,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdhc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,neguse introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to provide assistance under the ,emergency ,solutions ,grants program of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development for responding to needs of those without homes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,care ,act for ,those ,without ,homes4 #b4 ,authorization of appropriations ,in addition to any other amounts made available for fiscal year #bjbj for grants under the ,emergency ,solutions ,grants program under subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq471 there is authorized to be appropriated #aa1ejj1jjj1jjj for grants under such subtitle made in accordance with this ,act to respond to needs arising from the public health emergency relating to ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai74 #c4 ,eligible activities 7a7 ,additional activities ,in addition to eligible activities under section #dae7;a7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacgd7;a771 amounts made available pursuant to section #b of this ,act may be used for costs of the following activities3 7#a7 ,costs of providing hotel or motel rooms for homeless individuals who are experiencing symptoms that may be related to ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai but who do not require hospitalization or for homeless individuals who are asymptomatic to support social distancing measures1 or both4 7#b7 ,costs of providing handwashing stations and personal hygiene products1 including hand sanitizer1 soap1 and personal protective equipment1 for homeless individuals4 7#c7 ,costs of providing medical stations that are deployable healthcare facilities1 similar to ,federal ,medicals ,stations of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services as the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall provide1 that can provide surge beds for homeless individuals to support healthcare systems that are impacted by the public health emergency referred to in section #b4 7b7 ,treatment ,in applying subtitle ,b of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacga et seq47 with respect to amounts made available pursuant to section #b of this ,act1 any reference to activities under section #dae7;a7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act shall be considered to include the activities under subsection 7a7 of this section4