,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aadf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mr4 ,ellison introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban    
,developm5t to e/abli% a pilot program  
to make grants to eligible organizations
 to provide legal assi/ance to l[-income
 families reg>d+ h\s+ disputes1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,equal ,opportunity =      
,resid5tial ,repres5tation ,act4  #b4   
,congressional f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds  
t--  7#a7 eviction prev5tion programs   
provide important & effective social &  
economic b5efits2  7#b7 su* programs    
help protect l[-income & at-risk        
h\seholds f ! trauma & disruption (     

homelessness & save prop]ty own]s f !   
high co/s ( =c$ eviction & re-occupancy2
 &  7#c7 inve/+ m res\rces 9 eviction   
prev5tion helps communities save on !   
high co/ ( homelessness by /opp+        
homelessness be=e x />ts--= example1    
accord+ to #bjae data1 ! ,massa*usetts  
,h\s+ & ,%elt] ,alliance e/imates t a   
homeless individual resid+ 9            
,massa*usetts creates an additional co/ 
burd5 = ,/ate-support$ s]vices 7su* z   
%elt]s1 em]g5cy room visits1 &          
inc>c]ation7 t is #i1cgb great] p] ye>  
?an = a h\s$ individual4  #c4 ,pilot    
program = legal assi/ance = h\s+ issues 
= l[-income families  7a7 ,au?ority ,!  
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t  
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 
%all c>ry out a program "u ?is section1 
?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,community ,plann+ &   
,developm5t1 to make grants to ! ext5t  
am\nts = su* grants are made available  
pursuant to subsection 7f7 to eligible  
organizations "u subsection 7d7 to      
provide legal s]vices & o!r relat$      

supportive s]vices "u subsection 7e7 on 
behalf ( eligible l[-income families "u 
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,selection (       
grantees ,! ,secret>y %all select       
eligible organizations "u subsection 7d7
 to receive grants "u ?is section tak+  
into consid]ation factors1 includ+--    
7#a7 factors necess>y to ensure an      
equitable di/ribution ( grants to       
grantees s]v+ urban areas 7z su* t]m is 
def9$ by ! ,secret>y7 & to grantees s]v+
 rural areas 7z su* t]m is def9$ by !   
,secret>y71 except t ! ,secret>y %all   
ensure t1 ( any am\nts made available = 
any fiscal ye> = grants "u ?is section1 
n less ?an #bj p]c5t %all be us$ =      
grantees s]v+ rural areas2  7#b7 ! numb]
 ( r5tal units 9 ! area s]v$ by !       
grantee t are af=dable to l[-income     
h\seholds hav+ incomes at or bel[ #hj   
p]c5t ( ! area m$ian income & pay+ m ?an
 #cj p]c5t ( _! incomes = r5t2  7#c7 !  
ext5t to :i* ! population ( ! area s]v$ 
by ! grantee uses eviction or o!r       
h\s+-relat$ legal s]vices or has a ne$ =

 su* s]vices2  7#d7 ! ext5t to :i*      
t5ants 9 ! area s]v$ by ! grantee are   
evict$2  7#e7 ! numb] ( r5tal units 9 ! 
area s]v$ by ! grantee t are af=dable to
 h\seholds hav+ incomes at or bel[ #hj  
p]c5t ( ! area m$ian income2  7#f7 !    
ext5t ( pov]ty 9 ! area s]v$ by !       
grantee2  7#g7 ! numb] ( r5t] h\seholds 
9 ! area s]v$ by ! grantee t--  7,a7 h  
incomes at or bel[ #hj p]c5t ( ! area   
m$ian income2  7,b7 are n provid$ r5tal 
assi/ance1 su* z r5tal assi/ance "u     
section #h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act 
( #aicg or occupancy 9 a dwell+ unit 9  
public h\s+2 or  7,c7 live 9 sev]ely    
inadequate h\s+1 z measur$ us+ !        
,am]ican ,h\s+ ,survey def9ition ( h\s+ 
hav+ sev]e physical problems2 &  7#h7   
any o!r factors t ! ,secret>y consid]s  
appropriate = purposes ( ?is section1   
except t ! ,secret>y may n consid] data 
f a po9t-9-"t c\nt ( ! homeless 7z def9$
 9 section #ajc7;a7 ( ! ,mc,kinney-,v5to
 ,homeless ,assi/ance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb7;a7774  7c7 ,eligible  

l[-,income families ,am\nts f a grant "u
 ?is section may be us$ only to provide 
eligible s]vices "u subsection 7e7 )    
respect to families 7includ+ individuals
 & includ+ victims ( dome/ic viol5ce7   
:o--  7#a7 reside 9 a r5tal dwell+ unit2
 &  7#b7 h an income 7z su* t]m is def9$
 9 section #c7;b7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adcg;a7b777 t does n exce$ #hj p]c5t ( 
! m$ian income = ! area 9 :i* ! family  
resides4  7d7 ,eligible organizations   
,grants "u ?is section may be made only 
to-- 7#a7 a nonpr(it organization t     
provides legal s]vices on behalf (      
p]sons or families ^: eligibility = su* 
s]vices includes a limitation on income1
 includ+ any organizations t receive    
fund+ f ! ,legal ,s]vices ,corporation  
7e/abli%$ "u ! ,legal ,s]vices          
,corporation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biif  
et seq477 to provide su* s]vices on     
behalf ( su* p]sons or families2  7#b7  
legal cl9ics sponsor$ by law s*ools or  
o!r organizations2 &  7#c7 su* o!r      

in/itutions1 organizations1 & entities z
 ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7e7 
,eligible s]vices ,am\nts f a grant "u  
?is section may be us$ only to provide1 
on behalf ( eligible l[-income families 
"u subsection 7c71 legal s]vices & o!r  
relat$ supportive s]vices 9 connection  
)--  7#a7 an eviction ( su* a family2   
7#b7 ! prev5tion ( an eviction ( su* a  
family2  7#c7 a dispute betwe5 ! l&lord 
& a t5ant :o is a memb] ( su* a family2 
or  7#d7 en=c+ ! legal rights ( su* a   
family "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local laws  
reg>d+ t5ancy or fair h\s+4  7f7 ,use ( 
mortgage int]e/ d$uction sav+s = grants 
7#a7 ,det]m9ation ( sav+s ,= ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb1 !        
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all det]m9e !  
am\nt ( rev5ues accru+ to ! g5]al fund (
 ! ,treasury by reason ( ! enactm5t ( ! 
am5dm5t made by section #d ( ?is ,act4  
7#b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = grants 
"u ?is section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah
 ?r\gh #bjbb ! am\nt det]m9$ "u p>agraph

 7#a7 = su* fiscal ye>4  #d4 ,r$uction 9
 limitation on mortgage int]e/ d$uction 
relat+ to acquisition indebt$ness =     
c]ta9 taxpay]s  7a7 ,acquisition        
indebt$ness ,clause 7ii7 ( section      
#afc7;h77#c77;,b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,code ( #aihf is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7ii7 ,limitation ,! aggregate am\nt   
treat$ z acquisition indebt$ness = any  
p]iod %all n exce$-- 7,i7 #a1jjj1jjj 9 !
 case ( a jo9t return 7#ejj1jjj 9 ! case
 ( a m>ri$ individual fil+ a sep>ate    
return71 &  7,,ii7 ! applicable am\nt 9 
any o!r case4  7iii7 ,applicable am\nt  
,= purposes ( clause 7ii77,,ii71 !      
applicable am\nt is z foll[s3  ,=       
taxable ye>s--,! applicable am\nt is--  
,beg9n+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjahijj1jjj       
,beg9n+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaihjj1jjj       
,beg9n+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjbjgjj1jjj       
,beg9n+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjbafjj1jjj       
,beg9n+ 9 or aft] cal5d> ye>            
#bjbbejj1jjj4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to am\nts paid or incurr$ aft]    

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