,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,budget1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees  
on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & ,transportation
 & ,infra/ructure1 = 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 au?orize !      
,presid5t to decl>e a homelessness      
em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,homelessness ,em]g5cy ,decl>ation ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,homelessness 9 ! ,c5tral ,valley &
 across ! c\ntry is a ?reat to public   
heal? & safety4  7#b7 ,"o-?ird ( p 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5c+ homelessness are 
families ) *ildr54  7#c7 #a4b million   
*ildr5 "u age #f exp]i5ce homelessness4 
7#d7 ,sixty-n9e p]c5t ( ,cali=nia's     
homeless population is un%elt]$4  7#e7  

,!re are #ab1cif homeless *ildr5 &      
#aa1jjj homeless vet]ans 9 ,cali=nia4   
7#f7 ,"o 9 #e ,cali=nia ,community      
,college /ud5ts is homeless4  7#g7 ,!   
rate ( increase 9 homelessness is cause 
= national conc]n & action4  7#h7       
,incid5ces ( homelessness grew #ad p]c5t
 9 ,cali=nia betwe5 #bjad & #bjah4  7#i7
 ,on a giv5 day1 #dj1jjj ,u4,s4 milit>y 
vet]ans exp]i5ce "s =m ( homelessness4  
7#aj7 ,! exp]i5ce ( homelessness is     
damag+ to a *ild's m5tal heal? &        
developm5t1 z evid5c$ by ! fact t #dj   
p]c5t ( homeless *ildr5 exp]i5ce m5tal  
heal? *all5ges4  7#aa7 ,homelessness is 
a deadly condition1 decreas+ life       
expectancy by up to #cf ye>s4  #c4      
,assi/ance = homelessness em]g5cy       
decl>ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u ! reque/ ( 
a ,gov]nor1 or o!r appropriate ag5cy1 ( 
a ,/ate "u subsection 7b71 ! ,presid5t  
may decl>e a homelessness em]g5cy4  7b7 
,reque/ f ,gov]nor ,! ,gov]nor1 or o!r  
appropriate ag5cy1 ( a ,/ate t is or w  
be affect$ by a significant numb] ( or  

increase 9 ! numb] ( homeless           
individuals may reque/ a decl>ation "u  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,assi/ance ,if !   
,presid5t decl>es a homelessness em]g5cy
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,presid5t1 act+   
?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t      
,ag5cy & o!r appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies1
 may provide homelessness em]g5cy       
assi/ance1 includ+ h\s+ v\*]s &         
increases 9 fair m>ket r5ts "u section  
#h ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,assi/ance   
,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f71 to
 ,/ates & local communities t are or w  
be affect$ by ! homelessness em]g5cy1   
includ+ res\rces = e/abli%+ tempor>y or 
p]man5t homeless %elt]s1 em]g5cy food   
assi/ance1 transportation1 access to    
physical & behavioral heal?c>e1 & access
 to ,f$]al employm5t & job tra9+        
programs4  7d7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #d4 ,budget      
adju/m5t = homeless em]g5cy assi/ance   
,section #bea7;b77#b7 ( ! ,balanc$      

,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control    
,act ( #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7,h7 ,homeless em]g5cy assi/ance  7i7   
,if1 = any fiscal ye>1 appropriations = 
discretion>y acc\nts are enact$ t       
,congress designates z be+ =            
homelessness em]g5cy assi/ance 9 /atute1
 ! adju/m5t = a fiscal ye> %all be !    
total ( su* appropriations = ! fiscal   
ye> 9 discretion>y acc\nts designat$ z  
be+ = homelessness em]g5cy assi/ance4   
7ii7 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 !   
t]m homelessness em]g5cy assi/ance means
 assi/ance provid$ "u a det]m9ation "u  
section #b ( ! ,homelessness ,em]g5cy   
,decl>ation ,act4  7iii7 ,appropriations
 consid]$ homelessness em]g5cy assi/ance
 "u ?is subp>agraph 9 a fiscal ye> %all 
n be eligible = adju/m5ts "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 = ! fiscal ye>4  4