,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dicf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,napolitano 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 provide temporary housing to homeless  
individuals1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,bridge to ,end ,homelessness   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,temporary housing  
grant program  7a7 ,establishment ,the  
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development 7in this ,act referred to  
as the ,secretary7 shall establish a    
competitive grant program to provide    
grants to eligible entities under       
subsection 7b7 to provide interim       
housing to individuals experiencing     
homelessness4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under       
subsection 7a71 an entity shall-- 7#a7  
be a governmental entity at the county1 

city1 regional1 or locality level2  7#b7
 submit a plan for targeted outreach to 
individuals experiencing homelessness   
within the jurisdiction of the entity or
 a partner of the entity2 and  7#c7     
submit to the ,secretary an application 
that includes a plan and assurances to  
provide for-- 7,a7 identifying unused   
property or land that--  7i7 is located 
within the entity's jurisdiction or     
partner entity's jurisdiction2 and  7ii7
 will be converted into a facility for  
interim housing for such individuals2   
7,b7 furnishing such facility with      
on-site mental health1 employment1      
substance use disorder1 and wellness    
resources1 except that for services that
 cannot be furnished on-site1 the plan  
shall provide for direct linkage to     
transportation services to appointments 
for such services2  7,c7 accommodation  
of service animals and pets at such     
facility2  7,d7 permanent1 on-site      
supervision of such facility2  7,e7     
coordination of such facility with      

public services agencies and law        
enforcement2 and  7,f7 keeping the      
administrative entity for the local     
,continuum of ,care under subtitle ,c of
 title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento    
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 informed4  7c7
 ,requirements ,each entity provided a  
grant under this section shall-- 7#a7   
employ trauma-informed principles2  7#b7
 employ a ,housing ,first approach that 
prioritizes permanent housing to people 
experiencing homelessness2 and  7#c7    
provide connections to permanent housing
 as a part of any case management       
provided4  7d7 ,grant funds ,an entity  
provided a grant under this section     
shall receive--  7#a7 not more than     
#aj1jjj1jjj in the first year of the    
grant1 to remain available until        
expended1 for costs of acquisition1     
construction1 rehabilitation1 or        
repurposing of a property to be used as 
an interim housing facility2 and  7#b7  
not more than #b1jjj1jjj in each of the 

#e subsequent years for costs associated
 with providing services at such        
facility4  7e7 ,partnerships ,an entity 
may enter into a partnership with       
providers of services for the interim   
housing facility established with grant 
amounts under this section1 including   
local health agencies1 medical1 mental  
health1 and substance use treatment     
providers1 employment services          
providers1 housing providers1 and such  
other service providers as necessary4   
7f7 ,measures of outcomes  7#a7         
,development ,the ,secretary shall      
develop measures of outcomes to be      
applied by recipients of grants under   
this section in evaluating the          
effectiveness of programs carried out   
under this section4  7#b7 ,annual       
submission of data ,each eligible entity
 described in subsection 7b7 that       
receives a grant under this section     
shall annually submit to the ,secretary 
a report that includes data to evaluate 
the success of the program carried out  

by the entity based on whether such     
program is achieving the purposes of the
 program4 ,such reports shall utilize   
the measures of outcomes under paragraph
 7#a7 in a reasonable manner to         
demonstrate the progress of the program 
in achieving such purposes4  7g7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act-- 7#a7 for fiscal   
year #bjbj1 #ajj1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7     
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe4