 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by adding and at the end2 7iv7 by striking subparagraph 7,f72 and 7v7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,g7 as subparagraph 7,f72 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7#g7 by amending section #dcc to read as follows3 #dcc4 ,reports to ,congress 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress an annual report1 which shall-- 7#a7 summarize the activities carried out under this subtitle and set forth the findings1 conclusions1 and recommendations of the ,secretary as a result of the activities2 and 7#b7 include1 for the year preceding the date on which the report is submitted-- 7,a7 data required to be made publically available in the report under section #dji2 and 7,b7 data on programs funded under any other ,federal statute1 as such term is defined in section #dja4 7b7 ,timing ,a report under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted not later than #d months after the end of each fiscal year4 4